Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-17
SHOT FROM AN AMBUSH.
Chief Hennessy Done to Death
by Dagoes.
NEW ORLEANS DIG SENSATION.

Tho Superintendent of Police RiddIed
with Bullets by Gang of Italian As.
sassins-Although Fatally wounded the
Piucky officer Returned tho Fire.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1.-THE assassIna.
tion of Chief Hennessy caused great SEN
sation throughout the city, and express
sions Of regret are heard from every quar-
ter British Consul De Fon Blanque sent
q note to Mayor Shakespeare expressing
heartfelt regret for the heavy loss which
the community has sustained by his I'M
timely death. Mr.. Hennessy was but 30
years OF age and unmarried. Four Of the
assassins have been arrested and identi-
fed as Antonio Seafidi, Antonio Bagnetti,
Sebastinno Incardono and petro Mastero.
Capt. William J. O'Connor, Of the Boylan
Protective police and the superintendent's
trusted friend, makes the following state
ment regarding the shooting;
How lie Was shot.
I'VE lefs the Central police station
about ll:i0 p. m. We walked up the
woods side Of Rampant street to Girod,
whore we parted, and walked in opposite
directions had not gone very far when
heard loud report OF shotgun, and
turning quickly around and looking to-
ward Basin street saw the flashes and
heard two more loud reports The flashes
came from the front OF the two-story frame
house at the uptown river corner of Girod
and Basin streets Almost simultaneous
ly with the reports of the shotguns, three
or four pistol shots, fired in quick success
sion from the lower side Of the street, rang
out. The last reports must have been the
chiefs return Of the murderous fire.
II at once started on a quick run to-
ward Basin street, two blocks distant.
heard the chief call oh, Billyl Billyr !
hurried toward the spot where the cry
came, and found the chief sitting on the
doorstep Of house. As / came up he said,
They have given ID to me, and gave them
back the best could. Bending over the
chief, said to him, who gave it to you,
Daver He replied, 'Dagoes The crime
is one that the chief and his more intimate
friends have regarded as within the range
of probability for some years past, and for
two or three years be has always been ac
companied by some trusty friend on his
way home.
shot Through and Through.
Superintendent Hennessy though with
six bullet wounds In his body, some Of
them In vital places, walked to the resi-
dence of Mrs. ellis, few doors from the
corner Of Basin street, whence he was re
/ moved to the hospital Ills left side was
/ lieckod with bullet holes and covered witt
blood. An ugly, jagged hole, nearly hal
an inch IN diameter, in the left side nea
the arm pit told where a slug had entered
and a hole 81 the same character directl
opposite on the right side showed where
had come out. 1t had gone directly throug
the lungs.
There were two smaller bullet holes clos
| together, about two inches to the left 0
'the heart. These had been made by smal
| shot, and were not Of sufficient depth TO b
dangerous. There were three small abra
sions further to the left and nearer the hncl
and one OF the same character across tn
front Of the abdomen. These had evi
IDENTIFY been made by glancing small shot
Between these slight bruises was an ugl
lncerated wound, where another slug hal
entered, from which the blood oozed free
ly under the pressure Of the physician
thumb.
His wonderful Nerve.
The worst looking wound OF all was jus
below the navel. where a slug had pluwe
from left to right clear across the ABIDE
men, tearing a frightful furrow in the tel
der flesh The other wound in the bod
was in the left side, just above the tent
rib This, too, had been made lg smal
shot, and had not penetrated the cavity Q
the chest The wounded man was nske
II the terrible place across his abdome
hurt him much, and he answered IN q clea
voice. mo, sir, not much; only a little
Turning to Dr. Bloom be said: "Yes, the.
did il with shotguus. am breathing wit
difficulty"
"The Dagoes Shot Me-"
with this Chief Hennessy closed hi
eyes and relaxed his position, and lay pei
fectly still while the physicians were wasl
ing lis wounds When this operation wa
over Police Sergeant Walsh asked th
chief who shot him. The wounded ma
answered with difficulty. The dagoes she
me.n When asked II be knew them
shook his head negatively. The last breat
OF the gallant chief Of police was taken
9:08 O'Clock. The scene about his bedsit
was heartrsnding. His mother looked int
her brave sons face about ten seconS
before the inevitable came, and his on
words werc OF hope and cheer, telling b.
not to worry as he meant 10 recover.
They Threatened to XIII Him.
The chiefs Efforts TO break up the sever
'dagon clans that have been assassinatir
each other for a number of years past BIZ
no doubt embittered them against hir
Ever since the attempted assassination
Matranga and some Of his followers {
Esplanade street, for which the Prove
zanos and several others are now awaitir
, their second trial In the parish prison, q
chief has received several anonymous le
ters, every one Of which contains threa
against his life. While the chief laught
4 at these threats, his friends warned him
! always be on his guard. The chief, fro
habit, was always on the alert, and viii
= he was shot at without word Of warnin
/, the promptness with which he drew b
/, revolver and returned the fire OF his assai
! ants proves that he was not entirely u
a prepared.
q Jockey james Andrews Killed
9 BKLLEvnLE, Ont, Oct. 17.-In the secor
u heat Of a running race here, the hor
!. Eulidia, owned by Patrick McLaughli
n Of Kingston, Ont, fell and broke one
g her hind legs Her Jockey. James A