The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28

quotes at length from the minutes of
the inquest, from afiidavits made by Mar
tin y. Burke, Lee NJ. Hutchns and John
Sherman Moulton. assistants TO James
l.. Quackenbush, head OF the INTERIOR
ough's legal department. from extracts
from the American and Evening Journal
and gives Coroner Riordan's charge to
the jury In full.
Mr.. Limburg's Activities.
In celebrating the charge OF lnterfer-
cnce with the District Attorneys office.
the statement calls attention again to
Che alleged activities OF Mr. Llmburg
and the discharge Of Thomas Mcmahon.
motorman and Alwyn +. Rolls, conduc-
tor OF the train, Notwithstanding thcs
were held on bail at the recommendation
Of the District Attorneys office. The
record is quoted frequently to show
clashes between Assistant District Attor-
neys Train and Murphy and Coroner Rior-
dan on the examination OF witnesses
Charging Coroner Riordan with gross
lack OF the dignity due and benttng the
office and OCCASION" Mr.. Moulton's ami
davit Is quoted as authority for the state
ment that the Coroner called for drink
from "a small white hottie filled with
liquid" and delivered his charge to the
jury sitting ON his desk. Facetious re-
marks are quoted from the minutes, par
tlCnldTlA uuTlnk tnt examination Vi Ru-
gust Belmont. Mr.. Hedley and Mr.. Shonts.
Thirteen instances Of alleged suppress
sion or perverson OF evidence are cited In
the copy OF Coroner Riordan's charge TO
the jury. In proof Of the contention that
Coroner Riordan refused offers OF legal
advice on his charge, the charges quote
in full the excited argument that occurred
between the Coroner on one side, and
Mr. Quackenbush, Mr.. Burke and Mr..
nj eAA ANh Itea rhTw tsEl Ia 4
lawyers maintaining Coroner Riordan had
charged the jury in accordance with the
law applicable to civil rather than Grim
inal negligence.
MIR. Shonts states that he makes the
charges against Coroner Riordan not only
for himself but in behalf OF the follow
ing directors of the PETERBOROUGH. now on
$500 bail each and charged with second
degree manslauChter In being criminally
responsible for the deaths of John Collins
and Gottleb Minnich August Belmont
Frank Hedley, w. Leon Pepperman, An
drew Freedman. II. NJ Fisher. Charles b.
4 Ludlow. Il. Il. Starbard, Edward ]. Ber-
wind. +. dec. Sullivan. Cornelius Wander
bilt Edward Il. Bacon. Thomas De Witt
| Cuyler Edwin S. Marston and Daniel q
Reid.
con Terra FIrma." Says Riordan.
Coroner Riordan said last night that ht
had not yet been officially notified OF tht
| filing OF the charges in Albany.
"Mr. Shonts wants to try the case IN
the newspapers" he said "He reslizet
/ how weak the Interborough's case is.
! have no fear OF the result in Albany.
/ stand on Serra firma. and would do tn,
same again. no matter who falls. dom
care whether I lose my job or not
Il did not expect to find criminal neCli
gence on the part OF the Interborougl
directors until heard the evidence and
stuck TO that evidence in charging th'
jury. ! based my charge on section lO5.
OF the penal code, dealing with culpsbl,
negligence. Those lawyers lost their heads
when they saw the case was going against
them. The charge that ,he American anC
Journal influenced me Ia bosh. Nohod,
influences me-"