Telegram-herald., 1890-10-21


CHIEF HESNEssV. leagues in this
city. A thousand dollars ~as raised on
the spo1 and duriag thIs week the
com lali tee expect 10 have $50, 90 20 as
sisl Ia the work
During the daF it Was learned that
number u threatening letters had been
resolved. one by Judge Baker, OF the
criminal court, before whom the Prov
snzanos had been convicted Of wayIay-
Ing she HatrAnKas. who. the latter said.
VAS % follow AFTER the mayor.
Another os tue suspects. Charles Ira
bina, = laoorer Oh the Larpy plantation,
was fully Identified By the colored porter
Of Grace Church a. ore Of the men who
fred upon Hsnnessy Tue shooting oc-
Cured in 'front.' OF the mans house and
he went out on his gallery and heard the
renasks made by the accused: "Ve
have got him" Other arrests Of a sem
sat0nal character are apt 20 follow.
The Italians have been much fright
ened by these manifestations OF popu-
lar prsiudlce against them and have
kept themselves very scarce during the
las, few days
Joe Maoheca hss been identified as
the man who rented the shanty where
the asssssins are supposed TO have
plotted and gathered. Other damaging
evidence against Macheca has been OBJ
tanned.
The police Sunday night arrested
forsy-odd Italians At the grocery of
Carlo GrafferU. at Burgundy and Conf
streets The police had seen many
Italians dropping In 70 the place in twos
and threes, and believing that some
thing was wrong. forced their way in
and found a man addressing crowd
in Italian. Charging that il was
an unlawful mblage. all per.
sons present we're arrested and car
ried to fail When they were brought
20 the station 1t was discovered that
none OF them had cent or home and
that the entire party had arrived here
Saturday from Chicago, and had been
told 70 meet a. GraeerOs place. As the
mca could give no explanation Of them
selves or Why they came 70 New Orleans
or net a. the grocery, they wore locked
up. charged with being dangerous and
suspicious characters.
The police have also ARRESTED Man
uel Pietro. whom they charge not only
With being one Of the men engaged In
the Hennessy assassination, but actually
the man who dred she fatal shot. They
claim that they have TIE case in excel
lent condition: that the murderers have
been arrested and there IS sufficient
s.ideuce 20 convict them. Ac'
eordlag % their views OF the mat
Ter. the murder was ordered by
ths MatranzRs. Who are the heads OF the
Sicilian gang. Joe Mscheca, under the
name o. John Peterson. then leased the
Msstero house. from which the aSsss
sins watched Heuuessy and faally fred
on aim. The murder itself was com
mitted by SIX or seven men. Of whom
scaFdi. Msstero. Bagnetso. Incardsr'
and Pissro. sra I've. The other man oI
msn have not yet bsea discovered.
TEE real object o. the assassination
has net been definitely arrived a. ths
is 20 ne satisfaction Of ths publ,
mind. In police circles lie is believes
that the snperiuten5ents death "a
due entirely 20 the feud existing be
tween ths Proveuz1no and Matrsng,
ganxs. and shey are stil az work oi
that thecry. which in al probability &
the right one. although some peopl
bold thst there may have been anothe
causa-personal revenge or jealousy.
The Matrsuras and Provsnzanos wer
rival stevadorss engaged in unlosdinl
frait vessels The work vas taken frou
she ProvenAsnos and given 70 th
Masranras Bittar FEELINGS resplted
snd one nlghs few months szo "a
Matrsnwss were anbashsd and ire
or The Frovenrsnos were arreste
and convicted, but obtained a ne'
trial The Nstran0as elaine
that superintendent Hsanessr a
siss~s the accused. although
was known thas tsev we're al srfeste
ou his orders It vas alleged that th
SUPER n teudsnt hsa siace collected ver
damaging svideacs against the Na'
ranTa gang. ard tae poiice hoii that
was through fss- ef ths damaging ev
asr-e be would give against the Ma
bend he head cf she viesim back. an
Ia ilry IS jazsiaT veis vas severe,
Should he victim n5t - neTtali
wounded y the spinioB of re assasS5'
anuuh her ~ thrusss into the ee1y as'
allT n aSs shcet wesk of hin
Another node ~ astscs va - "a
O. - the uasaspecSiRg victlua Tith
knite n band hat or hardkerchi.
AS tacawn iaso sAe fsce ef the narxs
nan toiiaxaa ~ a taruss 81 the lea.
keca xsife into tne abdomen walc
usHaEir Sisern ncureraz tha victim