Mr. Gresham to Mr. Terrell.
Washington, April 19, 1895.
Sir: I have received your No.479, dated the 29th ultimo, in relation to the killing of Mr. Stupe, an American citizen, by a drunken or insane Turk and the bestowal of an Imperial pension upon his widow and children.
It seems that the killing, which occurred toward the end of January last, attracted considerable attention, and, although on February 11 you telegraphed the fact of the granting of the pension, your present dispatch is the first report this Department has received from you showing that you had taken steps to secure justice against the assassin. It seems that he was tried and sentenced to death, the dragoman of the [Page 1294] consulate-general being present, by your direction, at the trial. The execution of the sentence is not reported, and your dispatch mentions no date for its execution.
Your action in demanding the arrest and punishment of the murderer and more efficient police protection in the Turkish capital is approved. You should, however, have promptly reported the incident. With the exception of your telegram announcing the Sultan’s generous act, the Department had no information on the subject until your present dispatch.
I am, etc.,