The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-30
JEALOUS Aus|
SHOOTS M|F
LOVER IN COURT
DR.. g. K. Dcyajian Fires AT ~
Il. h. dastaniany Al Latter i
To Answer Serious Chazys =
volving Woman.
Had Planned To Murder Pair ~
Kill Himself-Victim = b.
Serious Condition.

In Justice Jenries' crowded CO..
room at 1920 Friday morning. boco
the very seat OF Justice. DR.. q. ~.
boyaJian, an Armenian, erased w.
jealousy. attempted to murder his Nh
and her alleged paramour. Haroeoo
n. Gastanian. nephew Of the (ioctoe.
as the pair stood up to be arroi0no6'
on warrant sworn out By the iuot
band, Thursday afternoon, chnrr1r
them with serious ofrense. The o.
tor also tried to enc ais own life. NJ
failed. '''<
DR.: Boyajian fred flye ahots. smr6rs|
ing his revolver. q new. So-oa11k1.
weapon. Gastanian was struck tW1u
one OF the bullets penetrattng hio ~
domen infiicting q serious and porhanH
fatal wound. Another bullet 666o01'
through his wife's hat and narToV1n
missed Deputy Sheriff william No.
and Detective Bob" Palmer. No.
stood on either side Of the Wuu1n1
Two other bullets went wild, but -
their traces In the court nom. o.
OF them passed within foot oe r.
tice Jeffries' head.
Deputy Knocks Doctor powM.
Prompt action by Deputy ahox10
Martz. who felled the doctor witk n
heavy blow of his hst, probably rr11
vented more serious TRAGEDY. Y
medtately after the shooting W&e1n
and Detective Henry Budinm sno6n1
the handouts on Boyajian and ~to1
him to the Jail. He was later. txnx
ferred to the central statiua, WI
he Will be held pending the outoor
OF his newphew's wounds. He u chor1
ed with assault with intent 70 h1(f
Gastanian IL in st. Mary's hosplk01
where DIR. III. o. Walker made q, c,1
animation OF the abdominal vuSi
early Friday afternoon.
The examination showed that a.
bullet pierced the spleen ana fl
pencreas, but did not perforato &
intestines. The wound n very ueFtuc
however, and the patients lie. ~ }.
grave danger and little hope Il Sntsr
tained by the physicians, owing a
serious internal hemorrhages.
Mrs. Boyajian, wife Of the doctor
was greatly unnerved by the tragedy
and had to be assisted back 20 IN
county jail, where she remained viii
the matron until suflciently compor
ed to return to police headQuartoxJ
The tragedy occurred before the Or
raignment had been completed and
she Is, therefore. technically, still q
the custody Of the police rather thar
the sheriff.
ooh, II he had only killed me-" cried
Mrs. Boyajian as she sank into Chair
In the matron's room In the Jail. But
when asked to explain her Statement
che became communicative. Prev
ously she had declared that the
charges brought against her by hez
husband we're wholly groundIess. but
In spite Of his action she protested "a
love him.
Eyes, love him, love him. shc
said. But he Is SO hot-headed."
Mrs. Boyajian is an American girl.
The couple have been married eight
years. ------ az
Doctor Says HSs Avenged. y
Tell the people that DR.. Bojajian
has been avenged" was the. doctors
dramatic statement in the Jail, In
mediately after. the shooting. TEL
them his life, his honor, mis- happiness.
all have been ruined by his sisters
eldest son, but he has avenged theul
all in less than two minutes."
| The doctors actions were plaluly
those of a man bereft OF his normo1
senses. He insisted that the shootinc
had taken place. first In church, the
In the Majestic building. Then ~
Imagined that he was In his ONCE snt
began pointing out different articloc
OF furniture in the jail ONCE a. belono
ing to him.
Il have just been In church." ~
said, staring blankly before him. "Yol
know what happened there"
DR.. Boyajian had been hovef1u0
about the court room all Friday fore
noon, waiting for the arraignment q
his wife and his nephew. He was vorj
nervous and paced the floor Of the Coz
ridor impatiently. When the couD1
we're finally brought from police ho14
quarters. shortly after IL o'clock ~
followed them into the court room ~
took a seat just inside the rail. q
one of the seats reserved for w
nesses, attorneys and others who heve
business with the court. Gastanie1
was placed In the prisoners box, q
the far end. while the wife was shows
to a chair In a corner just beyond sne
box and TO the right Of the judge1
bench. 4
Flashes Pistol and Fires.
When the case was called o fov