New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-11
LIVES GIVEN TO MURDER
-Four Gangs of Assassins Busy
Am0ng Armenidns and Turks.

From evidence obtained by the police IN 'ne m
yestieation of the murder of H. b IaVshanJah II
appears that there four gangs Oh dssdSSin'
working among the Armenians and Turks IN 'his
and other countries. with bostoii onN -
their headquarters.
They are grouped as follows: First gang sa'
TO be ernissaries of the Turkish Government XIII
ing exiles from that country whom tney
sons to fear Second the two dissenting facuohs
of the Huntchakist Society, the " patrlols anu
the revolutionary party Third, men hHeu ~
blackmailers to kill the rich VINO IelaSe 70 ij
to their demands. Fourth, men hiieu Wy e'0 ~
o kill the assassins ,,or
That Tavshanjian was murdered by tne oi ar
maiIers there is no doubt, but Father haspaf ,al
tartan whose body found in trunk IN siaS
was poor man, was the Rev L. p. 80.
of Worcester Mass. the head of the Huntchahls. !,
Pa+rtotic Society who was n1ysteriousIy murdered
at Odessa in April. 1903 These crimes arc q"
trbuted to Turkish spies
In clearing up the murders of IavsnanJiaI am
rather Kaspar the police may solve series or
mysterious assassinatio in the last hve years ~
different parts of the world The persons suspect
ed IN the trunk mystery were from Chicago end
Bedrns Hamportzoomian went from Chicago 10
Boston where. il is said. he was given sSoo 20 pay
his expenses I'm this city While lying IN wait io MS
victim. .,,
Through the efforts Of the police and Nj. SKIN
nor the American Consul at Marseilles. France
the ofsc,sJs of that city arrested Goghos Sakaian
whom Inspector McCafferty believes 10 De raol
sarkisian wanted in connection with Ins m e
81 Father Kaspar Consul Skinner cabled the po-
lice authorities here: =,
'ssrkisian discovered body in his room Be
lIeveS MOradian ana ErfnOSlaH tIIlS wv
rices also vantedD put Il there. Fled alone fear
Ing consequences His companions. Moradian and
Ermoyian are members of a committee whose
This Is virtually a confession that this man is
guilty. said McCafferty. II believe ne IS he SAYS
he fed alone: that is lie We know ne ned "Iei
in company OF MS two accomplices to Montreal
IT being admitted that Father kaspar lost MS
life because OF his connection with the Hunchahist
society the question the police trying 10 solve
is the priest slain by secret agents IN tne
employ of Turkish government OFFICIALS or was ne
traitor to the revolutionary party?
The suspected in the trunk mystery were known
to be ovai Turkish subjects. and they had no CON
necion with the revolutionary troubles in Armenia
is the answer to both queries. as advanced hy III
spector McCafferty.
The ssassination OF Chittjian vas brought To me
attention of TOE federal authorities. and " was
charged that he was slain by secret agents OF the
turkish government who had followed him over
half Of the Continent and finally murdered him at
Odessa Since the killing OF T1vshanilan ana gre
finding out Of the Reformed Huntchakists ~ 1s
said the priest was murdered by the same men
responsible for the murder of the rus merchant
That no less than thirteen men were doomed 70
death became known through a statement made
by s G shaghalran. Of Boston. after the news
country Mr. Shaghalran received death notice.
ana that It idle one became apparent
when at noon on July Z. 1903 Potter kurestah was
shot and fatally wounded as he was about to enter
elevated road station At Roxoury, Mass ms
assaf1ant said TO be Samuel Gulgein. II was
discovered that at least one Of the persons In the
mysterious affair was member or one of tne
Huntchakist factions
Then came the murder Armenian living in
London and after the commission Of that crime
another member of the society was mystertously
slain Chicago.
The next name on the condemned list erased
when Carried NJ. Kentoonin, former resident ~
Harpoot and prominent member IF the Hunt
chahdst organization. found dead on May ..
1913. in the apartment which he occupied on the
top floor IL the tenement house No. 3s East
18th street this city. The Armenian, almost De
headed had in all seventeen wounds on the nody-
Kentoonin. aware that he was a doomed man
had led the life OF a recuse. He was employed IN
pencil factory IN East 18th street. He had rev
callers. Four carving knives boodstained. were
found the floor Of the apartment in which the
butchered occupant had lain dead at least a day
before the tragedy came 70 light
And the CORY list closes for the time being with
the death Of II s. Tavshaui ian. Archbishop HOoscp
Sara jians appeal 20 his people 20 work with the
authorities has done much 20 bring into the Dis
trict Attorneys hands important evidence which
II is hoped will ultimately result in breaking up the
FIVE n1urGerous gangs.