The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-29
HEADS OF BLACKMAIL GANG
Archbishop BELIEVES MARIO o.
GESSIAN rs ONE OF THEN.

V.-mpartZOOmian Says That He Has known
the Priest Two Years and Met Him
IN BOSTON at tho Time TaNshanHan
Was Pointed Out ~ q o Of Liberty.
Archbishop Sarjian. head OF the Ortho-
dox Armenian Church in America an
nonnced yesterday in his church. in West
Hohoken, that special services for the late
Hoyhannes s. T~avshanjian would be held
next Sunday in the church. He will preach
a gnrmon. Archbishop Sarjian said to a
reporter:
Many Armenian people believe that
Martoogessian and Arzouian are the leaders
If the Matchmaking part Of the Hunchakist.
T. 100. believe 20. Prominent m~erchants.
Kara ghensian. Gulbenkian, Tavshanjiap.
Kasaniian, Costikyan and others have said
that M-artoogessian came to them personally
two years ago. after the murder of Ounjian,
said IN his party had sent them letters.
that ne had come as treasurer and that they
might pay him. and referred 10 the case
of Ounjian, who had refused to pay.
IF they did not pay. they said. he spoke
Of murder. I talked with M~artoogessian
about this at that time. He said he had not
gone TO them to demand money by force.
He declared he had merely advised them
10 meet the party's requests 80 that they
might keep out Of trouble. He is a keen
man.
she didn't answer when l told him then
that as a priest he shouldn not be the Huncha-
kist treasurer. Those last letters these
merchants Just received? He says he didn't
The facts will come to light. He a he
has resigned from the Hunchakist. I do
not believe it. The Government has power
II will find out
The Archbishop said thai Martoogessian
had not been accommodated from the
CHURCH. but that the convention had de-
prived him of his office and accepted no
representative fpom his church. The new
Archbishop. Eznlk A~bahooni. who Ia COM
ing from Russia. will appoint a pastor for
the New York church when he arrives in
this country
observation-disclosures the little muir
derer}of Hovhannes s. Tavshanjian, talked
for some time in the Tombs yesterday with
a reporter who gnderptands Armenian. tt
reporter was a welcome visitor because he
was thoughtful enough to take along some
Armenian cigarettes. Whoeve fitted out
HampartzoomiaI for his task neglected
10 supply him with much money All
Hampart8oomian had when searched was
rs cents.
One thing that Hampartzoomian said was
that he has a wife. a mother and a sister in
Mezireh. in Armenia. He admitted being
a member OF the new or reformed" Hunch-
akist and said that he knew Father Martoo-
gessian The priest has denied that he ever
saw OF heard of the murderer. Little
Bedros said yesterday that he met Martoo-
gessian two years ago in Boston and that
at the same time T~avshanjian was pointed
out to him as a foe Of Armenian liberty.
The murderer said that he came to this
country first about four years ago and was
turned back at Ellis Island. The next time
he landed in Canada. Friends got him
across the border and he went to Boston.
About sixteen months ago he left Boston
and went to Chicago. He didn't seem to be
very familiar with streets or public build
ings in the latter city.
A group of members of the regular
Hunchakist announced yesterday that they
are getting up a meeting TO be held the
latter part of this week for the purpose OF
~denouncing Father Martooges sian and 9TH
ers of the Reformed Humchak lists. Accord
ing to the regulars, they are going to have
some interesting things to say at their
meeting and a plan for putting an end to
threats. blackmail and murder will be dis
Cussed.
BOSTON MURDER RRANG FOR TO-DAY.
Bosros. July 2s.-D. VI. Arshag. publisher
of Armenia, was sitting in his Office on
Saturday when the telephone rang. Mr..
Arshag said Hello =" and a voice said
Is this Mr.. Arshag?"
1T is." Mr.. Arshag replied.
We'll, it is for me TO tell you that you
are to die anyway. There is nothing that
will save you and you are to die soon"
said the voice. The publisher replied:
We'll. why don o come down here
instead of telephoningP l am waiting
for you"
The answer came back. Wait" Mr..
ArShag tried 10 trace the call but could
rot. II did not come from a pay station.
Monday is the day set by the society in a
postal sent to NJ. II. Gulesian for the end
Of both men.
ARZooIAN oNE TO BOSTON?
WORCESTER. Mass, July 2s.-At a meet
ing Of Armenians held in a church here to-
night to condemn the murder of Tavshan-
tanian it became known that some time
between o O'Clock and midnight last night
Alexan Arzooian. the head Of the Huncha-
kist Society in America. had disappeared.
IN local Armenians believe he became
afraid that when the New York detectives
arrived here he would be arrested. IL is
further stated that he has been for weeks
at the Mud Pond House. a r~oadhouse in an
urfrequentei woods at the upper end OF
Lake Quinsioamond, near the Worcester
poor farm. IL il believed that Arzooian has
gone to Boston.