The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-23

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Apostolic Church. at Seventh avenue and
Thirty-ninth street. is expected to be able
to give some evidence on the subject Of
letters received asking for contributions
for the overthrow Of Turkish rule shortly
after the rag merchant had received u
threatening lettsr. MartOngessian is said
ArmenIans about the letters and among
them the murdered man
IF this Government doesn't do some
thing quick, said an Armenian yesterday.
life will not be worth living for a suocessful
Armenian in his country. These black
msllers have bounded merchants in Con-
stantinople, London, Cairo and else here
The murder of Mr.. Tavshsnjian, by far the
most prominent and influential Armenian
In America, Is only a move to brighten the
rest OF us into submitting to this blackmsil.
The clique get In their ranks some Of the
poor Armenians, Who are told that the ca
son we succeed il that we pldy into the
hands Of the Turkish Government and be-
tray. u country. This little crazy muir
derer Of to-day no doubt has had his head
stuffed with this kind OF talk. and he slew
the most charitable man TO Armenians in
America. This gang OF blsckmsilers made
q great deal Of he fact that Mr.. Tavshanjian
had acted for The Shah of persia M the 81
Louis exposition. All he did wa. 10 assis,
The Persian Minister and Consul in arrang-
ing the exhibit. Mr.. T~aysbaniian was we'll
able 10 do this through his knowledge of
rugs and the like"
Assistant District Attornev Manlev and
the Central Office detectives are confident
that a. q result of the shooting of Tavshan-
jan they can run down the band of black
mailers. They think that Hampartzoomian
will be prevailed upon TO come out and tell
who put him up TO The lob when the truth
Of things Ia pointed out 10 him. But the
muteness of the assassin yesterdav indi-
Gated that he might bs Just crazy enough
TO take the blame for il all and go Il his
death thinking he is sveneing the wrongs
of his family and the oppression Of Arme-
mans in general.
Tavshanjian was a 8n. looking man.
He was only ~ yea ~ old. having come
here at the z OF 20. He leaves a widow
n two little girls. aged 3 and S years.
Mrs T%avshaniian liz Frustrated at her
country home at Deal Beach. The Tav-
shsniians live in a fine house in this city
at 1853 West Seventy-second street. Only
recently the rug merchant purchased a
site for a home on Fifth avenue His
manager, >. NJ. Redding, and Mr.. Cambere.
a cousin, went to Deal Beach last night
to break the news ~ Tavshaniian's murder
to HIS wife They had planned not to tell
her until this morning. but one Of the maids
IN the house had secured an evening paper
telling OF the murder and had taken il TO
Mrs. Tavshan ian. She is Frustrated
and her condition was such last night
that DR. Heed OF Deal Beach was con-
stantly in attendance upon her all night
i often warned my husband and told
him to be careful Mrs. Tavshsnjisn said
TO the physician.
1t was said by some Of the dead mans
business associates yesterday that Mrs.
T%avshanjian had lea rned Of the threatening
letters her husband had received and had
begged him for the sake Of their children
at least TO pay the money rather than en-
danger his life. T%avshanjian told his
friends that he would never as a matter
OF principle give mp any money to the
blaokmailers
Mr.. Tavshanjian leaves a sister who
lives in Constantinople. and a brother.
Eknayan, who is a PROSPEROUS merchant
IN rams news OF the murder was caDled
to them last night.
II had been MANNED 10 ha We Risbon Ssr-
ian notify Mrs Tavsba n ian hut ,ba yan.r-
bile Bishop was 40 overcome INV the news
that he felt ~uneouaI IN the trim Ha came
over here from West Hohokep late ve.,ar-
dav afternoon and attended a conference
of Armenian mercban,s held in tho Tav-
ian place OF business All Of ,boss
present AT the meeting will work in CON-
junction with the Distric, Attornsv and
the police in running down tbs real mnr-
derers OF the RIG merchant Mr. N;pasaian
ma naye for Ksraubeu.ia bas heen CORA
10 take charge OF ,bs worL ~
and collecting sv;ds,cs II.
will take 20 the Dis,rict A,,ornsv's oaqc.