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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18

to do C"yes." "hurrah, ego no." ego on"
we're with you, In the midst of a peace
fui community an officer of the law was
stricken down by a. band of assassins.
The law has been defeated. The time
has come when this infamy must cease.
Scoundrels must meet with punishment.
Murderers must be given their deserts.
The jury has failed to act. | ask you,
citizens of New Orleans, whether
we shall suffer this infamous
condition OF affairs any longer. Cries of
No, no. / ask you to consider fairly
and cal My what is to be done. Shall it
be action? [Cries OF eyes," "Let's CO."
"Lead on We are ready-these gentle
men and here present-to do what is
necessary to lead you. What shall it be?"
Walter ID. Denegre, another of the
speakers, is one OF the leaders of the New
Orleans bar.
John @. Wickliffe, also a prominent
attorney, and James d. Huston, one of
the foremost men of the state, also spoke.
After denouncing Detective O'Mally,
who is supposed to have tampered with
the jury, the speakers announced that
they would lead the way to the parish
prison, Mr.. Wickliffe concluding with
these words: "Shall the execrable Malta
be al owed to flourish IN this city? Shall
the Malta be allowed to cut down our
citizens on public streets by foul means of
assassination? Shall the Malta be allowed
to bribe jurors to let murderers go free"
On TO the Prison!
By this time the crowd had swelled to
three thousand or more, and before any
one could realize what had happened. the
great throng, gaining recruits at every
step, was tramping down the streets to
the neighborhood of the prison, stopping
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MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
A Woman Found Dead with q Crying
Baby by Her Side.

ATLANTIC CRY, n. j., March IA
death which, to ali appearances. points to
foul murder was discovered in this city
about o'clock this evening
by ex-Assemblymsn James s. Beck
with, one of the proprietors OF
the Ocean house. A private cottage at
10S S. Connecticut-ave., just opposite the
Ocean house. has been occupied since De-
cember by a middle aged maiden lady
named Laura Purnell and a year old
baby. Mr.. Beckwith, seeing no
signs of activity around the cottage
during the past two days, decided this
evening to investigate. He knocked on
the door, and receiving no response forced
an entrance and found Miss Purnell lying
dead upon the floor and the baby along
side the body crying. The body
ton and on the throat could be seen scars,
the flesh being slightly lacerated and the
throat swollen. The room was in disorder
and the body only partially clothed.
Nothing that would serve as a possible
clue to the death of the woman was
found.
The neighbors' knowledge of her family
connections is limited. She came to
Atlantic City from Washington and
the child's name is Auburn
Eden. On the table were found
a letter signed by s. B. Bell, Londonburg,
Pa, addressed TO Miss Purnell. The cot
tage is located in the best portion of the
city. The occupant was always well
dressed and appeared to be an educated
lady with plenty of money.
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NO MORE BLOOD.
The Ordinary Course Of Justice VIII Now
Take Its Course.

The Ordinary Course Of Justice VIII Now
Take It's Course.
NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-THE leaders
in today's movement, representing the
best citizens, held a secret meeting tonight
and discussed the occurrences of the day
and the action to be taken in the future.
1t was decided that there should be no
more bloodshed but that the men who
have not yet been tried for the MUIR
der, as well as those vino suborned the
witnesses and the jury, should be vigor-
ously prosecuted before the courts of the
city.
Juror Seligman was at the Northeastern
depot this evening" preparing to leave the
city. He had been expelled by the stock
exchange, the Young Mems gymnastic as
sociation and the Harmony club, and dis
charged from his firm by his own brother
and was naturally very much frightened.
A number of citizens placed him under
arrest and carried him to the Fifth pre-
cInct station. Subsequently Chief Goster
was telephoned to. He sad he had nc
warrant for the arrest of Seligman, who
was, therefore, released.
The States will tomorrow say editorially
Yesterday the cancer which for years had
been gnawng at our social system until good
mems hearts had near despaired-the hideous
Mafa-was once for all. amid torrents of blood
fercely rooted out by the peoples strong arm
and with the peoples own instru
ments. The assassins of our chiei
of police have been executed. Peace to
their ashes. The evils which remain to afflci
our community-a vicious jury system and the
subOrners living among us-are not OF the
deadly character which demand serious treat
ment. The offenses of a perjured juror. of g
| convicted suborner, may well be remitted to
the more deliberate Judgment OF court o.
| Justice. Let the constituted authorities ther
move against the jury who have outraged
| justice and insulted common sense.
The Times Democrat tomorrow, com
menting editorally on the events of the
day. after referring to the laxity of Grim
inal justice in this city for year or two
past, will say:
This paralysis of justice was due, neither Il
the incompeIency of the police nor the inca
pacity of the officials appointed to admin
lister the law; it was due to the settle
ment in New Orleans OF lawless bands o.
men hniling mostly from southern Italy, whC
| brought with them, to this country of freedom
and of free institutions, the pernicious ides
aud murderous methods which have planted
conspiracy and sassination societies in then
| quondam home, and whaeh enable the member
| OF these societies 10 DEFY detectlou anC
laugh justice to scorn. The short
| sharp aud decisive drama of yesterday
had in il, moreover, warning for another
class, which they will do well not to disregard
we refer to the jury -6xers, who are experts in
getting at talesmen aud iurymen. and in fillinI
the jury-box, partially or wholly, with mer
pledged to consult above all things. the inter
ests of the criminals, and 20 see that convic
tons shall not be arrived at by juries agains
| them.
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VIRTUES OF ADVERTISING.
A Newsboy Finds His Mother Through o
Newspaper Advertisement

