The sun., 1893-06-14

| tne suppression OF ttctttmOny
points sa in a%s S ca sSs ABOUT covers the material
=, Tho Deputy Coroner decided that although
there were eighty.slx persons desirous OF
SiIss,Iy !; to the point. named would Be
SssvsG hs bUiidnS Was nj ss sut
had sitS R; pSson Would
sivll service business: It Afforded no o pro,
, Ernest 7. Borger, another clerk, told Of the
belief among clerks Sas that ths m building vas
Fred Collins. that the building was IN in danger
oicollapsinG. and no had REPLIED that ~ it did
stairs were by no means adequate and he had
Noticed the bulge In the roar wall
bee maEs hS sbS
hoDiIng G9I i. Answorth would bc under, the
building # collapsed P on account Of Col Aims
Of the leaves had T. not so Seen S arly done ana
number of old clerks had been reduced.
clerk told of his fear that the thsatro building
Would iaiI during the progress tho excavation
GUS, One. day during a heavy wind the build
ing had shaken and trembled visibly and per
feared the consequence; he knew that clerk TX
fer to another building and had been told that
his only recourse was to resign, The clerks
Frech because they had not been fIrloughei
Baer G Ss sSHs
AinswoIth asking that the clerks be iurloughed
He % the work IN the 6as
tion had been drafted but, clerks refused to
sign It because they, feared they might be IN.
personal knowledge that such q petition had
been prepared. but he mentioned the names OF
he HsSr had IT.
lssnsd BY 6hs 5n;ss
fied by coi. nsworth. requiring that lie itoi
Ths oGsr S Gnis
Justice is as follows:
.: SSe:, F. G. Sr y. n
CCsrd n shasasr @ Deputy Coroner OF the District of
SPpn ssn;defa.ion e tho ps,!iGn q Irsd +; Aln,,
day Of june 1885, sa crds1e has Eda.fd
Dsaa.y Coroner Of the 6i.t,,c. ot Columeiss show
o'clock r H. cham Why PRAYER Of she petit;
Against him Z" therein praysa S BsShaS ' i4'
Testimony, that the clerks were directed to
soor eIerk. Those directions S we're given more more
mony about the hard feeling. between EN-.
ployees and their superiors In the Record and
There were NO witnesses called at the after
raped for order and said that. as he Would
have very little time between then and 3 o'clock
tt his 81 F'hs 6 Bsfs hs srds sSp.ms % % cn
he would adjourn the inquest. 1t was. accord
ingly. adjourned till IL A. NJ. tomorrow.
COZ. A1NswoRTH's PETITION.
cupied by Justice Bingham began to f1ll up
with clerks who served under Col Ainsworth.
ssf the CO.. Mr. n BIS. @
trlct Attorney Burney. for the Coroner. enter
District attorney Bu.ney filed q demurrer.
set forth any matter that entitled him to q
Thsre had no hare e' e
verdict rendered that iGht reflect, upon him.
him
trial. but si%ss to 'tSSsn G@and jury Jury pros MSs
the :l'b' Wv fss1s sfHahss
iurtheer the anhcrty o eputs
tSfs Kind and I asserted that none oi the
statutes was there authority for his appoint
Roid ri. position H Was That ' COL i Answorts se
was In teaiity on .t trial and being asfaed
The Court took the question under advise
mfR The pson sd bs co give. in
detail q statement Of the condition OF the
IL tba his the ork Of
about tWsiSe ises IN Width between two spsfe pars
sess Of the Work he Rad iqequentV gone e Pinto into
should I be notied Of the SLIGHTEST % ndica.ion Of Of
danger. 90 THAT 10 might remove all the occn-
Sn1fsa Ss him until after ses.n ssf
was wa any one authorized to do 50. With respect a
to the movement OF clerks In or about the
June 9. after all the walls. Including all the
piers but one. had been safely underpinned.
the the last pler the Dior gave way and the acel:
Col Ainsworth. says that almost imme ediately
that he was publicly accused Of criminal neg.
ligepce md was 80 accused In the public press
june Il. The testi mony Of certain Witnesses
criminal negligence. he requested permission
Of the Coroner to cross-eTamine them. Int the |
was falsely accused OF intimidarine Witnesses |
and charged with murder by sundry persons |
the na by The
rtoto9s mob surrounded him and threatened |
his life.
Col. .Ainsworth says that he Is In fact now on |
trial In the Coroner's Court. and that II the |
verdict Of the jury should charge him with re- |
sponsibility. the Coroner has authority to com
NIT him for trial. Por this reason he rrays for |
q writ OF mandamus. commanding the Coro-
ner to permit him to bo present with counsel
and examine witnesses touching any alleged |
criminal negligence Of his. and to adduce tcs- |
timony In his own behalf: also commanding |
the deputy coroner TO enforce order in his |
court and to adopt such measures as ght be |
required to tprotect his life. which had been
thre atened.
THE wINpER BUILDING SAFE
Supervising Architect o. Rourke to-day made |
preliminary examination OF the Winder
building, occupied by the Second Auditors
said he found II safe. but unnt for tho pur-
poses for which It was used he suggested.
front wall 80 that Il. would drain rain away
from the wall He will examine other Treas;
the take up buildings occupied by other OK
ecutiye departments. Mr.. O'Rourke said he