The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-18
THEY WERE CITIZENS
The Lynched Italians Were ALI
on the Voting Lists.
THE STATEMENT OF A JUROR

He Says That Five of His Colleagues
Acted Suspiciously in the. Jury
Room-Mr. Parkerson Feels No
AlaI Im-Pcrsecuting Mrs. O'Mal-
ley, tho Jury Briber's Wife.
New ORLEANS, March 1s.-A clerk
in the Office of the registrar of voters
taid that he had examined the regis
tration books for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the allegiance of the men exc
cuted by the people on Saturday. He
found that every one of them was a
gistered voter of the city of New Or
leans.
This, it is thought, takes the question
off international lines. The flight of
Foreman Seligman of the jury, is looked
upon with suspicion by the people, and
and it is put down as proof of guilt.
1t has been ascertained that the whole
jury was not bought, but that the ma
jority of them were the recipients Of
money from the defendants.
MIR. Mackesy, one of the jurors, and
the only one who has called for an in-
vestigation, says that five OF the jury
acted suspiciously, aud six of the twelve,
he among the number, stood out for
the conviction of Machecha, Scaffedi
and Monastero, and finding that the
others would not agree with them, u
mistrial was agreed on as to those
three.
Italians Make Counter Charges.
Both the Matranga and the Proven
zano sides are beginning to talk now,
and euch is accusing the other of hay
ing contributed to arouse public pas
sion. The Proyenzanos claim the Ma
trangas were at the head of the Malta,
and this the latter deny. As between
the two, and i'll the present state of the
public mind, it is thought that some de-
velopments of the inner workings of
the Malta will result.
The letter received by Mr.. Parkerson
threatening his life has naturally been
the subject Of conversation. A similar
letter had been received by the mayor
prior to the lynching.
Mr.. Shakespeare had taken an active
part in the prosecution, and the Matiu
attempted to intiinidate him. He did
not fear them, but when the jury
acquitted the prisoners they became 80
emboldened by their success that it be-
came the general opinion of the public
that the Matia would make good its
threat, and that other public officials
would suffer the fate OF Hennessy be-
cause OF the activity they had displayed
in the prosecution.
Parkerson Is Serene.
Mr., Parkerson is hot alarmed. He
has not sought protection and says he
does not require it. He is the hero of
the hour.
Mr.. Parkerson says he feels that if a
hair of his head were touched now u
crusade of blood would be inaugu rated
against the Italian race that would re-
suit in their extinction, not particularly
because of his personality. but because
he became the leader by choice of the
citizens who rose in rebellion on Satur-
day.
The other leaders, Denegre, Wickliffe
and Houston, are not in the least per-
turbed by the threats that have been
made and have asked no protection.
Detective O'Malley, the alleged jury
briber, having not yet been heard from,
his wife is being subjected to persecu-
tion by gang that hangs around her
house day and night, destroying flowers
and shrub5ery, and resorting to differ
ent means of petty annoyance. The
mule Of a neighoor was killed by some
miscreant, who thought it belonged TO
the missing detective.