The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-25


was kept up. One night the Matrangas
were fred upon and two of the party lost
legs in the attempted assassination. Be-
fore morning Hennessy had all the Prov
enzano party in jail, but the Matrangas
said they did not know who did the shoot
ing. In the evening, however, the
Matrangas held caucus and decided to
break the usual vendetta custom and to
point out the ProvenzanOs as their assail-
ants The Matrangas told a marvelously
constructed and consistent story and so
secured the conviction of the Provenzanos.
The police, however, from captains TO pa
trolmen swore they had seen the Proven
zanos during the shooting, and that at
that time the ProvenZanOs were in Royal
st. concert saloons. The prosecution at
tackled the police and broadly insinuated
that the chief had connived with his men
to save the Provenzanos. Hennessy
chafed under the imputaton, as he had
retrained from taking any interest in the
case. Judge Baker granted a new trial,
believing that the men had not been
proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Hennessy's honor having been i'm
pugned he announced that he would take
part in the case. He would go on the
stand and show the jury how much Gre
dencs to place in Macheca, Matranga and
some of the others, by revealing their past.
He secured the ExpOsito aiiidavits and
other afiidavits, and laughed at the
threats of danger. He got a mysterious
be attacked. either at the window OF his
office or on his way home. Hennessy knew
so little OF fear that he did not prepare
against the possible carrying out OF the
warning. In the meantime the MOnestario
shanty was rented, the guns provided and
the Malta had decided by lot upon the
men TO do the firing. Oct. Is, was only
q few DAYS before the date set for the
second trial of the Provenzanos. Hennessy
died with his threatened exposure unful-
filled. Hennessy always thought that
0Malley directed most of the enmity
against him, refused to work in the Ma
tTanga case along side of OMallev, and
believed that il he was killed O'Malley
would have hand in the job.
OF the men mentioned above, Gerracci,
Jim Caruso, MacLeca and Romero were
killed, John Caruso ped death by hid
ing in the prison and O'Malley has not
been seen for several days, anticipating a
visit from the vigilance committee.
New ORLEANS, March l8.-12:30 a. m
A telephone message just received from
tine central station reports a shooting
scrape on Cana-st. between Arthur Dunn,
one of tine counsel for the state in the
Hennessy case, and Frank Waters. To-
cally wei known newspaper reporter.
Ten shots were fred. Waters was killed
and Dunn seriously wounded.
The difficulty occurred at the cor
ner of Canal and Bourbon-sts. In
formation gathered from by-stand-
ers is to the effect that
Waters, who was at the time under the IN
fuence OF liquor, was using very violent
language and abusing the citizens COM
mittee and those connected with the Hen
messy case. Capt. Arthur Dunn ofthe states
counsel in the case, came by and started
across the street to take a car, when he
was spied by Waters. who was still
abusing the committee and others,
and continuing his talk said: There is
one OF them now. Why don't he take it
up?" Just then Dunn turned and advanced
toward Waters, who was standing on the
corner. As Dunn advanced Waters drew
his pistol and fired. Dunn, drawing about
the same time, also commenced shooting.
Waters fired six shots and Dunn
five. Waters fell dead with one bullet
through his face and another through his
head. Dunn was shot twice, once in the
right breast and once in the abdomen.
The belief is that he is mortal y wounded
Both men resided in the Eighth ward,
and there has for long time been some
political rivalry between them.
In 1856, under the Gull
lotte administration, Dunn was
captain of police. At that time Waters
was reporter on an evening paper. On
the 26th of September, 1886, Waters was
attacked by Joe Baker, tax collector
of the lower district, and in the difficulty
shot and killed Baker. OF late Waters
has been connected with weekly paper.
Capt. Dunn has tor many years
been leading politician in the Eighth
ward and of late has been practicing law.
He was associate counsel for the state in
the Hennessy case.
The grand Jury today began its investi-
CATION of the killing of the Italian prison.
ers, and the causes which led to the mis-
carriage of Justice. Bribery has been ac-
copied as the answer to the latter ques-
ton, and Detective O'Malley and the
jury came in for large share of the
days inquiry. No findings were returned
but it is said O'Malley will be indicted. II
Is understood that the citizens commit
tee will make thorough investigation of
the jury bribery matter, and will leave no
stone unturned until all the facts in the
case are brought to light. Col. T.
n. Boylan,. who was the chief of
police at the time, in an interview to-
day, states positively that Hennessy
did arrest Esposiio in jackson square
while Mooney, the New York detective,
waited outside with a carriage into which
opposite was hurried, driven to the police
station. held al night, and the next morn
ing spirited aboard steamship and taken
to New York. Upon arrival there Mooney
claimed all the credit for the arrest and
Hennessy never received a cent Of money