The evening world., 1894-08-11
MRS. ApISOORF LOSES
Justice Simms Sets Her Assail-
ants at Liberty.
Her Lawyer Declares the Decision
Is Unwarranted.
The Plaintiff May Take the Cnse TO
the Grand Jury.

MoritE Apsdorf. his brother Joseph,
and the latter's wife, WHO while being
served with summons Yesterday br,i-
tally beat Moritz Apisdorf's wife. Sarah.
we're exonerated by Justice Simms IN
the Essex Market Court to- day and we're
! discharged.
| rms was done, notwithstanding that
the accused persons were directly con-
tradicted In "A vital point by one Of their
| own witnesses.
Mrs. ArIsdcrf. hose strange story Of
suffering was told exclusively In yester-
days Evening World" accuses her
husband Of having robbed her Of her
coffee saloon and belongings at ISL Allen
street and of having then thrown her
out into the street
| The specific charge against her hus-
band today was that he and his brother
and sster-in-law had violently assaulted
her last Thursday night whom she came
to the saloon to ask for money for gus
tenance. ON this charge Mrs. Apisdprf
Yesterday procured summons from Jus.
fice Simms, who told her to serve the
same personally. In her endravor to do
50 the poor woman was again beaten.
and would probably have been seriously
injured had not an Evening World' re-
porter happened along and rescued her
| from her aSsliIants.
She complained later In the day to Jus
,icr Slmms. hut was told to 10 home ana
walt for the disposition Of tho summons
case" which has been made rcturnable
this morning.
The Justice explained that his reason
Tor telling the woman to serve the sum
mons personally was In order To make
sure that II was actually served.
Il at rAI h 10 ,l,,,,
wn"n he took up the case that he wouln
al first only listen to the assault Of
Thursday night. This precludei the re-
porter who had Witnessed yesterday IS
assault from testilying.
the reporter thereupon asked to he
; permitted 70 appear, as the woman's
counsel he demanded that the Lfficiai
stencgrapher take down tie proceedings
Justice S!mms said that the official sten.
person a"h Fl. stead en" s WSS ss
shown great partially Tor the accused
and extrene bias against the accuser.
After telling straightforward story
tion. Mrs. Apisdorf showei the terrible
bruises she had received yesterday and
the day he fore.
band, who took the stand after her.
she threw full bottle of beer at me
on Thursday night" he continued; Il,
struck ME on the shoulder"
Asked TO show some mark. Apistlnrf
confessed that there was none. explain.
Ing ina, tle bottle had struck him a
He said the woman had gone into the
place, and after saying that she was
moss, had gone to the icc-box taken
bottle and deliberately aud with great
, force hung II at him.
Apisdorf; and who was called to TESTIFY iry
on behalf Of the accused. swore tina,
while " was true that Mrs Apisdor ri
\ had got bottle Of beer from the Ice.
box, 1t was not true that she had thrown
"The bottle" she said was taker
, away from her by her husband"
Another witness for the accused, a
III IN n1Insg, HSH GYMS woman, dressed ir
had gently in,erfered to prevent Mrs
, Apisdorf Yesterday from harmng MIR
, APisd,rf and his allies.
This witness Was the last one whom
the reporter saw returning to the as.
! sault yesterday after the others had
; retired At mis-. bidding. She raised heI
hand and made a fierce uwoop at Mrs
Z ApIsdorf. The blow was varied on by
the reporter WHO then pulled Mrs. Apis
dorf away.
; swore this morning that she had no,
raised her hand against Mrs Apisdorf
. and that she had never seen the re-
porer before
9 Although Justice simms's attention
, was called to the fact that the accused
/ had been contralicted by their owr
j Witness in regard to the throwing OF
5 tho hottie the Justice said:
That's nothing. IT was testified t
that Mrs. Apisdorf, picked up the bottle
again . after she threw, IT,. Besides.
=. think this woman Is really the aggressor
and ought to be punished. She has ne
y, fight to go to the coffee saloon. aud il
she, goes there again | will place hei
under bonds to keep the peace"
As to the Justices statement that tn,
evidence showed that Mrs. Apisdorf hac
( picked w the bottle again after tn,
alleged throwing the Justice was mis-
OF tho accused themselves showed tina
as the sistcr-in.!aw claimed that mme
: nut Mrs Apisdorf out to prevent an,
, further violence.
: In regard TO Mrs. ApIsdorf havin,
insisted that she did so single ha ed
II may be observed that Mrs. Apisdorf
, the accuser, weighs nearly twice n
much rs her sister-in-law, and that sh,
, Is giantess In comparison with tn,
n latter.
!. Apisdorf. being asked, on cross-exam
< nation, admitted that he was even nov
under bonds, and that Max Hochstein
= saloon keeper at Delaney and Sufroll
r streets, the man who is said TO possess
such great pull" is his hondsman
Max Hochstein Is the man whom Mrs
Apisdort charges with having told he
that he would get her into Sing Sing /
: she did not give him SlUp
After rendering his decision. discharg
e. ing the accused and reprima nding an,
warning III" aCcuscr in the first assault
case. Justice simms said that he Wa
"A yesterday. Under the circumstances
70 however, Mrs ApisdorrS counsel de
b. cl3reG to press the Cnarge.
= Mrs Aplsdorf says she will not lie
- the matter rest where Justice Sinm
left it. but viii appeal to the Gran
l. Jury for redress.
o THREE uIIMnPEn MEM InIC