The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-02
GEORGE Apo.

GEORGE Apo.
According to the story told by George
Apo. whose testimony regarding the
green-goois business created a sensation
at the session of tina Lexow Committee
on June IA. the intimidation to which he
IL now being subjected is entirely in line
with those practices which made 1t pos
sible for Or lice eXtortion as immunity
from retribution to become a lucrative
source Of income.
The system, according to him. Is
this: Whether now engaged In ne
farious calling or not. should the crook
become obnoxious to the police. he is
compelled to quit the city or go to
State prison.
or course, 1t is possible that the Of
fender may not want to quit the city
nor yet to abide behind bars. but
usually 1t is Of little use. A job is put
up and the criminal is found with the
booty of a theft in his possession or in
some such predicament. which means a
sure conviction.
This neat little trick, says Apo. is
the means by which the police intend to
send him from the city. and at the same
time remove from the path of Green
Goods King McNally and big Patsey'
Hadlick a man whom both have reason
to wish elsewhere.
He has been I'D that Central Office
detective boldly announced that at the
first opportunity which offered he was
to be made the centre of a crowd upon
some thoroughfare in which a man was
to lose watch. An outcry. was to be
made made and the stolen super" was to be
found In Appo's pocket
Owing to Appos reputation as pick
pocket and the mountaineering presence
OF hot" watch In his pocket, there
point would be scored by both the green
goods people and the police. This
plant" Apo says, has been worked
e eFe ose to g get b rid Of N } psSp
part OF the trick.
That some such plan as this described
10 under way Apo firmly believes, and
has been Swallowed ever since his ap-
pearance on the witness stand.
Upon several occasions he has been ac-
to draw him into conversation, but his
Tense.
ghs ssoE yH sGla BY App0 to
Ever since finished my testimony"
Immediately INN after my appearance be
became suddenly interested in me. Peo-
pie whom ] never saw before would APP
proach and ask me how l was getting
eo co; ana "a r then hang about SO that l
EEIghteenth street and sixth Avenue
S Mhsn a tall, dark man. dressed in a
and said Hello ! told him he had
made I. mistake. but he said that ne
rne snIgd me from my picture in the
Then he wanted me to drink. which
refused, and when l walked away he
I"lS~cd me 10 Fourteenth street. Here
boarded a car and evaded him.
This morning while coming out Of the
rSestaurant at Fourteenth street and
sixth avenue. was approached by a
Me sE0ins b msR with S,Ie hsi
sha fashionable trousers. He exclaimed:
Why, George, how are you? How are
you getting onT ] told him that ! had
E EnNer seer seen him before. and that l didn't
He then tried an old bunco-steering
GGodge and insisted that he had met me
ne had been reading the papers lately,
anu bade him good morning. We had
ana eSSGhed Eighteenth street by this time,
followed. and turned quickly and got
away on car
sO Continuing, Apo told how he had
estsshittst 70 purchase goods at a Chinese
Wbs sraa at Doyers and Pell street.
n mnere ne had traded for four years. The
parroprietor absolutely refused to sell him
cbsS.hlng, as did all other Chinese mer-
mit tnSs n the quarter. They tacltly ad-
upon Apo In the district In fact one
Tho mem Is said to have informed Apo
y stree, 'he ward man OF the Elizabeth
his siation had threatened to crush
in ms Skull the first time ne saw him buy
anything In the precinct"
mar anuultlon, the cheerful efforts which
In" VINO are apparently spies are maxi
ans 70 discover Appo's residence are
upon his guard.
Nsieegafaing the allegation made by Nc
. from the greeh-goods King of Zoo FOR
OF s,nhg the men who took him out
Il toiaI sing the ex-bunco steerer denies
his lsWyy:r Ills own efforts and those of
telease from prison.
Naiiy never put up fivs cents for