The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-15
IN new ORLEANS
For the Murder of Chief OF
Police HenneSsey.
THE CLAY SQUARE MASS MEETING
FShall We b Ruled by the Maf1a?' - The
Scene at the Parish Prison-A Deter
mined MOb-An Appeal to
Italy for Aid.

New ORLEANS, March 14.-New Orleans
struck the Malta a death blow to-day. 1t
rose in its might almost at midday and
wrealed a horrible vengeance upon the
Sicilian assassins who relentlessly slew
David G. Hennessey, and though there are
eleven men dead tonight who were happy
yesterday over their victoryin the greatest
criminal trial this city has ever witnessed,
the work of blood was accomplished with
out unnecessary disorder, without rioting,
without pillaging, and without the infiic-
ton of suffering upon any innocent man,
save one, and he was only slightly hurt. 1t
was not an unruly, midnight mob. 1t was
simply sullen, determined body of ciui-
zens who took into their own hands what
justice had ANONYMOUSLY failed to do.
The chief of police was slain on October
Is, and that very night evidence began to
accumulate showing his death had been de-
hberately planned by secret tribunal, and
carried out boldly and successfully by the
tools of the conspiratOrs. The trial lasted
twenty-five days, and though the evidence
seemed conclusive, the jury, currently
charged with having been tempered with,
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cool headed men, lawyers, doctors, mer-
chants and political leaders-all persons of
influence and good standing-quietly met
and decided some action must be taken,
and the peoples justice swift and sure be
visited upon those whom the jury had ne
glecIed to punish. This morning call for
mass meeting on Clay square, on Canal
street appeared in the papers, which edi-
torially deprecated violence. The signiti-
can't closing sentence of the call was,
''Come prepared for action
Down in a large room on Bienville and
Royal streets there was an arsenal pro-
vided by body of citizens. The call was
answered by the populace. AT 10 o'clock
there was q crowd Of several thousand
anxious people congregated around the
statue. They hardly knew what was going
TO happen, but they seemed ready to go TO
any length and while there were, of course,
many of the lower element in the throng, a
large proportion were leading people of the
town. There were three addresses, short
and pithy and business-like, and the assem-
blage. not unwillingly, was soon keyed up
to the highest pitch and demonstrauve in
its denunciation CT the assaSSinS. Each OF
the speakers said there had been a great
mass meeting months before which had met
quietly and dispersed peacefully SO the law
might take its course. The law had failed
The time to act had come.
nent lawyer here, president of the South
ern Athletic club and the man who led the
vigorous reform movement three years
ago. Walter ID. Denger, another of the
speakers, is one of the leaders OF the New
Orleans bar, John Q. Wicklif, also a prom
inent attorney and James d. Houston, one
of the foremost men Of the state. After
denouncing Detective O'Nalley, who is al
legged TO have tempered with the jury, the
speakers announced they would leaC
20 the parish prison, MIR. Wicklif
concluding with these words: ''Shal
the eXecrable Malta be allowed to flourish
il this city! Shall the Malta be allowed t
cut down our citizens on the public street:
by the foul means OF assassination Shal
the Mania be allowed to bride jurors anC
let murderers 90 scot free!'
BY this time the crowd had swelled Il
three thousand or more, and before anyon,
could realize what had happened the grea
Jhrong, gaming recruits at every step, wa
Iramping down the streets to the neighbor
hood of the prison, stopping only once AM
that was at the arsenal, where double
barrelled shotguus, Winchester rifles. an
pistols were handed out to responsible ant
respectable citizens in the party.
The starting OF the crowd had an electri
effect on the city. Soon the streets wer
alive with people running from all direC
tions and joining the main hody which
Congo square. The doors and windows wer
thrown open, and men, women and chill
dren crowded on the galleries to encour
age those who were taking part aud to wit
ness the scenes. When the main crow
from Canal street reached the prison tner
had already collected there dense throng
all eager TO take a hand in whatever nigh
happen. When the vanguard of armed cit
liens reached the prison, which is man
squares from Canal street, that grim oil
building was surrounded on all sides
Sheriff Viller, when he heard
movement was on foot to TAX
the prisoners, armed his deputie
and then started OF the hunt FOR Mayo
Shakespeare. The Italian consul and A
torney General Rogers joined in pursai
but his honor does not reach his Office unit
noon and he was not TO be found at any
his regular haunts. The governor had nc
heard of the uprising and had no time
act, and the police force was too small I
offer much resistance TO the army c
avengers Superintendent Caster ha
ordered an extra detail OF officers to be ser
to the jail, and small crowd kept the side
walks around the old building clear unit
the great multitude, swelling all the tim
like a mighty roaring stream, surge
around the door and crowded the little ban
of blue coats away. Captain Lem Davi
was on guard at the main entrance with
cAdhb AOlOO VI CSpub4SS- Lnty W6IG SWei
away like chaff before the wind and in a
instant the little ante room leading mi
the prison was damned with eager, excite
men. Meanwhile the prisoners wer
stricken with terror, for they could hea
distinctly the shouts of the people withou
madly demanding their blood.
Persons who were charged with crime
other than completely in the murder of tn
chief, also shared in the general democrat
cation. Some of the drawer among the re-
resentatlves of the Malta wanted to d
fighting for their lives, and pleaded f
weapons with which to defend themselve
and when they could not find these, the
sought hiding places The deputies. thinl
ing to deceive the crowd by ruse. tran:
ferred the nineteen men to the female d
partment and there the mirerable Stellar
trembled in terror until the moment whe
the doors would yield to the angry thror
On the outside. Captain Davis refused tt
request to open the prison and the crow
began the work of battering in the door
Arsund on Orleans street thel