New-York tribune., 1894-09-29
GEORGE APPO'S THROAT CUT.
THE LEXOW WITNESS FOUND RAVING
WITH CASH IN HIS NECK.

SUSPICION THAT AN ATTEMPT TO MURDER HIM
WAS MADE BY SOME OF THE GREEN
GOODS" swINDLERs WHOM HE EX-
PosED-HOUNDED BY THEM EVER
! SINCE HE TOLD HIS STARTLING
sToRY-THE POLICE DE-
CLARE HE AT
TEMPTED SUICIDE.
| George Apo. the halfbreed Chinaman who
gave sensational testimony before the Lexow
| Committee In June about the operations OF the
"green-goods' swindlers In this city. and who
has been aiding the detectives In the employ OF
John w Gon to get evidence to show how the
police in the Second Precinct had been protect
irg the swnders. was taken to the police
station in that precinct yesterday afternoon
bleeding from a cash in his neck and apparently
| in a state of drunken frenzy He accused
| Of attempting to commit suicide, and was sent
| TO the Chambers Street Hospital. prisoner
| but there was reason 70 suspect that his throat
had been cut by one OF the swnders he had
meant to expose His injury was said not TO De
| dangerous and he may yet be able to tell no"
| his injury WAS received He was not allowed TO
| talk last night before he Was transferred 10 the
| prison ward Of Bellevue Hospital
FOLLOWED BY vENGEFUL SPIES.
| In his testimony before the committee Apo
had betrayed the secrets Of the swindlers win
| whom he had been operating for years. Ills
revelations caused James MoNany. the KING OK
the green goods men," 10 make hasty lilght 10
| Europe. but the operations OF the swndlers did
not cease az was shown by more recent testi-
mony before the committee rs 4 steeTer VINO
had been protected by tn, police. Apo was III
"A position To aid the committee, because ne knew
most Of the swindlers in the city ana Mr.. u0n @
kept him under the control OF detectives VINO
were trying 10 get r2orc direct evidence against
| policemen who had been working mana ana
| glove with the swindlSrs. Apo complained sew
eral times that ne being followed about by
| spies who were In the pay of the criminals ana
| MIR Con- had the detectives keep as close a
| watch upon his movements as possible. III ms
| experience as a ''stecrer" Apo had engaged IN
several desperate fights with rival swihalerS,
md on one occasion he had mad ms Tght eye
| shot out The police had declared that he was
one Of the most desperate criminals In America.
| although they had been protecting MN IN 'he
| work of swindling cOuntrymen.
| Lately Apo told Mr. Gon that a number OF
| green goods" swinGers. led by Mike Ryan.
| had established their headquarters In the par
| room OF the North River Hotel AT Barcay ana
| West sis He was induced 20 make visits 10
| the place In comp@Ay with a detective. ana the
| work of getting evidence against the swlndiefS
| was being conducted with apparent success. wheh
ne again complained that he was being shad-
| owed few days ago Apo was followed to
| the PostofIicc by a big rufian who dealt hm
savage blow in the face. Apo aftcrward chaser
| tho man to the Ci.y Hall station of the elevated
| railroad and asked policeman there to arrest
| the man The policeman allowed the man 10
| get on A train and escape. When Appo reiioH-
| strated the policeman only laughed at HIM
HE WENT TO THE PLACE ALONE.
Yesterday afternoon Apo was at the North
| River Hotel without the company OF the detec-
tive who had been his companion there on other
| o,c.s,ons In the pla,., were 4 number of men
| uh, have since declared that he tried 10 XIII
! himself Frederick Baar. the proprietor ot ,he
barroom and Charles schmidt. the phr'en1gr. ,larc
said last evening that Appo was In me p'ace
| drinking with Michael J. X. ,rdan. OF No. >,
| West-st and that they had quarrel about
some,hing R9rlan shouted: am ,S on arht int
! Raar declared when h took hold Of Apo ana
| pu; him out - the place.
| on the sidewalk Apo jumped about hlte
! and my NE isn't worth two dollars
! Baar' schmidt and Kiordan all declare that
Appo then dew a penkniie from his pocket.
! opened the blade and cred out: = II cut '"S
| throat from ear 10 ear.
! The police have the names ~ three other men
| who dec arcl that they saw Appo cut ms own
! throat The men are c. :. Bennett. OF No. ~
! Dny-st; John Hanley. 81 SO West Broadway.
and peter schcfIler. Of 40. l63 St Ncholas-ave.
Appo.s WILD HowLINGs.
I, was about p. m when Policeman William
Fi,an Of the Second Precinct. was called to the
North River Hotel and found Apo bleeding
and struggling In the hands of Kordan ana
| Schmidt. Baar had got the knife away from
| Apo AMI had gone back into the barroom. APP"
| acted IKE a madman and rav"i incoh"rently.
The policeman had To get help u take MN L. 'he
| police station Riordan and Schmidt went along
and Riordan was detained TO be- placed uhder Ar-
rest later a suspicious person
At the station IL was with diilcuty thdt Nppo
could be kept I'm a chair while waiting FOR the ar
rival of an ambulance from the hospital lie had
fo be- held by several men. and the blood Whl'h
flowed from the wound In the right side "i MS
throat ran down over his clothes captain Con. .
nor who was at the station. would not prrni'
App, 10 be questioned then. saying that the H'Ne
man was evidently crazy from drink ana was
/ not responsible for anything he might say. heh
the. a mbulancc arrived the surgeon examiner the
wound In Appo's throat and said IL was not
serious He sewed up the cut and then took Apo
To the hospital He said that Apo was suffering
more from the effects of liquor than from the
wound 4 detective in the employ of Mr. ION
vas AT the hospital when Apo arrived there and
expressed the opinion that an attempt had been
made to Kill the witness. Mr.. Con was informed
Of what had happened. but ne declined to express
any opinion until there had been an nvestga-
''' ALCOHOLISM THEY DECLARE.
The doctors at the hospital said that Appo
would not die He suffering. they said from
n severe wound In the neck and alcoholic
mania" Later they diagnosed his condition as
follows: "Derium tremens and cash on right
side Of throat. wound not necessarily fatai
Captain OConnor communicated win IN
spector Mclaughlin In regard To- what hai oc
cCrrei. Detective -SerReantS Nall'Iy anu '''''
dan were sent down to the Second precinct
and thev took Rordan around to Chambers
street Hospital and placed him by Appos bed,
side One Of the detectives raised the wounded
mans head and inquired II Riordan nad cut
him. ,
mo" said Apo feebly. Mike 10 all right
He then sank back upon the pillow. me de-
tectIves then took Riordan to Police Head
quarters where he was locked up. He was
on tered upon the blotter n suspicious person
The fact that he was made n prisoner Is peculiar,
tn hn fare ~
himself Captaln OConnor was in great state
Of anxiety last night Although satisfied that
Appo had cut himself. he knew that 1t devoived
uron him to suhstantIate his belief. An ordi-
nary man with his throat cut would excite little
comment but when one Of the Lexow Com,
m,ttee's witnesses was the man there was heed