The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-23


at his wrists. he shTieked:
~ did 1t to save my country You car
kin me. but I will not tell anything
Later on little Hsmpartzoomian was ques'
toned at great length by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Hanley and his statements
were taken down. Mr.. Minassian actec
rs interpreter. He got this with tears
the first ne had shown from the prisoner
y love my country. My society say
thar this man T~avshaniian IL a friend ol
the Turks. My father Is killed, my mother
stolen from me and they take my sister
Al this iuncture Hampartzoomisn broke
down and wept like a crying child BE-
tween sobs he told with great hesitancy
81 the outrageous treatment Of his sister
He said that the persecution OF his
family had driven him TO a madhouse
when he was but "A boy and that he had
sworn TO avenRe these rongs He had
come To this country about four years ago,
worked.f for a time here in New York, q
10 live with n cousin in Chelsea, Mass.
had Tayshsniian pointed out TO him in
Boston two years ago and went TO Chicago
seventeen months ago. The only time
that he had ever seen the rug merchant
before was in Boston and he had remem-
bered his face.
In vain the Assistant District Attorney
tried to get from Hsmpsrtzoomian II some
one hadn't accompanied him To Union
square and pointed out Tavshsnjian as
he went to lunch.
where do you come from" asked the
interpreter, who, az said before. was per-
sonally interested in the case.
-Mezireh.' replied the prisoner.
"Ths<'s enough" said Mr.. Minassian
with a significant gesture. Asked to ex-
plain. the interpreter stated that Mezireh
was a village near Kharput i'm Kurdistan
and that from that village had come the
man who was the head Of an organization
known as the Hunchaki
This in a matchmaking organization"
sid MIR. Minassian. 1T Processes TO he
a patriotic society, formed 10 free armenia
from Turkish oppression. h is a power
full CLIQUE. They are everywhere. with
hranches in all our cities here and in Europe.
This man has probably suffered and has
been picked out for this reason to do this
act"
Hampartzoomian talked about this
country being free from suffering like his
own and how the boys in Armenia liked
10 read about George Washington. That
he had been prompted by others 20 do the
murder was made more or less apparent
by the way he answered questions. He
would reply quickly to some. but when 1t
came 10 the society or those that had COM
missioned him to do the shooting he shut
I'D lfse a clam. A search Of his clothing
was interesting. The tailor mark Of his
coat had been ripped out. The suspender
1870. - HE trosaara mara all AtForapf
and freshly sewed on. indicating hat the
stamped ones had recently been removed.
The makers name tag OF his blu silk
four-in-band tie had only lately been ripped
from the stitching and there were no marks
on his low cut tan shoes. His collar was
brand new. His shirt bore the mark Of
Prayer, 1i2 Nassau street. this city.
and a laundry mark. "aOi.' The shirt did
not At him we'll.
The prisoner said that he had spent the
night before with friends at AZ West Twenty
third street. an address apparently fur
nished to him by somebody more familiar
with the-eity, for il is Stern Bros. dry goods
store. He said he had had breakfast at
o O'Clock and walked around to await the
noon hour and the appearance Of Tavshan-
jan.
Through this little prisoner the police
and the District Attorneys Office hope
to clear up all Of the Armenian murders
that have been so far unsolved. h name
"Hunchakist" seemed 10 ala rm Armenian
merchants when they we're asked about
il yesterday: One Of the most prominent
Armenian business men in the city told a
Sun reporter that he and many others
had received letters in the last year and a
half demanding $40, 900 from each Of them
and thai they were told that they would
he killed il they didn't comply. This Ar
menian begged that his name be withheld.
saying he had already had trouble enough.
W have all been approached in this
way" he said. THE letters began TO come
following the murder Of Apijisn Ounjian
in Constantinople about a year and a half
ago. Ounjian was a very rich Armenian
in Constantipople and he was killed by a
man that we understand was sent from
America I'd do the deed. The letters said
the killing of Ounjian was only a warm
ing to other wealthy Armenians TO take
heed and give freely TO the cause Of Ar
menian patriotism.
Nov. all we Armenians know that our
country can never be freed in this manner.
Take the Gaze OF Mr.. Tavshaniian. He
was the most charitable man Of all. A
steady stream Of ATmenians that we're
here came in and out OF his Office
and he never refused any OF them. No
one will eyer know the amount of o
he gave away. He was very rich; il is the
belief Of all of us that he was worth nearly
two millions. He supported one little
church uptown and was the presiding
chief elder Of the leading orthodox
church in this country. that in West Ho-
boken, where Bishop sarjian makes his
headquarters.
Vow. there was Father Csspar yartarisn,
who was killed in a room on West Thirty
street some time ago. He was a
poor. uneducated Armenian evangelist who
here to work among his fellow
countrymen. He secured a place to live
and made his headquarters with Bishop
in West Hoboken and it is well
known that he got most Of his aid in pur-
his work from Mr.. Tavshaniian.
'Mr. Tavshanj Jan and all Of us. includ-
ing Father Csspar. realized quickly that this
and similar bands that went
soliciting money did not intend 10
use it in freeing Armenia. IL was simply
for themselves Many small merchants