The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-19
JUSTLIKE THE MALTA
Prominent Citizens Of New
Orleans Fight in the Streets.
ONE DEAD. THE OTHER DYING.
Grand Jury Investigating Bribery Of
Hennessey Jury-Baron Favs's
Conplaint to Secretary Blains.

New ORLEANS, March lS.-There was .
sensational and fatal shooting tonight,
growing out of the Italian case. Frank
Waters, 8 newspaper reporter who was
intoxicated, was abusing the citizens
committee and those connected with the
Hennessey case. When Captain Arthur
Dunn, one of the counsel for the
state, hcame by, Waters shouted at
him: "There is one Of them now.
Why don't he take it up"
Dunn advanced toward Waters, who drew
pistol and began firing. Dunn quickly
drew his pistol. Waters fired six shots
and Dunn five. Waters fell dead with
bullet through his face and another through
his head. Dunn was shot twice in the
right breast and abdomen. He is believed
to be mortally wounded. The men have
for long time been political enemies.
Dunn for many years has been leading
politician. During the shooting two by
ISLANDERS were slightly wounded.
The grand jury today began an investi-
cation of the killing of the Italian prison
ers and the causes which led TO the mis-
carriage of justice. Bribery has been &C
cepted as the answer to the latter question,
and Detective O'Malley and the jury came
in for large share of the days inquiry.
WAsHrsGTos CRY, March 1s.-Baron
Fava, Italian minister, today received re-
reports from the Italian consul at
New Orleans in regard to the killing of
Italians there Saturday. These reports. it
is said. sustain the position taken by Baron
Fava in his protest to Mr.. Blaine Of March
Is, with relation to the inaction of the
authorities of New Orleans before and dur
ing the shooting.
LONDON, March 1S.-The Times in an edi-
torial on the New Orleans tragedy. says:
1t is all very well to repronate resort to vio-
lence, but in such circumstances as these what
is there for emaneipafing the community from
the intolerabie tyranny existing but resort to
violence. The law requires trial by jury. and
trial by Jury has been reduced TO farce by the
knowledge possessed by every juryulan that if
he convicts a member OF the Malta his
life is not worth a weeks purchase.
1t is really misuse of language to
speak of ''resort 20 violence" The standing
rule in New Orleans is the rule of violence, and
ali Parkerson and his followers have done is to
accept the position prescribed by the Malta
Government depends ultimately upon force,
and when the courts are dominated by the Grim
fnals whom they should exist TO punish, nothing
remains but TO so back to first principles to
effect their deiiverancc. Let violence be ahan-
doned by all. but first subdue the assas-
sins. Among the men who were lynched there
may have been some who did not actually fire
at Hennessey, but ii Is not pretended that there
were any who were not members OF the detest-
able society that decreei his death. That being
the case, il is impossible to feel any acute dis
tress because in the midst of the violence they
had rendered indispensable they have been
somewhat more severely punished than If they
had been ieniently dealt with.