The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-12
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building was good; had fault find with IT, FRI
day ,he foreman put extra brace to the front wall.
outside; they braced inside; ALWAYS
we put on more than tier beams he put the brace
outside AZ suppose, because he thought 1t needed IT.
did not ask him why he did ~ did not consider the
building very sae there PARTITION WALL It shook
considerably; not there when fell there were
good many large windows with small pers there were
seven or eight windows front and rear knew the build
ing weak from the size of the windows smaness
Of the piers Robert Fielder contractor for the brick
work and W Fielder contractor for the carpenter
work.
d. II. Knapp, sworn-I reside at No. 11s First
street; j am a builder drew the plan for the build
ing which fell; had nothing to do With the sxecu-
ton OF the work; drew the specification for Mr.
Henry Bitter; the building when 1t being
erected; never went inside OF It; 1t some hve
Fix times when 1t in progress Of erection, did not
notice cosey the materials used In its contructon what
i did notice considered proper to go Into such .
budiDg the specification called for mortar made from
the best limestone lime and sharp grit sand these
procured and brought to the paee nothing was to b
used which was found the PREMISES there hing
in tho specification about ground lime; there TO be
eight Sindows In the front wall opening the roar,
in the bSemept; the first story there were eight
windows to open on ths front, and eight upon the rear;
second story tight windows opening front and each
three feet wide the third aud fourth stories had cash
eight windows opening front and rear, for blinds,
each window TO be four feet wide with piers two fest
wide, betwe, II them thsre TO be two chimneyB
each gse end they mad some windows put In after the
plans we're drawn.
Coz oer Ives raid this cloped the testimony and after
wards addressed the jury capuatiDg tbs evidence In
clear and concise manner. lie cautioned them not to
trav, outside the testimony In their OF the
which owin their hands Wrong and injury had
been done ana 10 10 TO- gentlemen to say upon whom
the blame viii fall This you must do without any
sideraioD Of persons You will say from the testimony,
The contractors either Of them the carpenter the
owner Ct the house any OF them to blame In
the matter OF b loss OF the lives Of these
to ray whether bame attaches Mt all not The
be Carried before the grand jury AMI brought into
higher courts whore Awy put different c0nstruo
ton the matter but with that have nothing to do
You will look to the testimony regards the materials
used in the construction OF the building II Is mot said
that the used the bet used In the city
OF New York Is 1t TO that IL the worst.
ith regard to these Gala mites gentlemen which Il
late have become frequent the public mind is good
deal outraged and to represent tho public and
decide mparally not regsr ding on whom the blow may
strike If IL be deserved You have the ruins and
can form opinion which you may taks into coudds
ration in connection with the testimony The now
z, Dtemfn entirely In your hands
At ten minutes TO four o'clock In the afternoon tho
jury retired At quarter to six they into court
and rendered the following
We, the jury, say-Tbat George Doherty and George
Weber came to their deaths by injuries occAsionsd On
the 7th Instant by the falling OF the bulldog In the
CT erection the orh side OF Thirt second
further say that the falling Of the building wing to
the curable careless Of the Mesars.
Robert d Fielder macon and John w Fielder car oen-
ter In their seeing that the work carried In
proper They therefore recommend tho Coroner
hold the faid Robert Fielder and the said John w.
Fielder for examination by the Grand Jury.
Upon the rendering Of this verdict the Messrs Fielder
expressed their readiness to put In ball. which will b
duly taken