Evening Star Newspaper, June 13, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, me coeiennre iad greg nts vad aaee Sa mie See Sea a aa ‘With foreign posta: $3.00. ES AU mail sabecrintions mnat he nald in atvance, Rates of advertising made known on application. Che Vor. 82, No 20.597. WASHINGTO) SS vening Star. D. C. TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1893—TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. _SPECI AL NOTICES. fisd RITE CA THEDDAT.—A& meeting of Mithras Bergec fu be bed TUESDAY. June te Sth decrees, ‘By order nt ue Work, ‘#eband erable waster. fish ik meeting be bel KITE Wa ing of Evangelist id TUESDAY. Sune 18 1s6, A. H. MOLT, 32°, Secretary. PECIAL ue eas = CoM snittee. toes ee Ee Aerts month shows, ‘a aaa amm om stock. aeancrs #150 op egchabaes for S sharen for $10) monthiy “S14; G1 on 10 saree, for ‘for "$40 monthly. These eco montis, or 8 yeare sooner, which Sy seitlemen's are mae Bie) fe dons for any ner ares may be ‘the sine at any tse x DUNCANSON, President. <g> ABOUT THE EDISON PHONOGRATE. riageity ag pen for writing. as is superto: fo the stenowrae non | eh for aman wer ao wimost smrehinw the ste ee quicker Lented or suid on in- SMORE TYPEWNITER. ythiue else the ‘Densmore™ Fach part iy so mde as leaned, replaced or re- Sp portioned exactly to mes Upon it. and the whole fourth sinaller than any in District genta, de far <a the typews Y 1 hon tothe Cotene, Der ‘at Weicker's Hotel June 14 and 1 ——— ried thei new factory an tebaces “HOLD FAST.” which can beobtsined SCHOOL MEDALS to order at lowest possible cost of produo- ton in our own factory. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. Spy ee ert while batnine a last (iiureday” desires to ‘his heartfelt thanks foul thoes iond: and. strangers whowe Kladiy and | beay eeu Ken ork ep in his endeavor to recover the Tid fOr sree whole das Wir tiaM E LUSBY. 4, ! this is the season of fruit and flower, teasons of dius: and Hen? ‘tive sesson whe LEMON SOUR A SUMMER IDYL. abost complete. Nes for howe use from your grocer, asragiat we other dealer: PRICE, yuart bottl: SeeD Tet dtaen batties. tured —" SAMUEL C. PALMER, Depots: } GIS D st. sw. 213 *5 1008 324 stow. WHY BUSINESS IS GOOD WITH U8. Your Lawn Mower sent for, sharpened and put tn order for €1. ‘Your Garden Hose repaired. 25c. Wire Screen: Doors, complete, 90c. Adjustable Wire Window Screens, 25c. : $2.75 zen. 25 feet Garden Hose, patent nozzle and coup- Ungs. complete. $1.73. Hose Reels, oc. each. Fully Guarenteed Lawn Mot 3.25. ‘S.quart Ice Cream Freezers, 4-quact Ice Crean Freezers, £1.70. Doubie Burner Gas Cooking Stoves, 8175. Rubber Tubing, 10c. foot, Lawn Sprink ers, 81.25 each. ‘Troweis, 10c ; Rakes, 20c.; Hoes, 20c.+ SBrades, 40 and SOc; Shovels, 50c.; Lawn Rakes, 6c. Ga-Fonny. inn't it—reading advertisementa? Everybody can’: have the ‘dest"—aithoneh everybody claimis to have it. We say the “*Fire Kine" Gas Ranges are “the beat in the world.” Decuuse they are so acknowledged. It fan’t preposterous to claim what isthe truth! You @n't know half ay much sbout the “Fire King” as you should. Chances are you'll see the necessity of a Gas Range before the summvr's half cone. When you're ready we are 1s, $20 aud 822 for “Fire King" Ranges—incinding setting up. BARBER & ROSS, cor. 11th and G ats. jel3 au DO YOUR TROUSERS a a <> “Set” an you like them? Sti tore oes to select from in the city SNYDER & WOOD, Fine Tat/oring, WL PENN. AVENUE (Barr's old “‘stand"). _Je13. The weather ts likely to be showery this ‘evening. ‘PROMPT PAYERS" —can secure concessions everywhere in any business which credit customers never dream of—but st no other sum- ber yard in Washington can provipt cash payers secure AS MANY CONCES- SIONS as of us Don't forget that oure is the ONLY lumber yard io town selline GANG-SAWED JOISTS AND BOARDS in EVEN THICKNESSES and WIDTHS—we don’t have to tell you what an advantace this lumber has over that prepared im the old-fashioned way. "aly you read it im our ad. is 20. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, “Lumber, Mill-work and Buildere Hardware,” Cor. th and N. ¥. ave. nw. sels Estimates aud dosigns furnished on request, R HARRIS & CO., - Cor. 7th and Daw. — MODISTE PARLORS, JACKETS, RIDING HABITS AND ROBES, apve-3m 1gi2 F ST. ¥.W. i SALE— yw row of aeroet re lays st acrenily fashionable street and, imyrovements, electric ‘and are expensively and ‘will be made very oa: 3010-08 pe SS ons pte iithet a a KEEFING HOUSE OFTENTIMES ‘the bane xis WOW ABOUT THOSE RUSS: NOW ABOUT THOSE RUSSEL SHOE we sel Cais Shoe that will eve ‘arvions “0 3 re "you So‘aet ‘8.00 Hands 2 Russia pore ot latest and cannot be Sin aierwitere F merican Show Sellera, POO Pa ave. nw. (South Side.) “GRAB BAG” PRINTING. Whee TINTING! PRINTING! ISG 1x My LINE. PROMPTL ECTLY AND ECONOWICALLY EX: Ybnrst Phices FoR BEST ‘BYNO® 5 ADAMS, PRINTER, 6 80. Lithst nw, ee rr sates. 2,000 suits, worth $16.50, $18, $20 and 622.50, il to go this week at 614.85. ‘Lbes're sacks and cutaways—im regulars, leans and Wtoute—co, whatever's your form, no trouble to fit you from thees, RISEMAN BROS, nS Cor. Tthand Em w. THE IM) ORTER— ACCEPTED OUR FOR THOSE 10 PIECES OF BLUE AND BLACK SERGES—AS LUNG AS THEY LAST—WE ‘WILL MAKE THEM TO YOUR ORDER: _———__—- alt _ um -————_ FOR A BACK SUIT. OUT, FIT, WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED. MEERTZ and MEBTZ CHARLOTTE, 5. C., May 0. seen after faliina. er hE WINNERS. Goumuli? $2TeF Fey MFG. co... ith tow. ROPERTY eS have just receiveda fresh surply, the third of thie i He ae Bi McQueen NTER AS zi fm Tet ne oe wis AS bh ae Bees tees. Tailor, 1812 ¥ STREET. myo3m ANDIRONS, Sarvien, 2 thoo.580 1dth st. FENDERS. intures, Bc. eee FOF Fo Devecr 4 nUxpaeD. SHARLTON BEIGNTS to wacusstion cessible. Twenty minutes’ ride from the city. Twenty-two trains daily. Fare, 6c. & trip. Seven more ef are now erected, fered Cod sido, at ‘eae a te, Se, fet ‘will tA§,% WAUGH. “Owner.” 610 F ot nw. er UNSAFE BUILDINGS. Lot last Friday's dreadfal catastrophe bes ‘warning to you if your house {s not {n per fecteondition. Buildime and repairing of every sort is my work—jobbing is my “‘epecialty.” Write me. C. E. BIRCKHEAD, Carpenter and Builder. T12OS8T.N.W. ‘PHONE 450. Je13 SIN mite COUNTY. for the seashore. leave directions. with us ins : oat Fallon or. feo. of ine “table a set Sry Ge iealion aa “eubathiute for tee TO-RALOS WINE COMPANY, G18 14th et aw. Televlione, 9us. Je13 ST WEEK ork wl sn the Tank of the 825, 845 lot of Seiten making up a okt Are tot surprised at the demand for yr class Of tailoring at such prices. W. 8. TEEL (Beat Tusioring). ‘WS PACAVE. Jo13 STRAW HATS AT 25 AND 30c. SAT WILLETT & RUOFF's. scriou'e Straw “Hater” wore $1 to 30, a and" 50c. Get im line, please! WILLETT & KUOFF. 