The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-23
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The prisoner is Bedros Hampartzoomian
and he comes from Mazrah in Harpoot,
where the Hunchakist has its well-spring
He has been in this country two years
he says, but speaks no English. He ad-
mitted that he came from Chicago-where
he worked in a dry goods factory and
lived at Al Archer street-expressly to kill
Mr. Travshanjian.
Whether Bedros had an accompiice in
this city or not the police have not yet
discovered.
The rug importer, who lived in beau
tiful residence at 15S West Seventy-second
street, and whose family are summerins
at their cottage at Allenhurst. n j., went
TO luncheon at the Everett house at the
usual hour. Shortly after / o'clock he
left the hotel to walk the few steps west
TO his office. Behind him as he walked
were Charles P. Leonard, a clerk, anu
Miss Trixie Genery, toe dancer.
SHOT TWICE IN BACK.
When the importer was within 10 feet
of the entrance to No. 80 the murderer
darted past the clerk and the dancer AM
TAPPED Mr.. Tavshanjian on the shoulder.
AS the importer half turned the assassin
fired two shots into his back, near the
shoulder, at close range. One OF the bull
let's pierced the heart and the importer
sank to the sidewalk.
The murderer turned and started to run
toward Fourth avenue. Miss Genery
grabbed him by the arm. but he shook
her off roughly and ran to the corner.
still holding the revolver When In front
Of the Hotel Everett and as he was about
TO dash across Fourth avenue the man
emptied the pistol firing the remaining
three shots toward the sidewalk
Two Of the bullets struck Robert Brown.
a bank clerk of Bayonne, N. j., in the
leg. The fifth and last ball passed through
the wide trousers leg OF street sweeper
who was sweeping at the curp.
Bedros darted diagonally across the ave-
nue. and made for the subway stairway
at Eighteenth street. Policeman Louis
Well. who was In plain clothes. saw the
man coming with officers and civilians in
pursuit He put out his foot and tripped
the murderer just as he was about to
dash into the subway station. Before he
could rise Well was on top of him and
had secured the revolver Bedros made
no resistance after that.
DON'T BELIEVE IN VIOLENCE
There are about 5000 members of the
revolutionary society in this country"
said the progressive Providence citizen In
question. when asked today to tell some
thing OF the revolutionary movement, Its
progress and purpose.
There are others" he continued "who
are in sympathy with its objects. but are
not members OF any OF the numerous
branch societies. some of which are in
this city. Worcester and Boston.
Possibly not more than 10 per cent OF
the Hunchakists believe in violence. OF
the remaining nine-tenths Mr.. Tavashan-
Jan was a most illustrious example. He
was sane. conservative. progressive bust
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were not ripe for self f-eovernment. and
that a revolutionary movement at this
time would injure rather than help them.
He was most generous man, however.
and had probably done more for charity
in It's tr1iest form than any other Ar
menian In the country.
The fact that he was not violent re-
actionist tended TO make him unpopular
only among the extremists: the great
majority OF his countrymen loved and
honored him because he was the highest
type OF the self-made man, having come
10 this country almost without dollar.
and by thrift, industry and intelligence
built UP an immense business until his
wealth was conservatively estimated at
not less than s2.0o0.Oo0 OF this sum
100000 was said 10 be on deposit In the
Bank OF England. and was used 10 finance
his many Oriental transactions. He pur-
chased real estate in New York for which
he pasd s75o.oco cash. am informed.
A SOCIETY HERE.
1.-THE society in Providence is composed
chiefly OF those who believe in Armenian
freedom. but ~ may contain one or more
men OF that extreme type who are re-
sponslble for the assassinations that have
dsgraced the entire Armenian people and
tend more than anything else 10 ALLEVIATE
the sympathy OF the people generally.
This society IL unlike the Nihilists. II be-
lieves simply In making such prepara-
tions as will enable the friends Of Arme-
MIA to be ready to embrace the first good
opportunity to free their country. They