New-York tribune., 1907-08-01
NTIROER PLOTS Barred.
sPuENI4N GIFES NAMES.
focused Priest "Could Order 4ssas-
Sinatiom When Necessary"

500
to-day shat he visited the racetracl1 in the
.s-,oa1 He had before him Murgerich Calus-
=. q blacksmith. who had formerly been
- strong arm man Il said. of Father
,,,-rnoRessi5n. He was brought in by Eddie"
pear5oD who cat his vacation short at Long
,,-a,,r on = teIegraphic notice from the Dis
trict Attorney
-,-s,,sr~ia,7 told the District Attorney that he
,.5 l,e71 the priests right hand man. He knew
e n least five cases in which men had been sent
.hrcas n commit murder. In 1904 he said. he
as sent 10 Paterson. y. J. TO break up a meet
nc zgrich had been organized 10 oppose the
a,,-i.s, hiprocrate" The men who went with
him were George Takijiar. Sarkis Karhikin and
several others The plan WAS to kill Nicholas
ua,ioI ssao Was rearrested yesterday on the
charge # receiving stolen goods As NIilack
could not be found that night. ne escaped death.
Tba witness further stated that Vartaria,o,
,yho is in jail IA Constantnople now for the
murder of Ouniian. was in the company Of
+-7-fsr NartoecesSiau in the summer Of 19a1.
and "a the personal knowledge Of the witness
,,-5 many conferences with the priest.
The witness knew and mentioned names to
-be District attorney of ten men who We're
e.,,r cross The ocean II commit murder soon
So the death of O1lnjian. Father Nartooces-
ssar tod the witness that p dozen letters had
bao, se-- 70 prominent merchants for money .u
New York and that thousands Of dollars would
soon be forth coming
COLD ORDER \ MURDER
Rz7ros KaQreliou, who was the secretary Of
tbe executive committee Of The Huntchakist IN
America the time the priest was treasurer of
the society was another witness who called at
the District Attorneys office. He stated that
tn priest had authority to order a murder COM
-nftted If ha thought Il necessary. provided he
could Justify his action to the head of the So
r=a-r n tznr77S
The heads f The organization were known as
the executive committee. They in turn reported
% tn central committee and the central com
r7f-ree submitted a report 10 the general as
se-nlfv ne highest heads OF the Huntcfa+list
The eerelers from the HUntchakist are known
ag rb= aAlfarist' named after their leader
T6e grand jury brought in four new indict-
merits against Father Martoogessian- Three
Of the-s charged attempted robbery in The
secarf degree and supersede the indictment
f-ourh- un Tuesday. The fourth, however
5i-e.--,. accuses the priest Of being responsible
g. - least one of the havkmailing letters
v-+f-r SD quickly followed the death Of tho
wealthy r-lE merchant. TaNshanjian The letter
was mailed in New York on the afternoon "I
r-.-. - the dav that TayshsEiian WAS shot.
4 was written in red ink in the Armenian
language and bore the seal Of death, dagger
in an ll1,Iifted hand with blood dropping from
= This letter was headed Death Warrant
Translated il reads:
Gulsbi Gubenk.an & Co,
Brunswick Building. New York
DEATH WARRANT.
T-te executives % the Co-stantinople Armenian
Evolutionary Terrorists' Organization condemn -
3ssrt, Iss-.-al C1l.lhenkian. tiuIabi t5ulocnklaa
and Patrick ,5ulbeukian. the tfree brothers whn
er--reiy have deaf ears - al appeals Tor haten'l
freedom our executive board. having given rs
5r.f>o- to Haroutian and Gulahi Gulbenkian, ia
A-.e-fr- gives tle-l tverty-forr hours time t. i'-
ode between their duty and death
Ar TERRoISTs, oRGANIZATioN.
Beneath the signature of he organization IS
The ss--h hol u the ferrorists printed with rub
fa- stamp and red fnk The letter is dated a
he bottom. -Conetantfnorle, June "a l.H'. bat
Re district Attorneys "ff3c@ Is inclined I" he-
Lew that -he letter was written in this city
Fo-o-ri-1 thu letter is Q postscript li -" 'lIh'
which reads IS follows
a1-,-o..-s neither prison ror hanging can prevent
from f-,l-f.f~E- duty 20 tne enc II i tie
9 - --- z.r.li5 know 7 y0l herra" this let
to- ~ -a--es harm = hair on fn@ hea-s ol on
o 1ls--srzinsr tnat consider E"-1 "hYi" laIii.
v!neI
Nickolas NIelici.. -<ho vas arraiSnea IN me
Torbs Pol.c- Court Oh the charge "f recelNi ms
stolen goods vas held IL $1,000 bail bE MaSlS-
tra,- cornell His attorney. Alexander Lahse.
vrer. 7,- ~ get bail for his client He asked Il
-rs7 named Aaron. .oTyTiug real estate hHt Hr
refused 70 become bondsmaI; unieS7 il- Va
Projected I<al4ge tEerenpon foiA hili ma -
ssf -o-rfr.y 70 fear He Was 70 come down L
III Criminal courts Building and be accepted
ss : b-75s.37ar after which the lawyer ana
Aaron would 60 out and colleot $l"7o IN eaSh
t:ara liberal Arreerians. This plan faleH WI.
Assistant District Attorney MaIley insisted 'hs'
he be permitted 70 examine the o7no- As d re-
suit Netck stayed in jail
per,razr~fs-syes # the District Attorney : o.
ece returned late last night from LoNell Mas
-hev brought with them trunk bHI"iiE-i-E ~
Bedros Bha cI.adorrian- alias ia1nIar' 'z'''i'i<',
n actual murderer Of II. s. TaVshanJian- IL
sss learned that the alias under which tie
Frisoner uen: was his fathers first name WIN
the letters ian" added 70 make the name i''n
as if il -ere 4 family name on 'he haL'o''
- the Hamilton Cloak Works. in Lowell, Mass
Re drew MIS- salary rrder the name OF fe'-i
Jacobs
PLOT PAPERS IN TRUNK
tp9r opening the trunk here last nighf me
police found many letters impiicailnE "'herS III
the murder and hack,nan plot. The trunk
contained mass Of papers, letters ana a'''-
merits relating 20 the so-called rev"luii"naTE
rnover,eg-S and M Jerorae's hand dwritinE OK
p=rts were at onoe put TO work Jtnrliilis WE
evi6ence into English. The papers acre par
aculsriy examined for eviden'@ ina. f'@'..
Gartoogessiar advised with hhaffif '-'-'..--
The police arrested tilre. more no" -. pr
mailing Arrnenians- one "f thf9s "'7
Tie others were Appel Saivinazlah ana -
Dexetan. In Melicks restaurant 'h"y
Upon 4 quantity Of tapestries, "n'I'i ''''' '
oenfist tools lenses for cameras ah' "''''.
tces ef q totai estimated value of S-'.''' 5e++
goods were found !n = room hidden h. h"'1
door
Beside Father Martoogessian. th' "''', '''.
were out last night looking for ;"o "lh"I ~
VI tne coterie known 10 have written i"'''i
wealthy Armenians asking ipr money
sioiy for the revolutionary cause an" a"'ii'i-
" their communications death ~arnli.2S- IN
= :. these IS In Boston. the other III M"i''4'
ne police % the latter city had the man C"N