The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-03-20
NEW WORLD.
MASSACRED IN JAIL.

Ten of Benaessey's Alleged A.sassins slair
| leans MOb-The City's Exchanges Approve
the Crime.
New Orleans was the scene of a terrible ACT
| Of vengeance Saturday, which resulted in the
| death of 10 Italians and fatal injury 10 one
| other Five months ago, on the night of Oc-
tober 10, New Orleans chief OF police. David
e. Hennessey, was ambushed and shot to
death in one Of the streets of that town. He
was probably murdefe ed to prevent the con-
viction Of band of assassins already once
tried and about to be put on trial again for
the same crime. Mr.. Hennessey had been
indt fatigable In gathering evidence for this
second trial, and it is believed bad been sue.
cessfu enough to ensure their conviction.
Nineteen Italian residents-were indicted as
prir cipals or accessories and all believed to be
members of the Malta, secret society Of
outlaws, thieves, eX-convics and cutthroats
such as sfllict portions of Italy and is be-
lieve,l to be operating In various American
cities. The police searched the honse of one
of the men arrested for the murder, and
found what appeared 10 be a detailed plan
to assasstnate all city and state officers
who acted counter to all wishes OF the
Malta. Their depredations and murders
through long series OF years furnished the
fuel that fed into fierce flame the fires of lille.
gal vengeance. A good priest of New Or
leans, who has earnestly pleaded its dissolu.
ton. was served on Sunday with notice that
he would be the Mafia's next victim. There
a. e several thousand membe of the Malta In
New Orleans and vicinity. They are organ
lzed for crime. They despOil the city, The,
rob citizens right and left with igpunity. be-
cause merely to oppose them In their at enpts
at crtR,e is certain death. .ssss
and well planned pefjilrY 70, swear one anoth-
err out of difficulty, add BY the corrupting Of
jures. There WAS no doubt from the first
that his assassins were Italians and mein bers
of the Malta, and 1t was not long before the
men lynched were arrested. Evidence
were directly identified as present when Mr..
Hennessy was shot. and one or two were
seen to fire on him. There was In addition a
great amount of c0rroborative testimony. One
OF these men, Potez, has been for some days
In state bordering upon insanity. and was
supposed to have at least partially confessed
to his share In the murder. The defense was
general denial anu direct and positive
evidence to prove an abb. Friday, to the
Amusement of the city, the jury came in, &C.
quitting Six of the prisoners and disagreeing
as to the other three. The judge remanded
the prisoners (there being still another In
dictment hanging over them) and discharged
the Jurors, who were roundly hifsed and
hooted as they buried from the
court room. A meeting of citizens com.
mittee was held In The evening, and card
signed by 80 prominent citizens appeared in
the morning paper calling on the paper to as
semble at the Clay statue at 10 O'clock. A |
crowd of between 1000 and 5000 people as
semblt d and after number of speeches re.
solved itself into a lynching party. 1t was
led by w. s. Parkinson who is very popular
and in 1858 led the young men who over
threw the ring democracy that controlled the |
city. Guns had been stored in a building, aud |
they we're given out to responsible men.
After slight resistance the jail YVES sur
the citizens rushed IN and killed II |
Of the 10 Italians imprisoned there. One Of
them Joe Macht ca had pistol aud shot Ser
yeant Heron in the neck, inflicting q slight ,
wound. Amalbe POLITE was hanged to lamp
post and BagnettO TO tree In front of the
prison. PoteZ fought like a wildcat and had
o be handcufed with handcuflsd found In
prison before they .uld take him out to hang
,im. Several Of the marked victims were
ound, chased into the yard and slaughtered
without mercy. The insane POliteZ was taken
o the street, strung up to lamp post In the
presence Of thousands. and riddled with bull.
cts and shot. Bagnetto. alrt ady dead. was
lapged from the limb of tree and also filed
with lead. A squad of the police made pre-.
ense of interference and were driven of
N i'll showers OF mud. -
The crowd then quietly dispersed though II
could have got bold OF O'Malley private
detective, who had worked up evidence for
he deiense, and corrupted the jurors. II 1t
sut he kept out Of the way, and Is either In
lidibg in the city or has escaped to
rexas according TO one report. The jury
men. with a scared look on their faces, Loot
he mselves in the crowd as soon as possible
fter giving their verdict. One of them,
eligman 10y name. was prominent busi-
ess man and has been expelled not only ny
be stock Exchange, but BY the Young mems
ymnastic association ind The Harmony club
MI discharged from bis firm by his own
rother. He was naturally very much fright. I
ned and has fled 10 Cincinnati. One of the .
nrors !. said to have confessed to tribe |
aktng already. and the state had evidence
gsInst several before The verdict WAS sn.
cunced. The grand jury Indicted one ju- ,
or on Tuesday and more will follow.
Que Of the chief causes of public indigna- ,
lon has been the belief that The society de.
e ended On s6ribery to procure the release Of ,
be sccpseh. II has been asserted that SI5-
10 or 100000 we're contributed BY Italians
u over he country to he ussd as a corrup-
ion iund. Lsborers about the city were as
es.ed " each and dared not refuse to paw.
When Tie verdict was rendered. some OF
be lialiai 5 in the city added TO the - I
unuing up ItsIisp fsg- over thei
pulling down the stars AZ. e [
nd trampling upon them, and .omefi Ztak-
ng pains To display the AMERICAN ,
lag below The Italian. since The mass acre, :
ITALIANS In other cifies have bel mass meet !
ngs TO debounce ID. mob snd demand ven- .
eance. An Italian paper at Cbicsgo issued
N extra edition 10 consign New Orleans to
infamy."
4 be Italian miuistrr st Washington, claim
NJ three or more of The killed to have been
allan sui j cts. called upon the government J
1r protection IN the future and repsration
Dr. the killing. Secretary Blaine sent de- !,
,yt n SUNDAY TO Gov Nichols saving: q
The cover ment of the United St.tes must
We 10 the subjects Of friendly lowers that Sc o
nifty which u demands for our citizens ].
hen temporarily under foreign Jurisdiction. :,
is the hope Of The president that on viii CO -
,eraie with HIM In maintaining the obligations "
the Uni States towards 1ta irns who may "a
IN the perils of the pies,nt exc. cement fc
The eo'toa exchange Of New Orlesas has 4.
"a .ed a resolufiau t,erlarfng the massacre | u