The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-16

whom were W. s. Parkerson, John U
Wicklihe and others began marching
around and around the railing Of the
monument. There were fully 3,00t
people within earshot, and they could
be seen struggling, pushing and running
to the spot. -Ar.
MR. PARKERsoR's SPEECH. y
Arush was made for the narrow gate,
and in minute there stood apacked
mass under the statue Of Clay. Mr..
Parkerson was the frst speaker. He Is
lawyer, an organizer OF the Young
Mems Democratic movement, an indie
pendent organization which at the late
election deleated the regular Democratic
candidates and elected the entire present
city government. He's q man Of ability,
a leader who declined the Office OF City
Attorney when he could have had that
or any other Office in the gift OF the peo'
pie. He said:
lam here 70 say things have come 10 q crisis;
that talk 10 idle. Action, action must be the
thing now. Tremendous cheers In civilized
communities tribunals are organized and dele
gated to punish the guilty. Crimes must meet
ever the courts tail, whenever jurors are recre0nt
TO IheIt OAths and peEjureiS and suhorneTs are
present, then Is the time TOR the people 10 do
what the courts aud Jurors have failed 70 do.
[CrleS Of "HurTahl" 60 onl""Go on!""We arc
Ia peaceful community an officer OF the law
was stricken down by band OF midnight assas'
sins. The law hAs been deded. The time has
come when this inlAmy must cease. scoundrels
must meet with punishment. Murderers must
receive their desefLs. The jury has failed. Now.
the people must act. ask you, citizens Of New
Orleans, whether we shall EuIer this Infamous
condition Of Affairs any iongerf tCries OF mo.
no."l l ask you 10 consider fairly and calmly
ayes, let's co." "LeAd onT'
We're ready, these gentlemen and ! here
present, TO do what Is necessary 10 lead you
What shall It be7 Do you want Us as leadersH
Tremendous excitement followed. The
excited and indignant people shouted TO
90 to the Parish prison and lynch the
Sicilians. That was the burden OF scores
OF furious remarks. Mr.. Parkeraon as
soon as he could make himself heard,
said:
"Are you ready2 Are there men
enough here?" "Yes, yes, come on,
lead on" came from the mob amid i'm
mense excitement. Mr.. Parkerson then
added:
There Is NO more infamous iniqulty in this
city than this, aud TO give you name In CON
nectlon with II, I'll call the name Of one man,
DominIek o'Mailey. That man had the easoptr
cry to sue q reputable newspaper for libel be.
cause that paper had shown Vim up in his ttue
light. DOminIck 0'MRlley Is O perjurer, sub
ornpr and q brIber Of jurors.
Mr.. Parkerson ended there and Wal
ter Donegre, a lawyer and q large prop
erty holder, then addressed the crowd.
John q. Wlckliffe, another lawyer and
editor OF the Della, was the last speaker.
Mr.. Wickliffee said:
When the people meet in Lafayette square,
they meet 70 ak Mhsn aa tne Peope pt meet sx ISsr
meet 10 act. The time for talk Is past. Within
the walls OF the Parish prison are conhned
number Of men declared Innocent by Q Jury oI
the murder Of Chief H0nnessey.. Are those men
10 70 iree7 Loud outcries, yells aud lmpreca'
tIona against the murderefS here drowned the
gOrds Of the speaker
HsSupiInE Mr. WIcklIffe said: Shall the exc
crGble Malta 10 allowed 70 cut down our citizens
on the public streets bt foul means OF RESaSSinR'
tIonS Shall the Malta be allowed TO briba jurors
70 let murdererS go scot fTeeH Are you 10 stand
w Idly and powerless. or shall you band togeth'
81 and drive that Infamous band OF miscrsantS
from the:Gityi
IN A FRENZY.
He was again interrupted by cries Of
"We're ready" "Coms on; lead on to
the Parish prison." "Dsath to the
sicilian assassins." "Down with the
Mafa." The crowd was yelling itself
hoarse. Fury ungovernable was evil
dent throughout that immense assem-.
blage which by that time numbered
fully 5000 people.
"ShalI you protect youIsslyes2" con-
tinued Mr.. WickliEfe. "self preserya.
tion Is the frst law OF nature. This is
the time for action, not talk"
"Let's 90, let's go;" "Come on, Wick;
life, como on, Parkersop, we're ready,"
were the cries as Mr.. Wickliffe con.
ollded.
There was . lqll Of an instant in the
storm. Then some one yelled: "shall
we get our guns9"
ayes, yes; get your guns" said Mr..
Parkerson. "Get your guns and meet OF
Congo Square immediately"
The speeches had not lasted more than
fifteen minutes.
The crowd by this time numbered
about 5000. The mob seemed deter.
mined on quiet work. At the word Of
oopsmApd they started toward the Parish
prison st . dog tEat, Some 200 men
armed with rifles made their appear
anee as men who proposed to take the
prison at any cost,
w. s. Parkerson was the Commander,
]. D. Houston, ex.Crimtnal Sheriff aud
manager OF the Democratic par.
ty Of the State for years, First
lieutenant, and J. O. Wicklihe,
formerly District Attorney and editor
Of the Stgtes, SECOND lieutenant.
Around these armed men the mob
surged, some 5000 or 1000 strong.
When they reached the prison i was
seen that the men were organised % Q
military body.
Phe al9 Yfthgunb drew up in front Of
the main gate on Orleans street, other
squads went TO IRENE, AaFais and st.
Anne streets, completely surrounding
the prison and rendering II impossible
for the prisoners to be slipped away by
aide or rear entrance. II was also seen
that someope had evidently by previous
arrangement dumped . number Of large
wooden beams on Marais street qt the
side Of the prison, Wheye they could be
conveniently used by the mob % bat
tering rams II 1t should become neoes.
sary to force IN the doors.
TIE WORK BEGUN.
No building was being constructed
anywhere near the prison and 1t vas
evident that the beams had been dumped
there during the previous night, so as tc
bs used for bstteFiDg purposes. The
leaders Of the mob made q tofmal de
nand on Captain Lem Davis, keeper 'ol
the prison, for admission. He refused
and said that he could not surrender
the KEYS without the consent Of thl
sheriff. He called upon the mob to dis
perse. This was greeted with teers ant
The door was battered with some .
the beams on the street, and hnAll!
broken by Q negro with an Ak.
The leaders Of tho mob stood at th
door, and only City men, the men w
had first volunteered their services, Wef
allowed TO enter, the rest being kept ou
with difficulty. The mob hrBt brok