The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-12
A RAILROAD SENSATION.

Omciais Of the New York, New Haven 4
Hartford to BE Arrcsted-ficld Rcspon-
sibIe for thc Harlem River Tunnel Dis
astcr- President Clark and Director
Chaancey VI. Depew Give I;ail in the
sum or S.5, 900 Zach.
new YORK, March 7.-coroner Levy
has issued warrants for the officers
and directors of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad, who have
been held responsible by the coroncr's
Jury for the deaths of the victims OF
the Harlem river tunnel disaster.
These warrants were for the following
officials:
Officers Charles r. Clark, New Haven prcsi
dent. L. NJ. Reed vice president, New Haven
Lucius Tuttle, general manager, New Haven; !;
William d. Bishop. Jr., secretary,
bridgeport; William L. Squire. treas
urer, New Haven; II. NJ. Kocher-
speiger. comptroller, New Haven; Charles T.
Hampstead general passenger agent. New
Haven, and Charles Rockwell, general freight
agent, New Haven.
irectors-George ~ Miller New York,
Wilson q. Hunt New York. +. ii. Trowbridge,
New Haven; William d. Bishop, Bridgeport;
Henry c. Robinson, Hartford Edward NJ.
Reed, New Haven; Charles r. Clark, New
Haven: joseph Park New York; Cnanncey M.
Depcw. New YORK; Henry s. Lee, Springfield;
William Rockefeller, New York; Lcyerett
Brainard, Hartford and Nathaniel Wheeler,
Bridgeport.
From this it will be seen that the
majority OF the officials live outside of
this state. Coroner Levy does not an
ticipate that he will have any trouble
in securing their attendance in this
city. They will probably come
on here readily, for they would
have nothing to gain by resisting the
coroner. Should they not come, resort
will be had to extradition proceedings.
Coroner Levy anticipates having no
trouble with Governor Bullley. Of Con-
necticut. As fast as the arrests are
made bail will be taken and the officers
allowed to depart. The district attor-
ney's office was notified of the coroner's
action. The coroner's duty will cease
with the making of the last arrest and
the eases will then come before the
grand jury. Inspector Byrnes has been
given the warrants to execute.
The jurors who sat in the case were
said to represent S5O,0O0,O00; well, the
persons arrested and to be arrested on
their finding are said to represent $780,
OO0, 900. 1.-The deaths Of Helen L. Sup
pie and Others will have a rather
unique place in the history OF
local casualties. even if moth.
ing else comes of it. Whether
anything else is to come of it dc.
pends next upon the action of the
grand jury. To await that action each
of the fourteen persons on the coroner's
black list must furnish bail in the sum
of $4,000. Homicide is the Grim,
which is charged against them on the
strength of the jury's verdict.
Chauncey NJ Depew appeared at the
coroners Office at 4:a0 Friday afternoon
and furnished n bond of $4,000 for his
appearance in the future. Mr.. Depew
was accompanied by Cornelius Wander,
bilt, who signed the bond, giving as Sc
curity the building West Fifty-sev
enth street. Mcssrs. Depew and Van
| derbilt's stay in the Office OF the cor
oner was of brief duration, Franl
Loomis, attorney of the New York Cen
| trail, having preceded them a half-houl
and seen to the preparation Of the bond
President Clark of the New Haver
railroad and Director Park also sur
rendered themselves and gave bonds il
the same amount. Mr. Clark informed
the coroner that all the directors and of
ficers of the road would come to the
coroner's office at any time suggested
| The coroner said this would not do
that the only exceptions he would make
We're in the cases of George n. Miller
| and Wilson &. Hunt, who We're both
old. He would appoint Monday mex
rs the day for them to appear.