The Detroit times., 1911-03-13
D0YAJ|lA
Gets BACK NERVE
- and Cheerful in Court satur-
<sy-Had Threatened To Kill
Nephew, Witness Says.


~. Hartoon Gostanian. in police
1nrt. April 80, 1908, was calm, at
1oo cheerful during the Saturday
ogning session, showing none OF the
notion which characterized his atti-
udo on Friday, when he wept. He
listened intently to all the testimony
nd only once, when change In wit
1oooos was being made. did he ap-
EAR TO be brooding and discouraged.
Capt. James Mcdonnell, head OF the
<otoctive bureau, was the chief wit
mooo for the prosecution. He told OF
TIC meeting of Gostanian, Mrs. Boy
n1inn and her husband in his office on
ne afternoon of April 2s, the day be
|Dre the tragedy.
"G0stanian was brought in by De-
Ioctives Bodinus and Palmer" said
NE captain. following the swearing
6ut OF the warrant by DIR. Boyajian
<ngainst Gostanian and Mrs. Boyajian,
1.-The doctors wife. Gostanian asked
No to telephone for DR.. Boyajian to
+1ome down to my Office to see him.
f got the doctor on the phone and
&old him Gostanian wanted to see
nlm. The doctor replied that he
Ildn't want to talk to Gostanian.
Hen told the doctor that he better
come down and to bring his wife with
Nm. The doctor and his wife came.
+ a my ONCE DIR. Boyajian asked Cos
&nnian II he had been too friendly
Nth Boyajian's wife, and Gostanian
Ionled II. Then Mrs. Boyajian adj
>leed him to tell the truth, saving she
Nd told everything After that Cos
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own and cried, and pleaded with the
Goctor to be easy on him."
Attorney Hunt objected to the testi-
mony relating to the conduct OF Mrs.
0oyajian and Gostanian, but the court
Moved II, when the captain said the
Iofendant, DR.. Boyajian, was present
When the statements we're made.
The captain then related that Mrs.
Doyajian told him that Gostanian
Mind of forced" her to submit to him,
+ MT that she afterwards associated
nth him because she liked him, and
61nmed the doctor for the situation
1ocause he threw her and Gostanian
INTO each others company. The cap
<oin also said that Boyajian swore at
0ootanian and said he would stab him
3 he had dagger.
Attorney Hunt again offered strenu-
'Gno objections to testimony concern
|Ing Mrs. Boyajian and Gostanian de-
EIoring that DR.. Boyajian was not
DGooent when the statements were
ND to have been made. Capt. Nc
)onnell now admitted that the doctor
Eoe absent when Mrs. Boyajian made
NE remarks, whereupon Judge Con-
oily ordered the testimony stricken
rom the record.
In cross-examination, the captain
aid that DIR. Boyajian looked haggard
and pale and seemed very much ex.
cited on being brought from the po-
Ice court to his Office after the shoot
|DE Of Gostanian. He also said that
HE doctor threw his arms about the
Uitnesses' neck and requested him to
- his witness and to get good law
yer for him.
Like voice from the grave, sound
"a the reading of the testimony OF
Rnul Hempel. who testified at the first
trial. and who died few weeks ago.
HE defense objected to the testimony
icing read, but the court allowed Ii.
Ufonographer Douglas Cochrane read
- shorthand notes OF HempePs test
Inony, never having transcribed
hem. Though the taking Of the notes
Incurred two years ago. Mr.. Cochrane
rad them with no more difficulty than
he were reading the transcribed
copy. The easy reading of the notes
+ cnuDed favorable comment from a
.number who heard II.
Hompel's testimony related to the
1oone In the court room following the
1Aopting.
Capt. Robert Palmer was on the
1fnnd when court adjourned at noon
mil 10 q, m, Monday. His tesu-
mony was much the same as that
'1ven by Detective Bodinus.
Detective Henry Bodinus testified
"a the Friday afternoon session that
no doctor threatened Gostanian
While the latter was being questioned
- the ONCE Of Chief OF Detectives
Mcdonnell shortly after the arrest OF
oGtanian and Mrs. Boyajian on the
|omplaint of her husband. Bodinus
hid that the doctor called Gostanian
beast and several vile names and
lid that IL he had a dagger he would
hove II through Gostanian's heart
ben and there.
Prior to the threat, the detective
Md that Boyajian asked Gostanian
he had been too friendly with Mrs.
oyajian while the doctor had been
ut Of the city.
0oetanian answered in the negative,
1t Mrs Boyajian, Bodinus said, told
- 70 tell the truth; that she had
"a everything. Then Gostanian re-
Ia that II was "all her fault" &C.
riding to Bodiuus.
Ok. r. G. Andrus and DIR. III. O.
n1ber testified as to the nature OF
ofonian's wounds and the opera
"A performed in an effort to save
life. The defense tried to show
0< the shock of the operation and
TIE wound caused death, but both
o<orp declared that the wound was
rDonsible. Attorney Bumps asked
walker IL he did all that was
1b1e for the patient, whereupon
walker retorted that 1t was an
nIllnG question, saying that, OF
1no. everything possible was done
Qostanian after he reached the
1oocutor Van Zile drew the
- Attention TO what he termed
rlnko in testimony transcribed
80 court stenpgrapher in the
trial The prosecutor said
1ho etenographer represented
n witness had said that ''Dr.
- 1oo1ad Wild whereas the