Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-27
HELLO FOR THE
IROQUOIS HORROR
Officials Have Been Arrested
In Chicago.
MIrTIMl TO BE SERVED TO-DAY.

Awaiting Action of Grand Jury In
the Case of the Great Chicago The
ater Horror. :.
Chicago, Jan. 26.-Bearing the eight
mittimi issued as the result Of the in.
quest into the Iroquois theater disaster
Coroner Traeger and number OF de-
tectives today left the city hall with
authority to arrest Mayor Carter H.
Harrison Manager Davis and the six
lesser city officials and stage officers
who were ordered to be held waiting
the action of the grand jury.
One of the first persons taken into
custody was William McMuIlen, oper.
ator of the flood lighH from which the
IroQuois fire is said to have started.
and James B. Cumming, the stage
manager the IroQuois, under whose
direction it is alleged the apparatus
WAS constructed. which interfered
with the descent of the asbestos cur
tain.
The mittimus for Mayor Harrison
was taken in charge by Coroner Trae.
ger, although the coroner did not at.
tempt to serve it at once on the city's
chef magistrate. The coroner said:
Mayor Harrison's mittimus will be
served some time today. The mayor
is i'll, and, therefore, will not be dis.
turbed unnecessarily"
The coroner ordered that as the
other mittimi were served, the &C.
cused should be taken to the central
police station and held until all had
been arrested. The prisoners were
then to be taken before q Judge to
furnish bonds.
Chicago, Jan. 2e.-Although the
cononer's jury which has just return.
ed verdict in connection with the
Iroquois disaster did not make any
specific charges against the persons
held, the implied charge is homicide,
as each was held to be responsible In
measure for the death of the Iro-
quoIs victims, and the coroner had
no authority to fix bond. If arrest
ed the defendants must remain In
jail until released on bonds fixed by
some court.
There is possibility that the pres
ent grand jury will hear the charges.
Two days time is estimated to be All
that will be required to present the
matter to the grand jury, and as the
present grand jury has five days of
its session left, it may find time TO
dispose OF the matter. Owing to the
great amount Of clerical work involv-
ed, the mittimi were not completed
until today. Mayor Harrison and
Fire Chief Musham refused to be
seen when called on after the verdict
of the jury had been handed in. The
mayor sent word that his son was
sick and he himself had sore throat
and that he would say nothing until
he arrived at his office. Mr.. Mus
ham had left word Z was said. al
his homo that he vae lot TO be dis.
turbed.
Il will say nothing" replied Com.
missioner Williams to questions NUT
to him.
You will defend yourself in tha
courts II the matter is carried to triaIr.
Yes, OF course, as any man would:
but | cannot talk"
Harry J. Powers was surprised thar
the jury had completed its andine
80 soon I had thought the verdict
would not be reached before the mid.
ole OF the week." he said. "You ara
grateful that you were not included
among those held to the grand Nr,
he was asked.
Yes. in a way; but I cannot com.
ment on the matter"
VIII j. Davis declined to coma tn
the door of his residence or to dl.c,s.
the verdict