The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-28
SENTTOB OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES?
ASSASSIN LENT FROM HERE TO
OPERATE IN TURKEY.

letters that rich Armenian merchants re-
ceived from blaolmailers Immediately after
the murder Of Tavshanjian last Monday.
Acounty detective was sent to Worcester,
Mas, yesterday. He carried with him a
latchkey that was found on the murderer.
Little Bedros said that this key was to the
lodgings he had In Worcester. Bedros adj
mitted that he was in Worcester for several
days before coming here to do the killing.
It has been learned by the District Attor-
ney's Office that Arzouisn, said to be- the
head Of the b~lsckmailing branch Of ex-
PEELED members Of the Hunchskist society,
is In hiding In Worcester. By means OF the
hey It is hoped to locate Arzouian. h
county detective sent there will work with
the local police Of the Massachusetts, w
A. Aeon, a rug merchant at 907 Broadway,
has received another threatening letter.
This last one tells him that he will be the
next victim to be shot dowp. As a result
Of this nov threat Mr.. Aeon went to a gun
store on Broadway yesterday. He up
piled himself with a repeating rifle and a
shotgun and then went to his home in
Orange, N. j. Any suspicious looking
Armenian that shows up around the house
is likely to get a warm reception.
Father Martoogessian, the Armenian
priest who was read out of the orthodox
church, said yesterday that while he would
not attend the meeting Of Armenians in
Murray Hill Lyceum last night he would
have some Of his followers there to report
TO him what had been said and done. The
priest was asked regarding the statement
made by Assistant District Attorney Smyth
to the effect that he had absolute proof
that Vartanian, the murderer of Apijan
Ounjian, the rich merchant in CONSTANT
nople, had been much in the company Of
Father Msrtoogessian before he sailed or
his numbering expedition. Vartanian was
captured after the killing, which took place
In the fall Of 1905. 1t was on the strength
Of this killing that the blackmailers began
to threaten rich merchants here with a
fate similar to that OF Ounjian il they didn't
pay the large sums Of money demanded
from them.
Father M~artoogessian admitted that he
had seen and talked with Vartanian before
he ven TO Turkey, but denied that they
had ever discussed the proposed killing in
IN way.
-Vartanian came to me with an order for
money" said the priest. and I gave il to
him. I was the national treasurer Of the
organization at that time. l don't remem-
Der who had signed the order. 1 did not
ask him what he wanted the monev for. I
had no right to ask such a question. All I
had to do was TO give him the money! that
the order called for and let him use it in
any way he saw At
1t is thought by those in the District At
torney's Office that the mon ey was used by
vartanian TO pay his way to Turkey TO kill
Ounjian. From what former members of
the Hunchakist have told Assistant District
Attorney Smyth it Is now thought certain
that little Hampartzoomian was sent here
BY the blackmailer Hunchakists to kill
~Tavshanjian.
Here is the way an Armenian put it yes
terday:
you see vartanian was loaned for the
murder Of ounjian by the gang here. He
derer that the gang in Turkey owed the
gang here. Very likely when the gang
here got ready TO kill Tavshanjian they
sent word to Turkey saying that the gang
owed them a murderer and to send him
over here, as he was needed"
The will OF Tavshanjian was read yes
terday. BY its provisions the widow is
made h administrative. II was rumored
among Armenians that the will contained
q provision whereby the sum OF 500. 900.
or as much OF it as would be needed. was
to be spent in running down the assassins
In the event of Mr.. Tavshanjian being slain
by the blackmailers. No one connected with
the family would talk on this point.
Aziz Bey, the Turkish Consul-General, has
returned to this city. He was asked yes
terday whether he was taking n ac-
ton In regard to the killing of Tavshan-
tian and the subsequent developments
revolutfonists here. The Consul smiled
and said he wasn't troubling himself very
much. He admitted that he was reading
the newspapers with a great deal of interest
The mass meeting OF the Armenians held
very orderly affair. There were plenty Of
policemen there. One thousand Arme-
mans listened attentively to the speakers.
There were many women in the audience.
The first speaker was Archbishop Sarjian,
head OF the Orthodox Armenian Church
in this country.
The Archbishop's speech in the main was
a eulogy OF H~oyhannes 8. Tavshan jan,
who wa assassinated on Monday. He
urged the Armenians to have no fear Of
assassins and evildoers and TO do all in their
power TO aid the authorities In bringing to
Justice those that had committed unlawful
acts.
Or. A. Agvazian Of PIT East Thirty-frst
street, who presided, came nearer than any
suspected Of hatching the plot and ordering
the killing of Mr.. T~avshanjian. He said
hat Hampartzoomian was only a tool.
Father ~Martoogessian wasn't at the
COW LNO ONhuCitiy htCW WuCtcO IN
spoke when earlier in the day he predicted
that the meeting would be a peaceful one
and that the speakers would have nothing
to say about him. The priests name wasn't
mentioned.
Resolutions were adopted declaring chat
this hideous crime of a oowardly assas-
sination has brought discredit TO the good
name OF our nation in the eyes Of the Amer
lean people, and a deep stain to the honor
Of Armenian patriotism" and calling on all
true Armenians to help the authorities TO
put an end to suoh crimes.
A. group Of young Armenians who at
tended the mass meeting told Of an ex-
perienoe that Father M~artoogessian had
early in the evening. According to them.
the priest was walking at Lexington avenue
and Twenty-sixth street when half a dozen
young Armenians stopped him, spat In
his face and called him n murderer and a
coward The priest. 30 these young Ar
menians said, ran away from his insulters
and darteh into the coffee house at the north
east corner OF Lexington avenue and
Twenty-seventh street. Here he found