St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-18
Shocking Sequel to the MUIR
der Of New Orleans Chief
of Police.
A Newspaper Attache Plants
a Bullet in an Assas-
sins Brain.
Man-Killer Maxwell SCOTS at
His Maker While Being
Executed.
Safe Blowers and a Band Of
Buckeyes Engage in
Deadly Combat.

Scaffidi. identified as one of the assas-
sins of Chief of Police HEM essy, was
shot and mortally wounded at 11:45
O'Clock to-day in the parish prison by
Thomas 81. Duffy, young man twenty
eight years of age. The shooting was
done in the corridor or "bull ring" of
the prison, and Duffy's actions were so
quick that several deputies who were
present knew nothing of what was
transpiring until the shot was fired.
Duffy, who is brother of Prof. Duffy,
the boxing instructor of the Southern
Athletic club, is very unasSumlng
young man, and has been connected
with the various newspapers of this
city in the carriers department.. He is
at present employed in the Office of the
Spirit of the South, which papers
he gave out to the newSbOyS and
carriers. He resides at 10 st. Louis
street, and has been a frequent visitor
at the parish prison to see some friends
who were incarcerated there. He was
always quiet and acted in peaceable
manner whenever he visited the institu
liOn, and it was this fact that threw the
being, At IL As o'clock this morning
he appeared at the outside gate and
was admitted by Deputy Sheriff For
tier. Duffy informed Deputy Sheriff
O. S. Andry that he called for the pur-
pose of seeing one of the '.aagOes" ar
rested for the assassination of Chief
Hennessy. as he believed that he was
able to identify hIm. He asked for
Scaffidi, and soon the name of that in-
dividual was heard in the corridor and
then answered from the second story.
Presently Scaffidi came down. ac-
companied oy Deputy Sheriff Tim
Dwyer. The Italian shuffied along
the corridor until he reached the inside
inches of the gate to recognize who it.
was that wanted to see him. AS he did
so. Duffy. WHO was standing about
foot from the gate, with lightning
like motion with his right hand, drew
revolver from his pocket. and, putting
it within few inches of Scatfidi's face,
pulled the trigger. The weapon was
discharged with a loud report. and the
italian, with a grOan, fell back iii the
corridor, the blood squirting from a
wound i'll the left side of the ,ieck. Dep.
uty Sheriff Andry was standing within
three feet of Duffy when he fred the
shot. and behind him was standing Dep
uty Sheriff Fortier and Officer Freitag.
Duffy was grasped by these three men
and disarmed, while Deputy Dwyer,
who was beside Scaffidi when he was
shot, attended to the wounded man..
The ambulance was summoned,
and, pending its arrival, Duffy
was removed to the fourth
precinct station, which is situated in the
parish prison, where he gave his name
and address. He is married. The re-
volyer, 32-calibre Lateycheau, with
i've chambers empty and one loaded.
was held as evidence. While in the sta
ton Duffy said that If the DagO died he
was willing to hang. He said to the
officers: Il only wish there were about
seventy-fiye more men like me-" After
his name and the charge had been re-
corded, Duffy was conveyed to the cen
trail station by Officer Freitag. lie was
iBterrogated by Capt. Journee and Sec
retary Vandervort and then taken back
to the Fourth precinct, where he was
locked up. When the wounded man
reached the Charity hospital Judge NJ.
S. Bringier was sent for. and with his
assistant, Judge HOllander, arrived in
few minutes. Scaffidi was asked if
he had anything to say before
he died, and replied in the
Affirmative. He began his state
nient saying: I'VE knew that Chief
IlCuuCSSN ltiC IlOttuLdUOS nCIE
good people. We were good friends of
Matranga ---. am going to die,
and 1 die innocent. You know me.
Judge. | always was good boy. My
idea is that the Matrangos did that to
keep the PrOvenzanos in Jail. l knew
the Matrangos. the Provenzanos and
Chief Hennessy. was friendly to all
! of them. That's all. Oh! My God! |
! am going to die -" and Scaffidi
closed his eyes and remained silent.
AT this moment Father ONeal entered
the ward for the purpose of administer
ing the last sacrament 10 the wounded
man and Amounting HIM. More than
fifty arrests have been made of parties
believed to be implicated in the assas-
sinatiOn of HenneSSy and to-day another
Italian, Pedro Natal, was identified by
Officer flanagan as one of the men he
saw running away from the scene of
the murder.