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Show HALO OF HEROISM IS LOST BY YOUTH Bell Boy, Wlio Claimed to Have Ees-cuiM Ees-cuiM Baby at Hotel Fire, Contradicts Con-tradicts Himself. Special to The Tribune. CHEYENNE, Wvo, Dec. 22. The halo of heroism which hung over C. V, Scidm&re, 19, a bell bov, after the fire in the Inter Ocean hotel which cost the lives of Boy A. White and five other members of his family, is considerably con-siderably tarnished as the result of Scidmore's testimony and that of other witnesses before the coroner's jury which is investigating the' tragedy. For instance, it has been conclusively established es-tablished that Scidmore's claim 'after the firo, and later his sworn testimony, that he rescued the White baby which subsequentljydied of its burns", carrying carry-ing it three stories down a scaffolding erected by workmen who were repairing a wall, is not true, the babv having been rescued by Bert Hichaeis, a fireman, fire-man, who carried it down a ladder. Scidmore has repeatedly contradicted himself in his testimony, which, in fact, has been so conflicting as to be of little aid to the jury in arriving at a conclusion. con-clusion. The inquest, which began Wednesday, Wednes-day, was continued vesterdav. Both relatives of the White family" and Ed Chase of Denver, owner of the burned hotel, are represented by counsel at tho inquiry, the former by William B. Ross and the latter by Judge Herman Wellnitz, the presence of ihe attorneys probably foreshadowing subsequent litigation liti-gation involving damages. The evidence was established that the Inter Ocean was entirely devoid of permanent fire escapes and" that the number of rope fire escapes was inadequate; inade-quate; also that no effort was made to use the fireplugs and lines of hose which were equipment of each corridor. Evidence Evi-dence regarding whether the guests all were warned is conflicting, the hotel employees em-ployees testifying that all were warned, while Mrs. Joel Taylor of Chugwater. Wyo., who, with her baby, was rescued by firemen through a third floor window, win-dow, testified that she received no warning. Some evidence suggested that the fire might have been .burning fully thirty minutes before an alarm was given, Scidmore testifying that he smelled smoke that long "before the alarm was given and reported the fact at the hotel office, but that an investigation investi-gation then made revealed no fire. |