905 PA. AVE. FLANNEL COATS. $4. | <a Oda loi" of Men's Flannel and Eng- Mak Twenl Coste. Were 87 and 87.0 Oat be sald If you wait, PB. BST siigewerZ 5 013 S13 <gq= NOTICE OF COPARTNERSHIP. ‘Sicmun J. Block and Charles T. Yoder sted ted thomectven % towether under the = Soar forthe pring st car ior 0B xen foun but wirance bacon ot vectal uttontion give change of any std all proper’ 2oWds Fomoved trois cities, ‘uoknown heirs if, att esas, procured, taxea ovement faxes abeled, fre invarante Kept ti Foyencine aod ioral documents of ail description forme carefiily and sccurntele draw ior inten ‘Before “eas focal courts, Court’ of Clatian, Supreme Court ad the departinent — — BLOCK & vopER, se123t Est n. w. CARD, — THANKING MY PATRONS frlende, tor, the. cruidence repossd i me, diriug the past, take great pievsure in preventing the aw firm, which as constituted se fully eqrip ned in every conduct the above. buen, inuance of your faverm, i lensed to mest you sil at the te oi rae ea NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVE} Giesolution of, the partnership for iscing between John X. Philltps and 1 by mu. tual fonscuton June S ‘The Vusiness will be carried on by who collects all, Oils and’ pays all Mi bile Jel2-ae* Lee = WEIGHTS. cop a “level head” unless For our part we have You can't kee} 323 Bees cool. cused ap abrindant variety for you to make a selection Hundreds of men vow noth fort equais our BLUE SP RC fon why they shoaldn’t be cvol! Thev are half lined and skeleton, both im bine and black. GEORGE SPRA +34 efor com- No roa- siz IF YOU WANT = A BLANK BOOK OR ANY KIND OF STATIONERY - (Juat above the avenue) GELOWEST PRICE. ¥ of toc be very AND | As TREN PRESBYTERIAN CHUR« H. All tr mds of, tie church are invited to GE) e,Feseption to the ‘new Thomas nt ton. tbe Git, Senet ‘at 8 o'clock EX-C RATES ARE = a Boelock WEDNESDAY ENING. June = ‘ed to Portsmouth to tal ei ke part the coufederate dead be H. 8. MERRILL, Sec. SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL_EVAN- Bee ru Chanter ot Bovg Grol service of Our late bret Sohn ie) wit held t His (fueeday) ABIE 5 Sushot lock sharp. o wise master requests feudance of ev ay By order of the W.ite ns "uo mar ese ‘The funeral eyey Tarver ERNOON at the at ‘this notice. A = HOLT, 329, Secretary. TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL Society of Dauchters of the American Rev- ‘ountion resident in Wasi Theve the pleasure to aumonnee that the National fo- ciety, of Bons of the Revolution and Non Amert- gan Revolution hav eof ended cordial ty ation to the inembers inaton CI ter, the Dolly Madison C the Murtha Wasiing- fon Chapter and alt ‘uiembere of the National Society. D. resident in the District n. B Start era, Tagite with them in celeb Sats, TR “Short prettretnn wilt bs Ep: Eben Curren at 0:30 en. Froin’ thence Proveed. to iho Washi Where m toa’ interesting and suried out.” Further, de the daily pap rs. HA Ie? Regent. Hef he Dutt aia Dur heartfelt 2) bol Der Huber of Balutare re Hh te fo becutttnt Awe st ai nthe Sear beloved friend, W of te victims atid ita tention ad tod. at the funeral of Our Schreiber, who was one o Theater. Reavectfully, LTA MU! Park = ne dr rounds of, naval observatory site wpe ese, “gait at our office and SoBe ay ts tN —1 HEREBY WARN THE Se ‘this date for any rien contracted in my name unless = ‘on a written order by Je THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Granite Fire-proof Building, Cor. 9th and F Families leaving the city for the summer can de- Bout, thelr allver wars and other ya'uabies for safo- veopine in th vaults of this conn stron ny at very SST AR rates. Stual! safes tor ren! at prices frown per year. Noone can afford the risk of rob- Tit when the cost of perfect security le so" inector- sive, Jelszt re g with s Light-wei Anything in this TR il yon riled ht. Lap Kobe, ands, Hored Gover ite cam be found a WOODWARD & LOTHROP'S, apl5-3m 10TH. 11TH AND F STS. NOT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. The Acting Coroner's Reply to Commis- sioner Parker's Letter. . Acting Coroner Schaeffer yesterday sent the following reply to Commissioner Parker's letter in regard to an open inquest: Hon. Myron Parker, Commissioner District of Columbia, Denr Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your note of this evening, and in reply to state that the Commissioners have been misin- formed if they have heard that I adjourned the inquest in the case of J. ff. Chapin today to meet “bebind closed doors.” Such » proceeding is contrary to the uniform practice of the coroner's office, and bas never been had since my connection with it, Iam of the opinion that a coroner's inquest is « public proceeding from which no person can be excluded. When requested today by two jurors to e: clude from the hearing certain persons, after gonsaltation with Assistant District Attorney ‘aggart, who was present by request, that until farther advice I should not take that step. A written request foran opinion on this subject was left with the district attorney by me before the receipt of your communica, tion and an auewer promised by tomorrow. 1 shall be governed by itand by the advice of the Attorney General, whose aid has been tendered me. I am pleased to find that the Commissioners take the same view of tho case with myself, and will state that if the Commissioners will prevent » repetition of the outbreak which occurred after ms ruling this afternoon the subsequent meot- ings of the jury can be held in the same place as today, and all persons interested will have a chance to be resent. There must, however, be a suf- ient force of police to prevent spectators in- terrupting the proceedings in a manner that renders the taking of testimony impossible, as was the case when I was compelled to adjourn the inquest today. ‘The Commissioners will of course under- stand that if the legal authorities dezide that I have no right to exclude Col. Ainsworth or any other interested person, a repetition of the scene of disorder which’ threatened to become one of actual violence this afternoon may be apprehended at future meetings. Tshall endeavor to call in person tomorrow, but if unable co do so hope to Bear any further suggestions on the snbject that the Commis- sioners may bave to off Very respectfuily, Epwanp M. Scuarrrrn, Acting Coroner. ee MES. WOLCOTT’S PLUCKY CHASE. She Saw a Burglar Leaving Her House and Ran Him Down. New York, June 18.