The New York herald., 1876-10-22

'wclI, mo saw tho man before. Ifhes dead
somebody killed him.
Apo denied that he had killed his wife and his
statement was found TO be correct.
When tho reporter said. "But II IS charged tnat you
were convicted once OF wifo murder he said:--
"How old arc your
"Thirty ycara'
two years IN this country. Ny wife was drowned on
tho way from san Francisco TO China"
He SAID he was not drunk, and In nonchalent man
ncr claimed TO be a "cgar speculatoE" 4"
II innocent he said "iou'il sec plenty of GENTLE
men were prcscnL"
TnK CORONER AT THE roaRs
After having adjourned the inquest until next week
Coroner Woltman proceeded to Tho Tombs tho
prisoner The latter was sent Tor and camc down
into the long corridor by tho Keepers desk. lie
looked nervous and was not cxultant defiant,
the previous night lie was clad In dark gray clothes
which he wrapped tightly around himself, as though
he felt the cold soft black hat pulled down
over ms face.
'.whai your name :" said tho Coroner on his ap-
penrance
"Qulmbo Apo said tho prisoner
Coroncr--Wherc do you live?
Prsoncr-At Mr.. Howc's lodging house.
Corones-Are you married.
Prisoncr--I was married: had a wife, but she Is
dead
Coroner-What did YOU do with that knilcY
prsoncr-l cidnt have no knife. don't carry
The Coroner then formally committed the prisoner
and he was reconductcd TO cell No CO.
cAREKR OF QrIhBo AFRO.
Quimbo Appo was born at Chusan In tho interior OF
China about the year ISIS At the age OF seventeen
he came to tins country, landing at san francesca He
was a' nrst employed as steward on The United states
sloop-of. war Vandala lie made his way across tho
continent and employed next in Robertson 4 Sons
tea in Boston He came here IN lSiS and WORK cd
IN several stores. In 1851 he married un IRISH
woman. by whom he had one SON
In the spring Of 1888 he was employed Chinese
interpreter in Ialbcr & Henry ten store, in Catha.
rinc street. He lived In some small. Is
on the top floor OF No. ~ Oliver street He an
exceedingly Jealous man. and often qunrrclicd with
Margaret Butler and Mary Fletcher, also lived 10 the
house he occupied. He often quarrciled with aud beat
his vile In the early part OF March, 1859, this treat
mcnt became so bad that his wife compelled
TO seek refuge IN The apartments OF MRS. Fletcher.
ms angercd nm very nuch, and ne determined upon
the last named year, he lci his house In the mornng
and purchased large knife, which he sharp
encd and concealed about his person Rc-
turning home about halfpast eight in the
evening he commenced beating his wife with n stick
The three other IN tho hsusc hearing the noise
rushed to tho room ard attempted 10 rescue Mrs
! Apo. Qumbo turhcd on Mrs Fletcher and plunged
the knife ne had bought for tho purpose into her loft
breast Just over the hcari causing instant death. II
Is rcmn nrkablc thing hat tho wound OF which she died
was In almost exactly tho same part OF the body as
1 Then Apo turned on tho other two women, slabbng
Mary Gafney IN the left arm and Margaret Butler in
| the head Hc escaped ~ tho time nut found
secrc,cd in house the corner OF Cherry and James
streets He admitted that nc killed Mrs Fletcher and
sald that he had bought the knlie expressly for that
purpose. Coroner Jackman took charge OF the case
tho next day, and tho jury rendered verdict against
| the prisoner,
SENTENCED FOR HIS FIRST MURDER
On April H. 1859, no tried before Judge Davies
| Tho case was concluded the following day aud he
sentenced TO Imprisonment Tor HE Az the Tomhs
no tried tbc pious DODGE going to chapel and pray
ing often. He loudly complained that his had
been too severe, because he had no friends Some
Jealous philanthropists became interested his
case and got his sentence commutcd by Governor H. d.
Morgan TO Imprisonment for ten years Az The end Of
his term he was released only 10 commit still more
crimes. He became angry nt a boy who making
fun OF him and attacked him with large stone. Hc
indicted Tor fel0nious assault and sent prison
for ave years The boy he had injured dicd shortly
after his commitment to prison.
Last spring hc again indicted for assault and
battery, and served term Of months in prison.
Ho is only few months out Of tho PonitcntIary
HIS TO DO closely following In the father
crime. some months since hc found
guilty OF larceny and sentenced TO SIX months impris-
onmcnt Becoming sick In prison he 10
Bellevue Hospital, whence hc escaped and has yet
been captured.
HIS wife died whlc he was serving bis ten years
term in the Pcnnentlnry. Since Quimbo Apo has
released from prison he used 10 make little money by
selling cigars at small stand Chatham square,
Few OF thousands who passed the quiet inoensiyo
looking man imagined TINT they wero looking upon
such icnd human shape as this history OF his
crimes shows him TO be.