, 1870-03-20
~Tl,nx ar.c Accused OF Establish
ing and Maintaining a
ssCOmmOn Public
Nulsancc.n
The East Wing Investigation-Roof
Builders and Architects on the
Witness Stand
Ear Meeting On the Safety Of tho Old Court
Honse-Repsn Of Mr. Architect
Randall.
The Building Considered Very Unsafe
The Roof Iiable to Fall
Any Moment
Extraordinary Indictments.

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lug s'auu IVY o1 1s aese.aeI1 .ous !ssMs .,.as
the condition Of The Court House buildings as fol-
aovss gne cbsrre Of % he Cant conIt for An inyes,,ca.
ttou u to the cause Of The fans in Of The root of
the vest wing Of The Court House. and the present
condition OF the west half OF the whole building,
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s,s cn,11e+snt m INDY NJ
nesse8 - ae, Nousas g. ~ na.'- .,.,,st ta.+,
nony Is herewith submitted. and is made part Of
this rrport The Investigation has satisfied the
tu,1 that no apprehension need be felt for the
ss.s.s o. nc oa shas Svs ,hs, .,Ient .ss,,,nr -;
Whilst 1he evidence sao"s tuAs A1sa' eeluauS VI
the east and west wss has taken n!aee 70 PEI Re.ma a.
building has resulted theIefrom
1t viii te seem from the testimony, that the u
ts0a q i1e of Il tie
coIAictcd unsafe and much too weak to carTy the
weight that the object Of the building may be pre-
rrIsn fn renrlre. that while such ia doubueas true
81 ~ inner wand there does moi appear from the
sridence INV re9sou 10 doubt the stability Of the
nMtssi'e WaIis. Thai broader foundation would
pera nnevcnted some of the settnr docs not move
1nst .he nr,sent foundnton Ia not su1cient to sus
sa;n the tnildine and warrant the belief that such
npssss n N The innef Waiis tass tie building would
be snundsnty secure for al the purposes for which
II ia Intended indeed this ia the opinion Of all the
wt1nrsseA Who were examined on this point, and
ihcir charactcE both IS men and architects should
sct ri rest al doubts OF the stability Of
Tne III ca caust " vii III notice. in the ~ reading 81
fhr teSt1ruony. the unauimity Of opinion which
ma1xs The evidence OF all the Witnesses that 80 far
structed Il concerned, no fault can be found; In.
dced II in auTred by III Of them tint II is the best
Tnsiple "a z ia ase no haa i oesn adhered e
d nnz,ttT NJ trnn M thc wright il Was tn snetain
aemsnded n Il Eond @ i have Stood. notSttastandine M
as n ~ 9ns4stn The 1eeirht cotrnn1sted Nv
M nr,1fnsi n,an. Il sHrefd 10 by III o{ he VIZ
nssses. M md from lhelT testimony It must Be con-
~ .ust ttar, @ W - Is c,cnsx snn ~ ~ tt
os 1870 sae iaasa ,nsf 9h;1s ~ eanrsa cnne,nc
ton tae architect xas adytsed Of its faults and
EtcA 70 s 5I}
1ns sas weight tnat IT, te ooees + Of ,9e nndhS ,5
y,sHAcF - YrsSs 1ne1, and fhe rorf IN ench N an
nj 70 provide for ths satsty q The I9uEs oeeu
4Eey1e has bcn IN thc erecfion nf The huIidia1
jons % ssa from tas sf;l
FAILURE to have he work done IN such mauner .
would haye prevented The accident, and he conse.
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against Augustus u burley. John MSArthus, ane
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