The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-06
HETEROGENEOUS
AGAINST RIORDAN Up
Attorney Limburg Admits H.
Framed Questions in I.
Wreck Inquiry.
HE CR1TICISES LAWYER,


The marlborough RAND Trans. r.,.
pany. opening 'ts case against p,r,,,.
Patrick n. Riordan. against ,t...
charges have boon Laid hofn-o g..
whitman. called as ts dre' O.,...,
yesterday Herbert r. LdmNu-.. folio
yer who assisted the Coroner In rr, B.
vestigation Of the l. wreck AZ v.,,
avenue and 11sth street on peccrh.-,
an investigation which resulted In AVA,
dict Of c1,lpable noyngor.. ,s.n.
President Shonts. G'n,rd N,-,s..
Hedley and other officials @, Tho 1,,...
borough by the Coroner'a Jury
IL Is the contention 81 THO Io.erA,
ough company that Coroner R,ordon
lent himself n the manipulated n, q,
attorney who had no business Ia ITO -.
vestigation and who succeeded IN yet.
ting . verdict pleasing 70 inte-os,s m.
posed 70 the Interborough. pa-tcul,.,
William r. Hearst. Gov. Wr',r'ar I'M,
been asked to remove the Coroner and
tho Governor has appointed Lloyd PAM
mony in support Of the lntcrharourh',
charges. Tho hearings are being hs'd
In the rooms of the Board ~ Fs'.rr,,.
Following tho outline OF N. com.
pany's oase by James L. Quackennush
the examination OF Mr.. Limbn-r wa,
undertaken by Judge Edward W
Hatch. He brought out the fart "a,
Mr.. hamburg was requested nv 1. J
O'Reilly, private secretary IN Nr
Hearst, to assist Coroner Riord8n M
his investigation Of the wreck. wh,cN
resulted IN two deaths.
Riordau Wrote Own Charge.
Mr.. O'Reilly. said Mr. IJmhu-g, In
formed him that the District A-'o-r.v
had been appealed to and tina, he had
said that there was no need ~ e7gar.
ing special counsel for the Coroner y.
asmuch as the case was n per'ec.lv
simple one OF negligence on the pan ~
the conductor and motornan ~ re-
train and could he handled nv the Dis.
trict Attorneys own assistants
Mr.. Llmburg said that hefo-c IN. r.
quest he gave TO Coroner Rordar mem.
oranda covering tho points ~ law e.
volved. and wrote out also come questions
which he thought should no asked a.
the Interborough officials. lie had SUE
cested the CT ling OF these nclr-l,
Mr.. Limourg denied emphat ra.lv 'hs'
ne wrote the charge delivered hy Cor
cner Riordan to the Jury. although NJ
admitted that n considerable mart ~
the phraseology was taken ''1m ~.
memorand which he submitted 70
| also denied that ne wrote tho verdict,
or even saw Il until he read the -.-or'
% the case
Arthur c. Train and Deacon Nl'p-y
| ~ the District Attorneys of'-e wA-s
AZ the inquest. said Mr.. Lrhu-g ~
| said he didn't want to pas any 'ulr
| ment on the ability - these rer''s-
men. but he though. II was w" 49,
the Coroner had all tho assistance Ns
could gc.
30 YOU want n understood "a, "
Train and Mr.. Murphy were 20, cor
petent 20 assist the Coroner" asst
Judge Hatch.
IT cant give YOU more .har
impression Of them on that o-csso-
Train ana Murphy Criticized.
And wha. was your rir-ss.'o-"
My impression was. a-s &c
they came therc with the rre-,-rs.,.
idea that tho motornan and C0-dG
tor OF tire train were guilty. 'sa' g,
would hurry tho case 'nroueN. an
thought that their prcco-~o,vei v,''r'
vas tie result Of not knowing ws'f '-
| evidence gathered rrev'ogs'y -
Coroner vas"
Judge Hatch then ast.i - ~ I'-
burg himself had no. co-o - ~
a.. fua .asaH