The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-03-18
RETR[BUTION.
New Orleans Citizens Take the
Law Into Their Own Hands.
ELEVEN SICILIANS KILLED,
Death Blow to the 0ath-Bound Society
Of Malta.
MONSTER MASS MEETING
OF the People Followed by an Attack
Upon the City Prison.

Hennessey's Assasslns Hunted Down and
Shot to Death In the Corridors of the
Jail-Threo of Them Lynched.
/. New ORLEANS, March 16.-New Or
leans struck the Malta death blow
Saturday. 1t rose in its might almost
.Ht midday and wrealed terrible ven
Feance upon the Sicilian assassins who
slew David c. Hennessey, and though
there are eleven men dead who were
happy Friday over their victory in the
greatest criminal trial the city has ever
witnessed, the work of blood was ac-
complished without unnecessary disor-
der, without riotinT, without pillaging
and without the infiction of suffering
tnon any innocent man. save one, and
he was only slightly hurt. 1t was not
en- unruly, midnight mob 1t was sim
ply determined body of citizens who
took into their own hands what justice
had failed TO do. The chief OF police
was slain on October Is. and that very
pight the evidence began TO accumu-
late, showing that his death had been
deliberately planned by secret tribunal
and carried out boldly and successfully
bv the tools of the conspirators. The
trial lasted twenty-five days and though
the evidence seemed conclusive, the
Jury, currently charged with having
been tampcred with, failed TO convict.
Friday night body of cool headed
men, lawyers, doctors, merchants and
political leaders all persons of influence
and social standing, met and decided
that some action must be taken and
Justice, swift and sure, visited upon
those whom the jury had neglecte to
punish. Saturday morning call for
mass meeting at Clay square appeared
tn the papers, which editorially depre-
Gated violence The significant closing
sentence of the call was: Come pre-
pared for action" Down in large
room on Bicnvillc street there was an
arsenal, which had been provided by
Che body OF citizens. The call was an
swered by the populace. At ten o'clock
there was a crowd Of several Thousand
ground the statue.
There were three addresses, short,
Fithy aud business-lilSe, and the assem-
hage was soon keyed up to high pitch.
". S. Parkerson, the leader, is promi.
dent lawyer here and the man who led
Che vigorous city reform movement
three years ago. Walter ID. Denegar,
snother of the speakers, is one of the
leaders of the New Orleans bar. John
G WiclSlif is also prominent attorney,
Hnd James ID. Houston, one Of the fore
most men OF the state. After denoun-
ding Detective o'Malley, who is sup
posed 10 have tampered with the jury,
the speakers announced that they would
kad the way TO the parish prison.
By this time the crowd had swelledto
1000 or more and before anyone could
realize what had happened, the great
Grong was tramping down the streets
70 the prison, stopping only once and
rIat was at the arsenal, where double
harreled shotguns, Winchester rifles and
fistols were handed out. The starting
sf the crowd had an electrical effect on
the city. Soon the streets were alive
with people, running from all directions
ssd joining the main body, which moved
DOWN TO the Jail, near Congo square.
When the vanguard Of armed citizens
reached the prison, which is many
Aluares from Canal street, that grim
I'D building was surrounded on all
tdes. Sheriff Villers, when he heard
fhat movement was on foot TO take
Ce prisoners, armed his deputies and
<ben started on a hunt for Mayor
shakespeare.
The italian consul and Attorney Cen
Tal Rogers Joined in the pursuit, but
lis honor does not reach his Office until
hoon and he was not 10 be found at any
df his regular haudts The police force
Tas too small 10 offer much resistance
70 the avengers. superintendent Caster
ordered an extra detail of officers 10 be
sent 10 the Jail. They were swept
tway like chaf before the wind and in /
On instant the little ante-room leading
ipto the prison was jammed with ex.
oted men.
Meanwhile the prisoners were stricl- !
p with terror, for they could hear dis.
gnctly the shouts Of people without de-
banding their blood Innocent and
tullty alike were frightened out Of their
lenses and the prisoners who were
harged with crimes other than com.
tiicity in the murder Of the chief also
ihared In the general Generalization.
Tome OF the braver among the repre-
entatiyes of the Malta wanted TO die
(ghting for their lives and they pleaded
Tor weapons with which TO defend
4emselvos. and when they could not
Ind these they sought hiding places.
The deputies, thinking TO deceive the
rowd by q ruse, transferred the nine
cen men to the female department and
Here the miserable Sicilians trembled
b terror until the moment when the
,pors would yield TO the angry throng
b the outside. Capt. Davis refused the
eQuest TO open the prison and the crowd
,egan the work OF battering in tho
bors.
Around on Orleans street there was
,eavy wooden door which had been
3pseiy barred in anticipation Of the
Dining Of the avenging mass. This the
how'd selected as their best chance OF
ttting In. Neighboring houses readily
hpplied axes and battering rams and
njl1ipg hands went 10 work 10 force an
Penirg. .tN
This did not prove difficult task 10
he determined throng. Soon there was
tcrash, the door gave way and In an in
tant armed citizens were pouring
6rough the small opening, while a
light, shout went up from 10000
hroasi IA glad acclaim. There was