Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-18
PARTIALLY AVENGED
An Italian Suspect Shot by a
 Newspaper Carrier.
EXCITEMENT IN NEW ORLEANS.
A Dsathbed Confession About the As-
 sassinatiOn Interrupted by Priest.

Funeral of the Chief of PolIce-Over
 Fifty Persons Arrested on Suspicion
 of Being Connected With the Crime
 The Feeling Against the Dagos Very
 Bitter.
 NEW ORLEANS, Got. 1S-The excite ment occasioned by the assassination of Chief of Police Hennessy was inten- sified by the the shooting of Antonio Scoh6di, one of the suspects arrested.
 Over forty arrests have been made so far iz connection with the assassina- tion, chief of whom are Antonio Scofidi, Lonetto Seconetti and Antonio Bognetti, who are directly charged with the shooting, and John Matranga, arrested as an accessory. Bostitio Incardino, one of the chief suspects, was one of the Matranga party in the wagon which, it was claimed, was fired upon by the Provinzano faction. These, with the Caruse faction, have occupied the attention of the police and the courts of the city for years. It was the purpose of the Provinzano faction to bring Chief Hennessy 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 organiza- tion known as the Mafia were no doubt the causes of the edict issued for Hen nessy's death.
 At noon, Thomas H. Duffy, @ news. paper carrier and brother of prize fighter John Duffy, called at the Parish prison and asked to see Antono Scofidi, one of the prisoners arrested in con nection with the murder of Chief Hennessy, for the purpose, he said, of identifying him. A keeper brought Scohidi in the corridor, when, quick as a flash, Duffy drew pistol and shot the prisoner in the neck, inficting mortal wound. Duffy was arrested and At i:30 .Scofidi was in the act of making confession or dying declara- tion at the hospital, and had got as tar as: "We knew that Chief Hennessy and the Provinzios were friends, and we and Matranga"-when a Catholic priest, Father O'Neill, was announced. That out short the confession, and the dying man and priest were left together.
 Deputy Sheriff Andry was standing within three feet of Duffy when he fired the shot, and behind him were standing Deputy Sheriff Fortier and Officer Freitag. Duffy was grasped by these three men and disarmed, while Deputy Dwyer attended to the wounded man.
 Willing to Hang.
 The ambulance was summoned, and pending its arrival Duffy was removed to the station, which is situated in the parish prison. Duffy said if Scoffedi died he would be perfectly willing to hang. He had seen the coffin Iof Chief Hennessy, and decided that his murder must be avenged and had forthwith determined to slay one of the murderers.
 Among those expressing sympathy for the family of the deceased Chief are William A. Pinkerton, British Consul de Nouditanques, John L. Sullivan, Duncan Harrison, Inspector Byrnes and many others. The feeling against the "dagoes" is so intense that the Times-Democrat and the Picayune this morning have editorials, urging that the law be allowed to take it's course, and discouraging any general demonstration against this class of people because of the assassination, as 15,000 or 10000 of them live in New Orleans, many of whom are among it's best citizens; and heartily denounce and deplore the terrible tragedy.
 The remains of Chief Hennessy lay in state in the Council Chamber to- day, thousands of people viewing them. The funeral took place during the afternoon and was an immense affair, all organizations of the State and city, the hremen. military, etc., partici- pating