The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03
FORMAL CHARGE
HAS BEEN MADE
Husband and ather Serve Out
Warrants.
$
THEATRE PEOPLE ARRESTED
BUILDING COMMISSION ALSO
TAKEN IN.
THEATRE PEOPLE ARRESTED

. bonds of $4,000 each.
> Colonel william Pinkerton and :
> Charles H Plamondon furnished
, bonds for Davis and Powers.
? Andrew J. Graham, banker,
> furnished bond for Commissioners ?
= Williams.
Arthur z. Hull, whose family ?
= persisted in the hre, and who was
, the complainant, was present
> when the two theatre managers
= and the city official underwent the 2
= ordeal of facing the charges The
> hearing Of the cases was set for
= Jan. L.
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Chicago. Jan. 2.-The Inter Ocean
this morning says that warrants have
been issued for tie arrest Of VIII j.
Davis and Harry Powers, proprietors
and managers of the IrOquois theatre,
and George Williams, city building in
spector on he-crimiHal charge Of mar
slaughter.
The warrants were issued by Justice
GEORGE W. Underwood. at his resi-
dance. after II O'Clock last night, and
the charges were swern TO by Arthur Z.
Hull of Pa Oakwood boulevard, who
lost his wife and three children in the
FIRE Mrs. HulIs maid also persisted
The warrants, the Inter ocean says.
were NOT served in the regular man
ner The three men accused were noJl-
fed by telephone that the warrants
had been issued. and were notified to
appear a. II o'clock this morning at
Justice Underwoods court and give
bonds. The attorneys for Messrs. Pow
ers and Davis assured the justice that
their clients would appear at the stated
hoar.
Lost His Whole Family.
Mr. Hull. the complaining witness,
SIS connected with q Chicago CONNER
Ciai agency. Tomorrow he viii leave
Chicago with the bodies OF the four
members Of his family FOR his wife s
former home Troy, y. Y, where they
VIII be buried. Nj. HUI stated that he
would return Immediately after the
funeral to prosecute the charges. His
entire family was wiped out in the
fire.
The complainant. Mr. Hull. said:
"NIy wife and my children. all 1 ever
had TO live for, are gone. All that
remains is for me to make someone
pay for this Carslessness- a few ear
peuters and stage haHds have been
arrested Men who sang in the chorus
are IL jail. such an investigation IS
cruel mockery. The men who are re-
sponsible are allowed TO walk the
streets untouched while a few 4aD0f-
ers are arrested.
This has been the greatest calaIn-
ity i'm the city's history and the au-
thOrities must understand that those
who have suffered viii not wait for
them 10 daily along. There must not
he any politics or favoTitism IN this
investigation"
The Iateness of the hour at which
the warrants were cOmpleted-nearly
uidnight-caused the COmplainant's at
torney and Justice Underwood TO agree
that it would be sufficient for dstec-
tives TO serve the warrants over the
telephone.
Served by Telephone.
Mrs. Powers answered TO the teIe-
phone call at her husbands home on
Grand boulevard. Detective Jafes W
Cody requested her 10 tell Mr.. Pow
ers to hurry to Justice George w I'm
derwuod's residence. Mrs. Powers i'm
ffediately became hystericsl.
"Oh, he could not help that terrible
accident" she walled over the tele-
phone. "Our own little boy was there
and he would not have been there II
we had not thought the theatre safe
She was quoted ana promised 10 in
form Mr. Powers and A1r. Davis. whg
were at the Powers theatre, Of tbs
summary action which had been tax
en- against them. Detective Cody as
sured her that If shey came TO the
house the confusion of arresting then
at their homes would be avoided.
city Building Inspector Williams was
reached at his home IN Rhodes ave
nue..
'Its no surprise TO me but don
= worry about me leaving town TO dodg,
the consequences he announced brief
-. Cant I arrange to prepare ent
give bonds some time tomorrow
To bring Inspector Williams 10 t1-
residence on South Park boulevard
would have compelled the justice G
remain up until early morning. 4
continuation was therefore agreed TO
4 few minutes later came a call from
the Powers residence.
Father just came home with a ping
stefan and has been taken TO bed" sal,
the voice Of q young man. It wa,
agreed that the three accused shout,
appear today at Justice Underwood
court and give bonds.