The evening world., 1894-09-29


know him we'll have done business
with him
what kind Of business?'
Used to Take Guys There.
why green-goods business. We used
to take guys to his saloon.
We'll, you charge Riordan with stab
bling you. do your" asked the Justice.
Yes, but l don't want to prosecute
him" replied Apo.
You will have to do So" replied JUS
tice Ryan.
Take him over to the clerk and have
him make formal complaint" said the
Justice to the policeman, and Apo was
led away.
William 7. Jerome, of John w.
COTS office. arrived in the Tombs Po-
lice Court about 1915 o'clock. Appo's
complaint against Riordan was being
taken at the time.
Mr.. jerome eibowed his way to where
Apo stood, surrounded by reporters,
and said:
George, don't say word to anybody
not a word.
for about one hour to any one and every
one, but thereafter he kept quiet.
Apo was then arraigned before JUS
tice Ryan on the charge preferred by
Policeman Filan of attempting suicide.
II am not guilty" said Apo. "Mr.
Jerome is my counsel. and will answer
Mr.. Jerome was at that time in back
room, but he came in quickly and said
that he wanted an examination In the
case
Rior'lnn and Apo Both Held.
Justice Ryan set the examination for
in $500 bail. Mr.. Jerome said that ne
would find the bail for Apo.
Justice Ryan then held Riordan in
Complaint that Riordan had committed
felonious assault upon him.. His ex-
animation was also set down for Tues
day He was represented by Howe &
his office by an Evening World" re-
porter this morning Mr.. Goff said:
morning that he did not cut himself, l
know ne told the truth. My reasons for
this settlement l cannot make public
now, but you may be sure that Apo did
not attempt suicide.
II cannot say anything more at pres
ent, for ! am very busy, as might be ex
With this Mr.. Goff went into his pri-
vate room, where he was engaged with
number OF Lexow witnesses.
regard to the affair is very Strongly in
favor of the statement made by Apo
that an attempt was made to murder
him.
One thing that will go long way to
do away with the suicide theory is the
fact that when Apo left his home yes
terday morning he did not have a knife
present in Mr.. COTS possession.
One of the employees of Mr.. COTS
office bought the knife for Apo three
long, and black handle
Last Tuesday he broke the blade
| -, Ia a f<r
Mr.. Goff and he left the knife at the
latter's office. The knife now in the
hands of the police Is gray horn
handled one, with one long blade and
One of the employees of Mr.. COTS Of
fee said:
for three weeks, and know positively
that when he left here yesterday he
did not have knife.
He was in the best of spirits, and
that suicide was the last thing he had
In his mind. 1t will be shown soon
that an attempt was made upon Appo's
life. He was in constant fear of this"
what Appos Wife Says.
Mrs. Apo, Georges wife. was also at
Mr.. Cons office this morning. She is
tempt on his s@ own llfe but af' that so
tried to kill him.
You can bet that George did not try
| TO XIII nlInSslII Sne SAID. mas
been through too much to do a trick of
that kind, and when everything comes
out. it will be found that an attempt
| was made to murder him.
| George left me yesterday morning in
| the best of spirits. He said he was feel
Ing fine, and Intended doing big days
been able to see him since the trouble.
! and am very anxious to do so. II he
tells me that Riordan tried to kill him
| / hn hat hn to ILL
truth. George often said that sooner
or later the gang would try to do him
for giving away their secrets"
woman. She is of medium stature and
has beautiful black hair and eyes. Her
lips are full and her nose rather promi-
tailor-made suit of black serge, and wore
a white shirt-front. A small black tur-
ban. trimmed with black feathers, sat
jauntily on her head.
Baar, the proprietor of the North
River Hotel, where the cutting took
place. called at Mr.. COTS Office to pro-
test against the reflection upon his house
as being the rendezvous of green-goods
men. Mr.. Con- was too busy to see him.
and he will call again Monday.
Surgeon Wards Statement.
DR.. owen J. Ward. of 272 East Broad
way, senior surgeon of Gouverneur Hos
pital. was seen by an Evening World"
reporter to-day. He said:
| Mr.. Con sent for me about 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and asked me to
go to the Chambers Street Hospital
and examine Appo's wound l did so,
and do not think the wound was self
inflicted.
:" The position and shape Of the wound
almost exclude the theory of attempted
suicide.
" In the first place, the wound is trans
verse and not diagonally down the neck
as is the case in ninety-n nine out Of
every hundred attempts at suicide by
throa t-cutting. And then, 1t was fur
Their back on the neck than man would
ordinarily reach.
When | saw Apo he was suffering
from what seemed to be acute alcoholic
mania.
THE same condition and symptoms
might have been produced by a powerful
drug or knocker-out drops" Contin-
uing. DIR. Ward said he wanted II under
stood that he had no interest in the mat
ter whatever besides giving his honest
opinion as an expert.
Policeman FiIan's Story.
Policeman Fian, who arrested Appo
said to an Evening World reporter:
Il was standing on the corner across
the street from the North River Hotel
when citizen. whose name | do not
| know, came up to me and said a man
had just tried to kill himself over there,