Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
4 MURDER LEA6Uh
An Italian Kigh-Biaaer Society
in New Orleans.
Il OrSsrs the saliaE 81 Csisf of Fol'
ics fseaoessY Because ia Knew
Toe N.ch of its snA,rs-

ElpnIER usTH Bu5AFFs
NEw oKiNANs Oet s5.-The sssas.
sinAsion 81 Cttef-of Police henposs1
has created ths Eresounaess sRe4tsDen'
knosa IA Aee or.eans fof years art
called fersh tlre4ts - lynch lAw. vigi
Ienee committees ete Tie assasslra-
tioR. which wss ne worst ever knopA
here. has aroused me peepis =
The city l. tae fAot that there
Is az Italian society iR exist
enoe here Which orders assess nations,
2ud whick removes az psrscns Mo
stand in ils Nay b maraer. oans
montes axe . party 81 italians we're rrea
a. - they were returning hene about
mianight by gang q aired ltal
ian braves The trial 81 this case
vas - come up n fe~ oays.
Ever since the crime wss com
migtod Chief of Polioe heaRessy
has been investigating tie ltailan
vendetta IN NsS Orleans ana had Sc
cured evidence 81 the most Sensational
character as 10 the assassination ~
sixty or more ltalians to the lase
twenty wears he declared he intsn-
tion Of breaking % the vsadetts sna
paiiing an eaa % these mur4ers- Ae
Was warned O. deSist from his lnvesl'
cations but he Was man ~ und4unle2
courage. whom nething could deter
ltwas decided "Wednesday that Hen.
messy should die and al the plans tor
his murder we're arranged Two parties
OF braves or assSsslas were chosen Tor
the crime. These were stationed near
where be lived -oRe party oa kan-
part. the other on Basin stceet ~
SO that no matter which nay re
went hone he could not escape
them. II was dark, rainy niEht
and Hennessy was carrying his mbrei-
Ia raised. JUST ~ be turned TIE corner
where be lived Yolley ffom several
guns, which awakened she people Tor
squares around. Was heard and ilea-
messy Eel: himself wounded in the
chest lie dres has revolver ana hroa
a. his sssailsnis. bat they hrea from
the sllsyNsy. where they were hie'
until he dropped on q neigh boring
doorstep. rideled with bullets When
they cav him drop they came trom
cover and ran up the street Tie
other party at the next corner ,oiued
them. and the gang. six OF seven IA
number. ran down the street
Hennessy ~4s found with six serious
wounds. three OF theD through the
lungs. half dozen sxin wounds and
nine other shots tbroagh bis coat and
hat He was MORALLY wounded and
died a few hosrs Afterwards. BOT lived
long enough 20 say that bis nurderers
sassinatlon occurred in a well-settled
neighborbooa. and 3 nun ber % persons
saw the assasSins. but were, except q
Mr.. Peeler. unable 10 identify them.
Orders were AZ onos issued 70 arrest al
suspicious Italians found IN the neigh
bOrhood, and before dsyAght nlse
OF them were in Jail Rgsitsi
whom various incriminaDng evil
dence was found Three Of the arrested
men were identified by Mr. Peeief the
only witness Of the murder. Who lived
opposite Chief Henn ssy and saw the
assassination from side window. All
the arrested men are Sicilian fruit
dealers OF the lowest ivpo. men
only recently arrived in thls coun-
try, and who can speak scarcely
a word OF English. They dad not
know Hennessv. and were eVidentiy
sent 20 murder him by some hig1 au-
thority The police think that they
have The asssssins. but the authorities
are specially anxious 70 get at tie men
who planned and ordered this crime in
order 70 cover up many ether crimes
which Hennessy was about 20 disclose.
The feeling here Is very strong against
the Italians.
Hennessy was only 81 years o. age
and had been a meu Der % tie police
force since be was - IL WAS he who
captured tho famous Italian, orgauo
Espezto. In this city some years ago and
turned him over 20 the Italian author
.ses. and this may be in some way con-
nected With his asesesinstio1,