The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
WANT SANTA TO
GIVE Z NE PAPA"
Little Daughter Of DR.. Boyajian
Makes Plea in Jail-Christmas
Cheer for Prisoners.

please. want Santa Claus tc
bring my papa home for Christmas.
This was the plea OF the little
daughter of DR.. G. X. Boyajian as she
and her mother left the jail Christ
mas Eve after a visit with the doctor
who is awaiting his second trial fol
the killing of his nephew, Hartoon
Gostanian. Just before they left DR.
Boyajian inquired OF his little gir
what she wanted for Christmas. and
she could think OF nothing but the
presence OF her father at home that
she desired
Christmas was gloomy sort OF
day for most OF the inmates OF the
county Jail, although every effort was
made to make the festal day as pleas
ant as possible. Sheriff CASTOR pro-
vided dinner in which the principal
dishes were chicken and mince pie.
There was plenty for everybody and,
for dessert, the prisoners had fruit,
nuts and candy, provided by a group
OF church mission workers who had
held services during the morning.
These had portable organ and sang
hymns. the inmates OF the various
wards being provided with hymn
books and Joining In. 1t was a change
for the men and they enjoyed 1t, ap-
parently. for only few sulked in their
cells and refused TO take part in the
song service.
Are you coming home tonight?
was one OF the songs chosen and the
incongruity OF words and scene ap
peared TO awaken no risibilities.
Ward B. in which are incarcerated
number of men held for minor
crimes. was nicely decorated with rope
of red paper and holiday red bells
with green paper decorations inter
spersed with the red. The bright col
ors relieved the grimness Of steel bars
and doors and stairs. and made the
ward look really bright. Earl Thomp-
son, who is soon TO go to Marquette
for bigamy. was the leader in getting
up the decorations.
With DR.. Boyajian in Ward H. is
Peter Atlas, the Greek who was con-
victed of fraud recently in connection
with certain promotion schemes. At
tias was somewhat disappointed at
having to spend Christmas in jail. He
has prepared a lengthy statement OF
his case from his own viewpoint and
received permission TO read 1t to
Judge Connolly Friday afternoon. He
hoped that the Judge would immediate
ly suspend sentence upon him, but
he did not do so. taking the plea for
leniency under consideration.
Mrs. Attias accompanied her hus-
90 he ScI the
room but broke down and wept in bit
ter disappointment at the temporary
failure of their hope.
There are but three women In the
female department. One of these Is a
Hungarian who Is i'll and the other
two were busy part Of the time
Christmas morning in assisting her. or
the other two. one Is Mrs. Bush
nell who was deported by the immi-
grafton bureau two weeks ago. after
spending some time in Jail. She had
come here with her husband, bought a
rooming house and rented rooms to
a number OF Canadian girls. The wo-
men were all deported as undesirables
but Bushnell was allowed to remain
here.
He invited his wife to come. back to
visit him and her sister here Christ
mas Day and she came. only to be
arrested Christmas Eve by the imm1-
grafton officers and returned to jail.
Instead of visiting her husband and
having dinner with him, he visited her
at the jail.
The third girl is also Canadian
who ia to be deported and has been
IN iail six weeks. The immigration
bureau rules require that immigrants
TO be deported shall not be detained
longer than six weeks. and this girl
had counted the days up to Christmas
Eve. But someone forgot about her
and she had to spend the holiday in
steel and masonry room instead or
having the chance TO get out in the
free air, as she had hoped.
Matron Delisle offered the compli-
ments of the season to woman who
was leaving the jail. Friday.
Merry Christmas" queried the wo-
man An me goin' to the House or
Correction for a 30-day bit? That's
n fine merry Christmas, amt it,
Up in the ward of the jail where
the Younger men. boys OF II to 10.
are kept. there was a quaint reminder
of the custom OF the day. sock hung
upon the massive grating, its mouth
nropped open inviting. and card be-
side reading:
Charity, drop yourtoose change in
the stocking"