The sun., 1890-01-24
POP0FF PLEADS ACCIDENT.
HIS HICTIM'S BODY LEFT IN HER
BLOOD FOR 30 HOURS.

Policemen Relieving Each other on Guard
and Waiting with the Distressed Family
tor n Coroner-PopoT IL in the Tombs.
Mary Petrikovsky was killed by big John
Popoff at 163 Stanton street at 81 Wednesday
afternoon. In accordance with the instructions
OF the police, the body OF tho dead girl was
raised from the floor where she fell in the con-
dltion 1t was when she died. No blood stains
were removed from floor or table, nothing was
done to stop the hemorrhaGe or to prepare the
body for burial. Everything was left to await
the arrival OF the Coroner. A policeman was
In charge, Morning came and another police
man relieved him, The distress OF the afflicted
family was pltiful. No Coroner came, nor any
permission to employ an undertaken or to pre-
pare tho body for burial. When tho police
watch was again changed at noon the relieved
officer agreed to send a frosh message 10 the
Coroners' oflce. Still there was no response.
and when q SUN reporter, called, twenty-four
hGIrs S after ths tragedy the father was well
II wish they would come" he said, sadly.
mitted to care for what is lett Of the poor child.
my wife would be 30 much easier.
An urgent note was sent to tho Coroners'
office which brought the response that the
Coroner would come as soon as he had finished
an examination Of the prisoner. Popoff; A Sun
O'clock was told that the case had not been re-
ported there until Yesterday afternoon.
DR.. jenkins. Coroner, Levy,,s deputy. got
Tor the removal OF the body to an undertaker's.
Tho EldridRe street police say that u report
at his his hone. i52 Use second avenue. at 5;sS We'd
nesday afternoon; AZ the Coro1ers' office yes
terday It was was said that Coroner Messemer was
-Popofr was arraigned in. the Essex Market
Police Court , before @ judge Patterson. He vas M
an Sttsch6 Of L tbo o RUSSIAN fesajos leg Il Who Sp.
peared as his ooun el. When the irons were
removed from his wrists the tall prisoner be-
f. lis nsye lis eoGnss
he briefly told hts story. which Is essentially
shooting:
giant So to sSr me their Sos % sS
ississisSR s S .Ss% ssiss e: psss 6
inIo tSS room vitS uapsa up and
fS c aa %' As was so T the
This story is .contradicted by both Jachno-
yetz and Mrs. Petrikovsky. Both agree that
Popoff pointed the pIst ! at every one In turn,
leased, and afterward pointed the pistol at
h Hary and tired Alter the shot was was fred in
Rs Mod 5 Rse With vi tSs same ne eso he
made no effort to d., So however:
Popofr was before the Coroner at 2 o'clock in
Passos appearing for the complainants. There
was no examination. and Coroner Levy COM.
Red % Rs % he bs
In charge OF the prisoner said he had been or
dered by Judge Patterson TO reproduce him in
Essex Market Court,
You'll do no such thing" exclaimed Coroner
Levy: Judge Patterson has no jurisdiction IN
this case. This man is my prisoner. and he'll
stay in the rombs till send for him."
I've got to obey Judge Patterson's ORDERS"
said the policeman stolidly.
No; you won't. sir," retorted the Coroner:
Til protect you" And Coroner Levy forthwith
wrote curt note to Judge Patterson inform
Tombs without hail. and subject to no ones
jurisdiction but his own.
James Peirikovsky brother Of the dead girl,
two weeks that there was a marked codness
between Popoff aud his sister. He didn't know
the cause NJ IL: but 1t made him 30 uneeBy that
he had notified Popon that he must find quar-.
tors elsewhere at the epd OF the month.