The evening world., 1890-05-29
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Coal Dealer Haiss and Four Men
Held by the Coroner.
Little Mamie Freeman's Death to
Be Fully Investigated.

Five prisoners were brought down 10 the
CoroneT's Office this morning charged with
criminsl negligence, by which Mamie Free
man was crushed to death yesterday after
moor under . huge pile Of coal.
The prisoners we're George Haiss, the
senior partner in the firm Of Haiss Brothers,
coal dealers at First avenue and Thirty
fourth street, aud John Donnelly, 1o1 First
avenue; Thomas Connors, asa East Thirty
eighth street, Patrick Whalen, o East
Twenty-second street aud John McMahon,
of eos First avenue. who we're employed in
the coal-yard as shovellerS.
About two hundred tons Of stove coal WAS
piled mp in Hoiss's coal bin. Tho only par
tition separating the coal from the yard
where the little girl was killed was q fimsy
wooden fence about eighteen feet high and
an inch thick, which was held in place by
posts entirely inadequate to hold the inn
mense strain.
Mamie Freemnn lived with her widowed
mother and younger sister on the third floor
OF 900 First avenue. The girl was playing
IN tho yard yesterday afternoon with little
Peter Drunckhurst, who in employed by
Haiss as 0 hostler. when the fence suddenly
gave way and the two children were buried
under Lne immense heap.
Henry wa. rescued ten minutes later in a
faint condition, but when. the girl was
found, three-quarters OF an hour after the
accident, she wa breathing, her last;
The body lay In q coffin in the freeman
apartments this morning. The little face
was bruised and cut, while her body was Q
mass OF bruises;
man last night and offered her assistance,
They are kind, " she said, but why
we're The, not careful? Money will not
0f mrs. ny 9s Riiis sn.i hoSse ss %ei of eos First
venue. SAYS that the men began filling the
coal bin several days ago. Yesterday morn
ing she went, out into the yard TO- sweep and
was startlad by the appearance OF the. fence.
1t was bulging in the centre, and 30 alarmed
WAS she that she did not go near 1t to clean
up,
tenants 70 keep their Children from the
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back towards the centre Of the pile.
At /. 80 o'clock In the afternoon Thomas
Nucoio, 0 barber who has q shop on the
ground floor OF 500 First avenue, heard .
Being aware Of the dangeroug condition
of the fence he rushed back and found the
children playing In Ne sand alongside the
the little girl only looked up and smiled.
Before Nuccio could call to her again the
burying both children.
Before Coroner Hapley this morning
Haiss denied that HI had been warned OF
the dangerous condition Of the fence.
He said he had been asked by the. owner OF
Q house which adjoined the north side OF the
coal bin not to pile coal too high against
the wall. as he feared the strain would BIO
too great.
The men were told to shovel the coal back
from the wall He considered the fence per-
fectly safe. but admitted that the accident
had proven he was mistaken.
Coroner Hanly concluded to hold the
prisoners, and paroled them in the custody
OF their counsel, Messrs. Purdy. and
Mclaughlin. to await the result Of the in
quest, which will be held next Tuesday at =
O'clock,