Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-29
state Grand Jury Expected l to Return Six Indict- ments Today.
h1 S. INSPECTOR IS
 INVOLVED IN CRIME
Declaring He Would Not Be "Goat," Cantain Pedersen Charges Inspector Was Bought by Job to SOn-in-law. Bodies of S31 Recovered, 20
 Still Missing.

CnlcagO, July zo.-1He coIoHen ury tonight agreed upon the main points in it's verdict fixing the blame Tor the capsizing of the excursion teamer Eastland in the Chicago river with loss of from 1000 to more khan 400 lives.
 "We have agreed on practically everything," said pr. w. A. Evans foreman of the jury. "We expect to tetu/l the verdict before daylight" Hlortly after this announcement William c Redfield, secretary of con- nerce; A. L. Thurman, solicitor for he department of comm rec, and General George Uhler, chief of the teamship inspection bureau, were called and conferred with Coroner IofA1an. They were closeted an hour with the jurors.
 The appearance of the cabinet member and his aides led to a report hat the jurors were discussing the names of government inspectors.
 Among those who were said to have been invited to appear. but who did bot testify before the coroner's jury + the state grand jury today, are the ollowing:
 Robert Reid. federal inspector at Brand Raven, who is said to have sranNd the EastNnd a permit to earry 250O passengers.
 J. N. Erickson, chief engineer of he Eastland.
 Harry IPedersen, Captain of the Eastland.
 Wm. H. Hull, vice president and !eneral manager of the St. Joseph Chicago Steamship company, who owned the Eastland.
 The St. Joseph cc'rpany is said to rave purchased the boat for less nan half it's building cost. after il nad proved 2 cranky sailor.
 duplicates U. s. Inspector.
 Although the jury did not hear aptaln Pedersen and Engineer srickson, States ~ttorney Hoyne let 'em read the confessions of the men nade when Pedersen said he "did not mend to be made the goat and he en, "D like the captain of the Gen Pral slocum."
 lnelr confessions. which agree in ssentlals. are said to be substantial that they knew the boat to be un- sie; that Inspector Reei had grant an increase of 25O to the carry hg capacity of the boat: that Brick. oh was given "soft berth" as chief ns'neer of the Eastland shortly after nF increase hermit was given: that tilcSson is Reeds son-in-law; that
 LOOK Y minutes to load the boat nat tne water belfast tanks were mp'y' that the tanks refused to %"rk properly the morning of the ac. .aeht. and, finally. that there would Iave been ti're enough to unload the oa, rom the time she first started nst until she went over.
 n, Testimony of Day.
 Aa ne testimony of the day showed .a aIst' the ballast tanks of the East tarted. ' ""o" '"e lo"u'ns ,,'s second, the tanks had been pumped Su. at in the morning, about an Our Defore the loading. <. 'n.fa. that the tanks on the morn. se. s ol the disaster were in charge oi oUna noU. Assistant Engineer Fred VI. ", wno had been on the boat but on. @ Yass' Who knew nothing of how k sns. Il took to fill or empty, the n. A,, 2. and who had been instructed hsnl :. minutes in how to handle I' r Oy Chief Engineer Erickson. t,r.s sUurth. that the emptying of tn, sOn nAs nad been done by Peter rrick em,,a brother of the chief engineer ~ployed sa. on the boat as an oiler pd Ds e,. .ae time Erickson was appoint ovra. a,.er the concession to the boat 'neas by Reed.
 ross S'ste and Federal Inquiries.
 vnsa Su'orrow, the state grand 1urv. is rnenta st,eu 10 return several indict. m.nus m,.nn.ss-rumor says six-chargins acv cvaugnter and criminal conspir by svlrow sao.Iw also. the special inquir! onass assc0.etary of Comu,erce. Redfieli srsns !ts hearing and the fedora
 lury, summoned by Unite,
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