San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-29
Pinkerton on Hennessy.

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Detective William A. Pinkerton
left the city last evening, after brief
business visit here, for Denver and
other western points. Mr.. Pinkerton
was near friend of Dave Hennessy,
the recently assassinates chief OF
police of New Orleans, having known
him since he was an errand boy tor
the New Orleans police department.
twenty years ago. 1t is highly prob
able that Mr.. Pinkerton will be asked
By the New Orleans authorities to
run down the gang which planned
and brought about HenDessy's
death. In regard to Hennes-
sy's assassination by the italian
murder society, the Mania. Mr.. Pink
erton said: II could not have been
more affected had Dave Hennessy
been my brother. The Italians OF
New Orleans feared the man, and
whom the Sicilian fears he hates, and
a charmed life only protects him from
death by the tools Of the vendetta.
The hatred of the Italians of New
Orleans of HeDnessy can easily be
explained. Any one acquainted with
the country's criminal history can
readily recall the flight of opposite,
the noted bandit, from Italy and
his subsequent capture in America.
Hennessy was the captor. He discov-
cred through some secret source
that opposite was in New
Orleans, and reported the fact
to the italian legation at Washing
ton, who detained ALI agent to assist
Hennesy in arrestipg the outlaw.
Going along Canal street, Dave caught
a glimpse of Esposito, and, drawing
a bead on his temple, forced him in
to q carriage and drove him to the
police station. Thus, single-handed,
Hennesy captured an outlaw who
had terrorized all Italy.
"After the arrest Hennesy became
a marked man among the Sicilians
AMI he was secretly warned and
threatened. Last spring the vendet-
ia broke out in open war. A family
named Provosano had for long time
enjoyed a monopoly of the stevedore
work on the levee. They became
wealthy and arrogant. Merchants com
planned of neglected work, and Tony
Montringo, taking advantage Of
the dissatisfaction, organized all
other gang in opposition to the pro-
vosanos. When 1 was in New
Orleans last spring party Mondrin-
COS faction, while riding in a wagon,
were fired at from ambush with re-
volvers and shotguns. Two were
killed, one had an arm blown off, two
had their legs shattered and others
were more or less seriously injured.
Before night seven of the attacking
party had been jailed by Hennessy.
They were subsequently sentenced to
the penitentjary for life, but an ap-
peal was taken and the case is still
pending.
"Hennessy became marked for re-
moval by the organized cut-throats
When he was in Chicago last July
warned him to be on his guard. He
was depressed in spirits and said he
expected to be assassinated. He Wis.,
tied me about a month ago,
and again warned him.
That was the last time saw
him. Hennessy never drank glass
of liquor in his life. 1t was while
acting as errand boy in Chief Bad
gers office in New Orleans that Hen
messy did his first police work. He
was about Is years Of age at the time.
A noted desperate named Cabdevllle
was on trial. He made a break to es-
cape from the court room and success
fully passed the policeman who was
guarding the entrance. Young Hen
messy grabbed the escaping robber
around the legs, threw him and rolled
down stairs with him, preventing his
fight or impeding it until the officers
recaptured him. The boy was made
famous by the exploit"
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