The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-15
B0YAJIAN SHOWED NO
EVIDENCE OF INSANITY

think. but | have been unable TO OBJ
serve any marked departure from the
normal In Dr. Byajian, and on TINS
point DR.. Clark and myself disagree.
There has Deen talk of his preco-
city. Where are there any evidences
of Il? Nowhere do we learn that ne
was except Nom his own egotistical
opinion of himself | had him as
student and ne never distinguished
himself particularly. But he never
shirked Whenever he was called on
In his classes he would always get up
and at least make stab at reciting.
| should say he was n fair student.
There is some superhciality, but IL
must be considered that he is an OIL
entail. He flares up easily; they all
do. It's Il part OF their makeup.
This man has followed his purpose
i'm coming TO this country, which was
TO get an education, make some
money and return to his native land,
with admirable consistency. And even
even now he has not abandoned that
purpose. lie still hopes TO go back,
So II is unfair to say he Is unstable
OF purpose Whatever change he has
made during his career he has given
good reasons for 1t. He has never
ueen turned from the great purpose
OF his life. not-exen@b the tragedy.
TIL fact that he raved when he dis
covered his wife's periidy is no evil
dence OF mental impairment He goes
readily into these emotional storms
| believe h has given an exhibition Of
II I'm the court room. Those are just
what we look for in people OF his
race
1T is very significant to me that
he asked Mr.. Ald~ich. the morning OF
the shooting. what he thought the
jury would do If he killed Gostanian.
With this In his mind IL was quite
natural that he should be excited.
Not an EpiIeptic.
"In my opinion epilepsy has not
been proven i'm the doctors case. We
asked him specifically If he ever con-
sidered himself epileptic and he said
No | cannot say that he is not, but
the facts are against the superstition
Attorney Bartlett's cross-examina-
ton. while gruellng failed to rattle
new.
On the opening of court Wednes-
day afternoon, two more Inlay City
acquaintances OF Mrs. Boyajian, Mrs.
Belle Mitchell and Mrs. j. Dawson,
were called by the prosecution TO tes-
tify that Mrs. Boyajian had told them
her husband had forced her to con
fess her relations with Gostanian by
choking her The defense had no
cross-examination
DR. Boyajians defense was ham.
mered hard b. the prosecution at
Wednesday morning session OF the
Doctors trial for the Staying OF Har
toon Gostanian. Against Mrs Boya-
jams repeated declaration. Il don't
remember In answer to questions
relative 10 statements she is alleged
to have made to friends about her
troubles and the shooting Of Gostan-
ian. the prosecution produced the per
sons themselves To swear positively
that she had made the statements
credited &c her. And the defense was
Unable to shake this testimony.
One OF the statements In question
was that the doctor had choked out
of her the confession of her relations
with Gostani an and that she had beer
afraid of her husband. Mrs Boya-
ian, recalled 70 the stand, admitted
making this statement TO Capt Nc
Donnell but said she had lied. on the
advice OF an attorney.
Thrice, during the forenoon, Mrs.
Boyajian was recalled to the stand by
the prosecution and questioned about
incidents just CLEANED from rebuttal
witnesses tending to impeach her first
story on the witness stand. Each time
she fell back on the familiar response
II don't remember"
Reprlmanded by Court
Her attitude. that Of woman
crushed and heartbroken when she
first appeared In court, mad changed
TO one of defiance when she again took
the stand Disregarding court rulings
she persisted In getting incompetent
statements before the Jury only 10