The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-20
JUDGE LYNCH Is JUST.
AN APPEAL TO ms HIGHER Law
By NEW ORLEANS,

NEW ORLEANS, March l4.-The c,nes at
and atout the Clay status this morning
brought to mind very forcibly ar Violently
Che peculiar aud sminous uprising Of that
famous September day sixteen year, ago.
Ten o'clock had not yet st, uck aud vast
multitude was already eongregated on Canal
street, almost filing up the large space from
curb TO curb on each side Of the boulevard.
just on The stroke of 10 o ock shout wen,
mp f. ON the eorle sta'iouei about Charles
street, and q number Of gentleman, among
whom were a'kers~n, john wickliffe and
eeNrwho signed the call, cane marching
along and began walking round and round
the range OF the Clay mnbument.
''Fan in! Fall inr' was the cry, and the
crowd formed a procession which went
around The railing several times.
"Hurrah for Parksrson - Hurrah for
Wickiife - Get inside the railing aud give
usa speech"
These and other cries made up a confusion
OF noses, among which an angry tone was
Significantly predominant.
The space inside the railing was occupied
BY n dense crowd.
"C me down from those steps" wa, the
request, "snd let Psrkerson and Wicklife
get there
The crowd obeyed with alaerity, and soon
tie speskers held their positions Of vantage.
A rush Was made for the barrow gate, and
in q minute there stood a packed mass CT
humanity fronting the .ts'ue OF ,he immor-
tai C ny.
The view from this altitude wss impcs ng.
Not tad word escaped the lips Of the gen.
tlemen who had mounted the steps. They
stood mo'ionless surveying the surging null
titude from whose ranks there CLEANED face.
full of resolve and determination.
There were fully 1000 people within car
shot and more could be seen struggling,
rushing and running there aud here on the
neutral ground. The street cars were unable
TO pass through md vehicles of oil descrip-
lions were halted.
Parkerson spoke first. lie said that once
before he Ii d appeared before the eople in
agrand mas. meet ng assembled to discuss
matters OF vital Importance to the commun-
ny. Aud again he f,cc the peoi lc of New
Orleans to denounce an infamous act which
was conscquent upon the most revolving
crime in the crimnal snnals of any COM
munity. Tint act WAS the finding Of tho
jury In the murder trial yesterday, and that
crime, a. everybody knows, was the foul
assassination of Chief Hepnessey. IL desire
fsrfe4:oh. .%f a% RSf PPs1Ss' PS g2E SlSSTy" said
md rs good citizen I nm here
After the speeches the indignant crowd,
about 5000 strong, started fer the parish
prison, which they reschei At 1910 o olock.
After slight re.i>tsnce the jailor surren.
dered. The citizens rushed in and killed
eleven Of the nineteen men who had been
indicted for the as assassination Of Chief Hen
nessey.
After the Italians had been put TO death
Mr.. Parke.son addressed the crowd and
urged them to return to Their homes or
respective places Of business without further
demonstration. Joe Macheca had n pistol
and shot Sergcan. Heron in the neck, in
ficting a slight wound
Pohtz is hanging to lamp post at Trcme
and Strand streets: Bagnetto to a tree in
front of the prison. The others were shot
in their cells.
When the prison's committee had COM
ple'ed its work at the parish prison it dis
banded for the day.
meeting will be held tonight TO consd-
CT what further action, if any, shall be
taken. The committee is composed of the
better cass Of citizens, business men who
were sntisfed that the safety Of the city
demanded vigorous action.