The evening world., 1894-08-06
BRODIE IS ALL RIGHT.
He Won't Die and Won't Prose-
cute Heaney for stabbing'
Other Ways for a Thoroughbred
Sport to "Get Square,"
All the Same, His Bookmsker Assaii-
ant Il Held without Bail.

.rrel, 'ern Steve Brodie amt going &c
eroak this time; he's got too mucf
nave" was the message sent out this
morning by the celebrated bridge-tumpei
from his cot In. st. yincent's Hospital
where he lies with a big cash In his
neck, infiieted shortly after midnight THU
morning by Bookmaker william Heaney
Eteve's. story Of the stabbing and the
events leadins-up to II differs materially
from that told BY the. hsngers-oh around
his saloon near Grand street on the
Bowery, in front Of which the cutting
occurred.
steve was anxious to see THE Evening
world" reporter this morning and tell
nj about IL. but House-surgeon Kistler
vetoed that, not because Steve couldnt
speak for himself In his customary force
full style, but because the rules OF the
hospital would not permit such an In
1 terview. ~ - 20. 49,.
Brodie's story of the trouble between
him and Heaney. shorn Of the pictur-
ssQue mode Of expression which charac-
tsrises the bridge Jumpers conversation
CDR. Kistlsf said he couldn't give 1t YER
batim). ID. - follows:
''Heaney and met last night on the
boat coming up from . Coney Island.
Heaney showed some sporting blood and
wanted to match coins With me. We
matched and ! lost $500, -..
II gave UP like q thoroughbred. and
when we got TO New York we went to
my place on the Bowery. We were
standing an the doorway, about IL
o'clock. talking baseball. Heaney thought
oouisn 9 nSfn Dea the teams Who Would fin-
"Heaney got sporty, and said he'd bet
me Slo,oeo to $500 that he could: ! offered
in his clothes. He produced his roll and
only showed $500. That was, close
enough for me and wouldn't take his
"a R ns him fof the ny:
Il called the turn on the nickel. but
and We h4d,s0nhe words In front Of my
AT last r sSt tired Of his xutf, and
said: Go on, you little monkey,
wSP says s ay IT, q he T out With
penknife and cut me.
steve denies that he struck Heaney On
that any blows were struck previous te
While somewhat weak from loss q
blood Steve viii pull through all right
Or, Kistler says he will be able to g
open. in Phiiadsipssa next saturds,
Brodie told the doctor that it wouit
break rhiS dnsart Y be .eoul&n't be OF
3, u ,ss i ss Mas sn adj
% FL hPp sot:n tie, a, rag around my. nee,
the stage I'll be all right" he told DIR
XeeordipS 10, tho hospital phys,c!ans
Brodie had 4 very narrow escape fron
within half an Inch Of severing the jugu
lar vein. As II was, several large vein
srs cut ana f iess rS n,s man hnod wou
to her iiege lord through all vicissitude,
called to see her husband this morning
but was not allowed to converse witt
Brodie says positively that he will no
prosecute lHeaney. He considers such
course as beneath the dignity OF I
: Thoroughbred sport. There are onl
ws9s 70 10 ss sfsbSns he wa,h man ~n
Heaney WAS arraigned before justice
Grady, In the. tTombs Court. this morn
ing. He isa sman man and looks
sport from Head to foot: He appeeare
pink shirtHsnd headlight diamond wer
irreproaohabae' from the standpoint o
the race track, and his closely trimme'
said Yes" when Justice Grady asket
him y he knew what the charge wa
tice Grady held him for examinat ion to
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
lives at 40 East Eighty ninth stree
tracks. where ne has made small book
for several years.