—Thanks to her timely screams and the bravery of her mother Miss Annie Wolcott was saved early this morning from the loss of a lot of jewelry, valued at $1,600. Frank Dillingham, twenty-two years old, who lives with his wife and twe children at No. 435 West 30th street, sneaked into the home of the Wolcottg, No. 207 West 30th street, and crept “upstairs to the room oceupied by Miss Wolcott, who was then asleep. Pocketing the diamonds in her jewelry case, worth $1,500, he opened a bureau diamond pin, ‘This creaked and the noise Wolcott. Seving a strange man fumbling about her dresses screamed in fear and Dilhngham promptly bolted for the door. he darted the stairway and into the front hall Mrs. Woleott ran out of the parlor just in time to see him jum) Girough ths door.) Without an instantobect, tation she sprang after him and caught him on the steps. Tosring the stolen jewels into the basement hallway, Dillingham fiercely fought off Mrs. Woleott, who clung to him with a tenacity that made his capture imminent, and he finally struck her a stunning blow in ‘the face and, as she recied, he jumped down the steps and fled up 30th street toward 7th avenue. Mra. Wolcott was after bim in a moment, screaming as only a woman can. Dillingham ran into the side door of a saloon at the corner of 7th avenne and out the front door, where be ran into Policeman James Kelly, who promptly grabbed him, and the ar- rival of Mrs. Wolcott, panting, but triumphant, explained the cause of Dillingham’s haste. ‘The crook was taken to the Jefferson Market court, where he boldly denied having been in the Woleott house at all, but in bis pockets were found reveral silk handkerchiefs belong: | ing to Miss Wolcott; hence he was held for trial | on a charge of burglary. All of the stolen jewelry was found in the | basement uninjured in spite of the haste with which Dillingham had rid himself of it, aos ae Running His Train Too Fast. Charles Dorsey, an engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was tried in the Police Court this afternoon on a charge of running his train ata rate of speod greater than 12 miles au hour. The jury returned a verdict of guilty TOLD BY CLERKS. © ————— More Testimony as to the Ford's Theater Disaster, ——— COL. AINSWORTH ABSENT. = Tncidents of the Day at Wil lard Hall. What Jurors Wanted to Know. Col. Ainsworth undertook this morning by mea us of » mandamus suit before the Supreme Court of tho District to compel the coroner to admit him and his attorney to participation in the proceedings before the coroner's jury sit- ting in the case of the Ford's Theater disaster. The coroner was commanded to appear be- fore the court at 8 o'clock today to show cause why Col. Ainsworth’s petition should not be granted, The coroner's inquest was continued this morning at Willard Hall, and no one was excluded. Col. Ainsworth = did not appear. © Whether ho deemed it safe or not was not apparent, but he evi- dently wished not to appear until he could do #0 with some Judicial decision that would de- clare what he contended is his legal right. ‘The exciting scenes with which the session of the Jury came to » sudden close yesterday afternoon served to greatly increase the interest in the proceedings today. The hall was packed, and, though there was no intentional disorder, it was somewhat dificult for the police to secnre the quiet that was necessary to enable the jurors to hear the witnesses distinctly. THE INDIGNANT CLERKS. About all the clerks in the record and pen- sion division who were not killed or disabled by the accident were present. They came early and stayed through the day. Their faces were earnest and showed the deep feeling thot has been aroused among them. The testimony of the morning was largely cumulative, Clerks testified to the talk previous to the accident about the insecurity of the building and of the feeling of fear inspired among them by their superiors, which prevented them from reporting their apprehensions concerning the building. Every clerk there this morning looked as though he had come with » resolve to speak unreservedly. ‘THE COMPLAINTS. The laxt day or two has effected a revolution among them, Whenever one talks with a clerk of the office he can hear of complaints of petty tyranny and terrorism. One of them said to a Stam reporter that they were treated like slaves and not like gontlemen. He in- stanced the matter of leaves as one in which much severity and tyranny was shown and spoke of clork who had been dropped because, as the clerks believed, he had,asaG.A. R. man, opposed the ap- pointment of Col. Ainsworth. The clerks ex- pressed much indignation over an order, which ‘was subsequently revoked, requiring them to work last Saturday in the debris. HEARING THE TESTIMONY. Clerks Tell Their Experionces in the Wrecked Bullding. Willard Hall was crowded again this morning, mostly with clerks from the record and -pen- sion office. The inquest in the case of the Ford's Theater disaster was resumed there at 11 o'clock. The hall was even more crowded than ut the opening yester- day and the gallery as well as the floor was filled with spectators, Marshall Ranedell was early on hand. Lieut. Amiss was there with several police officers. The first incident of interest was the arrival of ex- Judge Jeremiah Wilson, who has offered his services. as the representative of the clerks and the people. When he walked down the open space in the middle of the hall he was recognized and applauded Immediately Lieut. Amiss made a brief speech, saying that those in the hall would have to keep quiet. It was 11 o'clock before Acting Coroner Schaeffer and the jury arrived. Chief Clerk Tweedale, Assistant District Attorney Taggart and others were on hand. Mr. H. E. Davis was there as the representa- tive, it was stated, of the contractor. Mr, John B. Larner was on band as the repre- sentative of the board of trade. Mr. Wilson, who sat beside Col. Smith Thompson, the clerk who was the first to champion the cause of his fellow-clerks, had a conference at the opening with Assistant District Attornoy Taggart. W. A, MELLACH, ‘The first witness called was William Austin Mellach of 821 21st streotnorthwest. Mr. Mel- luch ig s clerk in the record and — office. He was employed on second floor of the 101) ‘rest Duilainy ‘The witness located his desk on a diagram. 