New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-29
IyDfCT DARLINGTON MEN.
CRIME. WANSLAUGHTER.
Second Degree against Pole,
.CcL7candfncr and Allison.

--st,,-,o-ts f1r r-lanslaughteT IN the second
sog-.. ra-e ordered yesterday by the Grand
ry-v against Poie & Schwandtner, The fnemDeIs
81, tho firm 20 iron contractors. and Eugene -
allison secretary or the Allison Realty CON-
many which had taken over t1e Ute ana con-
e+rllctior Of the Darlington Hotel, N the 'oal9-
o. which fvreuty-oup lives were lost Sehela'
witnesses including some o. those heard ~ me
,-o-orer-s iroues;. testified yesterday before the
Grand jury.
Paul Scbvvandtner. Of Inc firm. who lives az
-, az East Seva1.y-uiuth-sr. was arrested
.--uoiistciy after ne together with Pole ana
allison was found guilty wednesday by The
,-o-oror-e fury Of criminal negligence Ia me
..,.f.4t-rrrfon OF the building. Pole has not 'eeH
so,n since ne disaster. and although ne ponce
declared 7t tho time OF the Coroners jury YER
dict .hat they knew his whereabouts ne mas
not ,e. been takeu Allison TOO, inc ponce
seen, unable 70 ma. Il was rumored ~ tne
criminal Courts Building yesterday that he had
left the city.
Borough President Ahesrn yesterday receive
~, ,.+,.r from Robert T. Moss. civil engineer and
,-obito~t al No ~ Elm-st, regarding me
,-ruses which led 20 tie collapse Of the Daring
-or The ietter says in part. regarding the test
Yr.ony before tho Coroner.
Ar parqorv tae expert Tor the District htt2-n.tS,
rave in part: Ine corcs - va. "a Sefrs hv SHOW
eiirF ID was SOFT. and gave eNloence TO-, 49,. -
f-ose- ana perhaps. lacked ceuont, .-.s....,
o-efs was ~ the grade known AS 9noeT 'oi',i1'''
II ts ,iesr from Nr. Parsons testimony. i1at
- ,rf-7e NJ cause o. the CollHpsa Or tne DtiI
-. Hotel vas due Jack az la-e-ht s"tl'''' '
-fe columns .-4.z.
= vFl.r. ,r-aq rhp fr1k you had Win WI A.4iSyI.-
so~roe5 MIN ruat - he would use tnelI - So. 49,
.s---rrorvr ~0-e-~lrtto- rhcv would save N'IH 100
-Do-a,. Alter tie beams and respace tnfl'' 80 az
81 s4te al TIE general rOrst-ccilor . - 1000
% What was the question upon winch iie "''.',''
your opinion I'D -.,-o .,-t iron
.-G a. -hs gy~tern - the gC1sfr- ION was .'..
-.Nr+re~ Thought there WAS anything lI IT, HIig
esiS Z 6i6 not. However as -i.r may "e lL'.
,-ised uIsus calling for lighter l~on- VINCE w.
,,sal 10 rar7v md harmonic with iIe cifoe- 'll-
&c er0r were submitted 20 the BUli1lne7 t''-
rer-rocut. they promptly GsapTroFeo' anu ~
stand 20 this day. ..- s...-.., am
o-War m not gross negligence TO use fiozel! c-ll
~-ete which had tendency 20 sIten ne ou liIl-
ard v-ar 81 not also neg gerce 10 use li'N'A
C~-~~ere % efjfeu the building
a 1t was gross negligence = frooen t0ll'.'-
Was used as testified 20. which had no Iena'HeN
erifeu mo building. and 81 was also Gross iitL..
rerce on the rart ~ the coIt~actors 10 puf II,
system ~ freproofuS which was NOT approved -
the legal authorities. ...-..-.-.
THE furv necessarily heard the above testimony,
Nevert in its verdict 81 oio not seefn 70 20
Ear enough iu Its findings
Arc not these parties who had Tho matter ~
Installing tho frpvro0fuE equally cflmnalE H'fN-e
es those who were openly condemned by the cor
orers jury IRE evidence seems 10 indicate ms.