New-York tribune., 1907-07-23
MURDERED IN UNION SO.
RICH 1RMENIAN KILLED,
Shot Dozen after Disregarding
ReU0Iuti0nists' Demands for Money.


this city was committed yesterday afternoon in
East 18th street. when Hovannes S. Tavshan-
iian a wealthy importer of Oriental rugs at
Nos 3S 35 and 81 East 18th street and a like
wise we'll known real estate operator, was shot
and instantly killed as he was about to enter his
place of business after luncheon The police
have arrested young Armenian who says he
is Bedros HaE1aszonmain. twenty four years
old of No Al Archer avenue, Chicago
Admitting the existence OF an Armenian So
Ciety calling itself the Huntchakist a promi-
nent Armenian rug manufacturer asserted last
night that in his opinion the murder of Father
kasPar. whose body was found in = trunk, and
the killing of AIr Tavshanjian could be attrib-
uted to the fact that the had refused TO
contribute to the funds of the society.
IT was lunch hour in Union Square when the
shooting occurred and the little park and
rounding streets were crowded. Robert Brown,
tWenty-siX years old, of Bayonne. n. j.,
enploye of the Judge Company. at No. 225
Fourth avenue. who joined in the chase after
the fleeing assailant OF Mr. Tavshanjian.
shot twice in the left leg by the he dis
charged his revolver indsCriminately into the
crowd while running. Brown removed TO
the New York Hospital in ambulance.
DANCER TRIES TO CATCH BODY.
Miss Trildea C'Trxie'O Gennery. of No. 25O
West 3Sth street the dancer passing
Tavshanjians place of business at the moment
Mr. Tavshanjan stepped up The young woman
told the police she Hanpaszonmain ap-
proach Mr.. TavshanJian as though he were
about to touch him on the left shoulder In
stead of that he walked around in front of the
importer and she heard three shots fired in rapid
succession. Miss Gennery says she saw Tav-
shanjian topple backward. She ran TO his side
and tried to catch him. but the mans body fell
through her arms 10 the sidewalk.
Get that mani" shouted the dancer to scores
Of men standing about too amazed to move.
The murderer ran east through Seventeenth
street and around the OF the Everett
House
The young woman bent Ia frostrate
figure the sidewalk and after wiping the
mans forehead asked of the bystanders
to carry Tavshanjian to a drug store. While
this was being done Brown was picked up in
Union Square, and carried to the same store.
An ambulance surgeon summoned from the
New York Hospital. said Tavshanjian had died
instantly, as the heart was punctured by two
bullets
Brown was hurried to the hospital The bull
lets which struck his glanced up from the
pavement.
crowd Of five hundred persons chased Han
paszonmain around into Fourth De-
tective Louis Well, of the new TenderlOin" sta
ton saw Hanpaszonmain as he about to
turn east through 18th street He fell on the
young Armenian. bearing him to the pavement
Two policemen up and held off the crowd
while Wen hurried his prisoner into n cab.
The Armenian. his hat gone and terrified
turned on Well and tried to hit the detective
Well landed one blow on the Armenian's jaw
and cowed him
Other witnesses to the crime were Frank
Neith. OF Cincinnati. who is staying at the
Everett House. He shot at b.. the assaIl-
ant, Charles T. Leonard OF No 125 West
11th street, an emplOye OF a Sixth avenue dry
goods store. and Joseph Pinshou. who lives at
the Mills Hotel in Bleecker street. They all fol-
lowed 10 the station. The mob got there almost
as quickly as the cab in which the officers rode
with their prisoner. Hanpaszonmain was hus-
tied into room and searched. II was
found that he had removed every mark from his
clothing by which he might be identified. III
place Of his hat which he had discarded in his
flight. he a cheap black cap. which he had
carried In his pocket. The weapon was q new
one.
George B. Minassian. like the murdered man
an importer and dealer In Oriental rugs and
friend OF the dead man, came 10 the station
TO talk with the prisoner and ascertain. II pos
sible, the motive for the crime. At first the
murderer refused to talk but little police per
suasion with the "twisters" brought him
around. Replying to questions in Armenian Mr.
Minassian says the prisoner insisted that Tav-
shanjian had refused to contribute funds to aid
his countrymen. and that he had been sent from
Chicago to kill Ihe rich importer.
KILLED HIM TO SAVE COUNTRY.
Il killed hir to save my country" cried the
prisoner I'VE asked him for money. He had
plenty, but would not help US; then | came
here and killed him"
With that the prisoner shut up and would say
no more This got Minassian excited. and,
turning 10 Captain Murphy he said: IF you will
put this In the cellar with me / guarantee
you l will make him talk"
His suggestion not acted on, however, and
the police gave the man rest until Assistant
District Attorney Manley, in charge Of the
homicide bureau, arrived. Then the prisoner
was taken upstairs to the captains room. With
an Interpreter Mr. Manley began at once to IN
terrogate HanpagZOnmain. The Wretched man
said he came TO this country some years ago,
had worked in Boston q short time and then
entered the employ of the American Steel ana
Wire Company in Worcester. Mass. About SIX
months ago he went to Chicago and worked in
"a drygoods factory making blankets. but
could not remember where he was employed.
Hanpaszonmian said he was born in Harput.
Asiatic Turkey. He said he couldn't speak Eng
lish but when Mr.. Manley asked the inter
nreter 10 inquire Of the prisoner on what street
cousin dhe only relative the man has in this
oo,,p+rv, lives in the Chelsea section or Boston,
tIannaszonmian spoke up IN excellent English
and said: c,L-,
sea" r,,.,, ;, uo,.
"I kney this man could speak English" said
Mr.. Maniey you may oep'i1 Ni 80 49,
wise" -. <,,.,o ~,
SATURDAY. night reaching here yesterday anu
tbat he had spent the night at NO. - Tesl -"u
atraet He admitted that he was member OIL
ou,erfuI revolutionary party which had mead
a,'arters I'm Chicago He had been reading the
tr,,entan nnpers closely being interested In the
,or3es Of the crueltes practised by the TURKS
- Armenian women. He argued uat thc
'it ~, Arnenfans in America should give io-
or.IIy 10 their suffering brethren at nome
NrJRDERED MAN WARNED.