The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-20

This Murder ~ Chief ~ ros,e.
at New Orleans "a do tn.x...'9
corning =" the Verdict ~ the lnr, ~
Practically AcguitS the Ens,,. ."a
Popular Indignation Assuming t.rs-
New Onl.rA>s. March tx. TN. Y
aessy ease the trial ~ Mn. S,..,,s ''T
for the assassination u Chief ~ r.
y q. iicnncNsy At lies o'clock M
night ~ October -. which l.:ss ,,,..,,.:
the time ~ section H. judge M,
division of the criminal distri., '
since the 10Th of February H..
clnded this afternoon. III. iurv .,,
unanimously for the acquitial n n,
chcca. the two Marchcsis. lncardo,.
Magnetic and Matranga. nine M .,...
for the conviction ~ Scaffed. ana M
10 six for the conviction Of Mona>,.,r
and POLITE.
When the verdict was hana.a /.
Judge Baker looked AZ il for .,
time before he handed il over u M.
ute Clerk Screven. There was apnr.
hcnsive silence while these prcli,n;n.
rrs were going on. The prisoners I'M.
mp and there was n look Of intiuit. M,
pictured on the face ~ Nach.ra a,a
some of the Others. Ofcoursc Ma,rapr,
and lncardona were disinirreS,ed
They knew that they had been AVA
and their only interest in the matt,
was a. see that their friends ~ par,ne-.
escaped the fate which had Threatened
them for so long.
The jury looked more concerned ,har
anyone present in the room except X.
prisoners Their faces were ghastIy
and they showed the effects ~ tbe;,
long siege and their protracted dclib.r.
atoms in the jnry-room. Chief CIers
>crcvcn did not keep the verde, Iong
As soon as Judge Baker handel Mn
the document be began 10 read In i'm
voice that could be heard in every or.
ner Of the silent court When ne sp,se
the words that freed six men. A. sar
as the present case is concerned. and
virtually acquitted the other three
each person in the COURTROOM turned
10 the person next 10 him and there M,
an audible expression Of surprise and
dissatisfaction. The deputies. how
ever. Immediately suppressed the nciss.
and then Judge Baker ordered the jury
( 10 be discharged and the prisoners tor
remandcd. as there was still anoiter
charge against them in connection
with the same ease. The court aas
4 adjourned
The news of the verdict has prnducri
the widest excitement here. which mas
eliminate in serious demonstrated
either against the men charged with
the crime or against the entire Italian
population. The juryinen explain thar
they did not believe most ~ the vii.
neSses for the state. and that the fail.
urc Of the state To put the TWO o'ierrs
on the stand. one Of whom picked
up !Iennessy when he fell and TIE
other who pursued the murderer, and
was wounded. impressed them vers un-
favorably. as they We're the first on tie
scene Of the murder.
The large crowd in front ~ the courl
building hooted al the jury rs il lcftth'
court house. and the Jurors seemed yen
much frightened by the popular mani
fcstations against them.
Several secret meetings have bee
held tonight. II is understood that
hand Of determined an( armed NE
was organized who win attempt Il
night to break into the parish priSo
where the men who were acq9i'ie.
are still confined on other chaiAe
against them and give them lynch aw
The prison is not particularly wei
guarded. and large body - mel
could easily break VA
At midnight II .nough' that NJ
trouble over the Hcnncs>y affair
likely tonight. 4 call has been Issues
by a number ofcitizcns. including man
leading merchants. for a mass-meetin'
70 be held al Clay statue 70 morrow
morning at 10 o'clock to right thr ia'l
IRE OF justice. The call requests 'hA
all come prepared for action, and \
feared that. in the absence ~ c"0ie
counsel. some unfortunate cNcrSSs
may bc indulgcd in by the indigna'
populace.
All the Italian scbooncr~ and lnETr'
III port and they arr numerous A.
decorated with flags tonight ~ h"a'
! of the verdict in the IIcnnessy ease.