The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-25

request. After that on every hand he was
40 threatened that he finally lost MS mino
and he dtsd In a sanitarium.
As for myself, I'm going TO get out OF
New Yotk until this thing blows over. 1
cant attend To business. A large customer
wanted u buy a shipment OF rugs that
meant thousands OF dollars TO me, but l
didn't dare go to the bonded warehouse
with him 10 look them over because in this
state of affairs one does not know when
he will be murdered. have moved my
desk several times to-day for fear they
may be watching mi from an adjoining
window
\. Costiky van. who has n large business
on Broadway near Eighteenth street. has
gone Ia Europe. He has been threatened
by the black mailers.
"If the District Attorney is looking for
evidence In this matter let him go to
Father Martoogessi8n." said a prominent
Armenian yesterday in the offices OF a. a NJ.
karagheuSian in the Parker Building, AZ
Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street.
the very day that the newspapers printed
an account. September. 1905, OF the killing
of Ouniian in Constantinople because he
wouldn't pay a matchmaking tribute. Father
M-srtoogesshan appeared AT the Offices OF
the richest Armenian merchants here and
presented a letter asking for money
FOR the patriots i'm Turkey. He was
smiling and bowling and after presenting
the letter pulled a newspaper clipping
HDOuI Nlp liNAlbF w bic BONho' INV
showed il to the men on whom the demand
had been made. These letters were turned
over TO the District Attorney. and the aid of
the Police Department was finally enlisted.
Detective Petrosino was put ON the case,
but il was dropped for lack of evidence"
Father Martoogessian was found again
yesterday in the cafe he ~frequents at Lex
ington avenue and Twenty-seventh street.
He is pastor of the Apostolic Armenian
Church. which borrOws room in ~. Chrysos-
toms Protestant Episcopal Chapel at
Thirty ninth street and Seventh avenue.
He wears a well made suit Of priestly Cit
and large gold trimmed spectacles. He
doesn't look like a man who would cause
scores Of successful business men to rush
tn the District Attorney and beg for his
arrest.
Il am at a loss to understand why they
Mould say such things about me. " he said
yesterday between pufs at his cigar and
whilea lot of swarthy men stood listening.
was treasurer of the Hunchak list in
1905 and 1909 and | collected about $40, 900
or S25, OOO." said the priest. II cant tell
nov just how much ] collected. but il was
all sent 10 aid the oppressed and suffering
in our native country. | left the society
some time ago"
He admitted that he had called Yesterday
on Cullbenkian the rug importer at Fifth
avenue and Twenty-seventh street. and
had received $40 for the patriot" cause.
He denied ever having threatened any one
or having displayed a letter telling Of the
murder Of Ounjian and asking for money
He said that he never went personally TO
the place. Of business Of A. K~araghesian,
told Of the Constantinople murder and ask ed
for a large sum.
swhy.- remarked Father M~artoogessian
with great deliberation, Il last called on
Mr.. Karaghesian around Christmas time.
l did this in line with my duties of pastor,
just 10 P8ss a Christmas greeting. Mr..
K~araghesian would not see me, He was
afraid ! was going to kill him" lSmiling.l
The Armenians who belong to the ortho-
dox Church say the Bishop read Father Mar
priest was once turned out of the church he
now presides over. These Armenians say
that he got control Of the church again by
ewooping down on an election OF trustees
with a band Of armed men and carried things
by sheer force
HampartZoomian after his indictment
yesterday WAS taken before Judge O'Sulli-
a in General Sessions. He was willing
TO plead guilty. but a plea Of not guilty
was entered and Rufus Il. Cowing was as
signed "a his counsel.
The District Attorney = Office was in
formed yesterday thai the real head Of the
Hunchakist Arsovian makes his head
quarters in Worcester. Mass. Hampart-
soomian admitted TO Mr.. Smyth that he
stopped at Worcester for a few days before
comm { TO this city.
81 have known for some time said Police
Commissioners Bingham yesterday, that a
secret gang OF Armenlans were al work
shaking down well to do Armenians in this
city. Between two and three months ago
a lifelong friend of mine. a Yale graduate
and a man of standing and repute. came to
me and complained Of these Matchmaking
methods. | put detectives on the case.
but ! had none that could speak the Oriental
languages. We need a secret service bureau
composed of men who can speak these Ian
gueges and who could go among Armenians.
Italians. Greeks and all nationalities and
mix. work and talk with them. | would
not have these men even known to the
members Of the Police Department nor
have them appear in court. Twill go before
the Board of Estimate and Apportionment
and the Board of Aldermen al the first OPP
portunity and ask for an appropriation Of
from t25,OO0 Ia $50. 900 10 start this bureau"