The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-26
THREATENS WIDOW
BUT THREATSARE
FUTILE
Hunchakist to Kill All Victims
Family
POLICE SEARCH AT FUNERAL
Armenian Tenorists ut New York. Not
Satisfied With Slaughter OF Oriental
Merchant.

NEW YORK. July 90 - Despite
threats that another member OF the
family OF Hoyannes s. TavshanJian
would he slain NJ the funeral Of the
murdered man. the services az 49,
West Seyenty-second street passed on
without bomb throwing or murder
Previous 10 the funeral the widow OF
the millionaire Armenian rug importer
received letter which stated that one
or all Of the members Of her family
would be killed. II not during the fu-
neral services. then, the note said the
threat would he executed subse-
quently.
AZ consequence every person who
attended the funeral was subjected a.
close examination. some Of them
even being searched by a score Of cen
tral once detectives and twelve police
men who guarded the place
More than twenty suspicious looking
men were turned away from the door
aud hustled away by the detectives.
Even bouquets ~ flowers were turned
away for fear they might contain
bombs or explosives.
Bishop Hor-ep Sarajlan Of Hobo
ken conducted the funeral services
As be gazed az the face % the muir.
d-red man ho broke into tears and
sobbed. Following the breakdown Of
the bishop the entire gathering. men
as we'll ~ women. broke into tears.
A. an additional prccaution against
blackmailsrs aud desperate Armenian
assasslns the place of the interment
oi Tavshsnjlan was not made public.
The body was taken Go the Grand Cen
tral station. and IL was said arrange
psnts bad been made 10 take Il a.
White Plains. but those In charge OF
the funeral refused 20 say where the
burial would take place.
Almost every Armenian merchant IN
the city closed his place OF business 20.
day. aud mere than q hundred az.
tended the funeral In a body. many be.
ing protected by an armed bodyguard.
Confirmation - the terror Into which
the wealthy Armeuians Of the city
have fallen through the murder OF the
millionaire rug dealer. Tavshanjlan,
and the threats consequently mad.
came today when dozen rich mer
chants visited the Office ~ Assistant
District Attorney Manlcy and. plead
INK Tor secrecy. produced letters from
the Hunchaki-t society which they had
received today
TIE writers u the letters declared
that the only salvation Tor the receipt
onts was % tell nothing 90 any one
regarding the letters they had re-
ceivcd Failure 20 obey this injunction
they said. would mean instant death
Tor the rcceltcr and his family. In
each cnss the merchants lmplored the
prosecutor not 10 make their naInss
public. ns their lives would then bs
sacrificed
Most " the merchants said they
were armed Tor any emergency. and
APPEARED at the criminal courts build.
ing attended by bodyguaris which
they have employed 20 protect them
10 case the torrorists attempt 10 carry
ont their threats They declared tina,
the police were unable 10 prevent their
bcing attacked and they wsro com.
pcllcd TO employ private detectives "a
watch over them
Police Commissioner bingham said
today that be- was hard nc work on the
Armenian situation and that the men
under him arc striving 10 put an end
10 the era ~ crime.
MANY ~ the wealthy Armenians IN
this city" he declared. have given me
important details ms to threatening let.
tiers sent 10 them. and I expect 60 ge,
further clcws on which a. act"
Because ~ what they claim IL the
futillty Of the police 90 protect them,
the Armenian merchants have banded
together and arr subscribing 10 a 500.
30 fund 10 track the Iiunchaklst mem,
heu 10 earth and n necessary cause
the bead of the band o. Nv removed"
ne they put a.
after receiving four letters said
the speaker. "Mr. CostIkyan decided
Co 90 abroad. lie thought that 80.
journlng IN Europe blackmaIlcrs might
fornot Aim"