Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-18
THE HENNESSEY MURDER
Bitter Feeling Against the Lower Class
of Italians in New Orleans.
Over Fifty Arrests Maize, and Many Known
Criminals Leaving the city an
Italian Fatally shot.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
New ORLEANS La, Oct. E.-The excitement
over the assassination OF Chief Of Police Hen
nessey is unabated to-day, and the nnlSefsal
dema ID through the press AMI the pubic IS tha'
TIE authorities at once take the most vigorous
steps to suppress the ma!a and vendetta IN thIs
country and get rid Of the large NUMBER
OF Sicliln brigands ana criminals VINO
have established themselves in New Orleans
Chief Uennessy engaged In this task wheh
he was killed nut it will be taken up by the
authorities. Hennessey had been engaged for
four months past in collecting evidence IN Italy
thr ugh the criminal authorities and the
Uulted States consul regarding some OF
the dangerous class OF Italians now living IN
this country. This evidence was to have been
offered next week in the Provenzano vendetta
trial. The men against whom he was proceed
ing bccar c alarmed, held meeting and de-
cidcd that their safety required that Heunessy
should be killed. Bravo es were detailed
for that purpose. house was hired near Hen
mes ey's and there Tor week the assassins
Nvarcl ed him and studied his habits until they
saw q iavora; le opportunity for the assasslna-
lion Mayor Shakespeare has announced ms
determination TO break up the Sici ian muir Ter
societies here ami get nd OF me orlsahI1;
and bravOres in New Orlean' at all
hazards and a special meeting q the CITY
council has been called for tomorrow evening
20 decide upon the best policy 10 pursue in this
matter. large force of police was detailed IN
the Italian quarters, and hitv two ltallans IN
These wholesale arrests caused very
panicky fee Ing among the ltalins
an a number left town. Several
arlSs's Of suspicious Italians were also made at
Mobile. The popular feeling against the ltal-
ians has been intense during the last TWO
days that it was deemed necessary to station an
extra force of men at the parish prison TO ect
the prisoners. This, however, dId not fully sue
coed Theodore II. Duffy, news dealer,
called at the prison and asked to see anton
Scufhdi one OF the prisoners, saying that ne
thought he could identify him as among inc
murderers Of Henues ey. The Italian approached
the inner side OF the barred gate and faced
his lat so that he could identify him better.
The Ita ian hesitatcd or misunderstood, and
volver. showed it through the bars
prisoner fell MORALLY wounded wi
a bullet through his neck. Duffy seemed
proud of hi, feat, and announced that he was
willing to hang if the dago died 81 only w!sh
there were seventy-fve men like me, = he sald.
Scafidi when he was told that he was dying,
refused 10 make any confession, and swore 70
his innocence, although the testimony was
stronger against him than any other prisoner.
This evening another lot Of Italians were ar
rested. Most of the prisoners have been ltal-
ians of the lower classes, "dagos, as they are
called. Among those arrested this evening were
Mattrangosa, Marlecca anu Others, leaders
politically and otherwise IN the Ital al colony,
meI. in wel-to-do circumstances. go The
police seem to think that they VIII get
3, me evidence in this way, but they appear to
have frightened the Italians, ana not one of the
latter Will say anything. Inc autnorllles are
especial y determined of getting al the princi-
pals in this assass nation, the men who ordered
and planned the crime, but as this
can be done only through members
of the secret murder society which decided on
it. and as the SicIlans never betray their Sc
orets, it is highly improbable that those men
can ever be reached, although the chances e
that the brIvoreS detailed to kill Hennessey may
be convicted.
The body of tire dead chief lay in state in the
CITY hall to-day in the same room which the
BODY OF Jeff Davis was exposed. and was seen by
thousands. The funeral this afternoon was one
of the largest ever Witnessed in New Orleans.
The city authori les, policemen ana various So
cietes turned out.
scafIidi. upon being urged for statement, il
he knew anythinr, concerning the assassina-
ton. and upon being informed that his death was
certain: - m going die, and de in! occnt.
You know me. judge. l always was a good
hoy. Nv idea is Matrangas did that TO keep
Provenzanos in Jail. ! knew hatrangas. Pro-
venzanos and Chief Rennessey. l was friendly
TO all OF them. Tha''s all. Oh,
my God, en- going to die, - and scHtfidi c'osel
his eyes ard remained silent. At this moment
Father O'Ncal entered the ward for the purpose
of administering the last sacrament to the
wounded mar and Amounted him. To day an
O her Gago, Pedro Natal, identified by
officer flanagan as one of the men he saw rum
ming away from the scene OF the murder.