The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12
A RAILROAD SENSATION.

Omciais of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford to Be Arrested-Held Respon-
sible for the Harlem River Tunnel Dis
aster-President Clark and Director
Chauncey NJ. Depew Give Bail in the
Sum of $25, 900 Each.
New YORK, March 7.-Coroner Levy
has issued warrants for the officers
and directors of the New York, New
Haven s. Hartford railroad, who have
been held responsible by the coroner's
jury for the deaths of the victims of
the Harlem river tunnel disaster.
These warrants were for the following
officials:
Officers Charles P. Clark, New Haven. presi-
dent; E. M. Reed vice president, New Haven;
Lucius Tuttle, general manager, Now Haven;
Hrasspor Msm D. wa% hisn1D 'F sours ss''stssy stssy
urer, New Haven; H. NJ. Kocher
speiger, comptroller, New Haven; Charles T.
Hempstead general passenger agent. New
Haven, and Charles Rockwell, general freight
agent. New Haven.
Directors-George N. Miller, New York;
Wilson G. Hunt New York; F. H. Trowbridge,
New Haven; William D. Bishop, Bridgeport;
Henry c. Robinson Hartford; Edward M
Reed, New Haven; Charles P. Clark, New
Haven; Joseph Park. New York; Chauncey NJ
Depew, New York; Henry S. Lee, Springfield
William Rockefeller, New York; Leverett
Braiaard, 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 Bulkley. 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 coroners duty will cease
with the making of the last arrest and
the cases 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 S50,000,000; we'll, the
persons arrested and to be arrested on
their finding arc said to represent $780,
100000. The deaths of Helen T. 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 de.
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 crime
which is charged against them on the
strength of the jury's verdict.
Chauncey NJ. Dcpcw appeared at the
coroner's office at 4:2O Friday afternoon
and furnished bond of s25, 900 for his
appearance in the future. Mr.. Depew
was accompanied by Cornelius Wander
bilt, who signed the bond, giving as Sc
curity the building 1 West Fifty-sev
enth street. Messrs. Depew and Van
derbilt's stay in the office of the cor
oner was of brief duration, Frank
Loomis, attorney of the New York Cen
tral, having preceded them half-hour
and seen to the preparation Of the bond.
President Clark of the New Haven
railroad and Director Park also sur
rendered themselves and gave bonds in
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
were in the cases of George n. Miller
and Wilson G. Hunt, who were both
old. He would appoint Monday next
as the day for them to appear.