The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-19
THE HERMAN MURDER.
ARREST OF THREE YOUNG MEN-oHE OF THEM
BELIEVED TO BE THE AssAILANT.

ARREST OF THREE YOUNG MEN-oEE OF THEM
BELIEVED TO BE THE AssAILANT.
Tho murderer OF Max Herman. tho German lad who
was mortally wounded last night IN Washington
square, is OF three prisoners now In the Tombs
Their are Louis Reno aged nineteen, Of No. "a
Thompson street; John Giovanni Rivario aged six
teen, of No 20 Thompson street, and Edward walker,
aged seventeen, OF No. 225 Elizabeth street Reno Ia
good looking lad Of French extraction with dark
eyes, olive complexion and black hair; Rivario Is
small and saturnne, and Walker is tall strawberry
blonde They not hard looking cases. On the
contrary, they have every appearance Of being hard
working boys These lads were sought high and low
by Detectives sevin and Dolan, OF The Fifteenth
precinct, on Thursday night Walker was known
TO DO u shoeback, who worked at tho corner
OF Broadway and Spslng street, and here, alter their
long nights search, the indefagabe Detectives lay In
wait for him. They collared MIN the moment he put
In an appearance, ana charged him with having been
implicated In the murder OF Max Herman. Walker
denied his completely in the murder. but unhestat-
ingly admitted that he, RivarIo and Reno had had
difficulty with seven CT eight other young men in
Washington square. He likewise confessed quito will
ingly that Reno had stabbed OF their assailants,
and during his nignt toward waverlcy place with
Rivaro and Walker remarked, displaying knife, II
must have cut him pretty badly"
Then Walker informed the officers OF his companions
dwelling, and thlthor Slevin and Doan went Reno
had left No. "a Thompson street when tho police
asked for him, and they, therefore, fastened TO
Rivario's house. No. 10. They could get no niorma-
ton from the Italian residents OF the LADS where
abous. they at length decided to search the house
Tor him. After some minutes spent IN going from
room they found and look him 10 the station
house Here he told the police early tho
ing Reno came TO his bedside ana said, THAT who
last night dead. Keep quiet and say nothing
am gong out to work"
Ono hour officers found him at tho furniture
store OF Warren, Ward Co., ia Crosby street. He
in their employ. His sleeves we're rolled up when
fnvv RUhf nan hn1h aan
as II with knife. There was blood stain on his
sleeve. BY half past O'Clock all three OF tho lads
separate COILS and about that tme the post
norton examination OF Max Herman's body was made.
PosT-MoRTEA
The dead boy had been removed from the Mercer street
station quite early yesterday morning ana roposea IN
shell the Of his fathers dwelling At No.
90 Blocker street HIS face wore placid expression
did Indicate the violent character OF his taking
OIL. Dr. Cushman, Coroner Wotman's deputy, made
the mortem, which be describes In these terms:-
Externally found paactursd wound on ies sds OF the
inward aud downward into the RICH, thoscic cavity
right cavity Of the chest contained about two pnts onuid
IN my opinion caused by shock and hemorrhage from
THE coRoNKR's INQUIRY
Coroner Woltman visited the station house and made
the following examination Of the witnesses and partc-
ipators IN the quarrel OF Thursday night
Emil kicger OF No. 2l9 Greene street, testified that
he lived with his parents anu worked at No "a Any
street in brass foundry; did not soc the stabbing
done.
Have you any intention Of clearing outs" asked the
Coroner
mo sir " replied the witness
"Thcn will discharge you on your own recogni-
Zance TO appear Ut the inquest when want YOU" The
witness needed second invitation start for home
Raphael Boysett, OF No. 1877 Greene street, testified
that he was employed at sewing machine manuac
notified by the Coroner All the Information he could
give he said that tho trouble first took place at
Amity and Greene streets.
John Riley, boy OF about fourteen, tcstiGed:-we
were standing in Greene street, talking about the
club We were gong TO establish, when these fellows
should see them again / don't know which one killed
the boy
Greene street, and employed as a jewellers appren-
tce ut No 100 Broadway, stated that he was IN CON-
pany with Herman on Thursday night, but did not
know who struck the fatal blow.
Louis Boyard, OF No IS West Third street, testified
that he employed by Mr.. White, glass cutter,
room No. % In the Harlem Railroad Depot in Centre
street. He stated to Tho Coroner that he did not
know who struck the blow; the gang came too quick
Herman Scnwirzer, Of No. 2s West Fourth street,
testaed:-We werc all sitting together in Washington
square when Walker, the bootbIack, came up and
abused us, and bad language followed he did not see
who inflicted the wounds on Herman.
All these witnesses wcro discharged.
Later ~ the afternoon jury was empaneiled: and,
1t appears from the statement mado by the detsctve
TO the Coroner that Reno had no trade He was merely
iAborcr. The prisoners brought before Super
intcndent Walling ut tho Central Office. Here they
admitted having fought with the Germans, who were
numerous Tor them, and knife had been used
by either Rlvario or Reno IN sclf-deence. Rivaro
looked II he had been roughly handled, aud slit In
his coatseevc gave proof that he had narrow escape
from a deadly assault with kniie himself Louis
Reno was committed to tho Tombs by Coroner Volt
man to await the result oil the inquest, and John
Rivario and Edward Walker were sent to the House
of Detention Tor witnesses.
The funeral of Max Herman will tako place Sun
day next He will be laid beside his mother in the
Lutheran Cemetery, East Now York. me poor lad
bore excellent character, and leaves many friends
TO mourn his untmcly end.