New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-20
TIE Jury COMPLETES ITS WORK.
,-r Nx-worTu Not CALLED ON TO TESTIFY
THE VERDICT 50 >RRE>TS MADE.

.., ,x-yvocTu xoT CALLED ON TO TESTIFY
THE VERDICT so ARTISTS MADE.
v,.hinc,on. June lo.-It was decided by '"roh',
pofi,r.nn today that Colonel 7. G. Mn-""r'n ''''''
not bc summoned To appear a' "l'h'', D'',
corou.r'- Jury invo,tighiing the cau-" oi 'l' '"''
Theatre disaster. TIL, decision was pr'''p""'" ~
= II warner one Of the Jurors who announced that
cv,.l Of tie Juror, would like TO hav" ih" coroner
f.uc a subpoena FOR colonel An,worth to give 'c'''
,nouv - the inquest not morcy IN regard 10 ms own
connection with the theatre accident but WIN ''"'
encc TO other parties concerned.
~ SOC no rcasonn said Mr. Warner why Il"
.hould l., treated differently from other "'u''S,'N'
rour %, the Jury favor having him brlor" Us INV
,u,.r tro are Indifferent Inasmuch - statements
tha, ihi, Jury !, plcjudccd against nm nave pee"
made I'm the public pres and cl-""hcr' W" '"'"N "'
horid b. made To- appear. We wish him I" come DE
c,u.e a. has through h' counsel said 'ha' '"''
iurv /, preIudicei through on" or TWO "l us mem
bcrs.7
Coroner Patterson said he did not believe 'h"' '"'
pr.-oncc nf Colonel Aiu-woIth would III any WHY IL
I.t I'm determining how Frederick u. Lotus '"V'r
vhns. l. dy the inquest held cam" 10 his DEATH
col,nel ,n-vorth Wa, willing to appear brfor" the
urv , cli.f Of the record and pension division ana
A. AN army officer. but not as an ordinary witness
The coroner believed. he said. that notnlhS coud u
gained hy ,ummoning him I'm his ofcihl 'aP'ciN'
and n, Colonel Ain>worth was not wllllhS TO appear
~ an ordinary citizen. hc Thought ho1m"H ''"" ~
rain,d hy calling Him.
Mr. Warner stated that he wished 70 say Tor th'
furv n reference the statement, Of the prcludif"
I'm the mind, Of several of its members, mat up l"
the time of the Inquest proceeding, began the JURY
had the highrs, opinion Of Colonel AlnS"or'h' o"'
he had ntrs1ccicd himself upon them rs defendant
when hr was not accused
The testimony this morning was prihclPaiy III
rcf,rcnoc to the. character oi the material used BY
Ina, . ,Arl
theatre building. william Cammaok' dealer III
c,nnnt testified he had sold. Dan tire cement uSed
Ly him IN the Job. II was the best quality III l'p
market and the witness had had II und'r cover ior
nearly year -omr OF the sandy substance Use" ~
mortar I'm undcrpnninS the piers hcil'''h INC o"
building wa, shown 10 him. and II" gave II III Ms
opinlon tha, It did not contain the kind o' cem'''
b, snd Dant. II very poor mortar he S"u'
, hpildor named Robert Ca. k-on testified that the
hu,dinc as 4, now stands Is in dangerous condition.
c,u,ain Thorpe chicf OF the supply division. war
DcpaItmcn,, said no bond Was gwen 10y 'on'rao"'
Dan, for the performance of his WORK. me con
tractor was not quite ready to give ooha' """
Colonel Ain worth allowed HIM I" <" on VII" '"'
worn without giving II. superintendent covert
said the witncss. looked after the safety Of the
theatre ,uilding aud would bc. he believed 'N-
n.c,cd 10 look after the c1cIvntng and nhderphhha
and report If the work wnS dangerous
Frank L. Hopkins, sand CONTRACTOR cs'''eu 'na'
ne sold Dnn the sand for use In mixing mortar NJ
the theatre building. Dnnt asked for the BEST q'rty
and II was given To- him. som" of Inc mortar tah'h
from the ruins was shown to him. ana Mr. Hopkins
said IL did not contain The sand furnished by him'
rbc Iost witness examined Vas Bnter Fitch, an
elderly vhc-hnred clerk OF thu record aud pension
division who said he came 10 the coh'iuAlon ''''
the old theatre building was unsafe whiie tn' 'N
cnvation work going on. ana therefore, Oh NV
dnv before the catastr phc, asked ana obtaihcu hVc
DAYS, leave When he finished his testimony inc
ury ot - 80 o'clock retired to consider It's verdict.
After being out nearly two hours, the Jury, III 'o
D. m returned the following verdict:
That the said Frederick Lotus came to his death Oh
the 9th day June A. ID. 1898 from mortal "ounus "
him received body and heal bN reason OF inc "'s
Of porton OF the floors Of the hrst second ana n''u
story Of the building known a. fods Theatre Du""s
ON Tentb.st between l. aud sts, Northwest IN the
cty OF Washington ID. c. bhcn used BY the Cnitcd o'."
Government for the records and pension DIVISION o' TIC
War Department ,
hundrcd clerks engaged and employed In Governmental
work in connection with their duties IN said DIVISION" anu
among the ead clerks so occupied ana cngag'd was -"
said LOTUS the second hoor ana whic s'iu o'''"s
vss N occuplcd the cellar thereof was being eAca'eu
and o,,c.d nv one George W. Dant for the purposes OF
accommodating an electric gho plant for use In sad
building under N contract with MI Ihoipe' ehc' VI Wv
supply division. war Dep"r'e"'' o' U'""' :" ~"
States -, 49, ,.o,
1r., ,he noors OF said building supported by Iron
oams r..tng on columns which rested brick piers De-
o,, ,ha nst noor thereof that the said Dant cNea'au
the earth around and beneath the base Of sad pers
-, having IN any way shorCd protected the Shu Wefs
w. 80. =, s.n columns whereby and by reason WHEREOF
, At the said piers fell and caused the fa OF ono or
- =, the said columns and portion OF the hr't second
and third floors OF said building including h' poro" "
,h oond floor where thc said Lotus was eneascu IN MS
49,, .,a che said LOTUS was thrown and carried down
with s.id falling the said CELLAR ana WAS hereoy
.,., and there crushed and killed
That Frederick 9. AiAsw0lh MAS the omces III sn"'s'