The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-14
B0YAJIAN'S WIFE HAD
BEGGED HIM TO HURRY HOME
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heard now. The defense made the
claim that the defendant was entitled
to hear the testimony OF the physi-
| clans and that II would be an unfair
advantage to make the defense place
Its alienists on the stand first Judge
Connolly overruled the contention
and the people then rested. Attor-
ney Bumps followed with the open
| 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 16 to
America TO satisfy ambitions that
could not be satisfied at home. He
wanted eventually to return to his
people so he could be a benefactor 20
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, its people and their Gus
| toms.
In 1901 he met his wife In Inlay
City" went on Mr.. Bumps. she was
then Ethel Yerkes, girl just out of
her teens. He married her and took
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Later they came to Detroit, he with
the ambition OF getting an education
In medicine.
''In 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 lee
turing tour. They lectured through
the west and Hartoon got q 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.
1.-The doctor loved him as brother.
The latchkey of the Doctors home
was always out. The doctor tutored
Gostanian at nights. In return. the
nephew treated the doctor with great
respect They seemed to be fast
friends.
In March, 1909; the doctor was
influenced to 60 on lecture tour.
He was gone six weeks, returning
April Fl. On April 2, Gostanian came
to the house.
| Mrs. Gostenian was attacked sud-
denly by Gostanian. Gostanian
threatened to kill her II she ever told
any body of what had taken place
Mr.. Bumps declared that even with
his threat over her head, Mrs. Boya-
Jan wrote a letter to the doctor urg-
ing him to come home. She did not
tell him the reason why. This letter
was not produced at the first trial be-
cause II could not be found, but since
the first trial, Mr.. Bumps says Il has
been found and will be produced in
court.
The lawyer then told OF the physi-
clans homecoming and of the discov-
cry OF the terrible truth. His wife
told him OF Gostanian's threat to kill
her and the doctor. He told OF the
awful effect these revelations had
upon the physicians mind and Of how
Attorney Charles l.. Bartlett was
called into the Boyajian home and
heard the revolving story.
On the following morning. the doc
tor obtained a warrant In police court.
Mr.. Bumps told in detail Of the scene
at police court, how DR.. Boyajian,
wild-eyed and uncertain In gait, came
into Justice Jeffries' room, how he
looked at Gostanian and how he suf-
fered fainting spell.
Mr. Bumps said that some Of the
physicians relatives had been more
or less affected by mental disorders
and that he would show by salienists
, that the doctors mind was affected
when he shot and killed Gostanian.
The attorney will conclude his open
ing statement, Tuesday afternoon.
and then the hearing OF witnesses FOR
!. the defense will be taken up.
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