Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
THE CRESCENT CITY.
oe,1lclsM OF THE GRAND JuRYs
Wv FINDINGS or TUESDAY.
,,,.,I. said In washinRton--ftaIy's Sole
Case-Prcss Comment Adverse TO
the Report.
1nr ,e,orrnph 70 The pI.patch.l

r..sr,xcrov. May 6.-The report Of the
49,, orleans grand jury upon the killing
NJ" r,.rsns VAS fruitful thomo for dlecua-
.a--ne people AZ the Department Of state
1tmsy DO said thai the findings OF tho
- ,.ry excited no surprise, for eomo such
.,, 81 tho case was expected. The at
CT. pa'liatc tho infrsction Of law by offset
,ss alleged attempts as !ury-nxing Is depre-
t-l,, ,he legal minds Of the department, but
... vcjl-icdned opinion that on the whole
,...,s oi the care viii he beneficial in It's
..s.u the turbulent foreign clements In
tI states inasnuch as II will make
..trn tne fac, that they cannot rely upon
d, r.,apc responsibility 20 the great re-
fog Urir unlhWiGl acts.
>,floNuITY or TIKI VICTIMS.
-..-.r.-i % the grand Jury win, II Is expect
t.4. Secretary Blaine In the course OF time
... .r tnc official correspondence between
....f Sfqtes ard Italy. There Is reason 70
...f fr sofnr details " differs from the
.....I n o. tho Department Of Justice by
-ti.-ucy Grant and notably in the mat
nationality 81 the Victims The grand
--.lrf found mat eight OF thcm were na-
american citizens and that one had de-
3D. ID. intent ION {. become naturalzed. Die
t...-rey Grant, 70 is believed, found that
.... ...,ims was OF Italian nationality, hut
....rcl convict, and that anoihers ma
--. 500 opinion.
IrNY'S ONLY CASE.
..,,y ~qfr. the Italian complaint win be
g.. l.au 90 no least two per-0ns-one an
..tt..-for although tho United States
..I-sizgiion treaty with Italy, the last
.r...r has invariably. through comfy
..-.. .,ir raturali1ej citizens as free from
rs fu thr.r native Government When
..r.f flrse fvo victims Is considered The
....I Immediately arise, WCro the treaty
l. q
-.. r...!rn BOO tho correspondence between
.. Governments az soon az the Italian Gov
... - rrlIy 90 fan reasonably into the
f...rf.s method of treating n subject
.,. which th,y take issue with another
Trf.-- 30 appears clearly that tile treaty
... violated tre Italian case fails 20 the
... .r- leading diplomatic minds Of the
.rr.reut maintain that this fact cannot
appear
.ErkTY GUARANTEES.
-...-...r guarantees Italian citizens In this
..... -.. -.ms rights and privileges and I'M
r..ro enjoyed by our own citizens, and
.... Chat 90 any Italian subjects were
... .. S.t orleans they had the same
.......t protection that was accorded 10 the
.r tl.us who We're killed at the same
... l..f OBJ. same reason and by tho same
81. Rover, their families may claim in
..-. . 10 appears mat they arc entitled 10
... same measure NJ popular vengeance
...... been inflicted upon native cifiz ms Of
... stItr- and altogether 10 il not clear
. ...t. Department officials that the VIC
..... D.. auy degree % receive the prOtcc-
...-...t..I by the treaty, which, 1t may be
..... r.t aud cannot insure the lives Of
rr.Fs on ABSENCE FOR ME. PORTER.
-,.r-, Wsino'- absence there has been
....-. move iU the corrcsuCndeucc. IL Is
..-. Vr. Porter. our Minister al Rome,
.....f t.tt. Department of state for leave Of
f..... the New Orleans affair happened.
... ..... ..u-'autly ON duty since March,
r,,. ...rs THAN Two years-and 10 Is customary
..t.rtoh have leave al least once year.
r- rrr s.sly season is approaching I'm
I.... -..lrf 30 is entirely probable that his re-
..... ,.f. t. granted. as indeed would already
r.... .rf rrrn-r had not the trouble reached
g.. .. ....ra phase.
-lf JURY CONGRATULATED.
vos-,r. Va. May Recommending on the
.-..t r..N,a orleans grand jury the Land
... "Na aorrTaiulatc the grand jury
.r.. .r..u- uIUu irs healthy and rigid back
... fl. .rI .ln courage 70 do its duty and
BEL. ... What IS The use Of mincine matiers2
-.......f Sow Orleans and the United Stntes
...t.. ..rt'v tired ~ the Malta md all kin
.-. .....-..-r ors We have boas'cd I'm times
-..- ..'r.|- country Was an asylum for the
......... ~ .grfy land. We realize now that
U4uI I- a refuge Of criminals aud out
..-.rTr HAVE INDICTED THE RINGLEADEBS'
,r.r.-,. GA, May G.-Tho Chronicle to-mor-
r... saw: "Ihe Now Orleans grand jury
nos. found Indictments against the ring
...-. .I f.lt affair. The SITUATION Is an
....r-l ~ home and abroad. Lynch-law
.r-.-. IDS menace % home institutions, and IL
..-....H. pretty near iWValring our foreign re-
.-.ua .t. fH"- that only Two Of the eleven men
..r. I.Uls and that they are UutcGst5 Of
. ... Government does not and cannot i'm
.-.. .-.i tEe case. Lynch-law is a cruel
NE IfI-ar insult 20 our own local govern
...rI fl. courts should not be afraid 10
.s.- f.. rHt...rr- 90 Justice. How can tins high
g.. ..-s ."e s-lnl jury o. Now Orleans--de-
r..a.. rls "sHl for shielding its laWlcss MEM
I.-- r... lt r.- itself, under the form Of law,
.... f. project its own people from the cOnse-
Tw-. Tho grand jury is only de-
.IHrb'e than the petit jury In the Hem
...... -rl.rra=s.'
