Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-30
PRIEST UNDER BOND
Several Other Men Taken Into
Custody as Witnesses.
FORMAL STATEMENT ISSUED
Hunchakist Party Repudiates Its
Former Members.
CALLS THEM MANY HARD NAMES
Demonstration Of the New York Crowd
Against Father Martoogessian
and His Followers.
CALLS THEM MANY HARD NAMES

NEW YORK. July so.-Followins q
searching examination Of Father Martoo-
gessian BY an assistant district attorney
early today. several other Armenians were
taken into custody by the police. They
were held as witnesses
In FORMAL statement issued through Its
executive committee In America today the
Armenian revolutionary Hunchakist party
disclaims all connection with the assassina-
ton Of Tavshanjian. The statement de-
clares that the men concerned in the as
sassination were expelled from the Hunch-
akist party "for treachery and heinous
crimes Of blackmaH." and that since their
expulsion they have done much to de
grade the honored name of a great patri-
otic party
Tho statement says:
Formal Statement.
Like all patriotic and law-abIding Ar.
menians. the members Of the Armenian
revolutionary Hunchakist party have been
shocked and filled with horror and con-
sternation by the cowardly assassination Of
their honored countryman. the late H. g.
Tavshan5ian. They are especially Indignant
because the disreputable leaders Of tho
small gang Of blackmailing murderers pre-
sumo to call themselves 'Hunchakist,' de-
grading this, the honoreo name Of a great
patriotic party.
For various acts of treachery and helm
Gus crimes Of blackmail they were finally
expelled from the Hunchakist party.
yet they have always endeavored to call
themselves 'reorganized Hunchakists,' ex-
plotting thus the great name Of our old
party-so loved and honored by all pa
triotic Armenians.
These 'alfarists,' during their decade of
existence have done nothing for Armenia
but bring disgrace to her fair name by
their heinous crimes Of blackmail and MUIR
der. The scandal Of their misdeeds reached
such point that even their own followers
protested and rebelled lately.
Therefore. the executive committee of
Hunchakist party earnestly requests the
impartial press and the people Of America
not to confound this gang Of blackmailers
with the old mother party, and hold her
responsible Tor Its shameful and loathsome
misdeedS.
THE Hunchakist party during it's twenty
years of existence has raised funds for her
heroic struggle against Turkish tyranny
only through absolutely voluntary contribu-
tons from patriotic Armenians."
Hooted by Crowd.
This statement is called an Official dec
laration," and is signed by the commit
tee.
big crowd gathered around police head
quarters when Father Martoogessian and
the other prisoners were being held there.
BY the time the prisoners were taken out
OF the building on the way to court fully
800 persons were crowded around the Mott
street entrance. AS the police and their
prisoners came out the crowd began to
boot and jeer. A big gang of men at work
on two new buildings across the street
from headquarters quit work temporarily
and joined in the demonstration against the
prisoners.
NEW YORK, July 9O.-Father Martooees-
sian. the Armenian priest and former leader
of the Armenian revolutionary Hunchakist
party. who was arrested last night as
result Of police Investigation following
the murder Of H. 8. Tavshanjian, was in
dicted by the grand jury today ON a charge
of attempted robbery in the second degree.
He had been arraigned in police court car
lier in the day and held in $4,000 on an at
tempted robbery charge, but In view of the
indictment he was rearraigned In the court
$25 600. ''0 ~
Inc murder OF TayShan5ian. who was re-
puted to be one Of the wealthiest Armani-
ans in the country. was laid at the door OF
Armenian revolutfonists. 1t has been the
theory Of the police that he was killed
after he had repeatedly refused to supply
money to one Of the revolutionary societies.
Following the arrest of Father Martoses-
sian and several other Armenians last
night, however. the Hunchakist party is
sued formal statement declaring that the
party Is in no way involved in the affair.
-
shanjfan long ago were expelled from the
party because Of their methods of obtain
Ing money from wealthy fellow-country-
men.