New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-30
SL0Cl'N INDICTMENTS OUT.
TO DEMAND se5Oo0 Bail.
Pan Setback Peasc. Inspectors and
Three Steamboat Com PAM uen.

The Indictments nn aeenHHf 20 SEE lenafaI
siocum disastsr whleh Yssfrfdsl.s frffras fatf
we're evpsrfsd laier a the GAS. ssfs haaafI f Isl
the Fraad iurv ia che rriainal nrsneH af lha
lnlfed States Circuit Daart. whr-s lH# g. fHHtaas
presided AZ sfs fereahafeasH Hr Ts. frtt..r
report seven ueH 49,. IaHI.fasi rae afrf ..r-a
1nptHin fan Hena.- III tHe saal n1 sHH r.s.f.1..s
LandherE ara f1suliHe vsfe na.etef fsr faan
slaughter while President uafHafF Secretary kf-
Nnf0u ard Treasurer ueHter - lHs E.I. serr.. haf
Steamboat Company aHieH sUH-a fha aafaa
and CAPTAIN tensn enc .anlmHIefs 81 fHs hne
we're Indicted Or aiding Ard aHatt.ae sire rsltsln
1f ihe siurum tn ths neglect nf fIs duff
The seven men. who we're hrld fH Base hF fha
coroner aiH Del -aiieH t8 plead to f1e 'fHri fnsHfs
on MuudsF tuifed States u.sfa.t AtterHev HHf.
nett declared tnHt no wnud Hs.st f1tt 81. u.ae
he held m t-a.s" hsi. I4aHa rEeuts $3.50 eH
~ the haii. NAV Hr may uat asfer wIfH uatrraI
hlrnett 80 tH Else amat4t af fHf U1nt es.H case
lh" Indictment cf tautaIn taa srhaI-a $3.50 tae
Two inspectors a found under .t.an s..t4 .f enc
REVISED Statutes whieh raan-
Esery captain. eus.1eer pr4t ~ a.asf person
-mp"}e d un any steamboat 90 trssF' sH..sH
on ,usa se.s. lie bte u si5 ps..aa s i.s.tfei
go ..'it ""nrf Inspector af lt1". nHHl. .fi.r-
shall b. desr.ea s.lI.tg IL rl,,. .-.tr M
hard labor Cor period ~ nat more taau I.a r.ar-
10 Us st.d thar the feIer.,i authorities l..alae ~
ihe peculiar wording pf the section found "a snas
when 90 cam" t0 iuwIuE tue Indictment. tst.rat
ihe officers ~ the kuekrftu,k-r S.eamt.aI come
panN. as the section provided anIs far thr HaH.fa.
m"nt ~ any owner hnI maIe ao provision f.t
be punishment or Indictment ~ tlr mem ben. af "a
corporation it was said that a corporation ne...
a mythical persouHse. was Huf lHdIeisaIe
IT'D" section makes no provision ~ fne punish.
M'hi ~ any person or persons .u- "tia.nr ana
aoetuhs any ~ those named ln the Indictment .5r
=. Won 'i li AAu 10 s generally si..r4 t1ff
Le 4DlIlehts against ere officers 90. fl. .tr..i q
L'I ma reason ~ta mos ralI if however ~.
4't susla4ns deulrrers that viii ue inferra.e. II.
lae company counsel De- ia Thought the .rfarlt
- government officers follow they tI.nk 80
duty In the 'N'
None OF The indicted men appeared IN -er-t Inn,
-N-IHuge Dlttenhoeler and Terence ~ .Afqr.- acre
present. as counsel Tor President r-rr.t|. s-l
o1nefs 0t the nuicAerhocker Steamboat t.ar.. srp
III Ju-lus n Mayer represented inspector IrrH.
- & ne lawyers suggested that Judge Thorn ta
TX tnt amount % bail rure .n 4rH.r -n,f ~.
Iisnlng hal without DELAY wheu fNet aur.s-s.i fo
E.eiI 70 the indictment Monday Er UIffsr.
u'|ier SAID the men We're already under trs.r Hsf'
dl' would nor run away iu ans rnse r.lrra. rs
-'.p We're ready 20 surrender them no rrt fIas fl
say" me ANNOYANCE Or arrest on bench W4rrgrss
'i"nerai burnetf said h~ u4a eIfitre.f r., Nsra
we c'Nnsrl produce tfeir clients on N--fa. Z .fr
a 4onlts drcln~d % TX fhe amount tf BALI srrIrr
ne was not liking bail ON afr and before rs -..H 4
specify any rum 70 would 10 0a-s-4ar- .,- r.-,. q,
know exactly who fhe drf-ndruts we're "a fra,
nave an opportunity t0 iuu-c-r he fr l.,r--ar.-s
tEfreby getting som. idea ~ fra gravity IN ia
"Urhc- WIN which they were CHARGED