7 was the second desk north of the air well. He was present when the building fell. He was at his desk consolidating some recruit roll His spectacles from heat or some cause becai obscured. He was wiping the glasses with a of tissue, paper and looking upward, His gazo was toward 10th strect. He saw the ceiling sag, were. Witness took a piece of paper and owed how the ceiling sagged. He said he first thought the wight was due to some trouble with his eyes, but he soon realized the building was falling. “L immediately,” he said, “thought of the route I had mapped out for two years and { cried ‘Lookout,’ and made a dash for the door of the wash room. There were two men wedged into the door, but the «print he had on knocked them into safety into the wash room.” HOW HE ESCAPED. ‘The witness said ho jumped through the win- dow and alighted the on projection of another building where there was a glass transom. | His original idea had been to crawl into that | transom or skylight into what had been « poker joint, and he bad often joked about go- ing in there in case of fire and playing a poker game. Seeing another — clerk attempt to go into the transom and get cut up, witness walked along the ledge, then dropped down ani believed carried another window frame awa: he houxe, got through the doors | and finally out into the street, and did not stop | running until he ran {nto the wall on the op- posite side of 10th street. A FEAR THAT THE BUILDING WOULD FALL. The fear that the building wouid fall had been it: his mind ever since he was transferred to the building before, July, 1890. The witness said he made it a practice not to be caught napping. When he went to the building 9 whole lot of the old surgeon general's clase told him that the building was an old rattle- after hearing a number of witnesses, and « fine of $5 was imposed, trap. They told him to go out into Kobo 4 ‘and look at the bus ‘ing. We did sis, it | strong against Col. Ainsworth and Mr. Frech | was made dizzy. He saw bulging out. He did not Heow dase Gast Gees was sowther well Ther | he saw that there was only one staircase, the clerks not being permitted to use the one in the annex. He* noticed that when the clerks went out at 4 o'clock that the, staircases were insufficient in caso of panic. "So he had ex- plored the route by way of the wash room. WANT TO GET TO WORK. At this point the coroner stated that he had received a letter from the Secretary of War to the effect that the commission which had been looking for a building forthe record and pension office had decided on the Union building. He wished to have the furniture moved from the old building to the new us soon as possible. He wished to know what the wishes of the jury ‘Were as to the removal. After some discussion it was decided that the furniture could be now removed without ob- structing the work of the jury. TESTIMONY AB TO CERTAIN POINTS. ‘Mr. Warner stated for the jury that afters conference they had concluded that testimony should be confined to certain pointe: 1. To prove the death. 2. Testimony as to the condition of the build- before the recent work was commenced. Whether the recent work added to the un- safe condition of the building. 4. Who was responsible for the death. 5. Whether such « condition of feeling existe between the employes of that building and thelr superior officers, or betweon them and any one else, as results in the suppression of ‘eatimony. coroner stated that he had received Inst night the names of persons who said they could give important testimony. It had been impos- Sune to follow any fixed plan. The theory the coroner was proceeding on was that they ‘thould | take first the statements of the eye witnesses. It was the privilege of the coroner, of course, to select, and, in order to economize time, it might be necessary to hear only two or three witnesses on the same point and rule out cumu- lative testimony. 2B. MELLACH aEsUxEs. ‘The examination of Mr. Mellach was then re- sumed. The witness. in reply to questions by Mr. Warner, said he knew J. H. Chapin, whose death they Were investigating, but did not reonally know how he met his death. ne of the clerks told him that the ropes that Were stratched over « vection of the fret, hoor were the “dead li witness knew that the excavation was Slay on but never visited it, Witness had not been cautioned about going up and down stairs softly, for he was so lame that he had to hobble up and down, He bad been ordered out of the hospital back to work before he should have kone to work. He made a break that day, however, and got out pretty quick. WHY HE DIDN'T COMPLAIN. ‘Witness bad never complained to any of his superiors about the insecurity of the building. He felt that they would “have it in for him” if he did. The witness was asked if he had any knowledge of clerks being discharged for making such « complaint and said he had not. ‘The witness said he ha.. not gone down into the exeavation. because he was afraid to go down there. He said he had had two accidents in three months and it had been a pretty lively year with him, and while he was not any more afraid than ‘other men, he wasn't taking chances when he did not have to do it. ‘Tho witness did not carry any life or accident insurance on account of thesupposed insecurity of the building. Hehad a policy which had lapsed, but be had taken it out on general prin- ipies.” He remarked that he was a member ‘a cavalry troop for two years, and he thought iat was insurance phest ay as it was gene: \derstood that you cannot kill a cavalryman. ERNEST A. BORGER. Ernest A. Booger of 2145 L street northwest, computer in the naval observatory, was the Joking up, ‘COL. AINSWORTH ACTS He Petitions for a Writ of Mandamus Against the Coroner. WANTS TO CROSS-EXAMINE. The Petition to Be Heard at 3 O'clock — The Petition in Fall — It Tells of Col. Ainsworth’s Connection With