The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-13
CORONER HOLD LDS
 OFFICERS OR NEG CE NCE
Riordan Asks For Verdict Against Fifteen Accused
 Men on Eight Counts
TWO KILLED IN CRASH THAT LED TO INQUIRY
New York Official Indicates Eight Specific Instances
 of Alleged Negligence.

of Alleged Negligence.
 New york an l ofacers and Transit Company to-day faced grand ij1lry action on the verdict of coro- ner's jury returned late yesterday, ac cazsing hekn of 6ialpa.ble negligence in connect1onw with a wreck on the 9th avenue elevated line last month in which two persons were killed.
 Patrick D.. Rhordan. the coroner sNVEo presided at the inquest into the wreck which resulted in the nnding of thls verdict. fixed the bail Of the asc- cused mon at $5.0b8 each- No ar. srests were made
 The men thus accused are Theodore
 Shonts. president Of the company: Frank Hedleys general manager and x1cs preaidents and August Belmont, Cyrus Vanderbdlt Edward J. Berwind.s ; " Leon Pepperrnans g. De c SlIli- wan, Edward Bacon, 2. Dewitt. C51yhsr Edwin s. Marston and Fred man and Charles B. Ludlow, directors; ana Horace M Fisher secretary
 A ReIfs, eoalA1etor Of the wreck cd trnasa. testified at the inquest. Taos. L AfcAEahon. the motorman who ope- rafed the train from the third Car be- cause the motor on the first car was not In working order. declined to tes- lt5fy on advice Of counsel The cor oners jury naadetn me ention of these. men
 The verdict of the jury Of nine. szlau merchants holds for the action ok the Grand Jury on chaIge of r1ansizu gf1ter fifteen men. most of zvhon can be rated as among the most pron1inent, Financially and oth- erSTlsa. 1n the city FuTthernores each will be held in s, 0eo baAI- AAc- cordxnE te District Attorney Perkins, kkhe case will be presented to the cirand Jury
 Coroner and Counsel WrangIe.
 Between tl1e time that ttae Jury left the Coronerss Court in the MunteipaI Building and the tiule tive five ensued a scene of disorder during which Coroner Patrick D. 2aordan and James L. Guack enbush counsel for the Interborough, indulged in Eeharges and recr1ninatous fhe eQuaI of which probably never have been heard In al court room In t1lis city Hut the vaite-heat arguments of the lawy CT did not serve to sway the Cor oner who after 1t was all over re- marked: hotlrs sleep I spent most of the night working on that speech to the fury, and now see what get for it!',
 The Fifteen Accused Men.
 These are inc men whom the Corr cnerss Jury holds responsible for the wreck each Of whom are required to Drov1de bail by o'clock this after-
 August Belmont Edward J Fer wind Cornel1zls yanderbi1t Daniel O. Reid. Andrew Freedman. Thomas De 1Vitt Cuyler, D. de C. Sullivan ". Edward S. 1farstons Horace M Fish er Charles B. Ludlow. Theodore F. Snonts E. Starbard and Frank Iedlsy All but 1Ars. 4ealesk are di- rectorz of the InteEboEoug ME,S Bel two Co1nnittee Mir. Hed1ey is Vice
 resident and General Manager.
 The death Of two persons, t will be recalled. resulted from a collision be- tween local Sixth Avenue train and been so disabled it had to be operat- I ed from the fourth car. the cenduc- tpr atanding on the platform between the first two cars ana signalling the growing darkness of an early evening saowstorm Fire followed the co1lis- tpn-
 Asked for verdsct on Esiglats Counts
 Coroner Riordan, concluding his charge specifed etght counts on which the officiaIs ana directors might be found guilty by the jury.
 Failure to have red lantern on the front platform of the local train.
 Failure to have a signal system that would Keep ol1e train from en- terfng the One Hundred and Six keenth Street sta&ton while another train was stand ing there.
 Failure to have the motors of the local train inspected until after they had been operated over more than 1000 nnd1as
 Failure to provide means of empty ing the focal train when Ii became necessary to operate 1t from the fourth car.
 Eaalure to have in operation ire proof cars.
 Fadlure to provide signal lanterns for use on local trains.
 Failure to supply extra men fol train operation in event Of the motors breaking down.
 Failure to provide means to proper 1y safeguard the lives Of passengers when the motors were disab led
 III Dillon & Co. 11o5 Main St. are showing the latest millinery nov, cities in satin hats and bengaIine sill hats.
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