OCR Text |
Show ARMENIAN PRIEST GUILTY OP EXTORTION NTCW YORK. Feb 28. A minimum -sentence of two years and two monthn In State prison was meted out to Ijevont. Martoogeshlan. the Armenian, former priest, and treasurer of the local branch of the Huuchaklst society, convicted yesterday yes-terday of extortion. Mr. Martoosoahlan was accused by several sev-eral countrymen. They alleKed that deatli was threatened as the alternative of contributing- to the society roureocnt-ed roureocnt-ed by tho prisoner. Martoosfcshlan said that ho had only sought personal loana without threats, and lhat the chnrpea against him wero Inspired by tho Sultan of Turkey. |