The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
PAINTS BOYAJIAN FAMILY
AS DETECTIVES
Continued From Page one.

which TO secure an education in Eng
.ish. The witness said she joined ner
brother about year and half after
her arrival and was with him eleven
months on lecture tour. She was
with hini. she said, when he met Ethel
Yerkes. whom he afterwards married,
( m Inlay city. IN u
whitley on were travelling with the
doctor did you notice what effect any
excitement had on hhu?"
: The prosecutor objected. but the
court permitted the witness TO answer.
! Frequently, after leeturing. he had
trouble with his heart" replied the
witness. "At times after telling OF
the Armenian massacres. his mind was
troubled
Tainted During Lectures.
There Was serious objection to
the answer in that form. and Attorney
Bumps approached the subject IN 4
more direct manner with the same re-
suit. The answers were allowed u
stand. II was brough4 out that. on one
I occasion, the doctor tainted In the
midst OF lecture. and gave his au-
ditors their money back. He tainted
three times during the IL months one
was with him she said.
! DO you know OF ahy sickness your
J brother had when he was cal'd?'
bumps went on.
/ w hen nc was five years old he fell.
! My mother picked him up in her arms
and carried him III The house. He
couldn't talk for four days"
Did be have lockjaw at thai,
timer"
Yes"
did he have a serious illness when
he was about eight years old?"
When he was nine he fell again
and cracked his head. He suffered
from fever for a year and after that
he was quick tempered and nervous.
My mother burned his books to keep
him from going TO school"
did your father have fits at any
time
Yes"
did your mother ever tell you that
your father had such fits when he was
a young MANI"
The question was objected to and
ruled out Asked TO tell OF an in.
stance when her father suffered from
At, in her presence, the witness
said
He was scolding my mother be-
cause dinner was late. She said some
thing back and he went right into a
At and fell on the floor After three
hours he recovered. That was four
DAYS before his death.
During that tit did he bite his
tongue?"
Yes"
On another occasion, the witness
said. hcr father had a At out In a
field. He was put to bed and remain
ed unconscious two hours. He was
in bed two days.
Still Another Fit.
Mrs Arozian told OF still another
occasion when her father was uncon
scious five hours from a similar fit.
Did your mother have an oriental
boil?" was the next question.
Yes" was the reply.
Where was it?'
yet"
cutor Van Zile Il want to ask the
mothers nose?"
The answer was, Yes"
Has one of your sisters a defec.
Yes"
What is wrong with it?"
The white part is black"
You mean the eye ball is black"
Yes"
The witness related an instance
when she and her sister We're
sitting up late at night. making fancy
work. unbeknown TO the family. when
II tata
Hearing footsteps Chose OF brother.
II transpired) they put out the light
and the brother was So frightened he
was speeChless for two hours. When
her father learned this he flew
into Iage or At and became so VIC
lent that she and her sister had TO
be sent away to neighbours, where
they remained two days.
Mrs. Arozian testified to the birth
OF Hartoon Gostanian in Armenia &c
year ago. They came from the same
town A younger brother OF Hartoon
was born blind and died.
On cross-examination Prosecutor
Van Zile brought out thai Mrs. Arc.
zian and the mother OF Gostanian are
sisters The two families lived with
| IN 10 blocks OF each other in the Ar
home and were on friendly terms,
visiting back and forth frequently.
Nov these fits your father had
did he have them abouL the time your
mother had the boil On her nOse?"
asked the prosecutor
Il don't remember" the witness re-
Ir,ied.
Were they before or after your
mother had the boil ?"
Il object. put in Mr.. Bumps; the
prosecutor may think it's all very
funny but ! fail TO see where the fun
comes in"
Take the answer" ruled the court.
IL don't remember" said Mrs~Boy-
allan.
Against the objection OF the defense.
the court permitted the prosecutor To
ask witness as to her duties while
travelling with her brother on his
lecture tours. the object being to
| show that she understands English.
Mrs. Arozian testified, however. that
| she merely sold the tickets and did
not understand what her brother was
saying when he was delivering his
! lectures.
Mrs Arozian left the stand at noon
and court adjourned till o'clock
Counsel in Near-Fight.
| A near-flght between Prosecutor
Van Zle and Attorney Frank h.
Bumps enlivened the Boyajian trial
Thursday afternoon Just after ad
! iuurumeut Hagen Gostanian and his