-i ur0fr "vAGUE AND ECONCLUsIyE.'
Clur--1v. $. c.. May Elm long editorial
fIa report Of the New Orleans grand
,T OH. Anf. AMI tDDri'T viii say: " IL Is IN Inn
-r.-.'. somewhat interesting, aud very re-
-.-....' document, but u viii not give salts
'.., .H tle Italian Government, nor viii II
-...f.H.l 'ra position Of the United states IN
o.. diplomatic world or aid tho defence OF the
,.....a. ,..E as the bar OF public opinion. Tho
4. ..- .. .h. grand Jury Is very long ana II
r- H t.fa-- uuiinc phrases, but II II
......" finite, and incUnclusiye. The report
-.-.. sf..Ie- itself into TWO grand divisions
.-..r ..Fa O. the prCyocaticn 10 the massacre,
... second. relative % the massacre Itself. 10
q. ..-. .. these ly far the larger part Of the
...r .- devoted. wIiln the latter IS dismissed IN
en-. 'r.. .-. -ihle space. In fact the impress
sought % on made is that tho provoca-
..H.. -. great ratreally Il was scarcely worth
F..'. .t.' any notice OF the massacre Let us
F .r tbs conclusion is Justified by the
...-. ..E oEu statement.
uE GRAND JUEYs CONCLUSION.
"...r -,.0luan. so far as we are able to sift It
'.. wg-- Of verLiagc In which the report Is
..., 7. consists iu an alleged chronic demorah'
f.a administration Of Justice In the
-. d" Orleans, the existence OF murder
.-r .u1vl ls the Malta, the murder OF Chief
-. H.lulesey, aud an alleged failure OF
..... H ,.r trial Of his mUrderers through an
a..-.l bribery ui The juryInen. Admitting the
.... ~ %, rlHrr" that there was CHROME ue-
s.r.u a. the administration Of Justice in
On. .lr-. Hi Orleans, was that any justification
... massacre. Certainly not, for, according
't. .'l'"narto ~ the grand jury, the very men
Dbl. organized the lynching and assisted IA
"-T.r DO 0u;, "the best people OF the
NaH Orleans, we're primarily Responsible
r..,G.r.rqIgatiou. - After six weeks
H..-.w'.u with power 20 scOur the CITY lOr
H'. Win the whole force Of the city, STATE
..- -tr Federal Government al their coni-
' Roy are not able 10 hud suhciehi eNl-
...'. justify even tho indictment OF single
...F .- i.f tritaFy. True, six men are III
.' '.r attempts % Drbe, but, az u Is &C
...il.i MAJ there l. no evidence tLdt any
as. U,ucd, the conviction Of these men OF
'1 rr.Do win only prove "a TO the Jurors,
i'.' anything, that they not only "e!e
d. i'teI, but that they resisted bribery
DISAPPOINTED.
FAR a- the grand lury's report goes" says
. '..- HIH Courier, the Maha seems 10 DC
..f ~..n tg affair Of the imagination. SO that
. '.. statement az the grand jury ltsen the
H.f,er ~ reasonable proyOcaton Tor the
a.s 90 tho ground. We confess 'ha'
- e., sqp1luted.'
An ENGLISH yIEW.
uNr"N, May G.-The 81 Japes Gazette, COM
L.. .u The findings OF the New orleans
'..". .l.. .a thc ynching case, says: "1helury
.- .. l-t what might have been expected,
.. findings possess pOlenlcal lnteIsst
. Wl1 De- feared the Marquis oil kuulh
. lt '.ly appreciate. Ii Secretary Blame
. 8" l.- guns and insists that CONSTITUTIONS
's lls pronounced on the issue, that the
100 provides no machinery Tor me Gov
going behind the decision Of the Ne"
lfy. biz position viii be still more IN
i.il 90 Italy than II was at the peglh-
rfEs TIE FMR FAblg or TIIE COMMUNITY
N.lrE, ALA. May Con the report OF the New
a.- rrauI jury tho Mobile Register says
..- '|uI people ~ New Orleans should NOT
.. t.. testimony OF their sworn grand lur!
3. the world a. representing the sentiment
... "hH.' up d larger part of that community.
possible that the acts at the parish pflsoLs
i'u involved the entire populauoh u
'' ana parish 81 New Orleans. Inc 81
avengers Of Henncssey lynched eleven
Peel l0 ihe parish prison, hut this giand !uty
.. ffa All