The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-20
SUICIDE IN PRISON,
Pasquale Lario Owed from the
Third Tier to the Ground.
His Skull Was Horribly Crushed
and His Neck Broken.
Awaiting Trial in Raymond Street
Jail for Assault.

Pasquale Lorio. an Italian, sixty-nine
years old. OF 700 East Forty-second
street. New York. who was a prisoner
In Raymond Street Jail. Brooklyn.
charged with assaulting a Hfteen-year-
old girl, committed suicide at 6 o'clock
this morning by jumping from the third
tier to the stone flooring, seventy five
feet below. He struck the ground on
his head, crushing his skull and break
Ing his neck. He died In less than ten
minutes.
1t was the second attempt ne had
made to end his life within q week A
few days ago. as a policeman was bring
ing him from the Yorkville Court, he
broke away and tried to throw himself
from the Fifty-ninth street station of
the Third Avenue "L' road. He was
caught just as he reached the edge OF
the platform.
Lorio occupied cell J--16, on the third
tier. He remained in his cell most of
the time. Yesterday he was very de-
1ected, and spent the day mumbling to
himself, and destroying an old straw
hat When the night keepers passed his
cell they found him sleeping, soundly,, =.
At b.65 O'Clock Keepers Bell, Gladhlll
and Joseph Kelly unlocked the cells to
allow all the prisoners to go downstairs to
No sooner had the doors swung open
than Lorio dashed out. ran around the
tier until he reached point near the
front Of the jail. making almost COM
plete circle; Jumping up on the railing,
which | sabout four feet high, he bal
anced himself for a moment.
A prisoner named Merkle, who was
downstairs repairing a gas Jet, saw the
Old mans tall, thin form swaying to and
n Nynll Lad an st.. we
and Night Waterman Collier.
Al the same moment Lorio threw up
both hands and dived head foremost to
A doctor was hastily summoned. and
he reached the jail at $40 O'Clock, Just
as the old man breathed his last. His
body was taken to the Morgue.
several children. On the right Of March
], In company with two other italians,
he called at the home OF Philomena
Paris. aged fifteen. OF lA Hopkinson
avenue. The girls parents had gone
out, leaving her alone.
After the party had sent out for beer
one OF the men insulted the girl. She
returned and ordered the men out of
the house.
Lorio flew into a rage, and, grabbing
her around the waist, threw her to the
floor. She was rendered helpless, while
one of the other brutes assaulted her.
Then the man who had maltreated
her held her while Lorio assaulted her.
The girl screamed for help, and the
men took fright and ran away.
The girl was seml-conscious when her
parents returned. They notified the po-
lice, and thief GLOWING day the girl swore
out warrant for Lorio's arrest. The
police hunted for him. but he had van
ish ed.
A week ago they located him at oO9
East Forty-second street. The New
York police were notified on Sunday
morning, and the italian was arrested
on a charge of vagrancy Court ohicer
Tracy went to New York with the war
rant charging him with rape. and was
given charge of the prisoner at the
Yorkville Court.
As they stood on the Fifty-ninth
street station. waiting for train,
broke away from Tracy, and jumping
up. ran towards the end of the plat
form. A train was within a few feet
Of the station, and he was, about to
into the street when Tracy grabbed him.
Lord was very ugly the remainder
OF the journey to Brooklyn. Monday
morning Justice Goetting in Gates Ave
nue. Court committed him to jail pending
exa mination