, 1890-10-23
MURDER OF HENNESSY
1t Was Actuated by Italian
Secret Orders.
WILL Be DRIVEN FROM THE CITY
The Citizens Greatly Excited Over
the Developments-Mayor's
Life Threatened.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. lS.--Joseph Ma
checca and several other Italians were
arrested to-day. charged with being ac-
cessories to the murder oil Chief of
Police Hennessy. At q special meeting
of the city council this morning Mayor
Shakespeare's message was read de-
nouncing the murder of Hennessy
through hired assasslns, and declaring
that terrible secret orders exist in New
Orleans; that the chief OF police was
! assassinated Tor enforcing American law
| that any citizen performing his duty or
under any circumstances mourning the
enmity OF these societies was liable to
have the sentence OF death passed on
him and carried out by assassins, who
say nothing and know nothing; that
some leading Italians are at the head OF
these orders, while others more peace.
fully inclined arc black mailed and
threatened with death or obliged to
leave tho city, If they do not comply
with the edicts OF the societies, and that
this state of affairs has gone on long
enough, and must be stopped.
The council Is called Oh to take the in.
iiativc steps to drive these people from
the United States necessary.
A resolution was adopted that the
mayor appoint a committee of hty or
more, If he deems IL proper, to thor
oughly investigate these secret orders
and report.
This afternoon the mayor received an
anonymous communication notifying
him that he would be the next victim.
Mr.. Shakespeare says that this will not
l,f a., "A l. q. l., H..
appointed the committee OF fifty.
The most intense excitement over the
developments prevails in the city, and
there is danger of the lower classes be-
ing melted 10 inaugurate a bloody race
war against the Italians.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1S.-The meeting
OF the committee of fifty tonight was
secret, but the committee announced
that it would pursue tho investigation
to the end, bring the murderers OF
Hennessy to justice and break UP the
Italian association leagues I'm this city.
Thousands of dollars were raised od
the spot, and by next week the COM
mittee expects to have SIS, 900 to assist
the work.
One of the facts stated was that the
ship Elysia is coming UP next week with
seventy Italian immigrants on board.
The mayor interviewed Athe custom
house authorities, and, rs a result they
will go down aud meet the ship Tn.
less the immigrants can satisfy the Of
ficers that they are desirable, financially
and morally, they will not be allowed to
land.
Joe Machecal, who was arrested to-
day, has heretofore been considered
prominent Italian, above the murderous
plots OF his more ignorant fellow.coun-
trymen. Since his arrest some damag.
ing evidence has developed. The ladies
owning shanty where the assassins are
supposed to have plotted and gathered
identified MacheCal as the man who
rented the place from them and paid
month & rent in advance. several par
ties also say that they followed Mnche-
cal on tho night OF the murder. lie and
the Matrangas, also supposed to be lead.
ers in the affair were eating big sup.
per while the shooting was going on,
They remained until o'clock in the
mOrning having good time. and when
they parted Machecal is alleged to have
said; Boys, have done all can. |
am only sorry he was not killed at the
hrst fire, "