Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-16
THE LATE TRAGEDY.
New Orleans Indignant at the Pro-
posed Investigation.
EDITORIAL COMMENT ON THE AFFAIR.
One Hundred OeNishes Killed in
an Explosion.
THE ENGLISH BOAT RACE
NEW ORLEANS INDIGNANT.
The Citizens DO Not Relish an Investigation
of the Saturday Tragedy.

of the Saturday Tragedy.
NEw ORLEANS, March l6.-The telegram from
Secretary Blaine to Gov. Nichols, in which he
said that the President deeply deplored the
massacre of the Italians and demanded that
Gov. Nichols take steps to stop further blood
shed and to have the ins.igators of Saturdays
affair promptly and severely punished, has
created much indignation.
Gov. Nichols said that the italian consul had
called at his Office yesterday morning and that
he had asked interference and protection for
Italian subjects In the parish prison, who were
threatened with mob violence The matter had
not been called officially to the governors at
tention and the call for the military would
have to come through the mayor of the city.
No such demand had been made. When the
consul called on the governor the crowd had
already started for the prison.
Mayor Shakespeare SAYS that his aid had not
been invoked and when he reached his Office il
was all over. He had not asked any aid Of the
governor.
ITALY WILL NOT SEND An moSCLAD.
ROME. March 16.-The PopoIo Romano. in
discussing the shooting of sicilian prisoners by
the New Orleans mob, SAYS: Relying on the
foresight of American authorities, and out of
regard for sincerely friendly power. Italy has
refrained from sending an ironclad to the
mouth of the Mississippi
Et Captain Frdodssd says: The weak in
AhtIlCa at tnt mercy Ol n 1trOC1Ous ana
bloody populace and tortured and mur-
dered in daylight.
The Don Ckisc;otte Della Nancia declares that
"Italy ought to demand that instant measures
be taken to protect the Italian colony in New
Orleans
1t qualities its utterance somewhat. however.
by adding 1T is just also to recognize the fact
that similar incidents would not occur If the
towns on the Atlantic literally were not infested
with the ex-Galley slaves of Europe"
CITY CLERK MANNING JUsrIrIEs THE DEED.
BosroN, March 16.-Maj. e. f. Manning, city
clerk of New Orleans, is somewhat indisposed
at Young's Hotel in this city. Seen by q re-
porter regarding the citizens uprising in New
Orleans Saturday Maj. Manning said:
1t is hard to say when mob law Is justifia-
BILE, but if occasion ever demended it il
was the abortiye result of the trial of those
men for the murder of Chief Hennessey. This
Malta Is a society of murderers and paid asssas-
SINS. For sums OF money ranging as low as
50 1t was possible TO get enemy
or rival put out Of the way.
The Malta had never been molested till Hen
nessey came into Office. New Orleans had
never had a chief of police who dared to at
tack it. When Malta said a man must die his
death was swift and sure. 1t was never known
to fail. murderer might escape the penalty
of the law, but never the decree Of the Msfia-"
IT WAS NOT A MOB.
Mai. Manning, after describing the methods
and numerous crimes of the Malta, continued
This was not wild uprising Of crazy mob.
1t was the calm, deliberate action of the best
element of the city. Lawyers. doctors mer-
chants and the higher grades of society were
there, and they felt that something must he
done. They, the cour. 90 last resort
| the people-knew that these men were mur-
derers and that no mans life would be safe if
through bare-faced intimidation the Malta
were allowed to escape the law. They took il
| in their own hands and who can blame
them? The result must be a source of dis
may to the Malta. 1t means its utter de-
| s.ruction in my opinion. The move
ment against it will proceed until it is driven
| from New Orleans. II any more assassinations
should follow to wreak The vengeance of the
Malta the people would rise in body and
| sweep the whole race from the face of the
earth. The present chief of police is following
| in Hennessey steps and the city government
| is determined to uproot the evil"
THROWING ON A NEW LIGHT.
| DENVER, Col, March 16.-J. H. Moore, ex-
lieutenant Of the New Orleans police, was seen
here last night and gave a statement of the
causes leading to the killing of Chief of
Police Hennessy which throws an entirely new
light on the matter.
lie says that while the Mafa may have had
something to do with the murder he has strong
reason to believe that they were nothing more
than hired assassins. He ascribes the trouble
to an old fcud between the detectives of the
city. which had its foundation in the times Of
the famous whisky ring and sugar ring excite
ment twenty years ago, when several men lost
their lives. The same bitter fight. he saws, was
the cause of the killing Of the elder Hennessy
by Guerrin in 1872.
Guerrin, according to Moore, was not sup
posed to be a member Of the Mafa and the
charge was not made against him until re-
Gently. The famous shooting Of Guerrin by
Houston does not appear so manly to Moore
as Guerrin was merely shot while he had both
hands into his trousers pockets carelessly and
does not believe that Macheca had anything to
do with the killing Of Hennessy, as
he was a man of too great wealth to
risk interference with such affairs, although
he was something Of a politician. At
the same time he knocks out the action of
Macheca in saving Badger by declaring that il
was really band of Masonic brethren who
rallied around the fallen man. Houston is be-
lieved to be back in New Orleans and to have
taken active part in the late affair. though
Cheif Hennessy, he has no doubt, was due 10
the old detective feud, which for years a
main issue in local politics. 1t was simply a
quarrel over the spoils. which were richer, per-
haps, than ever before
COMMENT OF THE LoNDoS EVENING PAPERS.
LONDON, March l6-The Star this even
ing is Of the opinion that the i'm
pressive feature Of the New Orleans af-
fair was the perfect orderliness maintained
throughout the proceedings. Here champions
Of law and order stood aghast at such proceed
ings. The American democracy has sounder
notions as to what Law and order really mean.
Mr.. Moreton Frexei. Q son-in-law Of the late
Mr. Leonard Jerome, has written . letter which
is published in the Pail Mall Gazette today de-
Tending the action of the citizens of New Or
leans as . STRENGTHENING out Of the Italian
question once for all, and he adds that he
"leaves the old women Of both sexes TO moral
ize over the % called excesses Of the blood
stained populace," &c.
Mr.. Moreton Frewen also commeuds the &C.
ton of ''the men of Louisiana, who are not
spoiled by the spirit of submission 70 the
letter Of the Law. which has done % much 70
emasculate the human race"
The PGl Ada Gdseffe In reply generally
criticises Mr.. Moreton Frewen's letter, but
holds that the English people ought not 70 hold
up their hands in righteous horror, adding:
"0ne branch Of the Anglo-Saxon race doesn't
differ from another In this matter. The citi-
zens Of New Orleans, finding that the jury did
mot do its duty, said: We must by one means
or by another put crime down.
The st. James Gaspfse, referring 70 the same
subject, says: 'sThe incident shcws that native
Americans have not lost the quality of stern
resolution which u sometimes dissolved by Q
life Of comfort and luxury In modern society.
The snen who Organised this de-
hance Of formal justice are not ashamed
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