The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-23
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GOOD REPUTATION
BY MANY
Defense Rounds Out Case With les.
timony of Character Witnesses,
Who Laud Doctor as Law-abid-
ing Citizen Prior to Tragedy.
Prosecution Begins Rebuttal Testi'
mony, With Frank Aldrich
in Role Of Star.

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by the defense In the case of DR.. G..
X. Boyajian. charged with the murder
or his nephew. Hartoon Gostanian, TO
testify to the character Of the defend.
ant Attorney F. F. Bumps asked the
witnesses II they knew DR.. Boyajian to
be a peaceful and law-abiding citizen
| up to the time OF the tragedy.
| Mr.. Pitts said he had known DR..
Boyajian for three years prior tn the
tragedy. He know him to be a re-
spectacle. peaceful and law-abiding
citizen.
Hiram C. Goldberg, school inspect
or, testified that he was acquainted
with the. defendant for some years
and had always known him to be a
highly-respected citizen.
| DIR. Charles Oakman, brother OF
County Auditor ''Milt" Oakman, also
testified that DR.. Boyajian enjoyed a
good reputation In the city. In cross.
examination. DR.. Oakman said he be-
came acquainted with the doctor In
the Detroit College OF Medicine, which
they attended together
Meyer Bling, assistant cashier OF the
| Central Savings bank. said he knew
the defendant as peaceful and law
abiding citizen. In answer to ques'
ton from Prosecutor Van Zile, Mr..
| Bing said he knew the doctor only
rs customer of the bank.
| Frank Davis, a resident Of the city
for a number OF years, said he had
been acquainted with the doctor
about nine years and had never heard
anything but good about him. He
had visited In the doctors home a
number OF times, he said. The doc
tor was his family physician.
DR.. Louis j. Hirschman knew DR..
Boyajian as a medical student and
had known him TO be good citizen
up TO the time OF the tragedy.
Dr. Hirschman's testimony closed
! the case for the defense.
Rebuttal Testimony Starts.
Chief OF Detectives Mcdonnell was
was the first witness called by the
prosecution In rebuttal. The chief
said he remembered that the wife OF
DR.. Boyajian had told him when she
and her husband we're In his Office,
the day prior to the tragedy, that the
doctor had choked her to make her
confess her relations with Gostanian.
| The chief also said that Mrs. Boya-
| jian told him after the tragedy that
| her husband had shot at her in the
police court.
| Lieut.. Thomas Lally, OF the police
| department. was the next witness. He
! said he took three OF DR.. Boyajian's
| friends and fellow-countrymen down
/ TO the doctors cell in police headquar-
| ters TO see the defendant the after
noon of the day OF the tragedy, and
that he heard DR.. Boyajian tell one OF
his visitors TO tell DR.. Walker TO let
! Gostani.n die" This statement was
made in response to information from
! the visitors TO the effect that DR..
Walker was going to operate on Cos
tanian in the hope OF saving his life.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Bumps, the
lieutenant said he was sure the de-
| PENDANT made the statement attributed
to him in regard to Gostanian. but he
was unable to remember anything
else that was said.
Attorney william Heston, former
football star on the University OF
Michigan team, was next called to
the stand.
Assistant Prosecutor Jasnowski ex-
planned that part of the testimony the
prosecution expected to get from the
witness was brought out in the earli-
er part OF the trial; that the prose
cution had not learned of Mr.. Hes
toms knowledge in the case until Sat
urday.
Mr.. Hunt objected to Mr.. Heston's
giving testimony, arguing that the
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his testimony earlier in the trial.
The court allowed the witness to
| testify, but advised that he stick 10
matter that would not be prejudic!al
! to the rights OF the defendant.
Mr.. Heston said he saw the defend
ant in the county jail Immediately az
ter the tragedy.
| At this point Mr.. Hunt, for the de-
tense objected TO any further testi-
mony being given by the witness, Civ
ing the same reasons as before The
court ordered that the jury retire
while the question was threshed out.
What do you expect to show by
this witness?" asked the court OF Mr..
Jasnowski
I'VE want the witness to testify
I'm regard to the defendants conduct
/ In the jail after the Tragedy, MT. Jas
nowski replied. Col. Sellers aud
others have testified that the defend
ant talked incoherently in the Jsil
and we want to show Mr.. HestoD's
observations"
The defense pointed out that Mr..
Heston's name was not on the infor-
nation and argued that the witness
should not be heard; that the defend
ant should not be surprised and his
interests jeopardized.
Heston's Testimony Excluded.
The court excluded the testimony
of Mr.. Heston.
| Assistant Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
was the next witness for the prose
cution.
| Mr.. Hunt again interposed an OBJ
lection, saying Mr.. Kilpatrick's name
was not Endorsed on the information,
and he was, therefore, not entitled TO
give testimony.
The court allowed the witness to
testify. ruling that the case OF sir.
Fitzpatrick differed from that of sr.
Heston, inasmuch as Fitzpatrick was
to testify to rebuttal matter, whereas.
Heston was wanted to give testimony
, which should have been presented