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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11872, 25 January 1902, Page 5

The story of the capture is told -in a letter written on September 7 by a missionary to Saokoo, European Turkey, who writes:— " We were greatly pained yesterday to learn from a telegram that Miss Stone was captured arid carried off by a bund' of brigands on September 3, while on her way with a company .of friends from Bansko to Djuma. Jnet before sunset two of our students from Bansko. who were with Miss Stone when the brigands captured the party, arrived here. From their accounts 1 get the following — The whole party—about. 15 to were suddenly stopped in a narrow valley, and all were compelled to wade the river and ascend the wooded mountain side as fast as threats -could make thorn. Not all the brisanda could be seen, but 28 were counted at one time, and it was the opinion that there must have been 40 of them, dressed like Turks ami talking bad Turkish. They spoke occasionally "ood - Bulgarian. They knew Miss Stone, showing that they were mainly after her. She and Mrs. Tsilka were taken on < further and seen no more. The remainder were relieved of money, watches, etc., and compalled to stay all night under strict guard. After sunrise the-- brigands who . watched them went tip the mountain, and the remainder of the party were free. Our two students passed through Djuma and on across the border to save themselves from detention by the Turkish authorities. The teachers and Bible women returned to Bansko.