The Detroit times., 1911-03-20
b0YAJ|AM HAD, FIT
IN JAIL, SAYS
AL|EN|ST
Stricken With Epileptic CONFUSION
While Being Examined by DR..
Theophile Klingman, Latter Tes-
tifes-Sense of Feeling Dead.
Court Orders That Long Hypothetical
Question Framed by Defense
Be Modified

The defense in the case OF DR.. g.
*. Boyajian, being tried In Judge Con-
nolly's court. on the charge of MUIR
dering his nephew, Hartoon Gostan-
ian, called It's first alienist. Saturday
morning. The defense plans to show
that DR.. Boyajian was temporarily in
sane when he did the shooting.
DR.. Theophile Klingman, demonstra-
tor Of nervous diseases in the Uni
versity of Michigan, was the first wit
ness. The doctor said that he exam
ined DR.. Boyajian April 81, 1910, in
the county jail. and that the doctor
was seized with an epileptic DIT. dur
ing the examination While examin-
ing DR.. Boyajian. the witness said
that the physicians left arm became
rigid, the muscles OF the eyes twitch-
ed and he lapsed into unconscious
ness. The doctors sense af feeling
was dead, the pricking OF his body
with needle, failing TO make any
impression on him.
Mr.. Hunt, for the defense, read a
long statement TO the witness, re-
counting all the fits suffered by DR..
Boyajian and his father; the birth
OF a brother OF Dr. Boyajian with
weak eyes; the act OF his aunt In run
ming TO the home of the defendant. In
Armenia, In the dead of night. believ-
ing that soldiers were after her;
pointing out that the doctor is
man OF an affectionate disposition, a
Christian and member Of an orthodox
church; telling OF the attack OF Cos
tanian on the doctors wife: also, the
finding Of medicine by the doctor in
his home, the discovery or which
brought about the confession OF Mrs.
Boyajian in regard to her relations
with Gostanian; the effect OF the ad-
missions OF Mrs. Boyajian Oh her hus-
band, of the doctors fainting in the
police lcourt and of his firing five
shots, two OF them at Gostanian, and
OF his excited condition, Immediately
prior to the shooting. during the ira
gedy and afterward in the jail and in
Capt, O'Donnell's Office.
Dr. Klingman was asked whether he
thought, supposing the statements
made by Mr.. Hunt were true. DR.. Boy
allan was rational or irrational at the
time OF the shooting.
PROSECUTOR mdkeb OplcCttOU.
Prosecutor Van Zile objected to an
answer being given, saying that
there was no testimony that a young
er brother OF Dr. Boyajian was born
with weak eyes, as alleged by Mr..
Hunt.
The court granted short recess
for an investigation Of the testimony
by the prosecution.
eoI tAz,x
court resumed, that he wanted Mr..
Hunts statement modified In a num-
bers of instances, including the refer
ence to the weak eyes of the doctors
brother. The prosecutor also said
that he understood that Mr.. Hunt
would agree To the notifications. Mr..
Hunt said he was willing. whereupon
Vie court advised that he be furnished
With a copy OF the revised statement
on the opening of court. Monday. The
Judge said that he thought there
should be a revision in regard to the
statement concerning the reference
to the doctors brothers eyes, and TO
the statement by Mr.. Hunt to the ef-
feet that DR.. Boyajian was afflicted
with heart trouble, there being no
testimony relative to the condition OF
the doctors heart, the court held
Court adjourned after the report OF
the prosecutor until IL o'clock Mon
day morning.
The defense will call two more
alienists, DR.. o. r. Long, OF the Ionia
asylum for the criminal insane. and
DR.. David r. Clark. OF st. Joseph's
retreat, Dearborn. DR.. Clark testified
for the defense in the first trial.
The prosecution will also produce a
number of medical experts on insan-
ity. They are DR.. c. w. Hitchcock.
DR.. j. E. Emerson. DR.. Charles Bah
cock and DR.. j. B. Kennedy, all Of
Detroit. They will make an exam.
ination Of DR.. Boyajian this afternoon.