New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-30

paper, No 20 Duane-st.: James B. Mix teas. No
l2T Westinghouse; Lucius Pitkin. assayer No.
- FGlton-st.; Howell C. Roes. dyer, No. 232
East Forty eighth-st.; Walter A. Sanford. No
l7G Fifth-ave.; William H. Thorn, Hotel Bris-
tol; Isaac H. Terril. blinds. No 36S Eighth-ave..
and Edward ". WEIGH. artist. No. "a Gramercy
Park
The county grand jury, say District Attorney
jerome and Mr.. Garvan. will take no further &C
zion in the case until after the federal grand
jury has acted If any persons against whom
the District Attorney feels he has evidence of
criminality are not indicted and convicted. he
will take his evidence TO the county grand jury.
He said yesterday:
Prior 10 the finding of the verdict by the Coroner's
jury, 7 conferred with the United States District
Attorney. After carefully considering the whole
subject We were Of the opinion that everybody who
could lawfully be prosecuted under State law could
also be prosecuted under the federal law. and
probably more could be prosecuted under the
federal law who could not be prosecuted under the
state "a ne Slaoete % e o.ac
responsibility can be more readily fixed under it
it f he federI authnrifes any c giiS
The State court arising out Of this disaster should
he he'd in allowance and that my office should
render the federal authorities every assistance
in its power and place at their disposal all the
evidence Of which We had any knowledge The
cases therefore Of those who were held 'Y the
Coroner will not be submitted to the rr ~' jury
OF the county present.
Although MT. McManus promised TO have the
directors for whom warrants had been is
sued in Coroner BerTy's court at II m. yes
terGay only one was there at that time. Charles
E. Hi appeared pleaded not guilty to the
raanslaughter charge. and furnished s., 900 bail.
Ex-senator William J. La Roche. his bonds
man. gave his home, at No 81 Plaza, Brooklyn,
as security.
About o. m. James h Atkinson. the secre
tary and Floyd s. Corbin who said he wasn't
a director. surrendered. They were accom-
panied by Mr.. McManus and their bondsmen.
Mr.. Corbin was released on ball. bat the coroner
held Atkinson until books which he had prom
ised 10 produce at the last session OF the in
quest were forthcoming. a messenger was sent
Tor them Immediately. and on their arrival Mr..
Atkinson was released on bail
Coroner Berry received a message from Hugo
Hirsh. asking him not to arrest Captain Pease
until this morning, when he would surrender.
The coroner thought that was renewing the tao
tics the captain pursued at the inquest, how
ever and told the lawyer that Pease would be
arrested whenever ne caught.
Mr.. Corbin is greatly mistaken, says the coro-
ner, 81 assuming that he is no longer a d.
rector Of the Knickerbocker.
The minutes OF the last directors meeting"
said he held on February o. show Corbin to
have been director at that time. No meeting
Of record was held subsequently. and so Corbin
would be director until he was dropped from
The board"
The oorone--s jury has decided 10 buy a gold
medal and present II TO Mary Mccain, a con-
valescent patient on North Brother Island, VINO
rescued persons from the General Slocum and
recovered many bodies.
4 committee made up OF one member from
each OF the four French societies in the city
called the Mayor yesterday and presented 10
him a bronze memorial OF the loss Of the Gen
eral Slocunl. The memorial IS IN the form OF
2 mural cluster abo1t lS inches high and 10
vide. Mayor Mcclellan thanked the committee