The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-15

resolutions were quickly adopted:
''WHEREAs, j. M. Seligman visiting
member of this exchange, has, by his &C
ton in the Hennessey case evidently con-
tributed to defy justice, ignore the laws
and scandallZe the community, be 1t re-
solved that he is hereby expelled from the
exchange"
Seligman has also been expelled from the
Young Mems Gymnastic club. This after
noon the coroner impaneled jury, and
after viewing the bodies rendered a verdict
in accordance with the facts. The fol-
lowing is given as clear statement OF the
actuating causes which led to the tragedy
enacted this morning:
On October Is, 1890, about II o'clock at
night, as d. G. Hennessey, the chief of
police of the city of New Orleans, was
going from his office to his home, he was
waylaid and shot to pieces by
band of Italian assassins, armed
with such blunderbusses as could
only have been made and used for
the purpose of assassination The indig
nation and excitement were such that mob
law and lynching were about to be resorted
to. The entire community felt that in the
endeavor to reach the guilty parties inno-
cent Italians might be sacrificed. To allay
excitement and assist the constituted
authorities. the mayor OF the city appointed
COMMITTEE of fifty representative citizens
to take charge OF the Investigations and TO
aid In the trial and conviction of the assas
sins The committee entered upon their
WORK, and at g mass meeting subsequently
held IN front OF the city hall, the actions OF
the committee were ratified and they were
encouraged to continue their laOors to
secure prosecution and trial by the
courts. After months Of preparation and
trial, which continued three weeks, and
in which distinguished counsel assisted the
fhfai oh. rod
to have been brihed and corrupted, and in
the face of evidence establishing the guilt
OF the defendants, rendered a verdict of
mlstrlal as to three assassins = Scaffedi,
! Monastrio and Politz, and acquitted the
three assassins, Marchera, Marchesi and
! Bagnetto. Three more were on trial and
/ We're acquitted because Of insufficient evil
dence, these being Matranga, Incornona
and the boy Marchesi. The acquital of Ma
chrea, the chief conspirator and of Mar
chest and Bagnetuo, and verdict
OF mistrial as TO Politz, Scat
| fedi and Monasterio, fell like q
! thunderbolt upon the community
and impressed law abiding citizens with
| the conviction that the laws have been vio-
lated; that their verdict invited aSsassna-
tlon and the grating of the Italian Malta
upon American institutions. The feeling
grew strong that for self preservation the
people must assume the authority which
they had delegated to the courts and which
the courts were powerless to enforce. This
uprising of the people to secure the pun
lShment of the assassins who struck down
their chief officer of police in the night
time with premeditated assassination, was
orderly, ana the people dispersed quietly
as soon as their work of vindication was
done
The leaders in to-day's movement, repre-
senting the best citizens, held secret
meeting to- night and discussed the occur
renee OF the day, ana the action to be taker
in the future IL was decided there should
be no more bloodshed, but that the meI
who have not yet been tried for murder
as well as those who suborned the witness
and jury, shall be vigorously prosecuted
before the courts of the city. Juror Seiig
man was released this evening, there being
as yet no legal warrant for his arrest.
The States will say o-morrow, edi
torially, Yesterday the cancer which fol
years has been gnawing at our social sys
tem-the hideous Matia-was once for all
amid torrents OF blood, fercely rooted GU
by the peoples strong arm and with tn,
peoples instruments. The evils wcich re
main to intiict our COMMUNICATIVE vicious
jury system and suborners living amons
uS-are not OF the deadly character Whick
, demands heroic treatment. Let the con
stituted authorities move against the iur,
who have outraged justice and lnsultet
common sense"
The Times Democrat will say: 9Th
t paralysis of the past two years was due I
| the settlement in New Orleans OF lawles
, bands of men hailing mostly from Souther
, Italy, who brought with then to Ghis coun
try the pernicious ideas OF the murderer
! methods which have planted conspirac
: and assassination societies in their Quor
dam home. The short, sharp and decisiv
2 drama of yesterday had in it, moreover,
/ warning for another class, which they wi
l do well not to disregard. We refer 10 jur
3 txers, who are experts in getting at tales
men and jurymen and in filing the iur
box, partially or wholly, with men pledge
to consult above all things the interests c
criminals