the Build- ing and the Accident—Says His Life Was ‘Threatened. ——— The sequel tothe demonstration against Col. Fred. C. Ainsworth at the coroner's inquest yesterday in the matter of the jury's inquiry as to the death of the victims of last Friday's ter- rible calamity at Ford's Theater building, when Deputy Coroner Schaeffer intimated to Col. Ainsworth that not until his withdrawal would the inquest proceed, developed this morning when ‘Mr.R. Ross Perry, the counsel for Col. Ainsworth, filed with Judge Cox in Cireuit Court, No. 2, a | petition for s mandamus praying the court to compel the coroner to permit Col. Ainsworth and bis counsel to appear at the inquest, listen to, and, if deemed advisable by him, to cross- examine witnesses. Judge Cox being other- wise engaged sent the petition to Chief Justice Bingham, who issued a writ on Coroner Shaeffer to appear at $ o'clock and show cause why the mandamus should not be allowed. THE PETITION. Col. Ainsworth's petition for the mandamus is as follows: To the Hon. Walter 8 Cox, one of the jus- ‘tices of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, ‘e circuit court for the said District: relator, respectfully | fe Fred ©. Ainsworth, showeth unto your honor as follows: That he is ol of the and pension of- fice of the War Department of the government of the United States, with the rank of « colonel in the Army of the United States, and as such is, among other things, charged with the su- pervision of the clerical furce employed in one ‘of the branches of the said record and pension office, which branch is located in the building commonly known as Ford's Theater, in the city of Washington, District aforesahl, which building is the property of the United States. That the said building has been owned by the United States since about the year 1866, and bas since that time been continuously used in various capacities by the War Department of the said United States. ‘t the relator was in the year 1887 placed in one of the said building in bis then capacity of officer in charge of the record and pension division of the office of the surgeon general of the army of the United States. MADE INVESTIGATION, ‘That as the relator had theretofore beard cer- tain rumors touching the security of the eastern wall of the said building, he, when he assumed control in the said year 1837, made diligent in- quiry of the officers of Of the War De} parment,who had long been acquajnted with the eondl condition of the said building, with respect to the said ru- mors, and learned from them that said wall had long, prior to said inquiries, been made ‘secure, and that the entire building was in every resect safe. That the reports of these officers were, during the year 1) confirmed by statements made to the relator in person by py EE S ing inspector trict of Columbia, and Bernard R. —— = of ‘next witness, He was not present at the build- ing at the time of the disster. He had been employed there for five years until May 27 last, when he took anew place. He | had believed the roof unsafe and bad hoard | tatk of the insecurity of the building. When | he took leave of his fellow clerks May 27, one of them, Fred W. Collins, congratulated him on getting out of ‘the building, because | he thought the building was going to collapee. Collins and he went then to look at the excava- tion, and Collins said: “You are getting out of here, jurt in time, ‘That building is going to | fail.” Witness said that if the building fell | Ainsworth ought to be under it, Witness was tsked by Me, Warner if he hed) any perwonal grievance against Col. Ainsworth, Mr. Frech or Mr. Bro said: “No, sir, 1 do mot “What induced you,” asked Mr. Hanvey. “to make the remark that if the building fell Col. Ainsworth Sos tht to be under it?” “Because,” the witness, “‘of his treat- auent of clocks. "It wen very unjust,” The witness explained that he meant the clorks were unjustly treated as to leaves and reductions, BAIER, ‘The next witness was E. Baier, a clerk in the | office, who described the fall of the building as other witnesses had, and told of remarks made by clerks about the insecurity of the building. ic had never made any remark to his superiors about the condition of the building because considered it impolitic. He hada wife a family and believed he would have bee hazard- ing his position to make such a complaint. There wasn Mr. Pease or Mr. Loase who had made application for, transfer on account of the condition of the building, and had been told that he could resign; that was his only re- course. PREJUDICE AGAINST AINSWORTH AND FRECH. The prejudice among the clorks was very on account of their refusal to furlough the clerks while the repairs were. going on. There had been a strong feeling gaint | them ever since witness had thore. The witness had been told by a friend | in the Indian office when he went there that he | was going to the penitentiary o: Botany Bay, | and the witness thought now he was right. Wis- ness of a petition from clerks asking to a furloughed while the work was going on, bat had not personally seen it. He mentioned clerke who he thought knew of it. Witness said he was in the excavation at 8:45 o'clock, one hour before the accident. Men | were then working on the north side. Witness could look up and see the floor above. He saw no timbering. He had no doubt that it was the | excavation that caused the collapse, That was | | the first thing that came to his mind when he | heard the crash. MMR. A. U. CRORBY. At this point the coroner asked for the testi- mony of witnesses who knew the facts imme- | diately connected with the death of Mr. J. H. | Chapin, and tins resulted in bringing forward | . Crosby, who was on the stand yester- | day. Mr. Crosby said he knew Mr. Chapin by sight and knew he was killed in the fall of the | building. He saw his remains at the morgue about 2:30 o'clock. ‘The face and head were badly braised, ‘The body was covered with |dirtand lime. The witness was the first to | identify the body and told the police. The name Waa written ona slip and pinned to the clothing. B. ¥. EDWARDS. B. F. Edwards of Langdon, D. ©., one of (Continued on Sizth Page.) | charged with the duty of making contracts for weight of the army medical museum and the library of the surgeon general's office. all of which were removed from the eaid building in 