SPRINGFIELD, o.. March 12.-lSpecial.1- J.
Paul Martin, for many months union
newsboy, has discovered his mother
through a newspaper "ad." Young Mar
tin is seventeen years old and is now en-
gagged at the foundry of Robbins & Mey-
ers. When only two years old he was
placed in the soldiers and sailors orphans
home at Xenis, and remained until he ar
rived at the age of sixteen years. He la
bored under the impression that his father
was dead and as be was never commune
Gated with thought his maternal as well af
his paternal parent was dead. A notics
in the Xenia Home Journal last week ask.
ing for Paul Martin and signed by his
mother Sarah Martin, Broadway, Cincin-
natl, was brought to his attention yester-
day. John Graw, who has been a warm
admirer of the little fellows pluck and
perseverance, wrote letter for him last
night to his mother and Paul, who is
small for his age, left this afternoon 70
meet his mother whom he has never seen.
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hoEEARIH WILL SHOW UP
when BE Finds That He IL Heir TO n Large
sum.

CHICAGO, March 12.-L ]. Camps, a
hardware merchant of Pittsburg, is in the
city looking for his nephew. Christian
Hofarth, who has become heir to $4,000.
The estate to be divided is an old German
one and valued at about s5oo,00o. The
property is to be divided into seven equal
parts, and Camps and his sister, Mrs
Hofarth, who is now dead, are the only
American heirs. Hoffarth. who is only
eighteen years old, was barber's appren-
tice in Pittsburg, and eight months ago
started for Chicago. Since he left home
no communication has been had with him,
but it is supposed he is working in some
shop in the city, as he was very industri-
GUS Young Hoffarth is the sole heir of
his mothers interest in the estate.
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The Horrible Crime which Led Up to Yes
terdny's Tragedy.

At midnight Oct. Is, 1890, David O.
Hennessy, chief of police of New Orleans,
was assassinated at his own front door by
two gangs of the Stopaliagieri, a mysteri-
GUS Italian murder society, which has
existed here for years, and which has
committed innumerable crimes.
The news OF the murder created the
profoundest excitement. and would have
probably resulted seriously TO the Italians
arrested the next day had the evidence
against them been stronger, as there was
talk of lynching. The assassination
aroused the people of New Orleans to
the fact that there was Malta
or murder society in existence
pledged to kill any one, police officer or
other official, who got in its way. This
crime was the latest of series OF crimes
which had caused many deaths. In June
a gang of Italian bravos lay In wait at
midnight for another party Of Italians,
-
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TORN BY DOGS.

Horrible Fate OF Pennsylvania School
Girl.
READING, Pa. March l2.-At Friedens-
burg, this county. this morning Birdie"
Miller, a school girl, was attacked by a
bulldog and bloodhound and bitten
SO badly that she will likely die. There
are forty terribly lacersted wounds on her
body.
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History or the Malta and Their Many
Assassinations.
Other Instances OF Mob Law in the
Crescent City.

f W RI E A n S,
March 14.-New Or
leans struck the Malta
a death blow today.
1t rose in its nigh
almost at midday and
wreaked a terrible
vengeance upon the
Sicilian assassins who
relentlessly slew Da-
vid @. Hennessy;
and, though there are
eleven men dead to-
night who were hap
py yesterday over
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THE MOB INDoRSEo.
Business Exchanges Complimcnt the Mob
Altar the Jury.

