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Show JURY BLAMES MAGNATES FOR WRECK DEATHS Disgraceful Scenes at Inquest When Shonts, Belmont and Vandcr- bill Are Held Culpable Now York, Jan. 12. Thoodoro P. Shonts, August Belmont, Cornelius Vnndorbllt nnd nine other directors of tho Interborough Rapid Transit I company and Goncral Manager P. Ilcdley wero found guilty of culpablo, tk ncgllgenco today by tho Jury at tho Inquest conducted by Coroner Patrick Pat-rick Illordan into tho olovated wreck at Ono Hundred and Sixteen street and Eighth avonuo on December 0. Culpablo ncgllgenco was defined by Coroner Rlordan as criminal ncgll genco, which .under section 1052 of tho penal law, constitutes manslaughter manslaugh-ter In tho second degree Tho directors named with Shonts, Belmont and Vanderbllt as sharing tho blamo of tho wrock wero: Edward Ed-ward J. Berwlnd, Thomas Dewltt Cuylor, Androw Frcedman, Edward S. Marston, Iloraco M. Fisher, Cbas. B. Ludlow, E. It. Bacon, W. L. Pctorman and F. Do C. ulllvan. Thomas McMahon and Alwyn H. Holts tho motorman and conductor of tho wrecked train who woro originally origin-ally hold responsible for tho two fa talltles resulting from tho accident, wero automatically discharged by the vordlct. Jt Disgraceful Scene Tho Interborough officials wero hold for tho grand jury undor $GO0O ball each. Tho coroner's charge was followed by a scone characterized by onlookers onlook-ers as so disgraceful as to demand an Investigation by tho higher coudts. I As tho Jury fllod from tho courtroom court-room Mr. Quackcnbush, chief counsel coun-sel Xor tho Interborough railroad, shouted angrily "You men of tho Jury tho coroner hasn't given you tho law. Uso your own Judgment." "Wo aro not going to havo a row again," said Coroner Rlordan, pound lng for ordor. "You aro going to havo a row bo-fore bo-fore you got through," answered Quackcnbush, who was by this tlmo supported by Martin E. Burk nnd Michael Daly, his assoclato counsel, who woro talking at tho samo tlmo. Tho court was In a turmoil, "I demand that tho Jury be brought back and Instructed to disregard tho coronor'u charge," demaded Mr. Quackcnbush. "You havo wasted two days and tho public money." Coroner Reports Why should a court of competent Jurisdiction uso Its power to malign tho names of big men? shouted Mr. rturlc. "Why wero not tho facts' brought out In this case?" "You had an opportunity to present your caso," ropllod Rlordan. "You would not lot mo bo hoard," rotortcd Qunckonbush, "and that shows that you aro unfit to occupy n Judicial position. I novor saw such a travesty on Justice. It Is a dlsgraco to tho people." "You know tho rulo of tho coroners court," was tho coroner's answer; "that each aldo has tho opportunity to oxamlno tho witness. Thogentlo-men Thogentlo-men who aro now raising such a high tlmo did not avail thomsolves of this common custom." "Wo do not object to tho ovldenco thnt has been ndducod hero, but wo do object to your falsifying tho ovi-donco ovi-donco upon tho record," interposed Mr. Burk. In tho faco of Uio record contain ing the testimony of many witnessos showing that tho olovatod tracks and tho wrecked trains woro not equipped equip-ped with tho propor lantorns, signal switches, eto., tho Interborough counsel coun-sel charged with dramatic emphasis tho inquiry had beon hold to satisfy tho prejudices of n few Individuals. "That Is why I am pointing you out as a dlsgraco because you havo not ncted In a Judicial manner?" yelled yel-led Quackenhush. Tho confusion lastod for fully 20 mlnutos, during which tho Tnterbor-ough Tnterbor-ough counsel accused Coronor Rlordan Rlor-dan of "bulldozing tactics" and threatened that Hioy would show him up boforo they got through with hlm.v |