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could, said the men were up stairs. A party
of seven or eight quickly ascended the stairs
fled down at the other end. A half dozen
followed them. Scarcely word was spoken;
It was time for action. When the pursued
and their pursuers reached the stone court.
yard the fermer toward the Orlean slide OF the
gallery and crouched down behind the cells
Their faces blanched, and being unarmed
they were absolutely defenceless. In fear aho
bling they screamed Tor mercy, Out the
avenger was mercilesS.
Bang! bang! bang! rang out the report OF
the murderous weapon: and deadly rain OF
bullets poured into the crouching ngurrs
back Of the head aud his body pitched for.
lay immovable on the pavement. romero
fell TO his knees with his face in his HANDS.
and in that position was shot TO death. MO
nastro and James Caruso fell together under
the first OF half dozen guns. leaden peilets
entering their bodies and heads and the blood
gushing from the wounds. The bloody exc
cutiopers did their work well, andI6eneath the
con ntinuing fire Cometez and Trebine, Two OF
the imen who had not been tried, but VINO
were charged Jointly with the other accused,
fell together. Their bodies were literally rid.
died with buckshot and they were stone dead
almost before the fusilade was over.
When group of the assasstns was discov,
cred on the gallery, Machecca, Scaftedi and
old man named Marchesi, separated from the
dozen men followed, aud as the terror.strick-
en- assassins ran into the cells they were
slain.
Jo Machecca. who was charged with being
and was summarily dealt with. He had his
back turned when the shot struck MIN I'M
pediately behind the ear and his death was In
Simultaneous,
the coroner had difficulty In locating.
Scaffedi, one OF the most vtliainous OF the
assassins dropped like log when the ouliet
hit him In the eye. Old man Marchesi WAS
the only one, who was not killed outright:
He was struck on the top OF the head ana
though he was mortally wounded ne nnger-
ed ali the evening. Poltez, the crazy man,
was locked up in q cell up stairs: The doors
were flung open laud one of the avengers,
taking aim, shot HIM through the body.
Baguetto was caught in the first rush up
stairs and the first volley OF the ouilets
pierced his brain. He was pulled out by. a
humber OF stalwart men through the main
entrance 10 the prison, and from limb OF
tree his body was suspended, although lie
lust as soon as the bloody work was DONE
Parkerson addressed the crowd and asked
them to dispense. This they consented to do
with ringing shout, but first they made
rush for Parkerson. and lifting him bodily
supported him on their shoulders while shey
The avenger came back in body TO the
Clay statute and then departed. An immense
neighborhood of the tragedy, while the streets
in front OF the newspaper offices were block
ed with people anxious to see the latest oulle-
tins.
shared the same fate Of the assassins If he
had been caught, has disappeared and Is not
expected 10 return, and the members OF the
Jury are In hiding.
The consnl declined to say tonight what
action. If any, he will take. The prison was
surrounded;until dark with motley multi
tude but the police found no difficulty In
maintaining good order. The bodies Oh some
of the slain were removed this evening.
The Stock Exchange met to-day and dis
cussed the action OF Foreman Seligman, .of
the Hennessey jury. AS result OF the dis
cuSSlon, Seligman was expelled.
Coroner Lemmonier and his. clerk Henri
LIE Barre reached the parish prison at abont
1890 O'Clock. The coroner viewed first the
bodies of shogs Gyng in aWsy the yaWyS F. hs ns "ry
Ssnan, csrs viii PePeSt iE%" Tne boay Of Rocco
Garrici WAS viewed. He had only one wound
In the chest. He died from hemorrhaGe. Pc
ter MonaStro received gunshot in the top OF
the head and a bruise on the neck. Charles
Trohine, ten gunshot wounds IN the cneSt,
one .gupshot wound on the left side OF the
face, guushot wound on the back of the left
shoulder aud in the back. Jim Caruso, nu-
merous gunshot wounds in the anterior por-
tion OF the body, from head to knees, one
wound in face. one in neck, nine in chest,
twelve in abdomen, -four in groin, five in
right thigh, four in LETT thigh. Loretto Come
teZ, gunShot wound in chest anteriorly, one
gunshot wound on top. OF the head, four In
the right side of the body and bruse by gum
shot wound on the lett side of the back. ALI
of these were buckshot wounds. Frank Ro-
nero, alias Nine-1ngered Frank, gunshot
powder burnt, all shot lodged In the head
and the skull inside is completely shstteteu.
This completed the inquest in the yard.
The coroner, his jury and the members OF
the press next went up stairs, and In the gal
lery OF the condemned cells an inquest was
held of the bodies there lying. Antonio Scat
fedi had gunShot wound CT the brain. Ihe
ball entered above the right eye. Joe r. Mac
face was swollen and his flesh already assuTn-
ed blush tint. The coroner examined the
body and stripped 1t OF oil his clothing.
Although the dead mans coat and vest and
not perforated. This was conclusive, proof
that no bullet had entered his body. 1t was
evidence that Machecca was dubbed TO death
with the butends OF pistols and rifles How
of Machecca's body TO a later hour: He then
turned to Marchesi, who was found to be still
alive. The mans chin and the fore muscles
of his neck moved slowly and laboriously.
evident by hole as large as silver quarter l.
his head. Marchesi had several fingers shot
off, also an eye shot out. He will die.
Meanwhile Or. LeInmonier sent LeBarre
perform careful autopsy of Machecca. The
jury will not return Its verdict until the lat
ter's autopsy is made.
Antonio Bagnetto was hanged on neutral
ground. His body dangled in the air for
about an hour and half 1t was taken down
by the police and placed In the fourth precint
station. Coroner Lemmonier found that
death was caused by strangulation.
Manuel PollietZ was strung TO lamp post.
His body was also removed to the police Sta
tion. His corpse was 1riddle with bullets.
Death resulted from gun shot wounds of the
head and chest. The were marks Of strangu.
lation around his neck.