The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-31
MARHOOGESSIAN is INDICTED
DEH iND EOR x2J .OOO nan KEEPS
NV ~ THE TONES.


District Attorney Jerome turned up un-
expectedIy at the Criminal Courts Building
Yesterday and ook personal charge ~ the
investigation into the Armenian blackmail
and numbering case.
l'evOnt Martoogessian. the clergyman
who was arrested the night before on "A
charge Of attempted robbery. was arrsigned
In the Tombs police court and held in $4,000
bail. MIR. Jerome Immediately had him
taken before the Grand Jury. and as a
result the priest was indicted. Then he
was arrsigned before Judge O'Sullivan in
the Court OF General Sessions. where Mr..
Jerome said:
This man has been indicted for attempted
robbery in the second degree. Circum-
stances warrant my asking you to fix bail
at a high figure. as there 10 possibility that
the investigation now being made will
result in his Indictment for an offence that
is not bailable."
Judge O'Sullivan thereupon fixed bail at
S2s, 600.
M~artoogessian said that he would be
unable to raise this amount and would have
to remain in a cell until his case was dis
posed Of.
The other prisoners gathered in on Mon
day night in the raid on the Armenian
restaurants were all held with the exception
Of Malich. the proprietor Of the restaurant
at Twenty seventh street inc Lexington
venue He was discharged, but was re-
arrested last night on a charge Of having
stolen goods in his possession. The police
found n lot OF stun in his place and yester-
day afternoon found a man who said that
the goods had been stolen from him several
weeks ago.
H. A. Cambere. who vas confidential man
to Mr.. Tsvshan jan. went to Police Head
quarters yesterday and secured a permit
TO carry a revolver. He told Commissioner
Bingham that his life had been threatened
since the killing OF T~avshanjian.
This letter. sent TO The sun from Boston
but addressed to the District Attorney.
was turned over TO him yesterday and he
asked the Boston police 10 send the writer
here:
MR. JEROME: take The liberty to inform
yOu that I am the recognized representative
Of the Reformed Hunchskist Society in
America.
The Reformed Hunchakist Societ v first
and foremost is a patriotic organization.
composed entirely OF Armenians whose only
aim is the ameHoration of our downtrodden
people uUucT tue dlTOtlbuS hlSgONeIHIDtub
OF Turkey.
During NV labor among my countrymen
in this country | find and declare most I'M
phatically that no member Of The Reforme d
Hunchakist Society in America has ever
sent, mailed or delivered any threatening
letters or postal cards or paper Of what
ever nature TO any Armenian merchant or
any individual.
With indignation and horror I read in the
naHsnaUara fhag fIa uRpahnLizt Sn.tafv
has sent a threatening letter to the family
OF the murdered merchant and | declare
that to be a malicious lie. | declare further
that IL such letters exist. purporting to have
been semi by the Reformed Huncbskist So
Ciety. they have been sent hy INSCRIPTIONS
merchants whose UnpstriOtic aud selfish
sentiments are known all over the world
among Armenians.
They and their underlings. together with
their insignificant parasites. whose only
hope OF public notice is at the expense of some
such advantages. are alone responsible for
the obnoxious happenings OF the past week.
| hope that these explanations will help
you 10 fnd the real instIkators OF these dis
graceful letters. | remain.
NJ SHAHINIAN.
Handw riung experts have reported TO the
District Attorneys Office that the threaten
ing letters mailed 20 Armenians here within
hour OF the shooting Of Tavshanjisn
we're written by Father Msrtooeesslsn. In
OK amining the priest the other day acting
District Attorney Smyth made him write
many things n sign his name a dozen
District Attorney Jerome vas told yes
terday that Martoogessian had announced
to several merchants when he came for
money that their death warrants would
come in red ink and with the seal OF dagRers
in a heart. II was learned yesterday that
Mr.. Tavshanjian had received such a notifi-
cation a few days before he was killed.
Bedros Hampartzoomlan, the actual muir
derer Of T~svshanjian, told some more things
in the Tombs yesterday. and the District
expects to rave a full confession
him by to-day or Tomorrow
LOWELL. Mass. July 80. Inquiry among
Lowell Armenians to-day developed the in
formation that Bedros Khachadorian, the
real name Of Bedros Hampartzoomisn. who
killed Tavsbsnjian lin New York. lived AZ
Lowell at the home Of an uncle for several
He was in this city within three
weeks. During his residence in Lowell.
a period OF several years, he had
been an active member OF the Hunchakist
OF which there in a branch in this