The evening world., 1893-12-20
GOULD At The BAR,
Rahnor's Story Of the Brutal
Assault in Utopia.
IaDon't Kill Him., Tom," Cried a
Woman In Terror.
But Tom, Of Course, Says He Is
Innocent as q Lamb.

Tom Gould, Of tawny mustache and old
Sans souci Garden fame. appeared in
the Court Of Special Sessions to-day, to
answer to a charge of assault on Will
lam F. Rahnor, a bartender In Gould's
newest resort, 81 West Twenty-fourth
street, Oct. 70.
Rohner Is tall. somewhat bald n has
a nervous way about him in telling his
story. He said he had some talk with
Gould about engaging u fellow named
Kelly to take his place, and Gould replied
/ that Rohner was not employed to ask
questions. The upshot was that Gould
told Rainier he wasn't needed m longer.
Rainier Their went for his street clothes
and asked for his wages. Gould replied
that he wouldn't give him a - cent;
come in tomorrow" Rainier added that
Gould came from behind the bar n
punched him in the jaw and butted him
He knocked me down and kicked me
In the face, making this cash." Rainier
continued, showing a deep scar in his lip.
Lawyer Frank Mitchell. appeared for
William Mack. a reporter, was the
next witness. He was present In Gould,s
Utopia at 81 West .Twenty-fourth street.
on the morning In question and wit
heard a scufne behind him and saw
Gould strike Rohmer several times in the
face. knocking him down. Gould then
sraei man Snme While IL q on Sa ahe fioo ana very
Viz kSh1 Blood got " " very M. musS sOVet tse
'bouncer'.. Of the place, then came up
ssst bI%' R0hmer down again and
< woman came out OF aonld.s once
nd cried: For Gods SAX Tom. don't
A man came up from the rear Of the
place and tried to prevent Gould from
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FEDERATION Of Mack. He. Witnessed the
assault on Rainier BY, Gould. He worked
that night in Gould,s. but he said he
never worked there after that.
Counsellor Abram 8. Levy, represent
ing the prosecution. rested his case at
f For the 1ie defense Lawyer Mitchell called
Gould himself to the stand. Gould gave
his pedigree as follows : "Thomas
Gould, fifty years old, .restaurant-eeper."
He testified that Rohnor came to the
the night of the trouble very much
under the influence Of. liquor. He spoke
Ito Rohnor about 2 o'clock in the morn
bartender and had better quit work.
N AS Rahnor went out he struck Billy
Goodwin. who. Rahnor thought, had been
ule means OF getting MIN discouraged.
Goodwin said to a chap named oliver.
III wonder what he hit me for"
Gould went on to say that Rahnor was
continually drinking while he was on
duty.
After denying that he had aver at
lacked a man in his life, or hat he had
ever been guilty Of disorderly conduct.
for he was "above such thing" he denied
that he had ever been arrested"
He was Summoned" a few times, but
the cases were always dismissed. 1t was
not true, he declared, that Justice
IOReilly had ever held him In $1,000 for
assaulting Policeman Keely or any one
else. In fact he was an angel, and he
was only waiting for the wings to fly.
He had been bounded and pounded, he
,aid. by everybody. although all the time
had always found that the easiest way
wa the best. Then he reeled of the
hames Of half a dozen Social %acquaint-
lnces" who were in the store" when
Raynor was asked to leave.
One Of these social a~cquaintances was
Clarence =. Fallman. a dentist, whose
lfilee was nearly opposite Gould's. He
had seen the disturbance on the morn
LGns q the assault. and he coroborated
Gould's version.
On cross-examination he said he got
' pr, early that morning because he was
going fishing, and went into Gould's to
Xget his breakfast. He had 1t in Gould's
private office.