The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-01
INSANITY DEFEMs(
CROPS OUT EARLY
IN b0YAJ|AN CASE
Witnesses Closely Questioned -
Accused's Counsel as To Alleged :
Strange Actions By Doctor On
Morning of Shooting.
Bumps Accounts for Defendants Pos
session of Pistol With Statement
That Nephew Threatened Him.

An important feature of the defense
70 be employed on behalf of DR.. q. X.
Boya1ian, charged with the murder Of
mis- nephew, Hartoon Gostanian, was
disclosed by Attorney Frank y.
Bumps during a recess in Judge Com
nolly's court. Thursday morning.
While Mr.. Bumps REORGANIZATION
or the witnesses sworn by the prose-
cution thus far. shows plainly that
the defense will rely largely On the
theory OF emotional insanity. an at.
tempt will also be made TO show that
DR.. Boyajian stood In great fear Of
Gostanian as result of threat al.
legged TO have been made the day be.
fore. This. 1t will be claimed, &C.
counts. for the Doctors purchase OF q
revolver, which Is cited by the prose.
cution as part OF premeditated plan
on the doctors part.
After his arrest on a warrant
sworn out by the doctor. Gostanian
said to DIR. Boyajian. In police head.
quarters, When get out on bail will
kill you" declared Bumps. This was
said In Armenian and the doctor told
Gostanian to cut 1t out and talk Unit
ed States II was because of that
threat that DR.. Boyajian bought re-
volver, SO that he might be prepared
TO defend himself Previous to that
time, we will show, Gostanian had
told the Doctors wife that, IL she ever
told the doctor what had happened
between them he would kill them both.
In the meantime. II will be contend
ed. tho doctors troubles contin-
ued to prey on his mind until he was
rendeHed temporarily insane and IRE
sponsible for his acts
Dramatic Incident In Court Room.
A dramatic incident occurred In the
court room Just previous to the noon
adjournment. AS the father of the
murdered Gostanian was leaving his
seat he passed close to where the
brother and sister and friend IL Or.
Boyajian were sitting and dropped a
remark. in Armenian. which was In
terpreted as a threat. The doctors
sister In some alarm. communicated
her fears to her friend, sitting at her
left, and the latter summoned Sergt.
Rasicoe. one of the court officers.
The officer at once hurried over.
but by this time Gostanian had left
the room and was well on his way out
nificant OF the bitter feeling existing
between the relatives as a result Of
the tragedy
A statement by John w. Eisman. Q
clerk In the police court, that DR..
Boyajian seemed to be staring into
vacancy" when Eisman talked with
him In the corridor OF the police court
two hours before the shooting WAS re-
garded with great significance by the
defense, and the Doctors attorneys
made the most of II, as bearing en-
the insanity theory. Eisman had
some difficulty In explaining just what
he meant by the expression. but II I'm
ally developed that he did not look
upon II In quite the same light as the
defense.
Suppose a man should look out OF
window for moment as / am doing
now, what would you call thatr" he
asked Mr.. Bumps.
What would you call TT" Judge
Connolly asked OF the witness.
We'll. should call It staring into
vacancy"
During the discussion Juror Albert
e. Goodson remarked rather signifi-
cantly, 1t seemed:
1T Is perfectly clear to me what
the witness means"
Jurors Take Notes.
At the very outset OF the morning
session the Jurors surprised the court
by asking for paper and pencils. Dur
ing the examination OF witnesses they
followed the testimony closely and
many Of them took copious notes. II
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