The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-07
WILD STARE IN DR..
B0YAJ|AN's EYES
At KILL|NG
Attorney James Neill, Who Wit.
messed Court Room Tragedy Boil
sters Up Defendants Plea of
Insanity.
Crowds That Flock to Court, Ex-
pecting Prisoners Wife To Testify
Disappointed.
BoYAJIAN TRIAL m NUrsHELL.


Defense opens with Attorney
James X. NELL as first Witness.
Big crowd is disappointed over
non appearance OF Mrs. Boyajian,
wife or the defendant
court refuses TO allow Witness
Nelll 10 express an opinion as to
deIendants sanity on the ground
that he had no previous acquaint-
ance with the Doctor.
Prosecution scores point when
Neiu testifies that Mrs BoyajiaH
smiled at Gostanian In police
court and Gostanian smiled and
nodded In return. showing that
friendly feeling existed rather than
bitter hatred. as 0Crense claims.
Prosecutor receives information
tending 10 show chat Or. Boyajian.
following the shooting, declared
In Armenian: Il am avenged"
Attorney Bumps outlines khe de-
Tense.
Lured by published reports that
Mrs. Ethel Boya1ian. the wife. would
be the first witness for the defense
on the resumption OF the DR.. Boyajian
murder trial. Wednesday morning, an
im mense crowd was on hand when
the doors OF the court room were
thrown open. All the available seats
we're filed rapidly and by 20 O'CLOCK
the space reserved for the public was
literally jammed. There was a liberal
sprinkling OF women, eager to hear
the lurid story. which, Attorney Bumps
promised, Mrs. Boyajian would relate
In all Its glazing details. 4
The crowd was disappointed, how
ever, for Mrs. Boyaji ian failed to aD-
pear and Attorney Bumps announced
positively that she would not be
sworn before Thursday. The defense
plans to reserve her until almost their
last. witness. Her testimony In to
come as sort OF grand climax.
No person In the court room was
more disappointed than DR.. Boyajian
himself. not because his wife did not
testify but because the long-looked for
visit from his little daughter was still
further delayed. Since the trial open
ed he has been looking forward to her
coming and when told. Wednesday
morning. that 1t would be at least an
other day before he could see her he
was crestfallen.
Attorney James r. Neill, who saw
the shooting. was the first witness
called by the defense. Mr.. Hender-
son, colored attorney, was also on
hand to give testimony for the doctor.
Neil. in answer to preliminary qtes-
lions, said he had first seen the de-
PENDANT in Justice Jeffries' court the
morning of the tragedy. He then told
of the Doctors fainting spell.
IL heard the doctor ask for some
water" he related. land at that time
the Precipitation was stand out on his
lip. Mr.. Aldrich got glass OF wa
ter and gave 1t to him. When Mrs.
Boyajian was brought In | heard his
attorney, Mr. Bartlett, caution MIN
not to make scene. The doctor re-
piled: My mind Is not here He
made several other disconnected
statements to the same effect during
the next few minutes.
Face Pale; Eyes Dilated.
Describing the doctors appearance
at this time. Neill said his face was
pale and his eyes dilated. During
this interval Neill sat 10 the right or
Attorney Bartlett and two seats away
from Boyajian. Getting down TO the
shooting, Neil said that when the
doctor stood up Just before the shoot
ing his face was more OF natural
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