Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19
FEARFUL PROTEST.
IL Miscarriage Of Justice In the
Zernessy Murder Case
kGuU - . Terrible Manifestation sf rfob
- I'm New Orleans Eleven
Liv-s Pay fsr that Of the
Chief 90 Pettr~.


- 1uen dealt death blow The
mI11Dzs Sicilian society viii not
u1 y enabled to raise its head in
13rans. People were ~ shocked
~ 1Nersiict rendered yesterday that
Aroermined at once 20 uaove upon
- Urn<ter that had fourished in their
m1.14 A call to arms was made Men
II - wnllxS of life rallied. The march
upuu 1Ae prison where the Hennessy
nnuk were confined was made. and
= = - moments the dead chief was
uEwUI The result was fezrfnl. but
the pnople We're content They say
ths - bad failed. but Justice has been
IL orsneS at and about the Clay
stnonu thts mornIHg brought to mind
v<xy - the popular and ominouS mp
- - that September nearly sixteen
- -. Ten o'clock had not vet
seEunnd vast multitude was already
ltesl On CaraI street. almost
H. the large space from curb to
- - each side of the boulevard
- - the stroke Of 10 4 shout went
. - the people stationed at ~
= street- and number of gentle
- Dnng whom were Nr. W :. Park
- Ar- John o. WickIiffe and 9TH
= signed the call. came marching
II nj began walking round and
o. Ne railing Of the Clay nonu-
- IN. Fall in was the erv. and
m14deafruIng shouts several of the
ruu3 f0rnesl TIE proeession which
acu44r the railing of the monn-
scn1 j he virsv from that altitude was
- Not a bad word vet escaped
- ef the gentlemen who lad
- sae steps They struss erect.
- rs. surveying ths. SURFING muI-
s. 1rpEn hssss ~erriesf ranks there
- faees fslll of resolve and deter
>. There were fully @.ess per-
|. = BhIn ear shot. and more csuld be
9 fug-ting, pushing and running
- = there on the neutral ground
carS wer. unable to pass
49, Carriages carts. wagons.
e - vehicles of all descriptions
rs1&N1fesi- The people were about
- - their mighty prerora.fwe Of
0urn nty. and were in no mood to get
. 60 <he way Theirs was n ixesi
WT- -to hear what they expected
8 . said and 70 do what an out
- oDnmunity felt should be done
~. brizersen spoke first lie said
- - before he had appeared bcfore
= pple in grand mass-meet-
u nksmhisvI to discuss mat
N "a 20 the interest Of the
1mmNnify. and again he faced
- - of New Orleans tn denouns,e
, - - Infamous act which was eoa-
. squnu4 upou the most revolting crime
? - criminal annals of any COM
Iun<11 That act was the finding of
- - IN the murder trial yesterday.
- - 9crime was. as everybody knew,
- - asSassinatiou of the chief Of
H. II desire neither fame. nor name
wu said Mr. Parksrson- II am
p1m1m Arnsriean citizen. and as such.
"A oe0Fossi citizen. am here
TheNpwi was yelling itself hoarse
ury, nngOvernable. was evident
-zrooG INT that immens. assemblage.
! hian - that time numbered fully
soeIple-
i - you protect yOurselEess'
-S9 Preservation Is the first law of
stm1 This Is the time for actiun. not
H.
- go. Let's 20. Come on. wycl-
II Ene on Parkerson, We are
u ~ ekiiffe concluded There was
= blightest momentary Iull in the
o1M hen some one yelled: s-ShalI
e. pr gunss' Yes, yes get your
- Did Mr. Parkerson- Get your
- meet US in Congo square i'm
. r Loud cheers were given as
= erson and the other gentlemen
G. wn the steps Then an ominous
1n1 eeigned. and the steady tramp.
- eamp of men falling into line
= ching along was heard. and the
60 Dllowed the leaders on along
- ofreet To Rampant They
.arl down Rampant to a place
49, Weapons were obtained. and
Fusx9 81 square was in sight The
s.5rm1 rison was reached at I0-3o
s=zcknuk The wooden door on Marais
- - broken in by a large billet
sas M9sed a. a eatapult. and heavy
80 Wrr also poured against IT. The
uxy1ed- After the door had been
3 o. (bwn there was a wild rush for
fy Two men. however, stood at
- - and prevented anyone from
except those that carried shot
nj Winehestsrs- The large bed
herlffs private room was torn
The crowd in their mad rush TO
n G. The mob eongregated in the
- Don- and a shout went up for
- - the inside gate. TIE e-e--s
~ - packed in front of the outside
4 - = hoed the shout and a young
N - pm the writer recognized
~ - <crth the keys The inside
- e. Thrown Open and the several
tfI Fho were in the lobby gave
.vpX - be crowd The door leading
= - o hite peoples yard was open,
Sd GG rengers crowded through A
III at the door was opened.
- rs crowded with prisoners,
~ - trembling in every limb.
sre e. stood IN the door and in
TsE crowd that none of those in
- 4 were the prisoners wanted
- Enob fled out into the yard
tsu ~ - up ar one of the condemned
y second focr blanched and
re was seen at the bars of the
- bats >cofeti-7 shouted one
n diyiEfual- and Immediately sew
- - n were fred at the cell The
. whoever he was. quickly dis