The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-21
RUNNING DOWN THE ASSASSINS.
Gathering in the Murderers of
Chief Hennessy.
Five Out of Six In Custody and the Man
Who Fired the Gun Among Them--A
Mysterious Meeting Broken Up-The
Pinkertons to Take a Hand,

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2O.-[Speciall-
The police last night arrested forty odd
Italians at the grocery of Carlo Grafflro.
at the corner of Burgundy and Cont
streets. The officers noticed n large
number of Italians dropping into the
place in twos and threes, and believing
that something was wrong forced their
way in and found man addressing the
crowd present in Italian.
Charging that it was an unlawful as
sembly, all persons present were
arrested and carried to the Jail In the
meanwhile the rumors that number of
strange Italians were holding an indig-
nation meeting in the house attracted
large crowd, who manifested their hos
tility to the foreigners
When the latter were brought to tho
station it was discovered that not one
had cent or home of any kind and
that the entire party had arrived yester-
day from Chicago and had been told to
meet Mt Graifiro's place
AS the men could give no explanation
for themselves or why they came to New
Orleans, or met at the grocery, they
were locked up at the police station,
charged with being dangerous and sus-
picious characters. The police also ar
rested Manuel Pietro whom they charge
not only with being one of the men en-
gagged in the lIcnnessy assassination.
but with actually being the man who
fired the fatal shot.
They claim to have the case in excel
lent condition.; that the murderer has
been arrested and sufficient evidence
obtained to convict them. According to
their view of the matter the murder
was ordered by the Matrangas who arc
the heads of the Sicilian gang Joe
Macheca under the name of John Peter
son leased tho Mastero house from
which the assassins watched Hennessy
and finally fired on him.
The murder itself was committed by
six or seven men, of whom Schallidi,
Mastero, Bagnetto, Incardera and Pictro
were five. The other Italian prisoners
except some few regarded as important
witnesses or accessories to the crime.
have been released. More evidence has
been found against Macheca, he being
identified by two negro women who live
next to the Mastcro house as having
been seen by thom at the house several
times just before the murder.
In his statement he declares he was
| never in that portion of New Orleans,
but he is nov identified by two white
and two colored women as having leased
the Mastero house under a different
name, and as having been seen frequent
ly in that neighborhood.
Tony Matranga and Vinccnto Carruse,
who were arrested a few days ago and
released, were arrested again to-day,
charged with being accessories to the
assassination. One or two more of the
conspirators are still at large, but it is
only a question of time before they. too.
will be behind the bars. Pictro, one of
the suspects, was identified to-day by a
colored woman, who saw him last Mon
day receive two guns from two other
Sicilians.
Joe Machcca has been further idcnti-
fled as Il constant visitor to the cobbler
shop, which he rented and placed Mas
tero in it, ostensibly to follow his occu-
patton. but in reality to watch the
movements of llennessy.
telegram was sent to the Pinkcr-
tons yesterday, asking them to assist in
the hunt for Chief iIennessy's assassins.
This morning reply was received from
w. A. Pinkerton. saying he would be
here at once to take part personally in
the work.