After the Jury.
New ORLEANS, March IA meeting OF
the cotton exchange was called to order
at 1880 o'clock p. m, by President Chaffee,
who stated that he had been called upon
by large committee of members with
the request that he convene the institu-
tion in general meeting. for the purpose oi
adopting q suitable resolution indorsing
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A GALL TO ACTION.
The Document Which Gathered the Mol
Together.

The Document Which Gathered the Mob
Together.
New ORLEANS, March 1.-THE follow.
ing is the call which collected the mob in
Clay square. 1t was published in every
paper this morning:
AL good citizens are invited to attend mas:
meeting on Saturday, March H. at 10 o'clock
n. M, at Clay statue, to take steps 10 remedy
the failure of justice in the Hennessy case
COME PREPARED FOR ACTION. (Signed)
John G.. Wicklifie, B. L. Glover.
j. q. Pepper, Z. +. Rogers,
+. f. Hawes, Redmond Hayes.
/. T.. Ganus, John NJ. Parker. jr
Harris X. Lewis, Septime Villere,
William NJ. Railey, Lee Mcmillan,
G. L. Jones. J. f. Queeney.
ID. r. Calder, Thomas Henry,
James Mclean, Phelix Coutire,
ID. Wharton, Frank B. Hayne,
J. G.. Flower, James Clarke,
Thomas ii. Kelly, Ii. B. Ogden,
Uric Atkinson, A. Baldwin, jr,
A l.. Blackmar, John V. Moore,
VIM. T. Person c. l.. Stegal,
f. T. Lech, w. S. Parkerson,
Henry ID. Burns, VIM. II. Deeves,
Richard s. Venables, Samuel b. Merwint
Omer Villere, II. J.. Favrot
T. ID. Mather James z. Mulvey,
Emile Dupree, w. Curtiss.
Charles j. Raulett 7. s. Barton,
c. j. Fotstall, J. Moore Wilson,
Hugh w. Brown, c. Harrison Parker,
Edgar II. Farrar, ]. 6. Ably.
Rud Hahse, w. Mosby.
II. r. Labouisse, George Dene1rs,
8. p. Walmsley, James d. Houston,
G. A. Wolsher, Charles NJ. Barnwell
Walter D. Denegre, K. Ii. Horlbeck,
4. Ii. Pierson.
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THe INQUEST.
Wounds on the Bodies of the Dead Assas.

SINS.
Coroner Lemonier and his clerk, Mr..
Henri Labarre, reached the parish prison
at about 1890 o'clock. The coroner
viewed first the bodies OF those lying in
the yard The jury was empanneled as
follows; W. b. Stansbury, w. ]. Leppert,
John Hurley, w. ]. Gahan, viii Porter.
The body OF Rocco Geraci was viewed.
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A MASSACRE OF MAFIA.
Eleven Of the Assassins
Swiftly Slain.
Hung, Shot and Clubbed to
Death in Jail.
New Orleans Has Avenged
Hennessy's Murder.
A Mob Headed by Most
Representative Men.
No Masks Worn and Full
Responsibility Taken.
The Mob Quiet and Orderly But
Desperately Earnest
Victims OF Its Ennaity Literally
Riddled with Bullets.
Two Are Afterward Hanged
for Good Measure.
New Orleans IndOrses the Acts
Of the Avengers.
History or the Malta and Their Many
Assassinations-
Other Instances OF Mob Law In the
Crescent City.
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No Masks Worn and Full
Responsibility Taken.
The Mob Quiet and Orderly But
Desperately Earnest.

Victims OF Its Enn1ity Literally
Riddled with Bullets.
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New Orleans IndOrSes the Acts
Of the Avengers.
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Two Are Afterward Hanged
for Good Measure.
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Just as soon as the bloody work was
done Mr.. Parkerson addressed the crowd
and asked them to disperse. This they
consented to do with ringing shout, but
first they made q rush for Parkerson and,
lifting him bodily. supported him on
their shoulders. wkilo they marched up
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HENNEssY's MURDER.

K. Ii. Pierson.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-02
AUSTRALIA NAV co II ALONE.
Growlag Feeling In Favor Of the Inds
pendeDce Of the Colonies.

