Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-16
The Alleged Wanderers Of iIcnncssy
Slain by an Immense Crowd
Of People.
the EXCHANGES ENDORSE rHE
LYNcHiNo.
"Lc Cod Italia, Calls Upon One NIL.
lion Italians 10 inaugurate
q Vendetta.
ny Telegraph To the NEWS.
THE NEW ORLEANS TRAGEDY.
Eleven siciiinn- Kiiied by n Furious
Multitude.

Uneven strtifnns hfiIeb ~ furfou%
Maititude.
NEW ORLEANS, March H. New
Orleans struck the Malta a death blow
today. IL rose In its might almost nj
midday aud wrecked horrible vcnge-
nnce upon the Slcilian assassins who
relvntlessly slew David g. Hennes-y,
and there are eleven men dead tonight
who were happy yesterday over their
victory In the greatest criminal trial
the city has ever witnessed. The work
oi blood was accomplished without I'M.
Necessary disorder, without rioting.
without plllaging and without the In.
fllction OF suffering upon any innocent
man, save one, and he was only slight
ly hurt. IL was not an uuuly mid.
night mcb. IL wnr simply n sullen.
determined body ~ citizens, who took
Into their own hands what Justice had
ignominiously failed to do.
THE CriEP oF roncE
was slain on October 18th, and that
very night evidence began 10 accumu-
late, showing that his death had been
deliberately plotted bya secret tribunal
and carried out boldly and successfully
by tools Of the conspirators. The trial
lasted twenty-five days and failed TO
convict.
Last night n body Of lawyers, dec.
tofs, merchants anu political leaders
quietly met and decided that some ac.
ton must bc taken, and tue peoples
Justice, swift aud sure, visited upon
those whom the jury had neglected to
punish. This morning "a call for n
mas meeting rt Clay Square on Canal
Street appeared In the papers, which
editoflally deprecated violence. a
significant closing sentence OF the call
was: "Come prepared for action"
ann, c,,t
was answered by the poluiace. At 10
O'Clock there was n crowd Of several
thousand people congIcgatci around
the statue. riYy hardly knew what
via going TO happen, but they seemed
ready to go 10 any length, aud while
there were, Of course, many Of the
lower element In the thIong, large
proportion were leading people Of the
town. There were threc addresses,
short AMI pithy and business'likc, aud
III. assrmblage was soon Keyed up 10
the highest pitch, deinonsirative IN itH
denunciation OF the as-assins.
Each OF the speakers said there had
been n great mass meeting months
before, which hhd nlrt quietly ana us
pcrsei pcaceiuiIy,so ,hat Tue law misht
take its course. The law had failed.
IN. Tune 10 act hau come.
w. =. Patterson, the leader, IN n
prominent lawyer mere, president OF
tho southern Athletic Gun, and tue
man who led Tue vigorous reform
nor,ar ano,her NJ ~. sneal,ers il on,,
Of the leaders OF the New Orleans bar.
John Z. Wickline " also prominent
attorney, anu James ID. Houston one
OF the iormost men OF tue state.
Af'cr denouncing Detective oMal,
ley, who " alleged 10 nave hnpercd
with the jury, tie speakers announced
that they Would Lead 70 Tue Parish
prison, Mr. Wickliuc concluded Win
These words. Shhli uno ehecthpie
Malta he allowed 10 flourish IN THIS
city, snail inc mana DC allowed 10
cut down our cillhens on the lubllc
streets by the ioul means OF a-'asslna'
tiOn3 Shall the Mana DO allowed 10
bribe the jurors anu lei the murderer
20 scot Nee"
ny thi' tihc WV 'i"Wu h"" '"'i'"
TO 5000 or more nnd before anyone
could realize what had happened the
great throng, gaining recruits ut every
step, was iramping down the streets to
the neIghborhoou OF the prison, stop
hal wh.r. donhie. barn,leL sbotgI,ns
Winchester rifles and pistols were
handed out TO tho Responsible anu ro-
spectacle citizens OF the party.
rur STARTING OF THE crowd
had nn electric elect on NE people.
hoon thentree'- We're awe WIN people,
running from all directions nnd Joining
the main uouy, when moved uowh
the rampant To the laii, near Congo
Square. Doors anu Windows Were
thrown open, women anu children
crowded ON the galleries 70 encourage
thoSe who were taxing part anu 10 WIZ
iiets the scenes. g., 49,,
When tue mann .ioWu iIgm Nahhi
reached inc prison, ,nete hnn h'Iehuy
collected dense thtohg, ~ eager 70
take hand IN Whatever mlgh, hnppen,
When Ia. vanguard OF ARMED ci,iE.ns
reached the Prison, that grim olu ouiiu'
ing was turruuhueu on nii s'ucr;
nnvn ,,ai az 4 hunt Ior Mavor
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