Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-19

While all this was transporting outside
the work of the avengers was being car
ried on inside. When the door was
opened the several deputies on the in
side gave way. A cell just at the door
was open, and IL was crowded with pri-
soners, who were trembling in every
limb. A deputy stood in the door and
informed the crowd that none of those
in that cell were the prisoners wanted.
Then the mob filed out into the yard.
"THAT's scAFFEDI.'
CHANGING up at one of the condemned
cells on the second floor blanched and
CHASTITY face was seen at the bars of the
door. "That's Scaffedi,n shouted one
excited individual, and Immediately
several shots were fired at the cell The
individual, whoever he was, quickly dis.
appeared. Several more shots were fired
at the door. "They are in the female
department" shouted shrill voice.
"Where is the key?" "Bring in the
key" yelled another, and the rush was
made for the door separating the two
divisions. The door was found to be
securely locked. "Batter il down." said
one.
"Hold on" said young man with a
Winchester, 81 have got the key" and
he held the long key over his head.
This announcement was greeted with
yells. The door was opened, and the
crowd made break to get in.
"Hold on, gentlemen" said the young
man who had produced the key. "We
do not want to shed innocent blood.
Who knows the assassins p 81 do"
shouted dozen men. "Let me in,
know them" said one determined man,
and he was admitted.
TEN KILLED AND ONE WOUNDED.
On the upper floor Of the prison An
tonic Scaffedi and Joseph Macheca were
shot to death. Downstairs Frank
Romero, Rocco !Geracci, Peter Monas-
terio, Charles Taerrahin, Loretto
Comitez and Jim Carruso were riddled
with bullets, while Bagnetto and Polietz
were hanged on the outside, making ten
killed outright. Antonio Marchesi, the
father Of the boy alleged to have given
the signal was shot almost to pieces,
but, strange to say, he still lives.
The following men who were indicted
for the murder of Hennessy and were IN
the parish prison were not harmed, the
crowd being determined to give another
jury chance to try them: John Car
russo, Bastiano Incardona, Charles Ma
trango, Charles Patorno, Pietre Natalli,
Salvatore Sunzeri, Charles Pietzo, As
peri Marrhesi (the boy).
now THE PRISONERS DIED.
AS the leaders of the mob assembled
the staircase in the female department
the prisoners fled down to the other end
Of the corridor. Half dozen followed
them. Scarcely word was spoken; il
was the time for action. When the pur-
sued and their pursuers reached the
stone courtyard the former darted toward
the Orleans side of the gallery and
crouched down beside the cells. Their
faces were blanched, and, being un-
armed, they were absolutely defenceless.
In fear and trembling they screamed for
mercy, but the avengers were merciless.
Bang bang bang rang out the reports
of the murderous weapons, and deadly
rain of bullets poured into the crouch
ing figures.
Geracci, the closest man, was struck
in the back of the head and his body
pitched forward and lay immovable on
the stone pavement.
Romero fell to his knees, with his
face in his hands, and in that position
was shot to death.
Monasterio and James Carusso fell
together under the fire of half dozen
guns, the leaden pellets entering their
bodies and heads, and the blood gushing
from the wounds.
The bloody executioners did their
work well, and beneath the continuing
fire Comitez and Taerrahin, Two of the
men who had not been tried, but who
are charged jointly with the other ac-
cused fell together. Their bodies were
literally riddled with buckshot, and they
were stone dead almost before the full
SADIE was over. When the group of assas-
sins was discovered on the gallery,
Mecheca, Scafledi and old man Marchesi
separated from the other six and ran
upstairs.
Thither half dozen men followed
them, and as the terror-stricken assas-
sins ran into the cells they were slain.
10 Macheca, who was charged with be-
ing the arch conspirator, was short,
fat man, and was summarily dealt with.
He had his back turned when shot
struck him Immediately behind the ear,
and his death was instantaneous,
There was no blood from the wound,
and when the body was found the ear
was swollen so as to hide the wound,
which the coroner had great difficulty in
locating.
Scaifedi, one of the most villainous of
the assassins, dropped like a log when a
bullet hit him in the eye.
Old man Marchesi was the only man
who was not killed outright. He was
struck in the top of the head while he
stood beside Macheca, and though he
was MORALLY wounded, he fingered all
the evening.
Pollzzi, the crazy man, was locked up
in cell upstairs. The doors were flung
open and one of the avengers, taking
aim, shot him through the body. He
was not killed outright, and then he was
dragged down the stairs and hanged to
the lamp-post.
l5agnetto was caught in the first rush
upstairs, and the first volley of bullets
pierced his brain. He was dead before
he was hung to the tree.
o'MALLEY AND THE JURY HIDING.
O'Malley, the detective, charged with
fixing the jury, would have shared the
fate of the assassins if he had been
caught. He has disappeared, and is not
expected to return, and members of the
jury are in hiding.
THE MoB's WORK ENDORSED.
Another public meeting was held
after the lynching, and Mr.. Parkerson
made the following address:
FcIlow Citizens: After the law had failed |
and Justice had been thwarted BY a cor
rupt jury and the hired agents of tile muir
derers, the citizens, under the leadership |
Of my associates, have this day taken the |
law into their own hands and melted ont |
swift punishment to the assassins who |
have so long infested and disgraced this |
The men who Killed Hem