New-York tribune., 1906-09-28
MURDERER CONFESSES.
BROTHER SLEW BROTHER.
Killed Him Because He Was the
"Stingiest Man on Earth"

Aram Tash5ian. the young Armenian wood
carver who was arrested Wednesday night on
suspicion OF having murdered his brother. whoss
dismcmberee body found on the West Side.
broke down yesterday afternoon, and confessed
himself fraticide. He confessed reluctantly,
however. and not until he confronted with
the grewsonae portions OF the dismembered body
at The Morgue. Until then he denied that he WAS
his brothers murderer, declaring once that his
brother was in Armenia and again that he had
gone 10 California
Inspector Mclaughlin then ordsred him TO be
taken TO the Morgue He trembled violently
when he the body and mumbled that he
would tell ALL
Il killed my brother. 1 want to tell II ALL" he
muttered.
Tash3isn was hurried back 10 Police Head
quarters. where. before Inspector Mclaughlin
and his stan. he confessed that he killed his
brother because he the "stingiest' man he
ever knew. He described In detail the butchery
that followed his plunging knife into his broth
er while he slept He admitted he threw the
xrisEing head into the North River of West Both
5treet
"'Tn tell you all" he began. THE reason I
killed my brother wef because he was the mean
est stingiest fellow ever saw. When the little
children on the street would ask him for a pen
ny, he would say TO them. in a loud harsh
night we went TO library. where a number Of
our countryrnen were reading. II was raining
this night, and one Of our friends asked my
brother 10 lend him his umbrella. he had
long distance 10 go. My brother said, No. will
not lend anybody my umbrella. I want ii my
self Last Saturday night we had several fights
money: ! told him he too stingy to
live and that he would be better off dead: that
he made god OF his money, and that when he
Ia a
UP my mind TO kill him that night He went to
sleep shortly after IL o'clock and stabbed him
IN the neck while he was asleep. with that
knife"
Here the prisoner pointed to 6-inch butchers
knife lying on Inspector McLaughlin's table.
You mean this knife?" asked the inspector.
picking It up.
'Yes that is the knife" replied Tashjian, and
then he continued: He died soon after. want
ed to get rid of the body. so decided to cut
"fetween - and o'clock g. m.," he continued.
Il had him cut up First cut OF his head. thep ef
It was nearly o'clock then so I wrapped the
trunk up, LETT the house with IT, and threw II
into the excavation where il was found Then
took the limbs and threw them into the cars.
About o'clock in the morning put the head
snto q black colored Valise, put a piece of iron
IN the valise and walked to the pier at West
S6th street and the North River. Nobody was
looking, and threw ii into the river. took $65
Having got this much. Inspector Mclaughlin
decided not TO take anything more from the pris-
oner at this time. Tashjian, however, went on:
lot" an s'41 'e-' > - 4'' 40 - O'--'- '-''
The prisoner then complained OF feeling hun
CRY and asked for something to eat
II am feeling hungry now and would like to
have something to eat. l ate nothing yester-
day" said Tashjian.
Inspector Mclaughlin then ordered some food
and cigarettes for him.
Later IN the day Tashtian, in the custody of
The two detective sergeants, was taken to West
S6tA street and the North River and asked to
point out the exact spot where he threw the
head Walking in a northerly direction for a
Immediately behind where the freight in
which he had deposited the thighs had stood.
Then, raising his right hand he pointed his
nnger over the wharf's edge and said:
There"
He was then taken back to Police Headquar-
ters, and police launch, in which were four
petrolmen and a roundsman, put off for the spot
They wo led continuously for several hours
but met " n no success, the river at this
point has a bottom Of from ten TO twelve feet OF
soft mud and refuse from the neighboring coal
yards and abattoirs Later Inspector McLaugh-
lin applied 10 the Docks Department for the use
of q dredger and also diver 10 help in the
search. At ISdnight the head had not been
found. Tashjian will be arraigned in the Tombs
court this morning on a charge of murder.
LeVone, the nine-year-old brother OF the pris-
oner was committed 10 the Children's Society by
CorOper Shrady pending the trial OF Aram. Cor
oner Shrady said that the boy had made state
fnent 10 him and to Assistant District Attorneys
Smyth and CardoZa- He refused TO say what
was the nature of the boys statement.