The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-01
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shseaso. Dec. SE-THelve employees of the, IIroquois theatre wsre arsss(ed tohatht oyl
 orders Issued by cnisf q Poliee o' Nell.
 The chargs agafnst then ier:af rtsp6pt
 that of being aceas4orx to mansls1ghter.
 Thsy vili U held psteihg 4hs Sssd.ct of the eoFonsrs turys zbs m dfrested are IwSillam CssitGa sete1 os teeneoers Edvard
 camminss, stass c9fv &xter. Frank JAnd-
 row, R. M. cspminss. V. Ensie. Thomas
 1fcoueen, g. !. Maxoni.
 The last eflve nrs stage hands and scene
 shiffers After beinG in custody by the police. four of the men told Chief o'Neil
 that they had been requested by people
 connecfed With tho theatre to leave the city. when. asked who, advised them to
 do this, they st first refused to say. bat later ndmitted that the advice was gwen |oy AaGf6fAnt Stage Manager Plunkftt.
 They said they were about to follow Plunkites advice and all. of them had packed their trunks and would have been out cf'the city had not the police arrested them.
 Chief of Police o'Neil said that the ar rest of the men did, not indicate that there was any spectfi6 blame attacfed to them. The move swns made to prevent the possible disappearance of witnesses be- fore the time when they are needed af the inquest. The charge placed against the man Is one that edmits of ball and 1t lis not expected that the bonds will be high when the men are arraiRned for nearing tomorrow, 1t is posstple, the police say. that other arrests will be made to-morrow.sN i4s+s ss 5. At midnight 471 dead had been identi- fled, the injuries of III persons had re- ceived attention and 3yz were stNi re- ported missing. As only about 50 Bodies are stin unidentified. many of the men women and children who were reported to the police as missing last night and this morning have doubtless recovered from their fright and returned to their homes. ,is r More Arrests Coming. Orders were issued tonight by Chiei O'Neil to find other members of the com pany and theater employees who were act. ual witnesses of the fire. This order will mean, the police say. that more than arrests will be made Tn the morning chieHy among the ballet dancers and members of the chorus wlao were erowu' ed In the wing waiting for eues, wheI I the fire was discovered.
 According to Coroner Fraeger. q largt placard had been placed In the hofe where. large number of the company l,are st.ayfng, ordering that all members Iof the company should be ready to leays upon short notice. Believing that this was a move to keep witnesses from tes' tifyng before the coroners jurys the ar | rests were decided lipoh a..f l ahsrtly after 1siaaAsht Ssteetises fgsn central police station arrested Willian 1 Psuukitt, assistatit stage manager. of the tneatfe. and four members of the Moon | light Chorus" The chorus Is made VI of eight men and eight women. and wal about to appear on the stage when ths fire started Those arrested in addition to Plunkist ewere William Stack sam uel Bell. Victor Bosart. Edward Wines. The prisoners were taken to Harrison | Street police station and locked up. Pun l kilt was charged with manslaughter and the members of the chorus with violation of part of the municipal code of Chica-
 20 providing for the holding of witnesses | for the coroner's jury.
 Two women members of the chorus
 Misses Anna Brant and Daisy Beatue were arrested and taken to the central police station. After being questioned bS
 the police they were released.