The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-30

pointed Mr.. Tavshan jan out 70 me and
told me to kill him."
Young Trykian tried hard 10 get Ham,
partzoomisn to tell at once. but the little
prisoner refused TO make this man name
known. He said he would think the matter
over for a few days and then decide whether
ia make a clean breast Of the whole affair
or not.
M~artoogessian was closeted with Mr.
Manley for more than two hours after his
arrest. Tn detectives brought in Tatgos
Pappasian. the proprietor Of the Ararst;
Nicholas Malich, proprietor Of the restaurant
Al the northeast corneT Of Twenty-seventh
street and Lexington avenue, where the
priest spends 10 much time; Soursn Sou
Tanian, editor OF an Hunchakist news
p Al 224 East T~wenty-hfth street
Acriak Ashjian. a machinist living at 23l
East Twenty-eighth street. n Sarkie
Alsepian. a baker at sI Washington street
who Ia said TO have acted as collector for
Father M-artoogessian among the smaller
Armenian merchants. He is a ferocious
looking. big, swarthy fellow.
An employee Of the T~avshanlian rug
house went to the new Tenderloin station
yesterday afternoon and got the address
Of Richard n. Brown Of Thirtv-sixth street
Bsvonnc who was hit by two OF the bullets
fired at T~avshaniian. The EMPLOYEE said
that the murdered mans widow under-
stood that Rrownw was not well of and that
she wanted To do something for him
The priests lawyer. Harold Spielberg,
vas On hand At Headquarters and pro-
tested against the arrest Before being led
10 q cell the priest made a statement to
his LAWYER to he distributed among the
reporters. Here it is:
Since the murder Of T~avshanjian feeling
has run high in the community and some
one had TO he made a scspegoat. was
selected and am willing TO suffer for the
time being. confidently expecting hat all
~ill come out we'll in the end. The charges
against me are absolutely ridiculous and
without the least foundation.
MIR. Marley asked me many questions.
Some he had asked me the other day when
| was brought before Acting District At
torney Smyth. I denied sllthese charges.
MIR. Marley told me that an old Armenian
woman had rome forward and said that she
had seen me in company with Bedros Ham
p~artzoomisn. | repeat that | never saw
the man in my life. My arrest is purely
a matter Of spite"
Martoogessian will he arraiRned in the
Tombs police court this morning, and then
the compliments against him will come
forward. Mr.. Marley refused absolutely
To give out their names last night and said
that = great many things clearing mp the
case would be made public to-day. He said
that the action Of last night vas simply
preliminary and that he expected TO make
a much more serious charge against the
priest and some Of the others at a later
date.
District Attorney Jerome received from
Father ~Martoogessian about three weeks
ago a letter and a large box Of cigarettes.
Here il the letter:
My DEAR Mr.. JER NJ A particular friend
Of mine asked me 10 send you a thousand
sweet Turkish cigarettes. He says that
no hears YOU are fond Of good Turkish cigar
cites. ! hope you will kindly accept them
With my compliments. Yours.
Rev. LEvoSr ~MARroookssIAN.
Acting District Attorney Smyth wanted
to know Of Father M~artoogessian il he antic-
ipated trouble and was trying to curry
favor with the District Attorney. Tn
priest replied. according to his lawyer. that
he had merely forwarded the cigarettes
for a friend and hat the cigarettes had not
been returned.
Three men were brought in by the de-
tectives last night who were let go again.