The Red Cloud chief., 1891-03-20
LYNCHED.
1even Of the Henneesy Asseesine
Lynched at New Orieana

Usven Of the Hennessy Assessins
Lynched at New Orleans.
The Jury Arquits Them. Bot an Outraged
Coaaaniiy Takes Summary Measures
The Crescent City Gressiy
Excited
NEW ORLEANS, March l&-Public In.
diguation ran mountain high In this city
when news Of the virtual acquistal Of
the Malta cutthroats. charged with the
murder Of Chief Of Police Hennessy
spread from the court room. Loud and
open threats Of summary vengeance
were heard on all sides, bu: il was not
until one hundred Of the leading ciu-
zcns attached their names Ia q call for
q mass meeting that the public felt that
the administration Of Justice might
come from the enraged people. Anger,
already hot, was heated TO the white
pitch by the sight Of bunting streaming
in the wind from the masts of all the
small Italian craft in the harbor. each
emblem seeming TO wave defiance 10
law and decency.
II became known last night-or was
tacitly understood-that those who at
tended the meeting called by the 100
citizens for this morning at the Clay
statue should come prepared "a do that
which the law had failed This feeling
was heightened in intensity by Chief
Hcnncssy's co~untrymen who did all in
their power To- stir the people TAI the
point of desperate action A feverish
excitement prevailed all night aud
wherever men c~ongregated were Ia be
found those who advocated resort "a the
plan by which justice gained n foothold
in Cincinnati seven years ago this month.
Determined men waited eagerly for the
I coming of the hour of meeting. Few
declarations of intent were heard; the
common purpose was too well under
stood.
Early this morning thousands Of
reputable men, unused To Genes of
bloodshed, swarmcd about the appoint
ed place Of meeting. As the minute
passed the crowd grew. Computation
as Ia the size of the throng was im-
possible. While decency and good or
der prevailed, the hum of voices
drowned whatever Of formality there
ma have been in the proceedings and
soon after the hour for the meeting the
crowd, yelling with excitement, started
for the parish prison.
What happened there is quickly told.
The murdercrs of Chief Hcnnessy were
disposed of. They are: Manuel POI
lietz. Pictro Mastcro, Antonio Scsffedi,
Joseph =. Macheca, Antonio Marchcsi,
Antonio Bagnetto, Frank Romero. Jim
Cruso, Rocco Gcrachi, Charles Trahinc,
- Comietz
The three other prisoners on trial
Yesterday for the crime-Incardona,
Matranga and the Marchcsi boy-werc
not molested.
Ten o'clock had not yet struck and n
vast multitude was already c~ongregatcd
on Canal street, almost filling up the
large space from curb to curb on each
side Of the boulevard. JUS ut the
stroke Of 10 o'clock a shout went up
from the people stationed ut ST Charles
street and a number of gentlemen,
among whom were Mr.. W. :. Parker
son. Mr.. j. {. Wickliife and others who
signed the call came marching along
and began walking round and round
the railing of the Clay monument
There were fully 5000 people within
car-shot and more could be seen strug-
Cling, pushing and running here and
there on neutral ground. Street cars
were unable To pass through. Car
riages, carts, wagons, cabs and vehicles
Of all descriptions were halted. Mr..
Patterson spoke first
He said that once before he had APP
pearcd before the people, in grand mass
meeting assembled Ia discuss matters
vital Ia the interest of the community. |
And again he faces the people OF New
Orleans To denounce the most infa-
nous act which was consequent
upon the most revolving crime in the
criminal annals of any community.
That act was the finding Of the jury in
the murder trial yesterday, and that
crime was, as everybody knows. the
foul assassination of the chief Of police.
~ desire neither fame, nor name, nor
glory" said Mr.. Parkinson. II am n
plain American citizen, and as such and
rs n good citizen, ] am here"
After the speeches the indignant citi-
zcns, about =. 200 in number. started for
the parish prison. which they reached
at 1880 o'clock. After slight resistance
the Jail was surrendered. The citizens
rushed in and killed eleven of the nine
teen men who had been indicted for
the assassination Of Chief Of Police Hen
messy.
After the assassins had been put To
death, Mr.. Patterson addressed the
crowd, urging them to return Ia their
homes or respective places of business
without further demonstration. 10 Mac
heca had a pistol and shot Sergeant
Heron in the neck infiicting n slight
wound.
Polietz is hanging To a lamp post at
IRENE and St Ann streets; Bagnetto 20
a tree in front Of the prison The others
were shot in their cells
When the citizens committee had COM
pleted its work at the parish prison they
disbanded quietly.
The large crowd in front Of the court
building hootcd at the jury as .left the
courthouse. and the jurors seemed very
much frightened by the popular mani
fcstations against them. The excite
ment grew stronger all day, as much
against the jury as against the prisoners
4
sorrowful White~apa
Louisville, n.y.. March I5-William
T. Cundif. of Texas, obtained a judg-
ment ia the federal court here for sio.-
600 damages Three years ago he lived
near Columbia. and one night twenty
of his neighbnp came to his house 20
carry ont a threat previously made 70
fog him He met them with a shotgun
and killed Tarlton bradshaw. Soon
after he removed to Texas. In 1859 he
was brought back upon an indictment
for the murder Of bradshaw. but Was
acquitted His trial cost HIM heavily.
and he at once began suit to r~cpver
His judgment Is against wrll-:o-do citE
rms NJ Columbia