New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-21
WORCESTERSHIRE MATERIAL
A MAN MIR. EsTERBRooK WILL NOT FORGET
THE INDICTED MAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" 0'
THE coRONrR's INQUEST.

THE INDICTED MAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST.
Charles A. Buddensiek, the contractor, anu
Charles Franck, his foreman, who were inuio'o rs
mansaugher In the second degree in causing me uea
OF Louis Walters by the faulty construction Vi INC
ngs In West sixty-second St, which Tell on hP' To-
we're arragned Yesterday before Judge GndersieeVe IN
the Court Of General Sessions ~ plead 10 the
Buddensiek under bail to the amount OF Sooooo'
Franok Is in the Tombs awaiting the accep.a"o
bondsman Each Of the defendants was asKed "ha' "0
had TO say concerning the charge EK-Judge u"o'o'
who appeared for Buddensiek, said that he had not seen
the indictment which had been presented ana he aSA
until the day to examine It, similar reque's "%'
made for Franck. Neither request was oPposeu y,
Disrict-A Attorney MARITIME. Judge Giiuersice'o si"
an adjournment until this morning.
Another indictment charging the same men WIN ~
sIanebter was handed to Judge Cowing by the Graha
Jury Charles schmeger, who has been In CUSTODY as
witness against Buddensek and Franck was released
$500 ball which was given by Mrs. Mary A. Dictz' OF
No. 1872 Eagle-ave.
The eoroners inquiry the causes OF the death Oh
Walters was begun yesterday. Ida walters DIS w'no"
was the first witness She was dressed In deep
ing and gave residence as NO 40 '
Brooklyn She gave an account of her husbands deatn
at the hospital and said she so poor thas sue a
been Obliged to let the public authorities bury him.
CAPTAIN Kililea OF the Twenty-second frecnct to'u
how he hurried the OF the disaster anu now he
helped in exricating Walters from the ruins lie t'en
ordered two detectives to to BuddensieKs mouse
and search for the contractor They did So but ala not
find him The next day he heard OF Walterss DEATH ana
received letter from exJudge Fnlerton saying 'na'
Buddensek would surrender himself as ne au o, ~ M.
Did you barrels of sand brought TO the IRON, o @
buildings the accident-on the same hignu asheu
the Coroner. 49,. ..d =, s,o, q
ala not" rephen the OaP'"'n o"'
thing" 80. , .o q, ham 70
| nnnrr ow4 "a IMPORTANT
Yes. sir" said the Captain. ,,,,. am.
William r. Esterhrook. ex-Inspeotor OF Buildings was
next called and SAID that 1t had been his piaotce TO
transfer examiners of buildings from one dlsulct ~
smother suddenly so that they couldn't enter INTO
learnes or yet INTO rut He knew Contractor Budicn-
sick and promptly pointed him out 100 49,. 1,
lie used TO build houses, did lie notf ashe" 'no wi
The contractors counsel urged that the investigation
should not be extended beyond the buildings which nan
fallen Coroner Martin replied that II the accused per-
able to show good character ne iug, 90 80,
it could the contrary chat B,lddsnIeK ma
had eharses male asanoI him lHe eerSr"%E lave you
had occasion to make charges against iinddensekF
A great many cases" replied the witness reinem-
essential that sand shond he used In mortar Loan ana
garden mould entirely unit for use IN mortal "
knew after that that Budensek was putting up buld
ing I'd ut THREE around that building instesd OF
one the district. He evade u+ thoneh oy sen nI 10
another snoI name Ill never 'o's0' Duu''"'''N
Mr. Es,erbrook then looked at the specifications for
the buildings in question ana said: Tbs Is BOW " wa,
zone: Hero you have Gotthcd Hang ~ owner ana
George W. Spitzger architect. That's bow they man ee
thinrs" He aided that 1t necessary TO use three
parts clean saud tn one rart OF line an at Tue ue
of loan was prohibited. During frosty weather g"h
builders used cement Instead OF ami then pro
tected the wall. Tins avoiding any danger IRON irnsl
INSPECTORS Daley and Mackey. Mr.. Esterbrook saieG
we're honest men 80 FAR IA he Knew bat Mr.. DALEY
not competent. inasnnch that lie was airdh I" "ecIo
questions, The records wohd show thai many com
Elaints had mAe against Daley for sI0ftconihgs
Insreetors should he able detect loan In morai Dnt
many Of them not They should De colhl"iie' W
stand more than pa Tor examination. 49,, ...,.
Mr. Estcrbrook Ia conclusion. makes this statement
II NAV seem strange to yon genuenen tnat Sn ,
know little about these bull ngs But no man IN tue
position II Inspector can cover the srnna OF eN Nc, P c
10 it, and h. has TO rely on The reports o
these sui ordinate INSPECTORS" .
INSPECTOR DOench gave an account OF his examination
OF the material used and said that Mr. Mackey had
Son Of the m.eriai used in the erec ion Of hud
ings Mr. DALEY had also been dismissal Tor negigence
these buildings as unsafe. The eSsierv wall was re-
port he in the same condition SUB epurhuy "A re
port TUNED iu that the rear wall had BEEN repaired
Nothing said about tne eastey wall having been re-
pairrd.
The Master Piunbers Association Of this city. has
unanimously approved the Sanitary reform lrhgner o
Legislature AZ Albany and approves the objects aims
purr Of League and promises To assist In us
work.
EXAMINERS DALEY AND MACKEY ARRESTED.
District Attorney MARITIME sent for Inspector
Byrnes yesterday and gave him bench warrants for the
arrest OF Thomas W. Daley and Robert V. Mackey, the
two examiners buildings to whose negligence IA partly
due the falling OF the buildings In SKiysecond'st lh-
dictments had found by the Grand Jury against
the men for mansaughter In tho hrSt
degree Inspector Byrnes gave tho warrant for
the arrest Of Markey DrtectveSerGeants REILLY and
Ksrnan and they arrested him last night al his home nj
No. 32l East Fourth-st DctrctveSergeants Hickey
and Crowley sent after DALEY and sound him ut
| sixty fifth st. and Second-aye. His hone In No ~
East sixiybst Both the men were taken to the Cen.
will be taken to the District Attorney =
Office this morning Daley said when arrested that h"
had his duty He had in his district 700 houses ~
of erection and he could not be nj one mousse all
| the time