The evening world., 1894-07-02
criminal.
GEORGE Apo,


According to the story ;oh by George
Apo. whose testimony regarding the
green-goois business created sensation
at the session OF tn. Lexow Committee
on June il. the intimidation to which he
Is now being subjected is entirely in line
with those practices which made 1t pos
sible for police extortion as immunity
from retributlon to become 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.
OF course, 1t is possible that the Of
fender may not want to quit the city
nor yet to abide behind bars. but
usually it is of little use. A job is put
up and the criminal is found with the
booty of theft in his possession or in
some such predicament, which means a
surt 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 Mentally and big Patsey"
Hadlick a man whom both have reason
10 wish elsewhere.
He has been Ia that u Central Office
detective boldly announced that at the
first opportunity which offered he was
10 be made the centre of u crowd upon
some thoroughfare in which u man was
to lose a watch. An cutlery was to be
made and the stolen super" was to be
found in Appo's pocket.
owing to Appo's reputation as a pick
PICKET and the insontr9 ~, presence
would be little use for "a defense and a
point would be scorel by both the green
goods people and the police. This
batore to get rid OF obnoxious people.
The loser of the watch rs. Of course, a
part Of the trick.
That some such plan as this described
Is under way Apo firmly believes, and
has been Swallowed ever since his APP
pearance ON the witness stand.
Upou several occasions hn has been ac-
costed. and attempts haw. been made
10 draw him into converse ton. but his
native shrev dness has been sufficient de-
tense.
This story was told by Apo to an
"fyenng VI orld" reporter this morning:
Ever since finished Iny testimony
Hsid he. 81 have been followed about.
Tor. the Committee number % persons
became suddenly interested in me-. Peo-
PIE whom ] never saw hefo.s would APP
proach and ask me how I YES getting
con,d hardly shake them.
,tinSa saturday l was .stanoihs az
eighteenth :, street ana siXth avenue
mmhsn tall, dark man, dressed IN
o!ue suit, with brown derby, came up
and said Hello l told hin, he had
made !. mistake, but he said that he
nnsCognlzed me from my picture N the
Then he wanted me TO drink. which I
reused, and when ! walked away he
"bowea me to street Here
This morning while corning GU: of the
tastaurant at Fourteenth street and
ssixth Sty;enue was approached By S.,r
and fashionable trousers. HI. exclaimed:
YOU Gs1rse hoy ,a ar S S2s 9T
EEssyer seen him before. and that didn't
He then tried an old bunco-steering
n Chicago ] answered that ! guessed
ae had been reading the papers lately,
Eng babe him good morning. We had
ereasad so Ra iFest ey fh he n
ssGa.iowed. and J, turned quickly and got
,o SSSsGGtsinuing, Apo told how he had
TstaoNshment at Doyers and Pell street.
n whsre he had traded for four. years, The
PROPRIETOR absolutely refused TO sell him
ssnshts In the quarter. They tacitly sd-
, united that the police had placed a ban
apoh Apo in the district. In fact. one
~ mem Is said TO have informed Apo
mat the ward man OF the Elizabeth
Meet station had threatened to crush
ms skull the first time he saw him buy
mg anything in the precinct
IN addition. the cheerful efforts which
;,aeh who are apparently spies are max
.ag 10 discover Appo's residence are
uurOGsh TO keep him active and eternally
Nhecarding the allegation made by Nc
i,,aanr.y that Apo had accepted an ofrer
MI. the grsen-goods king OF 300 Tor
~ 'ssidlng the men who took him OUT
" ping Sing. the ex-bunco steerer denies
totally. His own efforts and those OF
Ms lawyer were entirely responsible Tor
AE release from prison.
AcNally never put up I'VE cents for