1887, subecquent to which time the w formeriy sustaining such great weight hav been ied almost entirely by clerks and their desks, whose combined weight was very many times less than that of said museum and library. ‘THE BXCAVATIONS. That the relator, having in the years 1888 and 1889, applied for and obtained a new steam- heating apparatus and an entirely new plumb- ing outtit for this whole building, desired to farther promote the comfort and convenience of the clerical force in the aid building by rocuring for them electric lighte, it baving | Reretotore been necessary to tro. gus lights in certain parts of the building durinz the regular office. hours. For — the purpose of locating this electric _light | plant and also to improve the ventilation of the basement of the building, it became necessary to excavate a space about twelve fect in width between two partition walls running from west to east in the basement of said build- ing. ‘hat the said walls and certain piers built in them were required to be underpinned | on account of said excavation. That be re- | lator caused to be prepared peci- | fications, showing the work’ desired’ to| be done, and presented the same for consider- | the ation to the officer of the War Department such work. Thereupon the suid work was ad- vertised for bids by the said officer, and a large number of builders examined the’ premises in question in the light of said specifications with aview to bidding for the said work. That thereafter fourteen of the baiidecs did bid for the said work, ira do the same in accordance with said specifications and without damage the said — build- ing. That not only aa none of these builders who examined the said premises suggest any probable danger in the execution of the said work,but that upon inquiry all of them pronoun- ced the xame feasible and safe. Thereupon the said work was let according to lew m by said officer who invited the said bid Dant, who was the lowest bidder hefor and who is @ man of excellent repute in his business. RXAMINED THE WORK. That the said Dant thereupon entered upon the execution of the said work. That pending the said execution the relator, from abundant caution, noticed the progress of the work from day to day, himself into the basement where it was being done, in order that, in case there should appear the slightest indication of danger, he might at once remove all occu- @ from the said building. In addi- See to) Wie and Be Sen tae purpose the relator required the superintendent of the building to constantly watch the said work and instructed him to Foport immediately any indi- cation of danger. both the relator and | the caid superintendent were upon inquiries re- | peatedly made always assured that the work was progressing with absolute safety and that there ‘was no occasion for any solicitude. TRE ROPED OFF SPACE. That the relator bas never himself enter- tained any idea that the doing of the said work was dangerous, nor has any one of the numer- ous occupants of the said building made any | suggestion of such danger to him or to any one else to his knowledge until after the happening | of the accident hereinafter set forth. ta | small portion of the ground floor of the building, which portion was to be removed quently, was roped off because it was supported only by joists. which lad rested upon ground that bad then becx excavated, and not because of any apprehen- sion of dauger to the building. ‘That. the re- lator neither gave nor authorized anv instruc- tions to any of the clerks in ssid building with respect to his movements in or about said build- ing during the progress of the said work. THE acctDENT. That on the 9th day of June, 1893, after ail of the walls, including all of the piers save one, had been safely avd securely under- pinned, and while the workmen were actuaii; engaged in underpinning the said last pier, for some cause to the relator unknown the said | pier gave way and a portion of the fioor of all | ‘bree stories of the said building fell. That most unfortunately twenty-three of the occu- pants of the said building were killed by the | | coroner's Per-/in said court soushing, any to be true, as therein set forth, jdoth demur to the sud ition and ow cause of demurrer showeth that catestrophe rumors reached the relator's cars that he was publicly accused of crimiual Begligence in the remises, and be was 00 ao cused in the public press of this District. ‘THE SCENE aT THE INQUEST. That upon the 12th day of June, at 11 o'clock a m., the respondent, Edward M. Schaeffer, who is deputy coroner of this District, held s Session of his coroner's court, with » jary in attendance, in the said District of Columbia. That the relator then first appeared in said court with Mr. R. Ross Perry as bis coun- sel. That at said session of said court witnesses were for the first time examined before the said jury touching the of John Chapin, who “was kiled by the fall of the enid building. That during | said exemination certain witnesses guve testimony tending if unexplained to impute to the relator criminal negligence in connection with the said death. That the relator by hie said counsel requested of the said deputy coroner ission to cross-examine the said witnesses, but that the snid deputy coroner re- fused said permission and would not allow the relator or his said counsel to ack any witness any question. ‘That subsequently, during the said session, the relator was falsely xccused of intimidating witnesses under examination; was charged with murder by sundry persons in attendance upon said inquest, and was finally called yon to withdraw from said court by «nid coroner, and by one of the members tte jury. That thereupon a riotous mob surrou: tos colatoc ext Mar opuaeal ant Sorentped tee lie; that the deputy coroner then adjourned bis court until 11 o'clock of jane 13, 1899. ‘That during the whole of the said session the relator and bis raid counsel conducted themselves in a quiet and orderly manver doing nothing to make their presence in the suid court improper. RIGHT To BE PRESENT. ‘That the relator bas }ereinbefore stated so fully the facts of his case because be is con- Vinced that fair inquiry into the said facte will result in his acquittal of all blame by any jury or committing magistrate, That be is advised by bis counsel that no man can be legully tried ina