The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-03
SET BAIL in
SLOCUM CASE
F. sARNAsY is HELD IN $4,000
AND OTHER INDICTED PER
SONS In $1,000 EACH.

s yesterday admitted to bail all the of
Z GERS and employees Of the knicke
!. booker Steamboat Company as well a
: the United States Inspectors indicte
: by the federal Grand Jury in connet
! ton with the Slocum disaster.
: Those indicted are w. H Val
Schaick, captain Of the Slocum; Hen
ry Lundberg, probationary inspector
and John ]. Fleming. inspector o
hulls. who passed the S1ocum a
sound and well equipped; Frank A
:. Barnaby, president; James X. Atkin
son. secretary, and Frank B. Dexter
treasurer of the company and J. A
Pease, the aged commodore of the
Knickerbocker fleet.
4 Except in the case Of President
Barnaby, who was required to give
bonds in $4,000. bail was fixed in
ed not guilty and obtained leave to
i withdraw the plea and enter a de-
murrer on August II. In each case
Judge Thomas sparoled the defendant
in the custody of his counsel until
next Wednesday, by which time bail
bonds must be fled
James McA1lister, of No. la Tenth
street. Brooklyn, furnished bail for
Lundenberg
AS bail for Captain PeaSe. Caroline
Armstrong offered the houses at No.
G5 Carroll street and No. lis ST. Felix
street, Brooklyn.
1t is considered certain that on Au-
gust II the officers and directors of
the company will withdraw their pleas
of not guilty and demur to the in
dictments. Argument will probably
be set for the October term of the
court, and then the United States Dis
trict Attorney will get the usual
twenty days extension in which to
answer the briefs. That will take
any possible disposition of the cases
over until after election
Inspect the Grand Republic During
Run.
Assistant Secretary Murray. of the
Federal Slocum Commission, and SUI
pervising Inspector Rode made the
twelve o'clock trip yesterday to Coney
Island on the Grand Republic A
corps of inspectors were sent on her
trip at half past four o'clock to con-
tinue the inspection while the boat
was running, and it was said that |
when the Grand Republic tied up for
the night the inspection would be
continued until completed.
Captain George Beebe,e manager of |
the Dreamland boat service, said:
Before Supervising Inspector Ro-
die the hose and stand pipes on the
and not hose burst"
The inspectors will make their re-
port to the supervising inspector to-
lay if possible in time SO that it may
De laid before the Federal Investiga-
ing Commission to-day.
William H. Powers, assistant boiler
Inspector, told the Federal Commits
sion that when he had to inspect three
IT four boats day he had to take
many things for granted He said
hat after one boiler had stood all
lsual tests he was able with a blow of
hammer to knock in the boiler head
believes No Slocum Sufferer Desti- Y
tute. :
If any one who lost the supporting |
lember of his family in the SIocum
isaster is suffering it is his own fault I
nd not that of the Relief Committee
aid the Rev. G. c. F. Haas yesterday.
do not believe there are any cases
destitutfon from such cause
In any case where the family
ould not pay the funeral expenses 5
lie committee assumed responsibility,
I'D whether the bills have been paid
not need not trouble the familyzE
he committee has guaranteed the
ayment. and it is entirely out of the n
ands of the family. |ct
The delay in making a final and C.
iblic report is due to the difficulty al
providing for the orphans and 9TH m
s who will need help for a long ia
me- While in some instances the al
latives might be desirable agents 81
handle lump sums. in others they az
Sht not to be Entrusted with such ia
and we can make no dc
scrimination Therefore the com to
ttee is trying to decide upon the 10
nd of agency that will be best for sa
e beneficiary. w,
Those who have been talking about
2 neglect of the committee have no tie
levance. If some of the demands tn
sde upon the committee were pub file