The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-14
SUBWAY OFFICERS GIVE
PEDIGREES AND BONDS


After experiencing a change of heart
toward the directors Of the PETERBOROUGH
and twice reversing himself Coroner
Riordan finally ordered the men held
responsible by a jury on Tuesday for the
fatal elevated accident OF December to
appear before him yesterday and give
$1,000 bail each. by 5 o'clock Theodore
T.. Shouts, August Belmont and twelve OF
their associates on the marlborough board
had signed their bonds In tho Coroaers'
office In the Municipal Building
The men prominent In tho financial
world who went to the Coroners office In
groups Vf two or three during the after
noon did not look pleased. They were silent
during the process OF taking their pedlgrees
and OF filling out and signing tho bonds.
and silent when they left.
Earlier in the day Coroner Riordan
had said that they might NOT care to
meet 80 humble an individual as | am"
II they felt any pleasure at meeting the
Coroner it was carefully suppressed.
Pedigr--- All Ready.
The lnterborough attorneys. to save
time, prepared the pedigrees OF the
directors and officials. These were given
TO tho Coroner before the accused men
began to arrive. The list was as follows :
THEODORE T. sHoNTs Hotel Plaza, So
EDWARD II. BACON 2i7 Filth avenue.
AUGUST BELMONT. ~ East Thirty fourth
EDWARD j. BERwIND East Sixty
fourth street. So, capitalist.
ANDREW FREEDMAN, 3si Fifth avenue.
EDWIN :. MARsTpN Hotel Gotham, 60.
HORACE NJ. FISHER. East willow ave.
nue. Pluinncld y. J.. 80. railroads
". Leon rEpPERMAN. West Fifty
seventh street, 49, assistant 10 president.
DANIEL q. REID, S75 Fifth avenue. IS.
+ De G.. SULLIVAN. Apthorpe Apart
ments, Broadway and seventy ninth street
cGRNELiUs VANDERBILT. ST. Fifth
THOMAS De WITT cUYLER. 1880 Spruce
street, Philadelphia, lawyer.
CHARLES u. LUDLOW, Hotel Belmont
NJ sToDDARD Ridgcwood, y J., az.
secretary to president.
FRANK HEDLEN, vice president and gen
eral manager 3d. ss FGnshawe avenue
Nonkers, Y.
It was explained that Mr. Cuyler is
not within the jurisdiction OF the State,
and II is not probable that any acton
VIII be taken TO have him come to an
swer the charge unless such action il
taken by the Grand Jury as would make
his presence necessary.
II was evident when Coroner IRordan
reached his Office yCstt "day morning that
the ordeal OF having to fare the men
named in his charge was considerably on
his mind. Pymly he was not at ease.
H. finally announced that he would not
require their appearance to give bail and
that he would parole them in the GUS
tody Of their counsel, Franklin w. Moul-
ton At that time he said
II am doing this because | do not care
TO further humillate them and to show
that ! am not vindictive, | have no
personal feeling in the matter ! am
simply obeyng the law This il big
public question and am glad | was
strong enough to meet the situation.
As "a matter of fact | ain very sorry
for these gertlenen. I fought hard In
this case and can now AFFORD TO be gra-
rious. | do not believe these gentlemen
will run away. | do not think they
should be further Inundated and they
might no, care to meet 50 humble an
individual AS ! am. For this reason |
am not going to require their personal
appearance this afternoon. This is not
such a serious matter, II is only case
OF ransiaughtcr In the second degree.
81 would not take this action for James
L. Ouackenbush and Martin Il, Burke,
who abused and threatened me yesterday
afternoon I 10 Il out of consideration
for Mr. Moulton and Attorney Michael
Daly, both Of whom acted nicely at the
inquest"
Changes Mind Abont Bail.
Time passed and Coroner Riordan de-
cidcd that no matter how kindly he felt
toward the marlborough directors. under
tho law they must appear. lie also
changed his mind about bail and fixed IT
finally at $1,000,
The first directors to appear were Hor-
ace Fisher and W. l.. Pepperman, Then
came Messrs Reid Marston and Bacon
Mr., Reid apparently was interested In
knowing what a bail bond was like. for he
read his all through before signing II. The
bonds were furnished by the National
Surety Company,
The other directors appeared soon after.
Theodore F. Shonts turned to Mr. Moulton
after he had signed the bond and said
Il don't know what I sworo. 10 What
vas ~"
"Oh, Just that you would be around and
not run away" Mr.. Moulton replied.
II guess there is no danger OF my run
ming away" Mr., Shonts said with smile.
Coroner Rlordan later in the afternoon
sent letter to District Attorney Perkins
reporting the action OF his jury, giving the
names Of the directors and stating that all
with the exception OF Mr. Cuyler had been
held for the Grand Jury
Criticism has been directed At mo for
the perseverance, with which I sought the
| truth" the letter said, "as to whether or
not tho officials and operatives OF this
company have violated the laws OF the
State of New York in failing to provide
| proper appliances 20 safeguard the lives
ot passengers. I nm satisfied. however,
that tho verdict rendered hy the Jury was