Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24

and negligently. as hereinbefore set forth.
and unlawfully and feloniously did ne.
elect and omit to so regulate and conduc1
the performance of the work OF con,
structing the building and Of each ana
every part thereof as to render and make
the performance OF the work and OF eacn
and every part thereof safe and secure
and free from danger to the lives OF per
sons who should be In and about the
building.
Mr.. Reavis. 1t is charged regardless OF
his duty a. did feloniously. willfuily. care
lessly and negligently construct the cor.
ner floor panels on the first and third
floors of said building when practically no
slot was left In the corner. Goth and r
streets. piers at the first and thiro nooIs
as called for by the drawings; and DID
further unla wfuliy and feloniously neg
lect and omit before proceeding with the
construction of the concrete slabs In the
corner panels to require that the anchor
straps called for by the plans were placed
In the corner pier at any OF the moor
levels. and did further unlawfully and
feloniously neglect and omit before en-
placing the wet concrete which was to
form the corner slab on the fourth moor
of the building, to construct false work
composed of forming. boards and center
ing of sufficient strength. and did unlaw-
fully and felonously neglect and omit
to firmly and securely support the said
falsework by means of snoring or other
wise. so that the same would safely sup
port the weight of said concrete during
the process of it's emplacement and the
weight of the workmen engaged therein
and the weight of all loads. materials.
and implements necessary to be used IN
the construction thereof during the pro-
cess of empla cement. but did. unlawfully,
feloniously. carelessly. and recklessly use
insufficient snoring to support the last
mentioned false working and did place
before the last mentioned slab had set
and hardened sufficiently to sustain the
weight so placed upon it: and unlawiuiiy
and feloniously. carelessly and Negligent
1y. and before the corner slab on the
fourth floor was emplaced. and before the
corner slabs of the first. second and third
floors of the building had obtained sum-
cient strength to support themselves. ano
before any of said slabs had obtained
sufficient strength to support the whole
or any part of the slab next above the
same. did remove from beneath the cor
ner slabs of the first, second and third
floors of the building the falsework,
Heretofore placed hereunder and intend
ed to support the same: and did feloni-
ously and unla wfully neglect and omit
to so conduct the performance of the
said work under said contract and OF
each and every part thereof as to render
tract and of each and every part Of
the work done hereunder safe and Sc
cure.
The grand jury also returned an in
dictment charging emDezzement against
Thomas G. Hayes, former receiving teller
of the American National Bank. The In
dictment is in twelve counts. ana charges
that on various dates between December
), 1897. and December II 1907, Hayes ap-
.propr;ated more than 5000 which had
been deposited by various customers of
the bank to be entered to their several
accounts. 1t is alleged Hayes failed to
credit the money. but applied 1t to his
own use.
Other indictments returned were An
drew Maxwell for seduction and Charles
Knutson for forgery.