New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-23
BITpDENSIEK,s MUD MORTAR
vp,n,cr OF THE coRoNEEs JURY.

,,s,xx vnANcK. HAUG, MACKEY AND
DALEY COMMITTED TO TUE ToMBs.
Coroner Martin yesterday finished the d aqass.
regarding the death q 4 t%%ld fallen houses
T 1sr T rSt Witness called was William H. Csrnet
Of nc No asa West Fiftlctbst who h tosr
tilted that tina h he Tas asasI had fallen
ahef foreman came to his place and or
dered load Of sand: auss G' had never had any
deangs with Buddensiek's people ana didnt wah'
=. heyin after his buildings had fallen. NVtwi' ne
standing his objection the T1fboat his consent
When he visited the the iSss Of ff sa ind
~ three loads Of sand he thought had been
were at work the @;thont sand
n' Robert Y. Mackey, the indicted examiner OF
buildings testified that on January 10 ne ps %
to Inspector DOench that the sS Sulrsd badlv He
had also reported the unsafe conulu"1 VI wy,
walls He waited for the Inspector to 40 sometnng'
And hsa STdf pseV the other indicted examiner
tess,Sea'tbat so far as he knew Mr. Haug was the
owxer lie had seen Budaensek STANDING ar1au
the bnildinp, but never saw him give any orueLs
na,lew said ne knew little about masonwork;
and nothing at all about the ingredients T WeG
lott y mas tis4sss% %0r tat he s' aa%SsE build
inc examiners thirty -eght-was, sufficient - n.
Coroner Martin intmated that ne won1 cal, MI
"a n
Mr. Moere objected to his client going on tno
stand Sub-centractor Charles Franck SAID he was
boss brcklayer and had taken the J01 IRON III thc
i;ucIIayers Unisn His counsel would net allow
him 70 answer any further questions.
Coroner Martin in his charge TO- the Jury saiu
that there was no doubt that tho materials used IN
the falIeI houses were al ogether unht. Inc Jury
retired at o'clock and three hours later renoereu
this verdict:
ThatIo uis Wsters died from injuries received by the
fall of the buildings at Sixy-secondst between Ientn
and i've tne arpcao to the Department OF Build
inss for the erection of the same as Oehg owned Dy
our OWN Judgment are by Charles A. Buddensiek
or other party or parties Tor wnom ne was
sr IN the erection Of above buildings which for de-
fance law, experience aud common sense can TOT .ne
we believe that the responsibility for the
death Of Louis VOTERS rests exept so upon Charles
Franck for the that they CEASED to DO used and
nt 70 eter nto the construction of building what
The inry also believe that to the ncompetency and
Neglect duty of the examiners DALEY and Mackey In
great Measure is also due the responsibility for the
The Jury further find the examination to have clearly
estahlished the that the Department OF Buildings
ths city should be organization OF character ana
Invested with n power commensurate with the dignity
ana necessities OF great ard growing metrop9s IKE
New-York and one under whose ADMINISTRATION inc con
sucton of anything in the least degree analogous to
structures could not be even begun mneh ro
prior their fail and those equally bad ana now
TO stand. 49,, ,... -, ,,.o,u,,,.
and supervisory control that could have retained In
resnousible positions servants whose capacity
eod hermit the erection under Its eyes Of buildings tat
shame all mechanical instincts.
The fury earnestly upon public attention the I'M
porta1ce of securing for city by prompt legislative
action the exercise OF rigid and intelligent eontr" over
oil fnnre constructions OF buildings. and advise de-
nartment of buildings under responsible head an
of the Mayor OF securing Tor
fhs citizens OF New-York good aud sufficient building
laws.
Corener Martin after the verdict had been read
said to the jury:
The verdict YOU have made gives me the power 10 or
der the arrest of A Bddensiek Charles Frack
Gothold Haug Robert V. Mackey and Thomas W. Daley
and will make out commitment and place II In the
hands of Captain KIllea and have them committed TO
the Tombs without bail
Foreman Charles Franck yesterday FURNISHED
the 600 bail required on the indictment against
HIN for manslaIg hter IN causing the death of
Walters Tho bondsmcn are Wilhelm Becker, NO.
4O7 Second-ave.; William Cohen. No. l6s East
seyeuty-sccond-st.; and John Z. Sturk, No. IVA
East Eighty seventh-st.