The Detroit times., 1909-05-01
IEPHEw's SLAYER ARRAIGNED
ON MURDER CHARGE


Il will make q statement later" he
aid. Please excuse me now"
The doctor made anxious inquiries
= Turnkey Coopersmith AS 10 quar-
prs and privileges. 4
Anxious for Comforts.
"Can I have a bed sent in?" he ask
q. you know have been used TO O
reat many comforts. and as long as
have money to pay for them think
ought TO have them"
The turnkey told him he would have
take that matter up with Sheriff
aston later. To-.
"Oh. | know the sheriff very we'll"
srlaimed Boyajian.
For the present. at least, the doctor
as placed In ward II, on one OF the
PIPER floors. where John Alexander
ecently convicted OF manslaughter
pr shooting his wife, Is confined.
With him In the same ward are Gus.
hve Meert. who shot Alex. Van
Ioutte. and Is still awaiting sentence {;
harles Holmes. charged with en-
excitement. and John Schubert,
harged with obtaining money on
Rorthless checks.
while being measured by Police
Photographer Charles Carmody and
Flerk Edward Endre In police head
uarters. Saturday morning. DIR. Boy
Jan turned to Andre with the query:
Are you married.
"Yes." was the reply.
"Have you any children"
"Yes. one little girl"
The doctor thereupon gave way To
violent At of weeping. The remark
ice med To bring home to him a realiza-
10 nof the predicament In which he
)nds himself for taking the law into his
|wn hands I'm an effort to avenge his
Donor. as he puts II.
when he recovered his composure.
ne doctor resumed:
Stone me-Wreekers In Armenia.
THE laws here In America are not
evere enough for men who break up
bones. In Armenia such men are
AIKEN outside the city by a mob and
toned To death"
During the measuring process. De-
ective Bob" Palmer stood looking On.
md some one reverted TO the narrow
Escape he had from being struck by
Pne OF the Doctors bullets in the po-
ice court. Friday. DR.. Boyajian was
brofuse In his apologies TO the detec-
live.
Really, had no intention OF hitting
Sou." he said. Il am very sorry IL
kou had such a narrow escape"
The Rev. j. Stewart. pastor OF the
Fort Wayne Presbyterian church,
Where Dr. Boyajian and his deceased
nephew. have both lectured on Arme-
hia. visited the doctor In police head
quarters during the forenoon and had
b long talk with him.
The doctor was feeling very badly
hnd the minister tried to console him.
You know. doctor God forgixes all
Sins" said the man OF cloth. kindly.
All mortals make mistakes"
II believe | am right replied DR..
Boyai Jan. drying his tears. Il think
Hid justice to God. to man and to my
self, and think | have the sympathy
bf the people both In this country and
bn the orient OF the whole world. in
fact"
Il haven't anything to say-my
mind is a blank was DIR. Boyajian's
only comment when told, late Satur-
day morning. OF his victims death.
During the morning Boyajian was Wis.,
tied by a minister from Gagetown,
Mich. accompanied by a local Assy-
rian restaurant keeper. The three held
prayer together. The visitors were
very secretive as to the object of
their visit, declining to even give their
names. IL is said, however. that the
minister became acquainted with the
physician during the latters lecture
tour on the Armenian question.
G0stanfan died IN st. Mary's hos
pital shortly before III o'clock, Friday
night. DR. Boyajian's defense Will un-
be temporary insanity and
the unwritten law.
Declares Innocence When Dying.
To the very end, however. Gostanian
protested his innocence of the charge
brought against him. and Mrs. Boya-
jan by the doctor. Repeatedly he de-
clared to fellow students who gather
ed at his bedside:
y with my dying breath declare !
am not guilty"
Gostanian lapsed into unconscious
ness about 80 o'clock, Friday night.
and never revived. Only two nurses
were present when death came. The
young mans father. a retail leather
dealer In Lynn. Mass, called the hos
pital by long distance telephone early
In the evening. and inquired after his
son's condition. He announced that
he would leave on the first train for
Detroit. and is expected to reach here
during the day. Besides his father,
deceased leaves his mother, brother
and a sister In Lynn.
Mrs. Ethel Boyajian, who was also
on the complaint of her hus-
band was released from the county
jail at o'clock, Friday afternoon. on
$500 bonds. furnished by Charles &.
coal and wood dealer at
No. As Amidst. He lives at No. 100
Hunt-st.
After her release. Mrs. Boyajian
went at once TO the home of Frank
Aldrich. superintendent OF street
In the department of public
works, at No. 1871 Warren-ave. west.
where Or. Boyajian left his little
daughter, aged 6. when he went to po-
lice court. Friday morning. Here Mrs.
Boyajian broke down. giving way TO
violent weeping.
Where's papa?" the child asked.
Hes away on business, DEAR" an
swered the mother, keeping the little
one In ignorance OF the tragedy.
Mrs, Boyajian left the child in Mrs.
Aldrich's care and spent the night In
the north end home OF her brother. a
Mr.. Yerkes. Mrs. Boyajian was form
erly Miss Ethel Yerkes. Her parents
live on farm near Inlay City. Mich.
Charles l.. Bartlett. attorney for DR..
says he tried In vain to per-
suade the doctor not to swear out the
against his wife and Cos
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