coroner's court Pithout “being prosont im said court, if and having an opportunity of walordroense oe accusing witnesses, both with the aid of counsel. That the relator is in fact now on trial in the said Coroner's Court, and if the verdict of the said jury should charge bim with respousibility for the death of the said Jobn E. Chapin, the said deputy- coroner has authority te commit him for trial. ‘That under euch circumstances to deny him the right to be present in court to meet his ac- examine his own witnesses, all by the help of couneel, is to deprive him of his legal rights as an American cit DEMANDS PROTECTION. ‘That the relator is prepared to prove all of the Preceding averments by good and reputable witnesses, and that he desires to protiuce and examine the said witnesses in the said coroner's court, ns also to cross-examine theadverse wit- nesses who have been and may be produced against him. That the relator has no other egal remedy in the ‘Wherefore, the premises considered, the re- lator prays that your honor will grant unto him the writ of mandamus to be directed to the said Edward M. Schaeffer, deputy coroner of the District of Columbia, commanding him to permit the relator and his counsel to be Present during the sessions of his said coroner's court and to cross-examine witnesses who have testified or who may hereafter testify alleged criminal negligence ne “relator in the premises, and to nisen te testimony of such witnesses as the relator desires to prodace in his own behalf and to examine the same with the aid of his said counsel, and further com- manding the said deputy ‘coroner to inforce order in his nid court and to adopt such measures as may bo required to protect the life of the relator which bas been aforesaid coroner's ‘The Deputy Coroner's Demurrer. District Attorney Birney, on bebalf of the coroner, filed the following answer, in the form of a demurrer, to the petition for the man- damus. Now comes here the respondent, Edward M. Schaeffer, uty coroner of the of ‘Columbia, and not ccn- fessing or admitting any of the averments of the petition of the said relator the eaid relator hath not by his said petition set forth any matter or thing which entitles him to the writ of mandamus in the | premises.” : GREATER NUMBERS AT THE FAIR. Money Flowing Faster Into the Exposition’s ‘Treasury. Wortp's Farm Guoexps, Cxrcago, June 18.— Much needed money ix now flowing into the treasury of the exposition as a result of the largely increased attendance of visitors. No one welcomes the change more than Treasurer Seeberger, whose position since May 1 bas not been an enviable one. The exposition hus been short of ready money to liquidate its obligations to contractors and employes, and it is not out of woods yet by any means Bank and commercial failures in this region and the panicky feeling among savings bank depositors, which has just subsided, have made it imponsi- ble for the exposition corporation to borrow any large sum of money, and the directors have stuck manfully to the pay as you go policy, having confidence ina speedy and permanent change in the number of paid admissions. The hundred thousand mark has been passed ‘at the gates several times, and yesterday's at- tendance of 103.000 is accepted as an indica- tion that an era of prosperity and pieni- tude of cash to pay off all out standing bill, There is a _ standing order at the service building for Auditor Ack- erman to hold all vouchers for money due on April and May contract work in his office until | there is money to spare in the treasury for the | Payment thereof. ‘That means that only March bills have been paid on contract work, but employes of the exposition have been paid promptly. WORKMEN DISSATISFIED. There is much discontent among the work- men on the pay roll of the fair on account of | the order just issued by the director of works | reducing the force to an eight-hour basis and | eight hours’ pay. They have been working ten hours for eleven hours’ pay. There is talk of striking, but euch a step is likely to result in the strikers being put on an indefinite vaca- -ion basis without pay. EXCURSIONS, ‘The raiiroads which are members of the Cen- | tral Trafic Association will begin running sin- gle-fare excursions into the terminal station u! the fair tomorrow from points within the axso- ciation territory, the tickets being good forfour days. Director Ellsworth of the local or ation bas met with some success in inducing all | the trunk lines entering Chicago to re- duce the rates for German day, which will be celebrated next ‘Thursday. The silent platforms and _ turnstiles | of the big terminal station will probably re- | sound with noise and bustle and the chatter of ineoming and outgoing visilors, much to the relief of the concessionaires who have stands | in the building. BUFFALO BILL'S INDIANS. Administration building was enlivened dur- ing the early morning hours by the appearance of all the Indians from Buffalo Bill's show. | They came over in charge of Maj. Burke, and dressed im the fall glory | of the warpath costume made th: big rotunda ring with their whoop and cheers. As there was no music by the band until 12:30 this diversion was heartily welcomed by those loitering in the big plaza. The In- diane wont through several buildings, followed by a big crowd, and passed out of the grounds | about 10 o'clock. The Northern Trnst Company of Chicago be- n business in pavilion D of administration | JUMPED IN A PANIC. Three Killed and Many Hurt at 9 Fire, NEW YORK SWEATING SHOP3 BURNED. Mad Rush of the Inmates to Escape. JUMPED AND WERE KILLED. Fatal Panic Altending Fire in a Butlding of “Sweater Shops” in New York. ‘New Youk, June 13.