Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-07
DIRECTOR DEPEM'S BAIL.
1t Was Furnished by Millionaire
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
RArLR0ADMAGNATEs SURRENDER

ar Under $4,000 Ball to Await the 40
saeu ofthe Grand Jury for Their Alleged
Responsibility Concerning the wreck in
she New York Central Tannel.
NEW YORK, March president Chaun.
rey NJ Depew. of the New York Central:
President c. P. Clark, Of the New York.
New Haven and Hartford, and Director
Park, of the same road, Surrendered them
selves to the coroner late in the afternoon.
They were all held in SIS 900 bail Direct
or Park was the first to arrive at the cor
nner's office. He was accompanied by his
son, who qualified as his bondsman In the
ssnm Of s25 900. While the coroner was ac-
cepting bail for Mr. Park, President Clark
came in and surrendered himself. Fred
erick p Tilford, of Park & -gilford, gave
ahe required bail for Mr. CliETsS.
A Detective Sees MIR. Depew.
A detective from the Central office called
GA MT. Depew about 8 o'clock and re-
quested him to come down to the coroner's
Office He showed no warrant. Mr.. Depew
aaad be would go down town in the course
Of an hour or So At 4:SO he appeared at
&he coroner's Office and gave himself M.
The arraignment before the coroner was
c0tireiy informal. He gave bail in &c. 900
she sum demanded Cornelius Vanderbilt
went on his bond
Engineer Fowler Held, Too.
Arrangements were made whereby Di-
wectors Hunt and Miller, who are both
aged men, should appear next Monday.
President Clark assured the coroner that
all the officials Of the road would appear
I'm person and give bonds today. Opera.
tors McManus and Breen were discharged
out Engineer Fowler was held under $40
800 bail TO await the action OF the grand
jury.
Not ON the List Now.
When President Clark, of the New
Haven road, was arraigned his legal rep
wesentatiye, Counsel Taft, raised an obiec-
&ton to the issuing Of warrants for any
osncers OF the ROAD other than the presi-
dent, vice president, secretary and treas
urer. The comptroller and agents of the
road, he said, were only employees OF the
road, and not officers in the sense of being
responsible for the action Of the road. The
coroner viewed thef matter In the same
alght and then reduced the number Of |
&hose listed
Not Long 30 Wait.
The grand jury is now In session. II Il |
understood it viii take up the tunnel acct |
dent matter early next week, so the gentle
men under arrest will not have TO wait /
long FOR the next step in their cases.
About the action of the grand jury Dis
frict Attorney Nicoll said: II the accident
was due TO TIE criminal negligence OF the
corporation owing the tunnel or the cor
porations operating railroads through ii
the officers and directors, or such OF them
as are directly responsible for the negli.
gence, atwguilty of.manslaughter.
Quite LoOphele for Escape.
''The grand jury, however, may develop
che fact that many Of the directors were
Supposed to the appliances which caused the
deaths Of the tunnel victims. Such Off
Gals In that yay prove their Innocence be-
xoRe the grand jury, or IL indicted would
have q good defense In regard to the car
stoves, for instance, It might be proved bv
the minutes of the directors meetings thak
some Of them voted to INTRODUCES a safer
nncthod Of heating. That would be good
defense so far as they are concerned"
Didn't Know 1t Was Loaded.
Mr.. Depew's arrest is said to have been |
contingency the ceroner's jury didn't IN I
aerstand when they made up the verdict |
They didn't know he was one Of the direct
Ors Of the New Haven railroad.
There were several Union League club
men on the jury and they are said TO view ,
ehe unexpected results Of their labors. so | ,
is- as Mr.. Depew is concerned, with con
disgust. Mr.. Depew himself !
said he was not disturbed. The directors a.,
Of the New Haven railroad were prepared !
q answer for everything they had done !
xtAeir conscienees were clear, and man !
with clear conscience, in Mr. Depew's 1
Judgment. need not be alarmed at any !
thing.