The evening world., 1894-10-02
RIORDAN GOES FREE.
No One Appeared to Prosecute
Appo's Alleged Assailant
Policeman Coleman Says He Gen.
fessed to Cutting Himself.
Lawyer jerome Scores the District
Attorneys Office for Neglect.

Michael =. RlOruan, accused Oh lelo-
nious assault on George Apo. tnhe
Iexow green-goods witness, was dis
charged by Jutice Ryan in the Tombs
Police Court at noon to-day.
Lawyer William Travers Jerome
called the attention Of the Court to the
TACT that he appeared for Apo only in
he case in which he is charged with at
tempted suicide.
81 have nothing to do with the charges
against Riordan." said he, land shall
simply instruct Apo to decline to
answer any questions which might in
tend to incriminate him in the suicide
case, There Is a whole Courthouse
full of Assistant District-Attorneys
across the street. If they don't take
enough interest in the charge against
Riordan to appear at the prosecution, l
| don't see why should be called upon
to act"
The result was that Apo refused to
testify, on advice of counsel. about the
| material facts in the case, and the de-
Tense, represented by Joe Moss, of Howe
| & liummells office. made a clean sweep.
The cases of Riordan and Apo were
called together. Lawyer Jerome asked
that the charge of attempted suicide
against Apo be heard first, but Lawyer
| Moss insisted that Riordan was entitled
10 the first hearing.
Justice Ryan decided that the Riordan
case be called because 1t was unfair
that he should rest under the charge of
committing a felony without hearing
any longer than was necessary.
Apo took the, stand, and the Justice
asked Lawyer Jerome IL he wished to
conduct the examination.
Il have nothing to do with this case;
;u thn n 81 ga iaI
Mr. Jerome.
Lawyer Moss then helped Apo along
and drew out his story. After telling
how he met Riordan and drank with
4 him at Sam Pettit's saloon and at the
l Ing Visited several other saloons and
whiskey altogether. When he was
asked to identify several barkeepers
and a Mr.. Raub. he said they were all
tell tii how they had ccnspired against him
. When the Court told him to confine
fine himself to the happenings of last
Friday afternoon.
Il Just want to show that there is a
clique here trying to do me up" said
well, never mind about the green
these people last Friday?"
No"
What happened in the North River
Hotel while you were drinking" asked
Lawyer Moss.
81 advise the witness not to answer
any more questions, as they might in
He, Himself, Is charged with a felony"
The Court instructed the witness to
answer:
l Instructions of the Court, for the reason
. have mentioned" continued Jerome.
Well" said Justice Ryan, Il don't
see that the Court can do anything.
Apo is charged with a felony himself,
and he stands on his rights not to in
eliminate himself"
Several more questions were asked. all
Of which Apo refused to answer.
The Court asked for other witnesses
for the prosecution, but no one seemed
to know that there were any, and the
defense began.
Police Captain O'Connor of the Sec
ond Precinct, testified that he walked
from the hospital to the station-house
with Apo the morning after the cut
~ asked Apo If he had a knife" said
the Captain. "He said yes When |
showed him the knife which was brought
R II %0en ne was arrested ne SA'o 1t was
This testimony was corrobrated by
sergt w. b. Porter, who was present
at the time the Captain and Apo were
Officer Thomas Coleman testified that
Apo, when asked If Riordan had cut
II him, said: NO, Mike is a good fellow"
He told me 1t was himself that did
It," said Coleman.
Frederick Baar, proprietor. of the
4 North River Hotel, testified that Apo
and Riordan drank in his place at 4
o'clock last Friday afternoon. Apo
became noisy and he cautioned him.
R93n started tied to eaye APP9 a say ne
on the level I'll leave you
Apo said: If you don't believe In
me my life amt worth anything. I'm
z liar and a perjurer, anyway, and
DON'T want to live" said Baar. Then
Apo, who had a knife in his hand, tried
him, and finally a Mr.. Treanor got the
knife away from Apo"
Barney Treanor, of Hoboken, .corrobo-
rated Bars story. and described the
~death-hold' which he said Apo had
On the knife.
~ don't see the use of going on with
THIS" said Justice Ryan. There Is nc
case against Riordan and he is dis
charged"
The charge of suicide against Apo
II O'clock