Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-22

carried down WIN sald Ia'llnE unofs 10 IN" sHln
,elIAr lIri was thereby tneG and thete crushed
Anl kdlpL.
mat rrpderirG e. Atuswurtn vas the officer
In cllf sGnI sam building aud the sall clerks,
ana tNat Nl,lstm q. Covert WAS superinten-
dent VI tao saul Uu.ldIug, ats ttlat Francis
~nsse vas the mechanical cngncpr and lire
nliIu pl saii uHtliInc; and the latter although
Eot an architect or ciyIl engineer. prepared the
plans ana specifications Tor the enlargement
ul thc SAID cellar,and the said iinswOrth, sAsso
ami covert, aud each OF them knew, or ought
10 have known, that the said Dant was on
gagged in eNrayatlng sad cellar and undorpn-
Mug said pirrs, and That he had not shored
HE columns AMI beams OF snid building, or
taken any other proper procantton TO pre-
vent HE fan thereof, or OF taid floors;
nor did they, tho said Ainsworth, Sasse,
covert or either Of them take any pre-
caution TO prevent the TALL OF SAID
floors while the said Dant was engaged IN
untprpinuing said piers OF columns 10 ~ To
prulsGt tn salt clerks from loss of life or liInb
% tuHsUn thereof. hut the said Frederick C
Allswnrlh, William q. Covert, Francis Sasse,
Gcurge " Liant were aud each Of them was
euil 81 criminal negligence IA respect of :lle
sad IN avalon ami enlargement OF sRii cellar,
ana the tilllrfplnUiuE al said piers, thon being
Nni about 10 30 done therein; aud We, the
Jurors aforesaid gay that The sAid Frederick Z.
AinsW0rth, Miliiam q. Covert, Francis SRsse,
tiuurgc ", DanI, and each Of them, IL guilty o,
criminal negligence; and we further lind that
Frederick y. AnlSwurth, William u. covert,
Francis SHsse, GEORGE ". DaGt arorespOnsib!e
Tor tho Killing uI tho said Frederick Lortus,
Aud we, the Jurors Aforesaid, DO further say
MAJ NE ialute nl NE government OF the
tNhdruce ~ the work al repair and alteration
ui its buildings in charge OF the War Depart
inent Is mos nnhusuess-like AMI reprehell-
| slblc, and we ARE Of tnr opinion that II such
suporintcndonee had been provided IN the
Iase 2, ~" M9rh gh lne rorl nehtLe nuldl
Us Wv
MY w .NHh of " tdoEiif'
WSsuiNGToN. june l9.-'lhore is much
| Speculation u night rs to the conflict OF
authority between the civil and military
| authorities IN tins district III the case ui
| Colonel Alnsworth.
Ihe coroner JAFy having convicted HIM
II Is supposed by many that the grand Jury
| wtll proceed 10 lndict hini. colonel AIMS
worth, however, before the coroner jury
had acted, asked Tor q military court OF IN
qury, winch the secretary ut War granted
| and appointed tals court VIII Try hiW
and il found guilty he Will lie .uDlert Il
trial by regular court martial. hh
court, 1t i supposed, VIII take INN out d
the hands OF tne civil authorities.
II tried there he cannot Re tried twice
for the saline offence The verdict of th'
Curuncrs Jury tU,dUv required him 10 giy,
hGmds To appear or 20 to Jail. II is doubt
iii whether obey can cuforcc this, q
colonel NinswOrth is subject to militar,
regulations
HIS friends say that it was fortunate 70
him that lie asked for this court Of in
curry Tor were he 10 lie tried hy arivl
istry in the present state Of public scnti
ncnt hc would be severely punished, am
could ouly lie saved ~ executive elem
cucy, II is t.ylpCtrd that the military Cruy
viii suspend Him. which would remoy
, him from his present office
W,suIyrr,S limo uu Ma warrant
were served TINS norntilr ON The ,irfrrt