The evening world., 1905-09-19
ASSASS|NS ARE
after HIM., SAYS
BISHOP IN RIOT
Syrian Prelate Accused Of Pts
tol Play Talks Of Plot and
Gives Lie to Policeman.
DENIES LEADING FIGHT.
Was Not Seeking Revenge on
Editor, but Going to See
/ Sick Friend.
DENIES LEADING FIGHT.

Rafael Hawaweeny. Bishop OF the
Syrian branch OF the Greek Church,
end several OF Ids parishioners, who
were arrested after a pistol battle on
Pacific street, Brooklyn, last night, in
which a Syrian named Adach Koate
was shot in the leg, were arraigned be-
fore Mag'strae Worries in the Butler
Street Court to-day and held in $1,000
bail each for examination on Sept. IS,
charged with felonious assault.
According to the police story, the
Bishop led a number of his followers
in an armed attack upon the home OF
Nahum Makarzeo. of No. 1877 Pacific
street, a Syrian editor. who has long
been a bit:er enemy OF the Bishop.
The prelate was also charged by
Policeman Mallon. who arrested him.
with having snapped a revolver at him
when he attempted to escape. Mallon
made a separate charge OF assault
against the Bishop or this ground.
Assassination Plot.
After the officer hadtold his story OF
In which he declared that a plot had
the riot the Bishop gave his version
been formed to assassinate him. He
asserted that he was utterly innocent
Of any attempt to harm the editor. and
swore that he had never a a fire-arm
In his possession in his life n would
not know how to use me-.
81 have enemies" he said. who are
seeking to kill me. I have been warned
time and agln that l will be assassin
ated and for many weeks l have not
dared to leave my home unaccompaHled
at night. Whenever l go out l get
several of my parishioners to go with
me and this was the case last night
when 1 went out to visit a sick friend
Neither l nor those with me had any
mart In the riot, nor did we make an
attack upon the home of Mr.. Makarzoe.
We were passing peaceably through
Pacific street when the shooting began
I am convinced that it was feigned
pistol duel, with the purpose of MUIR
dering me by hitting me with "ha'
would appear to be a stray pute"
Gives Lie to Policeman.
.As soon as the firing began l heo
Mad took refuge in a carriage shop. 1
aid not have a revolver at any tlthe
-a,r,np the excitement and this police
man who says ] did knows mat ne 10
telling a deliberate falsehooo. He aoHii ;
that he did not find any weapon IN III!
possession when he made me a PRISON.
When the Bishop had been heard Po-
liceman former arraigned a syrian
named Simon Keven, OF No. 2Ss HICKS
street, Brooklyn whom he had arrested
several hours after the riot. He said he
had been informed that Keven and an
other man had been hired to assassinate
the Bishop and that he had taken the
man into custody when a woman pointed
him out.
wealthy Syrian merchant had been
sued by his wife for divorce, the lat
ter, as the story is told in the Syrian
colony. having been advised to begin
the husband at the prelate that, 1t is
claimed, he hired W men TO murder
him.
Had to Give Ball.
former searched his prisoner In the
Butler street station and found IN his
possession a MISUNDERSTANDING dagger.
AS the charge that he was a hired as
sassin was too vague, Magistrate Voor-
hees held the man on a charge of car
rying a concealed weapon
A e Bryan, a lawyer employed IN
the office OF James w. Osborne, of Man
crsed Bishop n his parishioners. He
asked that the chrchman be paroled as
no was a man of wealth and distinc-
ton and wold not make any effort to
escape from the jurisdiction Of tae
Court.
Magistrate Worries said In reply la
he could not discriminate In the Bishops
case. and held him in $1,000 bail for ex-
animation on Sept. 2S. The bail was
furnished later In the day.
George Scheher, one of he Syrian pris-
oners, had been shot in the back, the
bullet becoming ,tmbedded in the mus
cles of the left shoulder. He said moth
ing abou his injury unii his afternoon,
when he began to suffer great pain.
Then he was removed to the Long
Island College Hospital.