The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16
BoYAJIAN SUBJECT TO
FITS, SAYS WITNESS
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the grandfather of Gostanian, as In
timated by Prosecutor Van Zlle..
James NJ Mooradln. brother of
Paul, the previous witness, told of
being a playmate OF Dr. Boyajian and
OF going TO school with him. lie knew
Gostanian we'll, but didn't 20 TO
school with him. because Gostanian
was younger and in rae lower grades.
He said he came TO this country in
company with the defendant, DIR. Boy.
allan, and 90 others from Armenia.
In 1889. The witness related that the
doctors father had NJ at the time
the party he referred TO. left this
country.
How Fit Affected Victim.
The witness then went on TO ex-
plain how the doctors father looked
while I'm his At. The victim ground
his teeth. waved his arms and there
was a wild stare IN his eyes, the
witness said
Did you ever see the defendant,
the doctor. In a st?" asked Attorney
Hunt.
The witness said he had and then
related the attacks described by his
brother. He also told OF another At
the doctor had while partaking OF a
New Years feast In Hoolo. On this
occasion pail OF water was thrown
on the doctor, but II had little effect.
the spasm lasting many hours: This
attack occurred In barn on the farm
of the witness father. The witness
said the parents of the doctor were
not told of the attack, fearing that
such notification would spoil the
feast
The witness further related that the
doctor suffered another fit while on
the voyage to this country. This at
tack was also bad one, the witness
declared.
Questioned by Mr.. Hunt about Cos
tanian, Mooradin said he saw Gostan-
ian carrying revolver in Chicago,
and that Gostanian told him he al
ways carried one around such
places because he was afraid
What. did he mean by such
places?" asked Prosecutor Van Zile.
II don't know, unless he meant low
places answered the witness.
On hearing this reply Gostanian's
father, who is watching the trial,
shouted from his seat in the audience:
Shut up, you"
A court officer reprimanded Gostan-
ian and no further remarks were made
by. him.
The witness had not finished his tee-
timony when court adjourned at noon.
Deputies Testify for Defense.
In the wednesday afternoon session,
Deputy Sheriffs Peter Dusbieber and
Harry Crooks testified In regard to the
conduct of the defendant In the Wayne
county Jail Dusbieber said the doc
tor on being brought into the jail I'M
mediately after the shooting, appeared
distracted and cried out, my poor
wife! My poor little Marjorie!"
Crooks related that he witnessed
the incident relative to the hallucina-
tons the doctor is said to have had in
the Jail, about year ago. Crooks said
he heard the shrieking OF the doctor,
as told by Deputy Owen, Wednesday,
and that he went with others to the
doctors cell, to find him throwing
things at an imaginary object
Marvok Mailman, friend OF Boya-
Jan, told OF going TO police headquai-
tiers to see the doctor q few hours az
ter the shooting and failing to get
any replies to questions he addressed
to the prisoner.
Court Stenographer Douglas Coch.
rane read the testimony of X. Magyar
ian, who also called on the doctor with
Malajinian. Margarian is now In
Armenia. His testimony was about
the same as that of Mailman.
Byron Henderson, colored attorney,
testified that he saw the shooting, but
nothing new was elected in regard TO
the circumstances.