The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-28
HIGH OFFICIALS ARE
HE'LL TO GRAND III
Mayor Harrison Of Chicago
Directly Responsible for
iroquois holocaust.
REPORT or THE 10
Accuses Officers of City of LamenA
Lack of Force. and Others Il
Gross Neglect of Duty in Not
Enforcing Ordinances.

Chicago, Jan. 27.-The coroncr's
which for three weeks has been lisl
ing to evidence relating to the fs45
the Iroquois theater, returned a H
dict by which the following persons
held to await the action of the gra
jury:
Carter II. Harrison, mayor of d
cago; Fire Marshal William H, Mn
man; Will j. Davis, proprietor in b
and manager, of the theater; Geor
Williams, building commissioner of (
city; Edward Laughlin, building !
Epector under Williams; William !
Iers, fireman in the theater. James!
Cummings, stage carpenter, and w
lam McMullen, who had charge efs
light that caused the fire. 4
There We're over $780, 600 words Of 1
timony, and each juror would. aess.
ing to the law, be compelled TO /.
his name to the testimony of eaehh
ness, which meant that each mar we
be compelled to write his namet
times. This work alone, the coronels
timated, would consume five be.
There was, therefore, considerable
prise when the jury announced she,
before IL O'clock that it had teasht
verdict and was ready to report.
1t was also decided by the oorg
that all men who would be held byI
verdict to the grand jury shou.dI
taken into custody last night.
therefore prepared warrants for I
arrest, and called on the police der
ment for force to arrest hem.
Il do not expect that some OF U
men who are likely to be held will,
to escape" said the coroner. b II y
of them who have not large prop,
interests might take il into their hs
to do so. I do not intend that III
shall be any mistakes in that dlreaf
laid to my department. If / eause1
arrest Of one of them l am compEl
to cause the arrest of all, and there
be no favoritism shown, no matter i
are the men held by the jury" !.
AS soon as the finding of the T.
was announced details of officers N
sent at once for the men named inl
verdict, with orders to bring thert
at once, and if they could not fufSll
bail they We're to be taken to the et
ty jail for the night. 4
Findings OF the Jury.
The findings of the jury are as Il
lows.
THE cause of the fire was drat
coming in contact with a flood, or u
light. q
.City laws We're rot complied 1,
relating to building or ordinance, !
alarm boxes, fire apparatus, dampeai
fiues on and over the stage and fly IL
leries.
Violatich of the ordinance reGufss
~tireproofing of scenery and all Wa
work on and aEoutathe stage. 81
The asbestos curtain was wholly rs
equate, and was entirely destroyed. y.
Building ordinances Were violates,
that aisles were enclosed on each siEs
the lower boxes, and absence of iiras
paratus on the orchestra floors. u
Building ordinance was violated irss
there was 40 fire apparatus in the gdS
or first balcony" Il
VIII j. Davis was held Responsible
president and general manager. HeH
primarily and general lisHs
primarily responsible for the obserV
of the laws, and was bound to see thu
employees We're properly instructed Ill
their duties In case of fire. .
In relation to Mayor Harrison the
ulc reads as folloWS. "a
WI hold Carter II. Harrison, MS nsast
of the city Of Chicago, responsible, ny
has shown a lamentabie lack Of Ill
and for his efforts to escape respom5S
ity, evidenced by the testimony of ~
ing Commissioner Williams and Fire I
shall Mushan. AS heads OF departs
under the said Carter H. Harrison i'd
ing this weak course has sipen Chs.
inefficient service, which makes u
calamities as the Iroquois theater hrs
ror a menace until the public servI
purged of Incompetence
Building Commissioner Williams
held for gross neglect of HRS dsty MI
lowing the theater to open it's aselsa
the public when the said theater wa
complete, and did not comply WIKI
building ordinances Of the city Of s
cago." HI
Fire Marshal Musham was aels
sponsible for gross neglect of duty [
enforcing the ordinances, and GaihR
have his subordinate, William SAL
fireman at the theater, report to hb$
the lack of fire apparatus in the theat
Sallers was held for not reportinfA
lackSof fire apparatus. McMullen1
carelessness in handling the light E
saS SAlliiIitlIBS AS StaItE&;
penter, for not providing the stage
proper fire protection. ha
Mayor Not Arrested.
Later in the night, after the raefsss1s
Of the jury had departed, it was dg
by Coroner Traeger that it would ns@sssj
necessary to arrest Mayor HarrisonssS si
Marshal Musham and Building CoEs
sioner Williams, and no officers werfs
Tor them. Mitimusses were madss
however, for the other six men. A sIS
grand jury will next week
open the investigation and decide sBs
action shall be taken on the repasSsss
the coroner's jury. The charge. a5s
as the city officials are concerned. Ss
the grand jury will considlr is maAss&ss
ance in office. Conviction means THO
moval from office In addition 10 any SSSS
penalty. HMK
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