The morning times., 1896-07-08
TOOTH OF MR.. TAM|NOs|AN
Judge Miller Passes on the Ar
menian'S False MOlaf.
NOT GUILTY OF LARCENY
He Read the Missionary a Sharp Les
son and Let Him Go Oh the Repre-
sentations of Two Clergy men-Den-
tist Parsons Told Some Interesting
Things the Armenian Had Said,

AhnSo Aho al AAuo SSeAAo-
Ezekiel TaminosiaD, native Of Antioch.
Syria, and Armenian minister and lee
turer, was acquitted on the charge Of
larceny preferred against him by DR..
Starr Parsons. the dentist, in Judge Nil
ler's court late yesterday afternoon, alter
his honor had rebuked the defendant Sc
verely for his peculiar business methods
Judge Miller told the Oriental very
frankly that the demarcatioD between
felonious intent and his gross ignorance of
the manner or adjusting TRANSACTIONS in
the Western world was very slight, SO
slight, said his honor, that but Tor the
excellent reputation given him by several
ciergynen he would have been held.
II was all about tooth, an artificial
one. as has already been told in The Times
Sometime ago TaniinosiaD had DR.. Par
sons make him Il false front tooth on a
movable bridge. The price was 81 8, and
the patient made deposit or 81. He
urged that 1t he finished at the earliest
possible moment. When it was completed
and he called at the office, Dr. Parsons
stated on the stand, the minister was a
little short of cash and he went away
without it, On Frida morning the doc
tor sa IS the Armenian called at the office
and wanted 10 know if he could get the
tooth by paying for it.
BROKE FOR THE DOOR.
Il said, certainly" testified the doctor.
Il adjusted it in his mouth, when TO my
surprise, he rushed for the door,
The doctor barred his entrance, and
kept him there for-an hour.
He raved and cursed until q lady 1
had in the opera ting CHAIR continued the
dentist, became frightened
was stalking around and trying to get out
OF the window. She told him for a
minister he certainly acted in a strange
manner, using such language. 1 walked
back with her TO the chair, and the de-
fendant made his escape
Taminosian was put on the stand by his
lawyers. Messrs. Moulton and Hoffman
He was dressed fashionabIy, and wore a
shimmering opal In his scarf. He is a tall
slender man, close shaven, except to
his upper lip.
he speaks excellent English. He was
telling Of his fourteen years residence in
the United States, and the colleges he had
attended, and how he was Iaboring for
the cause OF his stuchen, Turk ridden
country. when Judge Miller cut short the
history of his life.
NO USE FOR BIOGRAPHY.
Get down to the toeth." said honor
brusaueiy. while the Rev. M Power, sit
ting beside the Judge, laughed quietly. The
defendant gave rather remarkable state
ment why he skipped out of the dentists
office without paying for the tooth He
said prior to Friday morning he had beer
annoyed by a collector stopping him or
the street and calling AT his home. demand
ing pa v for the tooth, which was not then
in his possession.
Il went to the office Friday and asked
DR.. Parsons To give me d receipt for it, so
when the collector called could Tow MIN
twas not in IN keeping" said Tamincsian.
He put it in my mouth and told him
would try it for few days and if it suited
me would pa for it,
The Defendant said il didn't suit him and
prevented enunciation.
You wore it when you were doing all
that talking and the lady heard you?''
questioned Mr.. Mullowney, the prosecuting
attorney: worked all right then
The Armenian had very little to say On
that point. He dwelt persistentIy On how
the doctor had. Us he put it, imprisoned him
Tor an hour.
Judge Miller wheeled around in his chair
impatiently.
Il guess the next thing you'll do will be to
sue this government Or present your griev-
ances to the State Department." he said
Il tell you what you thought continued
the Judge ironically, you thought after
you got that toothin your head it was a part
of your anatomy and they would have to
break you open to get it.
You got hold of that tooth by trick-a
subterfuge," added the court
His honor said in old days larceny usually
meant when man grabbed purse and ran
with 1t, but now he said. 'they have
stealthies ways, the more educated and sane
men become the more villianous they are"
VOUCHED FOR BY PREACHERS.
Two reverend gentlemen, however,
turned the tide in the defendants favor.
DR.. Power OF the Christian Church gave
him an excellent character, and said he had
known him for three years. Lectures on
Armenia and takes up a collection at the
end OF the entertainment, don't hep asked
Mr.. Muilowney.
DR.. Power said be believed such was
the case.
DR.. STRICKEN of Hamline Church spoke
warmly OF Taminosian and the grod repu-
tation he had always borne.
Your action in this matter was en-
tirely unjustifiable." said Judge Miller,
who would not trust himself TO call the
Armenian by name. II don't know whether
to attribute it to your ignorance OF de-
liberate intent. These good gentlemen have
recommended you SD highly that 1 have
concluded to dismiss the case"
The tooth was returned to DR.. Parsons
as sort OF consolation stake