The Detroit times., 1911-03-15
.B0YAJ|AN' S WIFE
HAD BEGGED HIM
TO HURRY HOME
Letter Written To Husband After
Alleged Attack By Gostanian To
Be offered in Evidence For
First Time.
Defense Opens With Dramatic Re
cital By Attorney Bumps Of
Events Leading to Shooting.

The people rested in the Boyajian
case, Tuesday morning, in Judge Con-
nolly's court and Attorney Frank +.
Bumps opened for the defense with a
dramatic recital to the jury OF the
events connected with the shooting Of
Hartoon Gostanian.
One new feature will be introduced.
according TO Mr.. Bumps statement.
II 10 letter written by Mrs. Boyajian
to her husband, In which she urged
the physician to come home TO her
from lecture tour.
The letter followed Gostanian's al
legged attack upon the doctors wife.
The letter was not used In the first
trial because Il could not be found. II
has since been discovered. In this
letter, she did not tell the physician
Of the disgrace that she says Gostan-
Ian forced upon her. She simply
pleaded with him to come home.
Louis Yerkes, brother of Mrs. Boy
allan, was placed on the stand Tues
day morning. Prosecutor Van lille
made rather acrid attack on Yerke's
testimony and attempted to show dis
crepancies in his statements at the
first trial and his statements now.
In the first trial, Yerkes said he
did not recall that the Armenian ply
stefan had made any threat to kill
Hartoon Gostanian, his nephew, while
now he says he distinctly remembers
the alleged threats the physician
made.
Edward ]. Andre, formerly a clerk
In Chief of Detectives McDonnells
ONCE, was called to the stand. Under
cross-examination by Attorney Bumps,
he said that on the day that DR.. Boy
allan and his wife visited police head
quarters to see Capt. Mcdonnell,
there was much loud talking In the
captains office. He said also that he
heard the doctor say. IF had q dag
ger I would stick 1t in your heart"
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Andres
testimony, Attorney Hunt for the de-
Tense, declared that the names of DIR.
Justin E. Emerson and DR.. J. B. Ken
nedy were Endorsed upon the informa-
ton and he demanded that these wit
nesses and the other alienists for the
prosecution be placed upon the stand
before the defense began its case.
Prosecutor Van Zile declared the
physicians would be called to testify
as to the defendants sanity and he
did not choose to call them except in
rebuttal.
Mr.. Hunt maintained that the bur-
den OF proof In regard to Dr.. Boya-
jams sanity rested with the people
and he insisted that the alienists be
heard now. The defense made the
claim that the defendant was entitled
to hear the testimony Of the physi-
clans and that IL would be an unfair
advantage to make the defense place
it's alienists on the stand first. Judge
Connolly overruled the contention
and the people then rested. Attor-
ing statement Of the defense.
He. began by sketching rapidly the
early life Of Boyajian In his native
land In Armenia. He told how the
Boyajian came at the age of is to
America to satisfy ambitions that
could not be satisfied at home. He
wanted eventually to return to his
people so he could be benefactor to
them.
He told of the young mans strug.
gle to master the English language
and OF his subsequent success in de-
livering lectures around the country
on Armenia, It's people and their Gus
toms
I'm 1901 he met his wife in Inlay
City," went on Mr.. Bumps. she was
then Ethel Yerkes, q girl just out Of
her teens. He married her and took
her with him on his lecture tours
Later they came to Detroit, he with
the ambition of getting an education
In medicine.
I'm 1903. their little girl was born.
The doctor loved his wife and his
baby. He was a model man, home
man., In 1906 he got his diploma
from the Detroit College Of Medicine.
About this time there appears up.
on the scene, Hartoon Gostanian, son
OF the doctors sister. He came to
see the doctor. Up to that time, Mrs.
Boyajian had never seen him. Hartoon
persuaded the doctor to go on q lee
turing tour. They lectured through
the west and Hartoon got a munifi
cent sum for his services as man.
ager.
Finally the doctor grew weary of
lecturing and settled down at No. 1853
Warren-ave. west, to practice medi-
cine. Again Gostanian came to the
doctor and the doctor persuaded Cos
tanian to. attend the Detroit College
OF Medicine.
The doctor loved him as brother.
The latchkey Of the Doctors home
was always out. The doctor tutored
Gostanian ut nights. In return, the
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