A Growlag Feeling In Favor Of the Inde-
pendcDce of the Colonies.
SYDNEY, n. s. W., March 2-The hotels
are filled with delegates TO the National
Australian conference, which opened here
today for the purpose Of preparing gen
eral constitution for the seven Australian
colonies.
The Tasmanian delegates do not favor
the scheme Of federation proposed, but the
anxiety evinced by the representatives Of
the other colonies attests their conviction
that the plan nbounds with benefits Of vast
importance. The questions exciting the
most earnest discussion are those relating
to the lines upon which the federation
shall be laid
A number Of delegates are favorable to d
constitution similar to that Of the United
States. while many others prefer the con
stitution q the Dominion q Canada a. - -,
basis q the instrument to be formulated.
There is a strong feeling however, II
favor Of absolute independence, and it Il
said that the adherents to that principle
viii endeavor TO capture the convention
Delegate Dibbs, OF Sydney, is on unyield
ing protectionist, and says he win do every.
thing in his power to thwart the scheme oi
imperial federation
The greatness Of Australia he contends
depends wholly upon her abandoning Eng
land and becoming independent He az
firms that this sentiment is growing and il
certain TO assert itself within a decade, nc
matter what action the convention ma,
take in any other direction.
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MUST Won cApRm RETIRE,
1t Is Believed His omciaI Head bKust @
or soon.

VII sum-
IoNpoN, March Berlin reports are
full of the probable retirement OF Ohaacel-
lor Won Caprivi from the post of prnssian
premier as the scapegoat, with Count
Munster, Of the kaisers failure TO concili-
ate France Caprivi may retain his place
as chancellor, but his duties as Prnssian
minister president will, il is stated, be
transferred to DR.. MIGUEL now minister of
finance. The kaiser has always expressed
unbounded confidence in MiQuel's manage
ment OF the finances. At recent dinner
he said, II am gold man, and for the rest
| rely on Miguel IL is probable that the
new premier may retain his Office as min
lister Of finance, for which there is prece-
dent in Prussian history.
The emperor's renewal Of intimate rela-
tions with Count Waldersee is also looked
upon as significant. Count Waldersce has
represented an extreme and aggressive
military policy. He has been charged even
with desiring TO bring about war with Rus-
sia and France. This charge is unsustain-
ed by any evidence known TO the public
but there has been no doubt OF Waldersee'S 1
desire for all Germany to stand ready
armed for any event that might occur. He
has retired to the command OF an army
corps at the very time when the kaiser was
meditating his friendly approach toward
the French people. Now he rs recalled. OF
about to be recalled, Co the imperial circle
at the time when all hopes Of Cancellation
have been blasted. Waldersee has been IN
Paris before, and at an eventful period
As German charge d'afTaires in 1871 he dis
played considerable diplomatic taleat un
der very difficult circumstances Should
he be appointed to Paris in the place o.
Munster, the present situation viii chal
lenge all his ability
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lie euRKE-RocHE cAsE.
Frank Works Respects TO the HusbaI
of His Daughter.

