Evening journal., 1894-09-29

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GEORGE APP0.
tragedy. OF course the suspicion arose
that he had been assaulted, but no evil
dence TO this effect has developed.
Apo is an all round crook whose ex-
posure Of tho inner workings Of green
goods men before tho Lexow committee
caused a widespread sensation. Recently
he has been working for Mr.. Gof. He
was yesterday given batch Of subppnas
to serve. Several of the witnesses he
sought live in the neighborhood Of West
street.
He drank in several places along the
river front and finally found his way into
Frederick Baar's North River hotel, Bar
clay and West streets. He was not even
tipsy when he first entered Baar's place.
which is a resort for green goods men.
Lawyer jerome thinks that Apo was
drugged for the purpose Of assassination.
Riordon says the man cut his own throat
in moment OF remorse. At any rate
Riordon had him removed TO the station.
Apo was bleeding on the sidewalk in
front Of the North River hotel when Rior-
dan, startingod with him. met Filan.
Tile Suicide Theory.
Riordon told this story to Captain
O'Connor: ] tend bar at Raub's hotel,
Rector and Wost streets and | had yes
terday afternoon of ] met Appo, whom
l know slightly, and We went TO the
North Rivor hotel whura We had a drink,
Then we had two or thrco more Then
said Apo I don't like you because
you re not on the level.
Who says I'm nots lie said
oh, yoE know, said T. II you wore
on the level, you ho All right.
"He became q little excited and said,
'Woll, if you don think I'm on tho level,
I'll show you that II q rather die than have
you think so
'Then he pulled a dirk knife and rum
ming to tho sidewalk slashei at his thront
as he ran. Then ! started to take him to
the station house
Appos clothing was wet with blood,
which gushed from a wound in tho left
side Of his neck It looked ugly till tho
flow Of blood was checked Then il was
found that it was not mortal woHnd.
Tho knife missed the iugular vein by a
hairs breadth. Meanwhile an ambulance
had been called from Chambers Street
hospital, and q messenger was sent to no
tify Mr. Go;k Ho sent Lawyer Jerome
and the chief detective Of the Parkhurst
society.
At the samo timo Inspector McLaugh-
lin, who had been apprsed of tho mys-
terious case, sent Detectives Valley, Frink
and Schindlo to the Church street station.
Think lie Was Drugged.
Dr. Pentland Of tho hospital who
stitched up tho wound, was unable to de-
termine what Apo had been drugged
with. He thought if Apo had taken only
ryf ffet- ha faf lfa
He tried needles on Appo without max
ing him move q muscle Appo was placed
on cot in the officers sitting room,
where he spent tho night. Riordon was
at once removed TO police headquarters
1t is thought that ho knows more about
the matter than he told Captain 'OCon-
nor. Riordon has heretofore been regard
ed as a respectable man. He IS 81 years
old and has dabhlcd littlo in ward poll
tics. He once enjoyed tho distinction of
being beaten for alderman by Sojer Flynn.
How he came to know Appo well enough
to rebuke him for exposing the green
goods mon IS not yet explained. MIR Je-
rome thought it a lamo story. He said
that Appo was not the sort Of man to
kill himself Those who know Appo in
timately say that no man was fonder Of
life and its pleasures than he.
Blaoky Moonson and Pig Faced Muir
ply, green goods men who had worked
with Apo, called at the station to SEQ
him, but were not permitted to do so.
Moonson said Two known Apo as
we'll as any man for 10 years, and I'll
gamble that, drunk on sober the thought
Of killing himself never entered his mind
Why, after no lost his eyo I heard him
say If I lost the other eye ana my legs
and arms to boot, still life would DO good
enough for me Then tho idea of red
liquor making him daily enough to want
to cut his throatl You don't think that
man like him, who was stuck on his
pipe and didn't lose his nut would fall
down on a whisky: No, the ducks that
think so don't know Appo.
Murphy agreed with Moonson.
"This suicide lay won't do, no said.
''It was a plan to do him. He about got
on when they were giving him tho dope
and got out before they finished him. 1
reckon no one would be better pleased
than some of the police to see him put out
Of the way for good "
sNTurder," Says Mr.. Con.
Baar, 90 keeper of the North River
hotel, tells the same story Riordon did.
So do his bartolders They all say Apo
was crazy uhuAh. AZ etciha 9ihsutaAf AoM-
ever that although Appo and Riordon
had visited other saloons in the neigh
borhood ne should have SOLICITED a haunt
ef green goods mon to kill himself in.
This fact in itself makes tho suicide the
ory improbable
Nor nowhere on earth could be found a
more romorsoful green goods man. Then
life of vicissitude and hardship makes
living dear 70 them.
Then, as Moonson pointed out, men OF