—The six-story building, filled with “sweater shops,” at Nos. 10 and 12 Montgomery street caught fire at 8:30 o'clock ‘this morning, and in the mad rash to the street of the 250 souls working therein at the time ‘three were killed and several injured. The blaze started on the first floor, where people employed by a man of the name of Schievick were at work. The inmates were men, women and children of allages. It is supposed that the fire started from the stove ured for heating irons. The stove was near the stairway, and ina few seconds the fiames shot up as far as the third and fourth floors, ‘Then the panic followed. The inmates, all Poli<a Hebrews and excitable under any cir- cumsiances, were maddened. There was no escape from the rear of the building. No fire escares were there, and even if they were there was no way to take advantage of them, for irom shutiers covered all the windows on the rear side. FOUONT LIKE DEMONS AY THE FIRE RSCAPES, ‘The 250 people rushed to the fire escapes im front and fought there like demons, When the police arrived the whole front of the building was alive with menand women. All were fight- ing for good places on the fire escapes, The women appeared to be more composed than the men, for the Istter fought furioudy. One would make an attemptto go down through the manhole in a fire escape, when ® dosen would pull him back. ‘The ladder bad not yet been lowered from the first fire escape and thirty people were herded together there. Some girls had lowered themselves through the manhole by their hands and dropped to the street without sustaining any great injury. Suddenly the flames burst like a rocket from the second and third floors and leaped out nearly across the street, There was no longer any fighting on the fire escapes. The people poured through the manholes like water. They fell on one another's heads as they came down and were piled three tier deep. The ladder from the first fire escape was not yet lowered, The little baicony overflowed, and then men and women jumped to the pavement. JUMPED TO DEATE. The first to jump was a large woman, She lighted on the iron railing in front of the build- ing and rolled over on the pavement dead. A man jumped further into the street and his bead struck the pavement. His skull was crashed in and be never moved. .. second man followed him in an instant, He, too, strack on his head, but did not die immediately. A young girl was the fourth to leap out. She fell on ber side. All this time the police were yelling to the people not to jump and trying to place the ladder against the fire escape. The people were jumping all around. Four or five leaped into one officer's arms and were not burt. ‘A book-and-iadder wagon had arrived by this time, and the long scaling ladders were erected against the fire escapes and the people who stood there were taken down. Some scrambled Across the first baicony to a little ledge on the next building aud lowered themeelves by that was. Oue of the men who bad jumped was taken into wliquor store on the corner, He died after being there three minutes. Four ambulances were summoned, and they came from Gouveneur and Bellevue ‘pont into Halpen's liquor store, completely out of bis mind, were sent to the’ bospital in one ambulance. George Gremberg of 62 Essex street was found with a sprained ankle. ar THe mosriTaL. Three or four other people with slight in- juries were sent to the hospital in the amba- lance, and as many walked around to the hospital and bad their wounds pags ng In all about twelve were at the bospital. Two of them will probably die. Two of the bodies were taken to the Madison street police station. ‘There the woman was identi- fied as Alia Davis of 23 Suffolk street. She was the only one of the bodies burned to any ex- tent. She bad been on the sccond floor when the flames burst suddenly from the windows Her clothes caught on fire, Wray in fire she fell to the frst fire escape and to the street. Her clothes were burned completely of her. Fora half an bour the blaze defied the efforts of the firemen. Every floor was on fire ai the same time. For blocks around the streets were packed with people who poured like flogds from their dwellings and met around the ite. The rin had hard work keeping the mob in check. howling of the people was terrific. oa had relatives who worked in the and their gricf was taken up by their friends Until the whole neighburbood was in an Uproar. As the bodies were carried away to the police station the crowd followed in the blaze had been fairly places Fire Chief Bonner directed the men to scarch the butiding for bodies, Many who were on spot said that they had seen several men women fall back into the flames, On the ‘and fourth floors no bodies were found, and awhile the firemen were held st bay, for Tuins were sill boiling hot, HE DEAD AND INJURED, At 10:30 o'clock the list of dead and injured wus at follows: Dead—Celia Davis, eighteen years old, of 38 Suffoik strect. Unknown man about thirty year, Unknown man about twenty-sight ‘The injured—Morris Nallersion, Sifty-Bve years, Russian tailor of § Sth street; Alice Nal- lerton, fifteen years, bis daugbier. Both are at Gouveneur Hospital badiy burned and will probably die. Aume Katsen, sixteen years, of 444 East 87tn street, body burned. Morris Fieijil, 45 years, of 159 Division street, coutusons; Gussie Augustoveky, 18 years, 54 Suffolk street, leg broken snd contusions; Morns Heyman, 25 years, of 65 Eldridge street, scalp wounds. All these injured people are at Goavencur Hospital, Fifty-seven Kornds to a Draw. Carcaco, June 18.—The fight between Billy ‘Woods of Colorada and “Buffalo” Costello of Australia at the Columbia Athletic Club last ht for a purse of $2,500 resulted in a draw. Fifty-seven rounds were fought. ‘The purse | was divided. Loxpox, Juve 1.—This was the first day of the Ascot Heath race mocting. The mecing | will coutinue tor four days, The principal race on the day’+ program wns for the Ascot stake, distance about Mules Tt was won by sic Ro Jurdi year-old brown horse Enniskillen, by Prism out of Rosary, Knight of tbe Garter. rv. A. Day- Jor's #ix-ear-oid roan mare Madaime d’Aibany, Bochanan, out of Lady Churite, was second, and Mr. J. BK Bartons aged Th borse Burmecide, by Larcaldine, out of La Trappe, third, oe Minister Caroth in London. Loxpox, June 13.—Mr. George Carath, the newly appointed American mimster to Portugal, will start for Lisbon Saturday next. Mr. Gilbert A. Pierce, ex-mainsier to Porta- gal, is now in London. He will sail for New Saitding this morningas the successor of the us- pended national bank, which is trying to re«ume down town by complying with ike conditio imposed by the con:roller of the currence. World's fair concessionaires and exhibitors and said fall and many more were injured. That 't after the said others began to patronize Pour new bank with- out any fear of Ss mone, going astray. York in a few days. ——s Fourth-Class Postmasters, The total number of fourth-class postmasters