, 1869-10-08
THE INDIANA STATE FAIR Dis
ASTER.
Verdict OF tn e t.or0ReF'a Jnrv-C:sss.r
ofshc ASotfcr Ell ptost0n-1ia iae Ikl:al.,e
Fixed upuLl Hue Enx IuccF.

Frcs, The Fndi!net.tis .}uuratt C-l s.
Tue C1t1ntra 1ut5 ulEt iatt ulxni VI the ost.;t,
o. D. k!lkvatTcs' OH. o. Masses A stses', aat: A;1sF
Sla,ev, to hEcerts!n Il there Fas aGv tr,lh Ia iHe
statement that At. St4tcy het sati that t;oll Al
DRINK 81, sucn tae notleE M exp'oist; AT ssa1sy
tioflh lace MIS- terI E:t,cn ndsneu :i1s 51tetue1a
whc., be thonght might have re.ulte,l el,nrr fr,7
crirltug O. cxulculrnt. hut hc had nj knowledge
thar le was drunk The jury then rettftueh IN
II. hAAPaslNk.s onlc-. nhd al i o'tloek lat
night returned thelr verdict
The Jury have 1abos1t faithfully to ret a. IN
iActa in Fani to the terrible Disaster. having
TED pesssns Hho were nj H. ae & to = Essr.sr tt'n'r
result Of careful thnnEht and consideration. Ta,.
following IL The rc1tlics:
In rendering cur verdict in reg ri III thc fe1:s1
calamity WhIch bus spread eloou over 50 Ms,r
Lon1et, We deem It due TO the community aS ar.l
ue ourselves tbat ne stall sa5 we have airstsl I;
cur cuEciUAlun, CbtsiErtl uutr the ctohatIi-sE q.
Of discrepancy aud eornciug statements te|;:it
Ing. Ec hope aud b+tse. tfom 1he nit!eser""rf
Judgment oc1 observation, as Is ttten A22t:-A'
Il here the opinion u q great hutnces IS resr,,::
ard under tie greater eGhatsa+snIcnt OF CA Is,
popniar pYrlUtIttc-sA~ily forgiven where Fler'':s
cnitzr 4Let Lee of condlc'ing Interest noi "'sfr
1t " oul5 tic result q! True sympathy AMI inr.>-
Acttohs ot injured anl Indignant poal,!aSc. VIII
Euye 20 ;.cntlr been deprived and ke1ta7c VI
good AZ .Riul c!t,zen'.
VAS ro-tibe to ot'tain nnt informa!inn ""t''
WoNl1 likely serve US Ia teacafnS vtrIlft wah'a
would tc IN accordance with all the fartA
We have had every man who saw this af"ttr:.:.
Hhose naZ.e could be obtained. a1t3 We nave hal
tnc testimony OF mary who saw the ~arstn. nj
the machinery at various PERIODS during flr L,s
np 10 few minutes beture tt,u acct.'en; uI:1s-sI.
We have summoned before rs neu WIN AR
fsC 1iar with the con1tr1,ctinn OF eftRHrs IN ~
their various parts, md ais0 qul'e tnnuAr ~nit
lie character Il the material nsed III tnt
siruciioD CT tho boiler. aou all other parts Of IN;
cooperating nac"tnesy. We have hn1 t." '''+"',
nt at the opinions 81 men who aFe esEnel ;anl n
crest N rence} Ia the phlloe oths uf stelu osrr
nLd OF the points Of tlangef which al nHr ti:Ir
may te 20 quickly Developed lnto 1estr'''t tive
Ana Nc hare tat experts who hare thoroughly
examined the broken Far's Of the boiler amt dt''''
their aid ha>e been ei,sb.i 10 fur:n tumc Ihru',
| Of fhc phche,ncncn ol the explosion .Aod II -
| ltpm the staten%nts and Hp!hton$ Of anch 1u"f.
lArr that We arc compelled to rcach . cOhclu.:n.
| Tbs coutlttlop Of u taer can re 70 quickly
chsrRctt, That Tic statement OF aoy oGc, however
csnpcsett aud truthful, ma'ic II! one time, enlti
not tc rr.ttfi upon to ricfnue its condition, ,evr1
within thu tast kEacc 0t ten Tnlnute4 after sar's
Inl1lcHtarlJ In HI engine which was w ittl1tu!D
There ran tn M otbcr ca1e'n4tnt, f1rn, the c-t-
| tfenre. than rhst &tr watcr was permitted 20 he-
made on the suQtnrer f.r power to rrppel the ms.
clIberJ, he either hid NOT tho mural cour1ge To
rcfnsc 10 rAE The 14nccEt or DISPLAYED tl1f cupt.
dIpasttr.
In nccontauco with shese facts and detstla. VIC
thtre!ofe md. md reItteT our vez1ttcs N follows:
That r, l. harlA Abt1 twenty pthefs cAGc " theft
death from nJnries RECEIVED BY the exploding u
1slilef a,tachcf to one OF + I. stnktr i g.. :
portahir epRtnss u the Indiana Stat. FAr
| tuoupca iun tlv lst day Of October, lsss. which
explosion waA chil.eLi ty caftics5beis Ahti cu:-
| rnf1e mtsMnh1Rement on the rsrt of the eugt1etI
| in charg~, John Cor, fedeased4
| WIhNTs,x +. NUaLE.
ForptuAn
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| H. POwkt1.
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