The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-18
THE HeNNsSSY HOMICIDE
A Bloody Sequel to the Recent Assassina-
ton.


ton.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 1I.-At noon
to-day Thomas III. Duiiy, newspaper car.
rier, and brother Of Prize-Fighter John
Duffy, called at the parish prison and asked
To see Antno scOfdi, one Of the prisoners
arrested in connection with the murder of
Chief of Police Hennessy, for the purpose,
he said, of identifying him. A keeper
brought ScOtlidi in the corridor. when.
quick as "a flash, Duny drew pistol and
shot the prisoner IN the neck, innicting "A
mortal wound Duffy was arrested, and
Scoftdi was conveyed 10 the hospital. At
30 this afternoon ScOtlidi was IN the act Of
making confession or dying declaration
at the hospital, when Catholic priest.
Father O'Niel was announced. That cut
short the confession, and the dying man and
priest We're left together. Sc0fldi will die.
At o'clock this afternoon John Ma
tranga alias Caramba, the leader of the
Matrarga faction. was arrested. charged
with heing an accessory 10 the murder Of
Chief Hennessy. His arrest was made on
the few words contained in the unfinished
confession Of scollidi.
ITALIAN METHODS IN NEW ORLEANS.
over forty arrests have been made so far
OF whom are Antonio Scohidi, Lonetto Soco-
nctti and Antonio Bognitti. who are directly
charged with the shooting, and JOhn Ma
tranga, arrested this afternoon as an acces-
sorry. BOs.illO lncarlinO, one Of the chief
suspects, was one OF the Matranga party in
the wagon which it was claimed was Hired
upon 10y the Preyenzano faction. These,
with the CarusO faction, have occupied the
attention of the police and the courts Of the
city for years.
Sit was the purpose of the Proyenzano fac
ton to bring Chief llennessy as an important
witness in their case with the Matranga
faction. This fact, and the chiefs thorough
knowledge OF the inner workings of the
secret organization known as the Malta.
were no doubt the cause Of the edict issued
tor lICnnessy's death, which was carried
out by the assassius Of last Wednesday
night. George Negili and Elias Rohman,
cl~iming to be Ronmanians, arrived in
Mobile. Ncgiii said they resided Just across
the street from Chief liennessy, and that
both saw the shooting. ROhman denied this,
but said they heard the shots. Both were
arrested as suspects. Among those eX-
pressing sympathy for the family Of the de-
ceased chief are William A. Plnkerton.
British Consul DE NOublGtanquez, John l..
sullivan, Duncan Harrison, Inspector
Blfhts, ana many Olneir,
FEELING AGAINST THE DAGOEs.
The feeling against the "DlgOes" is SO in
tense that that the Times Democrat and the
Picayune this morning have editorials
urging that the law be allowed 10 take its
course, and discOuraging any general
demonstration against this class of people,
because Of the assassination. Fifteen or
twenty thousand OF them live in New Or
leans, many OF whom are among the best
citizens. and hotly denounce and deplore the
terrible tragedy.
IMPOSING FUNERAL.
The remains Of chef llennessy lay in
stale in the Council chamber to-day.
thousands Of people viewing them. The
funeral, which took place at 3 o'clock this
afternoon, was an immense affair. All the
organizations of the city, the iiremen, mills
tary, etc, participated,