The sun., 1902-01-28
He was knocked down by the explosion

He was knocked down by the explosion
and laid out for fifteen minutes.
lie says he was arrested because he had
on his working clothes. Bracken, when
he was arrested, had just reached the scene
OF the explosion to go to work, having lald
of since Saturday night. He was EN-
plcyed by Shalcr. Detective sergeant
Riley from Police Headquarters took Shaler
to the Criminal Courts Building Police
man Spencer from the West THIRTEEN
street station had In custody Bracken
and McGrath. They were arrested on
warrants issued by Coroner Goldenkranz.
They were taken to the Office OF Assistant
District Attorney Rand, and after being
Jerome TO the Office Of Coroner Golden
kranz The Coroner adjourned to his
court room, where the District Attorney
was astonished TO see a jury in the box.
William Barclay Parsons, the civil engineer
OF the Rapid Transit Commission, went 90
court to testify, If needed Lawyers James
A. Dunn and Cornelius Sullivan, the latter
from the law firm Of Sicoll. Annable a
Lindsay, we're In court, the former 10 rep
resent Shaler and Bracken. and Mr.: sum,
van to see that they secured bail lie had
with him Robert A. Smith Of 100 Broadway,
who gave as security one OF his houses.
1872 West Seventy-second street
HOW THE CORONER RAN THINGS.
These all gathered around the District
Attorney near the bench Then the pro-
ceedlngs went on In this fashion: 49,.
The G5GneRtss9 S into int cy cna tns
Of death Of persons killed In an eAplos9pn pa a, a.
the corner Of Forty;5ifrst street and i reiSS redS
70 you the sworn statement of James H.
James n, Buckrldge being duly sworn;
Nineteenth precinct. Ma3hattan. On this
9th day, OF january. 1902 haye made made thase
piosion at Fortieth street and Fourth avenue.
borough Of ManhsttMoq. az wnlT1 ,ei lie
Mc(irath, JOSEPH Bracken and Ira A. Shaler.
and are now in the above precinct heId ior
| win further read to you some testimony
taken by me from Mr, i; iJacdne.. son bs Ss
the proprietor OF the hotel lie 7Sy7 AN, n ~
dynamite stored in n wooden house IN IRONY
OF this hotel. and three men ran 9nt ana S,ia 20
chat the explosion took place. and the result
was these injuries causing the death OF three
persons, and so far as the Coroner Knows
The name Of one person, as far as We could
nnd was J. Roderlck Robertson, and on that
the prisoners for whom have issued a war
rant, can be held In accordance with the Jaw.
Gentlemen. you may retire now
THAT sTUFF," lEvIDENCEl SAYS JEROME.
District Attorney Jerome-Mr., Coroner.
do / understand that you ask these men
TO dnd verdict on that stun That you have
The fRe" coroner-Mr, Cor e District Attorney, [
want t. read TO you from the SGde o. TImiGSdI nd
tho Coroner read the section defining tho
District Attorney Jeromo-what sworn
information is there herel
The Coroner-There is, the sworn informa-
tGpp dSatrs S;,orsqy Rerdme AFTER reading
I'LL do not, zee any Information that
McGrath and Bracken or Shgler-tha, there
i. Il l.sNlin 40 ItHL
committed any crime In connection with
this, your Honor.
bistrlct bi Kttorney W ~JeTromfe9fhere nc was an
explosion he says, and he arrested three
men. but 1t doesn't say they had anything
The Coroner- But these men we're in charge
otherwise they would not have been arrested
District Attorney Jerome-lt does not
The Coroner-H is presumed that they
District Attorney Jerome-well ! simply
want TO know II that Is the method OF legal
procedure In this county. of course, cannot
'' James 4 " Dunn SR icouhsel OF @ for 'shaieri"
appear here IN hehali of Mr. Shaer
1he Coroner-No one else will he heard
Sir. DUNN ask that your Honor proceed
TO the inquistion. II your Honor wIahes 10
The Coronar-At the proper time I will.
INQUIRY AN ~ABsrRD rAEcK
District Attorney Jerome-Now. Mr.. Coro-
ner. let us understard this mat,er D2 no,
a Jury here and not one scintilla OF eNideho".
The Information - not even certified 20,
your Honor IL IL nothing but paper, 20 begin
with. IL j. not even oer'lhrd no evidence is
sworn 10 there. 10 start With. Now you have
The Coroner~It is signed and sworn TO
before me, this ?7th day Of January, 1902,
and II was sworn TO before me as matter oi
District Attorney Jerome Now, M. TO
this point there has been 40 evid'no" mat
paper simply states that tlrrr wnS an acct
dent % doe not even stat" Whether any o."
wa Killed II does not state thai any on" was
injured II docs not state single Loot -how-
ing that crime Wa committed in TINS county,
OF state, OF any place ia God. world
The Coroner Ihft Is probably not prob,
ably matter Of law. It O. ieit TO th" good
common -en-s Of the Coroner
Di-trit Attorney Jerome Well. ! tell
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