The record-union., 1891-03-15
SUMMARY JUSTICE.
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OAhCo tAlO WiliSSScS dIlU JuEY, SHALL De
vigorously prosecuted before the courts of
the city
Juror Sellgman was released this even
ing, there being yet no legal warrant for
his arrest.
1 THE ACTION INDoRsED.
NEW ORLEANS, March IA meeting
OF the Cotton Exchange this afternoon
was called tosorder by President Chaffee,
who stated that he had been called upon
by large committee of members, with a
request that he call q general meeting
for the purpose of adopting suitable
resolution indorsing the action of the
citizens in the deplorable event of the
morning. Chaffee said that inasmuch as
all We're familiar with the events, it was
not necessary to dilate upon them. They
knew the facts and the necessity of the
| situation.
The following resolution was then unan-
imously adopted:
WHEREAS, The deplorable administration
of criminal justice in this city, and the fright
| ful extent to which the bribery of juries has
been carried on, rendered ii necessary for the
citizens of New Orleans to vindicate outraged
| justice; therefore, be Ii
Resotoed, That while we deplore at all times
| a resort to violence, we consider the action
| taken by the citizens this morning to be
| proper and justifiable.
Resolutions OF similar purport were
also adopted by the Produce Exchange
Sugar Exchange and Stock Exchange.
AT the meeting of the Stock Exchange
the action Of Foreman Seligman, of the
Hennessy jury, who is member of the
'Change, was discussed, and the follow
ing resolutions quickly adopted:
/ WHEREAS, j. NJ Seligman, visiting member
OF this exchange, has, by action in the Hen
messy case, evidently contributed to defy JUS
tice, ignore the laws and scandaliZe the COM
munity: therefore, be it
! Resoired, That he be hereby expelled from
this exchange.
Seligman has also been expelled from
the Young Mems Gymnastic Club.
| This afternoon the Coroner impanelled
a jury, and after viewing the bodies rem
dered verdict in accordance with the
| facts.
THE CAUSES WHICH LED TO THE
| TRAGEDY.
/ The following is given as a clear state
ment of the actuating causes which led to
| the tragedy enacted this morning: In
| October, 1890, about ii o'clock at night,
| ID. G. Hennessy, Chief of Police of the
City of New Orleans, while going from
his office to his home, was waylaid and
shot to pieces by band of Italian assas-
Sins, armed with such blunderbusses as
could only have been made and used for
| the purpose of assassinating. Indigna-
ton and excitement were such that mob
law and lynching We're about to be re-
sorted to. The entire community felt
that in an endeavor to reach the guilty
| parties innocent Italians might be sacri-
| feed.
| To allay the excitement and assist the
constituted authorities, the Mayor of the
city appointed committee of fifty lSpre-
sentative citizens to take charge of the in
vestigations and to aid in the trial and
conviction of the assassins. This meas
nre arrested violence. The committee
entered upon its work, and at a mass
meeting subsequently held in front of
the City Hall the actions of the committee
were ratified. and they were encouraged
to continue their labors to secure prose-
! cution and trial by the courts.
After months of preparation and trial
which continued three weeks, and in
which distinguished counsel assisted the
able District Attorney, the Jury was
charged to have been bribed and corrupt
ed, and in the face of established guilt,
rendered verdict of mistrial as to three
assassins-Scaftedi, Monstro and Pollitz-
and acquitted three asSassins-Macheca,
Marchesi and Bagnetto. Three more
were on trial and were acquitted because
of insufficient evidence, these being Ma
tranga, Incordena and the boy Marchesi
The acqulttal Of Macheca, chief conspira-
tor, and of Marchesi and Bagnetto, and
the mistrial as to Pollitz, Scoff'endi and
Monasterio, fell like thunderbolt upon
the community, and impressed sle law
abiding citizens with the conviction that
the laws had been violated, that their
verdict invited assassination, and the en-
grating of the Italian Malta upon Amer
lean institutions.
The feeling grew strong that for self
preservation people must assume author
ity which they had delegated to courts,
and Which courts were powerless to en-
force. This feeling increased until it
found vent in mass meeting this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. This uprising of the
Ia fr,c
sins who struck down their Chief of
Police in nighttime with premeditated
assassination was orderly, and the people
dispersed quietly. Soon after their work
of vindicatlon was done.
MAY LEAD TO COMPLICATIONS.
NEW YORK, March IA Tribune
Washington special says: The killing of
the eleven Italians in New Orleans may
or may not lead to complications between
this Government and Italy. If the men
shot were actual subjects of King Hum
bert, the italian Government will prob
ably ask for some official explanation,
and may even demand reparation for
the killing in the way of indemnity. That
the United States would hold itself liable
to indemnity in the New Orleans case is
extremely doubtful.
A decision on this point was given by
Secretary Bayard in the case of some Chi
nese subjects who were massacred in
Wyoming. He paid the indemnity, but
stated distinctly that the act was
purely friendly one, and this Gov
ernment firmly denied the exist
ence of any other than merely an
equitable obligation in the matter The
payment, he declared, must not be con-
sidered by another power as creating
precedent, for under no circumstances
would the United States feel bound to as
sumo any similar obligations.
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and those at the italian legation were dis
inclined to talk about the prospects of
diplomatic proceedings until definite in
formation as to the citizenship of the vic
tins had been obtained.
PRESS COMMENT.
New ORLEANS, March 1.-THE States
will say tomorrow editorially: Yester-
days cancer, which for years has been
gnawing at our social systematic hide
ous Mafia-was once for all, amid tor
rents of blood, fiercely rooted out by the
peoples strong arm, and with the peo-
pies instruments. The evils which re-
main to infiict our community-a vicious
jury system and suborners living among
uS-are not of the deadly character which
demand heroic treatment. Let the con-
stitutional authorities move against the
jury, who have outraged justice and in
suited common sense.
The Times Democrat will say: The
paralysis of justice for the past two years
was due to settlement in New Orleans
of lawless bands of men hailing mostly
from Southern Italy, who brought with
them to this country pernicious ideas and
murderous methods which have planted
conspiracy and assassination societies in
their quondam home. The short, sharp
and decisive drama of yesterday had in
it, moreover, warning for another class
which they will do well not to disregard.
We refer to the jury-fixers, who are ex-