The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-08
BOYAJIAN'S SISTER MAY
TESTIFY AGAINST HIM
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John Glass destined that he had
heard Or, Boyaiian moaning and cry
Ing In Attorney Bartlett's Office April
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Face Changes After Shooting.
William Kelly. an attorney. saw Or
Boyajian both before and after the
shooting Previous 10 the tragedy
he said. he noticed that the doctors
face was alternately pale and Hustled
After the shooting his appearance he'd
undergone such change that he
scarcely recognized the man.
Looked as though he had been
through "a big row. didn't he?" Pres
ecutor Van Zile asked on cross-axam
nation
Yes. he certainly did" answered
the witness.
Ever see man come out of an az
fair like that with his hair parted and
looking neat and orderly IN all re
spects?''
But the question was ruled out.
That's all. said the prosecutor.
Attorney Charles l.. ONeil told ol
having been introduced To DR.. Boya
ian by Mr.. Bartlett on the morning
OF April 80, before the shooting.
He put out his hand In listlesi
way and mumbled something | could
not understand" he said 1t looked
TO me as though the man were ab
stracted."
The next witness. Mrs. Della Coul
son, said she was In police court thu
morning OF the shooting on account
OF some trouble In which her son was
mixed up. She sat right behind DR.
Boyajian she said. and saw and heard
all the shots fired. The first thre+
were fired into the prisoners box the
witness insisted. and she claimed tC
have seen the first strike Gostaniar'
hand and the next enter his body. BE
tween the third and fourth shots. she
testified. the doctors face changed
from white TO red and then back tC
white again.
Ralph c. Owen. a cSlored deputy
sheriff. was the first witness sworr
who claimed any previous acQuaint
ance with DR.. Boyajian. He hat
known the doctor of and on for the
past six or seven years, he said. TIE
doctor once lectured In his church
and he had talked with Boyajian al
that time. lie had also met the doc
tor from time TO time as the latter
was passing the lroQuois club GA hi
way TO and from the Detroit College OIL
Medicine. owen, however. said he
did not recognize the doctor wEer
brought over TO the jail after the trag
edy In Justice Jeffries court. Re de
scribed the doctor as being In a ner
vous and excited condition. He cor
roborated a former witness. Deputy
Dusbieber, as 70 Dr. Boyajian falling
on the loor while awaiting transfer
10 police headquarters.
Or cross.examination Prosecutor
Van Zile became inquisitive as 10 the
details OF the doctors lecture in al
effort 10 learn II the doctor was muci
OF an actor" He wanted TO know
IL he had acted any part OF the lee
ture. or II he told OF any narrow es
capes he had had at the hands OF
Turks. but the witness could not re
call these details wildly. He did re
member that DR. Boyajian had illus
trated how the Armenians say thcil
prayers. The doctor had also dressed
up several persons in the audience IL
Armenian costumes to show how HI;
people paraded.
Did he have any OF 'em killed.
asked the prosecutor. Witness sait
no"
James G. Strong. pharmacist II
Harper hospital. was then called. HI
was acquainted with the murderel
Gostanian.
Did he take a course in phar
macVo' was asked
Gostanian a Pharmacy Student.
The witness hesitated in giving hi'
answer and Prosecutor Van Zile inter
| jected facetiously:
"He doesn't mean, witness that Cos
tanian carried it away.
/ II developed, finally, that the youni
man had taken course In pharmac.
| and had had access 10 the drugs IL
that department OF the institution
The defense sought to show by thi
witness that the medicine found b,
| nr Boyajian In his home, wticl
aroused his suspicious. was obtaine,
| by Gostanian In the hospital dispen
sary To do this II attempted 10 In
troduce conversations that had pass
ed between Gostanian and the wit
ness. but Judge Connolly. on the pros