The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-05-14
NOW ROME WILL HOWL.
COLD COMFORT IN THE GRAND
JURY'S REPORT.


ators Indicted for Obstructing the March
of Justice, and the Leaders of the
Avengers UnmoIested.
After six weeks investigation the New
Orleans Grand Jury completed its labors
IN the Hennessy case and the killing of
Italians at the parish prison by present
ing their special report.
The report first recalls the murder Of
Chief HenneSsy and the trial of the &C
cused Italians
After reviewing the evidence concern
ing the corrupting of part of the jurors,
the report says:
Taking into account the volume Of testi-
mony admitted by the numerous witnesses
before this Grand Jury, and considering
that evidence not only in the abstract re-
latton to each party but in its aggregate
and collective bearing, we are forced to the
conclusion that Dominick O'Malley is
chargeable with knowledge of and parti-
cipation in most, If not all, of the unlawful
acts in connection with that celebrated
case. With his SKILL as acquired by years
of experience, the most cunningly devised
schemes were planned and executed for de-
feating the legitimate course of justice,
the chief aim and object being to place I'M
worthy men upon the jury in the trial Of
the nine accused. Without his assiduous
and cOrrupting influence we believe the
verdict would have been radically differ
ent, and a natural consequence the
tragic occurrences of the 14th of March last
never would have been recorded
Indictments of O'Malley and five others
follow, and the report says:
The Indictment Of D c. O'Malley for per-
jury was based upon most undOubted evil
dence that he came originally from Cleve-
land, o., where Jan, 30, 1875, he was con-
victed of petty larceny and comitted to the
workhouse of t$le city of Cleveland, where
he served term expiring June %, 1875 He
next appears under indictment for perjury
IN the United States Circuit Court at New
Orleans, where an Indictment was based
Gpon the affidavit against one Ed Schleider
which OMalley afterward COntradiCted
under oath, but he managed to secure an
acqu1ttal, owing to the timely disappear
ance Of the affidavit, which he alone was
interested in having suppressed. Later he
was committed to the parish prison for at
tempting to levy blackmail upon one George
W. Randolph in the proceedings against
Randolph for Introduction.
The following record is verified by Off
Gals, showing his numerous Offenses before
the Criminal Court Of this parish:
mo. 19,4S8, July 3, 1884 Indicted for
attempting to prevent witnesses from ap-
bearing and testifying. Nolle prosecuted.
mo. 4,838, May ., 1884 Indicted for
threatening and intimidating witnesses.
Acquitted May 90, 1884.
to carrying concealed weapons and sem
kenced.
4-No. $780, Nov. 8, 1883. Convicted of
assault and sentenced.
5-No. $50, April IA, 1881. Pleaded guilty
to carrying concealed weapon and sem
fenced.
6-No. 3,67S, Jan. 3, 1888 Pleaded guilty
70 carrying a concealed weapon and sem
fenced.
mo, 5,1s6 Pleaded guilty to carrying
q concealed weapon and sentenced.
S-No. 7,242 Dec 4, 1885. Convicted OF
carrying concealed weapon and sentenced.
9-No. 1924, May %, 1885. Indicted for
assault and battery.
So pernicious to the administration of JUS
tice were his dOings and methods found that
while Judge Roman presided in the Orim1-
nal Court he ordered that O'Malley be eX-
Cluded from the courtroom This was
during the time his present associate, Lionel
Adams, was District Attorney, and it is a
significant fact that the two indictments
againt O'Malley for tampering with wit
nesses were not brought to trial but were
nolle pressed by the District Attorney just
prior to the expiration of his term.
Then comes an exhaustive account Of
the secret society known as the "Matia,
exposing it's iniquities and detailing it's
crimes. 1t is charged that part, if not
all, of the slain Italians were in this
country in violation of the immigration
laws. Referring to the wholesale lynch
ing the Grand Jury says:
The assassination of the late Chief Of Pc"
lice shows the elimination of a conspiracy.
His death was deemed necessary to prevent
the exposure and punishment of criminals
whose guilt was being fast established by
his diligent pursuit. The condition of af-
fairs in this community as to a certain
class of violators of the law had reached
such a state that the law itself was well
nigh powerless to deal with them, so far
reaching was their power and influence in
the trial of criminal cases. Good citizens
were profoundly impressed by the repeated
and signal failures of justice The arts Of
the perjurer seemed 10 dominate in the
courts, paralyzing and rendering powerless
the ends of justice. Certainly this was q
desperate situation
In the public meeting above referred to
general and spontaneous in character as
truly indicating uprising OF the masses
we doubt if any power at the command or
the authorities would have been sufficient
to overcome it's intentions. Evidence is
before us from official sources that eleven
persons were killed in the attack on the
parish prison In the careful examination
as to citizenship of those men we find that
eight of them were beyond question AmerI-
can citizens, and another had "decIared ms
intentionn in this court, which act carries
with it the remuneration of allegiance to MS
native country.
1t is a noteworthy fact in connection with
the uprising that no injury whatever was
done to either person or property beyond
the act which seemed to have been the OBJ
ject Of the assemblage at the parish prison.
We have referred to the large number OF
citizens participating in the demonstration,
estimated by judges at from 5000 to 5000,
and regarded as a spontaneous uprising OF
the people. The magnitude of this affair
makes it difficult task to fix the guilt up-
on any number of the participants-in fact
the act seemed to involve the entire people
of the parish and city Of New Orleans, so
profuse was their sympathy and extended
their connection with the affair.
In view of these considerations, the
thorough examination of the subject has
failed to disclose the necessary facts to
Justify this Grand Jury in presenting in
dictments. Respectfully submitted
George Fl. Vennard, S. r. Graham W. L.
Saxon, P. J. Christian, w FL. Chaffee, Fore
man; o. Carriere. G. A. Hoosett, Jr; q. z.
La Faye, Emile E. h try FL. Halter David
Stuart, E. Gauche, T. w. Castleman. John
Jackson, A. S. Ranlett, w. B. Leonard.