The Detroit times., 1909-07-12
ALIENISTS' BATTLE IN
BOYAJIAN CASE BEGINS
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that revolver knowing that Gostsn,an
was In the hands of the police and
rowerless to defend himself Then be
weHt-to the police court and shot
down Gostanian as the young man
stood helpless In the box"
Yes remarked one or the jurors
in the front row TO himself. but loud.
ly enough for the court stenographeI
to hear.
Drs Charles w. Hitchcock and Jus.
tin l. Emerson are the experts to be
employed by the prosecution 10 rebut
the insanity theory.
There vas a marked falling of In
the attendance at the Boyalian murder
trial. Monday morning Mrs Boya.
jian having told her story. many OF
those who thronged the court room,
Saturday. had lost interest In the pro-
ceeding. They came thirsung for a
sensation and apparently went away
satisfied. Several women came back
Monday. however. eager TO hear moro
OF the case and took selts as neai
the front as they could get.
Before taking up -the-trial- Judge
Connolly disposed of several minor
IT alters and 1t was after 10 o'clock
when the trial finally got under way.
Mrs. Boyajian's story.
Substantially as Attorney Bumps
had outlined it In his opening state
ment 10 the jury, Mrs. Ethel Boyajian,
wife of DR.. G. X. Boyajian, told her
story of the alleged assault made on
her by Hartoon Gostanian In Satur-
day afternoons session of the doctor 8
trial for the killing Of Gostanian.
Prosecutor Van Zile was unable to
shake the story In any important par
ticulars, but the witness frequently
sought recourse behind the familiar an
Lswers, II don't remember" and Il
don't think So"
The prosecutor ostensibly TO lay
the foundation for rebuttaf testimony
asked the witness IL she had not made
various statements to various people
statements contradictory to her story
on the stand In almost every In.
stance the witness pleaded lack OF
memory or denied having made them.
Resuming the direct examination on
the opening Of court. Saturday after
noon, Mr.. Bumps got down to the
events which led up to the shooting.
April 80.
During the month OF April last did
your husband go away on a lecture
tour?" he asked.
He went away March 10 and return
ed April 81" replied Mrs. Boyajian.
Did you also 60 away?"
returned my home In INLAY
City. March IL. and was there several
days"
DO you remember going down to
police headquarters with your hus-
band after his return?"
Yes"
Did you know at that time that a
warrant had been issued for your ar
rest?"
No"
What were you asked to do?"
The doctor asked me to tell every
thing"
That Is. everything you had told
him."
Yes, sir"
And you made statement"
Yes, sir"
And after you made a statement
was Gostanian brought in?"
Yes"
What did you say to him?"
i told him 10 tell ali.
What did he finally say?"
He said, 1T Is 80
II Did he ADMIT that-his relations
with you had been improper"
Yes"
Did he say to you. This is all your
fault You are to blame for 1t all?' "
No"
Several times during the interview.
che said. Gostanian talked in Armen-
ian and the doctor told him to talk
English.
Did the doctor have box of medl.
cine tnere?"
Yes"
did the doctor question him about
II ?"
Yes, he said he got II TO protect
the doctor"
Did he lie about that"
Eyes. ne lied"
0ostanian Threatened Uncle.
Mrs. Boyajian said tina: in the con-
versation between Gostanian and the