The evening world., 1893-12-20
GOULD AT The BAR.
Rahnor's Story Of the Brutal
Assault in Utopia.
"Don'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 m ole
Sans Souci Garden fame, appeared ir
the Court of Special Sessions to-day, tc
lam F. Rahnor, a bartender in Gould's
newest resort, 81 West Twenty-fourth
street, Oct. 20.
Rohner is tall, somewhat bald and has
q nervous way about him in telling his
story. He said he had some talk with
Gould about engaging a 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 any longer
Rainier then 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 bal. and
punched him in the jaw and butted him
He knocked me dow and kicked me
continued. showing a deep scar In his lip.
cl hnTy sra Frank c-ra..:eI Mitshsl f RaSmerl for
William Mack, a reporter, was TIE
Utopia at 81 West .Twenty-fourth street,
heard a scufie behind him n saw
Gould strike Rohmer several times In the
face. knocking him down. Gould then
kicked Rohmer In a savage and very
cruel while on the floor.
wI RShp piooa got .! " very i masn sover fss
and Enocksa Rohmer down again and
4: a IS; "a s ss@5 ss sFs : s; s' Hs%. cons sss';
A man came. up from the rear of the
place and tried to prevent Gould from
Thomas +. Henry. a waiter, of sOi
west T~hirty-ninth street, testified in cor,
roboraton Of Mack. He witnessed the
ssssul n,s 2 3 f Il aeu "a e0 Snt he He s wSTk st
never worked there after that.
Counsellor Abram 8. Levy, represent
ing the prosecution. rested his case a
For ne defense Lawyer Mitchell called
his pedigree as follows Thomas
e9 as ;;e ffty yea ssst Ok Rob 1esiaG eame sa t.,
place. 81 West Twenty-fourth street, or
the, night of the trouble very much
under the influence Of liquor. He spoke
to Rohnor about Q o'clock in the morn
ing and said, Rohnor wouldn't do as q
As Rahnor went out he struck BIZ!
Goodwin said to a chap named oliver
II wonder what he hit me for"
Gould went on to say that Rahnor wa.
continually drinking while he was oil
duty.
After denying that he had ever at,
tackled a man In his life, or that he had
ever been guilty Of disorderiy conduct
for he was "above such thing" he denied
that he "had ever been arrested"
He was Summoned" a few times, blu
the cases were always dismissed. It was
not true, he declared, that Justice
O'Reilly had ever held him in $1,000 fol
assaultlng Policeman Kelly or any on
else. In fact he was an angel, and h,
was only waiting for the wings to fly.
He had been bounded and pounded. hi
said. by everybody, although all the time
he was as quiet as a lamb, because III
had always found that the easiest way
was the best. Then he reeled of tn,
names OF half a dozen ''social acquaint,
ances' who were in the store" wheI
Raynor was asked to leave.
One of these social acquaintances wa!
Clarence e. Fallman, a dentist. whose
office was nearly opposite Gould's. HI
had seen the disturbance. On the morn
ing OF the assault, and he coroboratet
Gould's version.
On cross-examination he said he go
lip early hat morning because he wa
going fishing, n went into Gould's Z
get his breakfast. He had 1t In Could
private office.