Frank Works Respects TO the Husband
Of His Daughter.
NEW YORK, March 2-Mr Frank Work.
father Of Mrs. James Burke Roche, gave a
straight denial, in an interview yesterday,
to recent statements by j. Burke Roche
that every effort was being made on the
part Of Mr.. Work and Mrs. Burke Roche
to get him u. Burke-Roche1 to take his
wife back
"They are tissue of falsehoods from be-
ginning to end" said Mr. Work, "and
only tend to more thoroughly stamp the
man as blackguard and sconndrel. His
statement that his name is not Burke
Roche is false. His full name is James
Boothby BHrke-Roche. He speaks of the
suffering he has experienced Why, his
principal suffering has been to draw on
me, through his wife, for money to pay
gambling debts.
''He even had the furniture in the house
furniture that | bought-attached for
debt. 1t is perfectly true that he sent his
wife to This country to intercede with me
to supply more money to pay off his debts
l increased my daughters allowance to
$4,000 year on the birth of her twins, yet
not only did her husband press me fol-
more money, but even his mother and
meddling friends interceded for him.
Mr.. Work also denies that Mrs Burke
Roche is studying for the stage.
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NEW ORLEANS, March 2.-CoI. Wright.
Of The Vicksburg Commercial, telegrapIls
that the high stage of water from Cairo "a,
the gulf creates uneasiness througbuug
that section. Another rise in the Ohio.
accompanied with one from the Arkansas
would put the levees to. a severe strain. A
special from Natchez says the situation
along the lower Mississippi is quite critical
The levees are not in so sound conditions
as they were last year, and there is CON
stant fear Of their giving way under tha
pressure at many points along the line Fc
+. Reynolds, Of the Louisville, New Or
leans and Texas railroad, was interviewed
concerning the outlook. He said: II have
been in communication by wire with all
points between this city and Memphis aHE
the conclusion arrived at is that the pres
ent condition of the Mississippi river aud
tributaries threatens disastrous overflo,p
from Memphis to New Orleans The main
river, as well as the tributaries, are higher
than at this time last year The greatest
apprehension is felt by all living in the
Mississippi valley.n
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ALLENTOWN, Pa, March 2.-The minis,
ters are still holding two conferences, each
claiming 70 be the legal one Another re.
markahle church affair took place in the
Salem Evangelical church Sunday Each
conference last week appointed a minister
70 occupy that pulpit in the morning. The
majority OF the members are anti Bowman.
its, and Rev. J. @. Hornberger, Of Reading,
the appointee Of the conference, was de.
barred from officiating by the trustees OF
the church, while Rev. John Schneider an
anti Bowmanite, delivered a sermon before
large audience. Rev j. O. Hornbergel
was requested 20 take seat beside Rev.
William A. Leopold, the regular minister,
who was also not allowed to 60 in the pull
pit. Rev. w. A. Leopold has been reap
pointed by the Bowman conference to have
charge Of this church for another year, but
the congregation refuses to accept him.
The case will probably be decided in court.
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CONGRESS- LAST DAYS.
Only Two More of the Fifty-hrst
Are Left.
MUCH BUSINESS AND MTTLETIME.

The Funeral Arrangements OF the Late
California senator, George Hearst-Pri.
sate Services wn BE Held ~ Wash
ington Thursday.
WASHINGTON, March 2 There are practi.
eally but two working days remaining for
the Fifty-frst congress to complete IL
iabors and adjourn, as it must at noon on
Wednesday, March a. The time of both
the senate and the house during these tive
days will be mainly devoted 70 the consid-
GRAFTON OF conference reports on appro.
priation bills, and several other important
measures now In conference.
Much Work but Little Time.
In the house the chairman of the special
committees TO investigate the work Of thf
civil service commission, the alleged OIL
eial misconduct of Commissioner OF Pen
sions Raum, and the silver pool iRvestiga.
tion have all made reports and will en-
deavor 70 have the house, before the fina
adjournment, take action on them Th,
chances however, for action on thess
matters before the close, in view OF tht
limited time and the urgency Of appro
priation bills now in conference, are very
sliIn.
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A pestruetire rhnnaer Storm.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, March A do
structiye winter thunderstorm, accompa-
MED by lightning, visited this city and
vicinity about 9 p. m In South Dartmouth
the Congregational church was struck by
bolt and damaged to the extent of $500
The house of Joseph Head, in the same
place, was also struck and set on fire. IL
was completely burned with its contents.
Loss, $1,000. Many barns were burned near
here. AT Mattapoisset the lightning struck
the Congregational church and set tha
structure on FIRE One side of the place
was completely destroyed before the fra
could be extinguished. The loss is about
$1,000 The residence Of William Fauncs
was also burned.
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CHIEF HENNEssYs sLAYERs.

Three Of the Malta Assassins Identified by
a Colored Witness.
NEW ORLEANS, March s.-The Hennesay
trial was resumed and some very interest
ing testimony was given. George Massacre
testified that he passed a cobbler's shop on
Girard street, near Basin, about II o'clock
on the night Of Oct. Is, 1890 He saw a
light IN the shop and heard voices. This
is the place where the assassins were in hid
ing when the chief came up. Tire witness
said that he also saw FIVE or six men stand
ing under the grocery shop opposite and
that he recognized two of them. He then
identified Scaffedi and Monasterio as tive
of the men he saw. The Identification
caused profound sensation in the court
room.
Zachary Foster, colored, said he was
passing at IL o'clock that night, and h,
saw three men with shotguns or long pis
tolls pointed as II to fire standing in FROM
Of the alleyway near the cobbler's shanty
They fired at man in light clothing ap
preaching. He stopped and saw the mar
in light clothing brace himself against tbs
wall and fire back at the four nsen whl
were shooting at him The faces of thre,
Of these he saw quite plainly, and identi
fled them as Scaifedi, Marehesi and Politz
Several other witnesses testified that the,
heard the shooting and saw the men VIII
dIa n