The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-15
Chief HEANESSEY AVENGED.
EIevenDagoes shotandLynched
in New Orleans.
Two Thousand People Rush Upon the
Parish Jail and Riddle the Bodies OF
tho Assassins With Bullets-several
siciiians Hanged = Manuel Poelitz
Strung to a Lamp Post and Riddled-
Exciting Scenes In tho Crescent City.

this morning brought to mind very
forcibly and violently the peculiar and
ominous uprising of that September
day sixteen years ago. Ten o'clock had
not yet struck and q Vast multitude was
already congregated on. Canal street,
almost filling up the large space from
curb to curb. Just on the stroke of 10
o'clock shout went up from the people
stationed at st. Charles street, and a
number of gentlemen came marching
along and began walking around and
around the Clay monument.
"Fall in; Fall in!" was the cry, and
the crowd formed a procession which
went around the railing several times
The space inside the railing was occu-
pied by dense crowd. "Come down
from those steps," was the request, land
let Patterson and Wickliffe 1.-THE lead
ers) get there" The crowd obeyed with
alacrity, and soon the speakers held their
positions of vantage. A rush was made
for the narrow gate, and in minute
there stood packed mass of humanity
around the statue. The view was i'm
posing. Not word escaped the lips of
the gentlemen who had mounted the
steps. They stood motionless, survey
ing the surging multitude. There were
fully 5000 people within ear-shot and
more could be seon struggling. pushing
and running here and there on neutral
ground. Street cars were unable to pass
through. and vehicles of all descriptions
were halted. :
Patterson spoke first. He said that
once before he had appeared before the
people in grand mass-meeting as
semDled to discuss matters of vital in
terest to the community. And again
he faced the people of New Orleans to
oenounce the Infamous act which was
consequent upon the most revolving
crime in the criminal annals of anv
community. The act was the finding
OF the jury in the murder trial yester.
day, and in that crime, as everybody
knows, the foul assassination of Chief
Hennessey. 81 desire neither fame.
nor name, nor glory" said Patterson.
81 am plain American citizen, and as
good citizen am here"
After speeches tho indignant crowd.
ABOUT 1000 strong, started for the par
lsh prison, which they reaceed at 1890
o'clock. After slight resistance, the
jail was surrendered and the citizens
rushed In and killed eleven of the nine
teen men who had been indicted for tho
assassination of Chief Hennessey. as
follows: Manuel Politz, Petro Monas.
tro, Antonio Scaffedi, Joseph p. Mache-
ca, Antonio Marchesi, Antonio Bagnet-
to, Frank Romero, lin Caruso, Rocco
Geracbi, Charles Trahine, and Cometez.
After the Italians had boon put to
death, Parkerson addressed the crowd.
urging them to return to their homes or
respective places of business without
further demonstration. Joe Macheca
had pistol and shot Sergeant Heron
In the neck, inflicting a Slight wound.
Pol1etz is hanging to lamp post at
IRENE and Stann streets; Bagnetto to q
tree in front of the prison. The others
were shot in the cells. When the citi-
zens committee had completed it's work
at the parish prison, it disbanded for
the day. A meeting will be held to-
night to consider what further action.
if any, shall be taken. The COMMITTEES
Is composed of the better class of citi-
consciousness men who were satisfied
that the safety of the community de-
manded vigorous action.
Coroner Lemonnier and his clerk,
Henri La Barre, reached the Parish
prison at about 1890 o'clock. The
coroner viewed first the bodies of those
lying in the yard. His Jury was em-
panelled as follows: w. d. Stansbury,
w. j. Leppert, John Hurter, w. J.
Gahan and Will Porter The body of
Rocco Geracci was viewed. He had
only one wound in the chest. He died
from hemorrhage; Peter Monasterio,
gunshot wound in back of head and
= bruise on the neck; Charles Terrhin,
ten gunshot wounds at tho chest; ono
gunshot wound in left side of face; run
shot wound on the left shoulder and in
PACK; Jim Caruso, numerous gunshot
wounds in the anterior portion of the
body, from head to knees; one wound in
the face, one in the neck. nine in tho
chest, twelve in the abdomen. fonr in
the groin, five in the right thigh, four
in the left thigh.
Comitez, gunshot wound in chest
anteriorly, one gunshot wound on ton
OF the head, four in right side of BODY.
Drnlse by .gunshot wound on the left
side OF the back. All these were buck
shot wounds. Frank Romeror, alias
e-Fingered Frank, gunshot wound
on the head above the forehead. face
powder-burnt. All the shot lodged In
head, and the skull inside is completely
shattered.
This completed the inquest in the
yard. The corner, his jury, and mem
bers OF the press next went up stairs.
and in the gallery Of the condemned
cells an inquest was held of the bodies
there lying.
Antonio Scoffedi had gunshot wound
OF tho brain. The ball entered above