New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
ARMENIAN CRIMES OUT
PLOTTERS TELL STORY.
Police Unearth Great Stock of
Death Dealing DeUices.

connecting Martoogessian. the unfrocked Ar
menian priest with the so-called Huntchakist
Society. found yesterday afternoon. when
the police, acting upon information furnished
by Detective Joseph Petrosini. raided the gro
Gerry store run by one Alepunerian, at No 3l'
East 45th street. When Edward Reardon, Of
the District Attorneys office. called there. he
was informed that the owner of the store was
absent, but that the man be was talking TO was
his brother. Bogus The owner OF the store is
said 70 be in Boston
Reardon did not believe the statement. and
instituted a search. thinking that he would fino
his man. After getting to the basement of the
building he demanded the keys TO a coal cell
lar and no sooner had the detectives entered
the coalbin when they noticed a peculiar feel
ing in the flooring
Ripping up the floor they found the following
articles: Two s-inch poisoned daggers. 312 inches
poisoned; one 1o-inch poisoned dagger. 3la
inches poisoned; three 2-ounce files dipped In
hydrocyanic Cprussic) acid: three 3-ounce bot
ties hydrocyanc (prussc) acid; two -3S calihre
revolvers. Thames Arms Company make (same
kind the murderer used on Tavshanjian)-; one
hottie poisoned bullets; one bottle black sui
phate OF antinony, deadly poison used in the
manufacture OF high explosives and also by
counterfeiters: one wooden mould (may have
been used for counterfeiting); one set scales.
used for weighing metals; chisel; one iron
bomb. ready filing; a lot Of wire; one iron
bomb ready for loading: three time fuses, ready
connect with battery Tor DOfnD, TWO Iole-
books and thermometers.
PRISONERS ON THE RACK
Inspector McCanerty thinks that this is the
most important discovery yet made in the
Huntchalzist case Together with Fourth
Deputy Commissioner Woods, District Attorney
Jerome and his assistants, Manley and Sin"ns
stayed UP all night examining witnesses that
Petrosini and other detectives had brought in
Petrosni was sent to Boston late Sunday night
on Information given by one OF the wealthy Ar
lnenians He found Andres Monookin in Essex
street and took him 10 Inspector Watts, OF the
Boston Police Department
He arrested kissak Jelalin. a member OF the
Revolutionary Huntchakist Jelalin. after being
put through the third degree, confessed his con-
,lection with little Bedros. and told who the
main members OF the revolutionary movement
in this country were. He spared no one ana
at L o'clock this morning told the District At
torney that his action in commanding various
killings was prompted by the priests orders
Mr.. Jerome refused 10 state whether the muir
de-er had made confession or not, but the
fact that four prisoners were taken TO Police
Headquarters last night was proof that BedroS
Hamporzooian had told who certain of his
patrons were while he was in New York
Petrosini returned from Boston last midnight
lfe had with him two Arnenians, and while
Inspector McCarerty refused TO talk. he in
structed Petrosini TO give out all that he knew
about the case TO the reporters. Petrosint said:
Il found Andres Monookin in Essex street,
Boston and arrested him and took him to In
spector Watts. After having him locked up L
went after Kissak Jelalin. and then after Le-
wont Boyajan and Tahaktan CoozJin 1 was told
10 get after this Krakroian. with one
Jim Chanlkalian who started out from New
York to Boston 10 kill certain men who refused
to give up TO them They stopped at Oak street,
later at Davis street. and they had the same
kind Of poisoned daggers in their possession
that were found to-day. And although the po-
lice followed them around on Information from
some secret agent. they could find nothing on
them.
POINTED OUT THE VICTIM
Il know positively that the day Tavshanjian
was killed Jelalin was in New York. and ii was
he that pointed out the victim to little Bedros
A-zooian the leader OF the reformed Huntcha-
lzist was also on the spot, together with Mar
toogessian, and urged the murderer TO commit
the deed He was led 10 believe by these men
that he vas doing great deed for his coun-
rry II was but q few moments after L
baa talked 20 Charlfiian that he said, L am
q sucker: I was hoodwinked" and his stAtement
was borne out by E Kouciiian, restaurant
keeper Of No. 137 East 26th street"
At 2:30 o'clock this morning the District At
.orney together with his assistants and Fourth
Deputy Commissioner Woods, still had the pris-
oner the rack
IT is firmly believed that the Huntchakist has
been smashed by the efforts Of the New York
police force. 1t was announced early this morn
ing by District Attorney Jerome and Deputy
Commissioner Woods that thanks TO the efforts
of the Detective Bureau. they had arrested the
rinslea6ers OF the society and had obtained con-
,.sssors from them This means that the band
&c scattered and without head.
VIII, the arrest of Kissak Jelalin on Sunday
might last the end of the society became certain
This man confessed TO Mr.. Jerome this morning.
The police say, after gruellins examination
which lasted for more than six hours. that IL
voc b. and no other who had directed the
murders of Father Kasper. whose body was cut
% nieces ami the wealthy rug merchant
Tayshanlian killed he was entering his office
near Union Square.