The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-01
MANAGER DAVIS SUMMONED.


Chicago, Jan. 1.-Chief Of Police oNeil
today sent detectives to summon Manager
William ]. Davis OF the Iroquois theatre
to police headquarters.
II want to question him." Chief ONeil
said. when asked the reason for tie sum-
mons. II am not arrestinS him. IL I
thought Managers WIN J. Davis or Harry
L. Powers would leave Chicago. | would
lock them up Immediately. But they will
remain. Both are citizens or Chicago.
men OF good reputation and men with
business interests.
II am only summoning Mr.. Davis TO ask
him about the fire in a general way and to
get him to guarantee that the members
OF the Moonlight Double Octette' win not
leave Chicago before the inquest Other
wise IL may be necessary to take the en-
tire company into custody"
Although members OF the "Buebeard
Company" who had been questioned by
the police were allowed to return TO
hotels. detectives were sent also. The
detectives were ordered 10 make head
quarters at the hotels and watch the
members OF the company TO see that none
left.
SAD INCIDENT.
Surrounded by friends and relatives.
William Mclaughlin. nephew of DR. F.
w. Gunsaulus Is dead at the Presby-
terian hospital as a result OF injuries he
sustained at the Iroquois theatre fire
Wednesday. The young man was severe
ly burned in escaping and aiding others
TO escape from the building and was first
taken to the Sherman house. Later DR..
Gunsaulus secured his removal to the
hospital where the physicians said he
could not recover.
William Mclaughlin. whose home Is
In Buenos Ayres, came from an Ohio coll
lege to attend the wedding OF Miss
Martha. daughter OF DR.. Gunsauius, and
Henry H. Schueler which was to have
been celebrated at the Gunsauius home
this evening. The cards summoning the
guests to the wedding were recalled and
the wedding held In the afternoon.
IDENTIFTCATIoNs TO-DAY.
Coroner Traeger today bent efforts
toward the carrying out of a plan to
have all of the unidentified dead placed
In one building, centrally located This
would eliminate the necessity of friend
and relatives going from morgue to
morgue. He said that IL the use OF some
building I'm the down town district could
not be obtain'd all unidentified bodies
would probably be removed TO the county
morgue The following dead were identi-
| fed at the morgues today:
r rry. Otto. Battle Creek. Mich.
Buddeke. Kate Hamilton.
Donohue, Mrs. Mary f
Dott, Mrs. w. A
Wanski. John.
Ludwig, Miss Eugenie.
Palmer, Mrs. William
Bowman, Grace.
Coogan, Mrs NJ. NJ
Dawson, Grace.
Hoist, Amy years old.
Mohan, III. b.
Simpson, Ada.
SCHNEIDER, Mrs. James
wrnish. Mrs. Mary.
Williams. Howard
ON MANsLAUGHTER CHARGE.
Today the hearing I'm the police court
OF the employees OF the Iroquois theatre
and members OF the "Bluebeard Com
pany." who were arrested last night was
set for Saturday morning. the charge
being manslaughter. Bonds were placed
at 5000 I'm each case.
Acting for Klaw & Erlanger. Benjamin
stevens said in court that II permission
were granted for the removal OF MEM
bers Of the company from Chicago he
would guarantee their return when want
ed for the inquest. Stevens and Attorney
Thomas s. Hogan, who will represent the
theatrical people promised TO lend as
sistance in providing the police and the
coroner with a list OF the members OF
the company and To expedite the ques-
tionng OF all actors and actresses re-
garding the fire before they left Chi
cago.
They represented to the court that
many OF the theatrical people were des-
tltute and lacking clothing. They said
that these so situated, would have 10 go
to their homes in New York and other
cities The court made no comment ex-
cept to intimate that the matter was in
the hands OF the coroner and the police.
CLOSELY QUESTIONED.
Five chorus girls. Daisy Beaute. Edith
williams. Ethel wynne. Annie Ryan and
a Miss Richardson we're today closely
questioned by Chief OF Police O'Neil.
They were exceedingly nervous and twice
Miss Williams who comes from New
York tainted. A Miss Dupont, another