The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-19

THE WRATH OF THE PEOPLE.
Eleven oc the Italians Accused OF the ASST
nation of Chief Hennessey and Ac-
quilted by the jury Taken in Hand
bv the People and Made to Suffer
the Full Penalty Of their
Grimes.

bv the People and Made to Suffer
the Full Penalty of their
Crimes.
NEW ORLEANS, March l4-New Or
;.aus struck the Malta death DioW To-
dav. It rose in its might almost at
midday and wreaked terrible ven
veance upon the Sicilian assassinS, VINO
reInntIessly slew David {. Hennessy,
and though there are eleven men dead
now who We're happy yesterday over
their victory III the greatest criminal
trial which this city has ever witnessed,
the work Of blood was accomplished
without unnecessary disorder, without
r;oting. without pillagng and without
the ili,iction of suffering on any lnllo-
cent man save one, and he was siisntiy
hurt. 1t was not an unruly mluniShI
mob it was simply suiten, de'er-
mined BODY OF citizens, who took i!ito
their own hands what justice had l%-
ANONYMOUSLY failed to do.
The chief of police was slam on Oc-
tober Is, and that very night evidence
heran to accumulate showing that MS
Se:th had been deliberately planned
hv a secret tribunal and carried out
boldly and successfully 10y tools OF the
! consnirators. The trial lasted twenty
five davs, and, though the evidence
seemed conclusive, the jury, currently,
charged with having been tampereu
with, failed to convict. LasI hlShC d
body Of cool headed men-ia"yetS'
doctors, merchants and polltlcal leao, ,
ers. all persons Of influence ana socla!
standing-quiet!y met ana oeclueG
rhat some action must be taken ana
the people's Justice, swift and sure, WIS,
;ted unon those whom the jury nad
neglected to punish. This morning
q ell for mass meeting at the ClaE,
monument, on Canal street, appeared
in the papers, which editoriaily depre-
Gated violence. The significant closing
sentence of the call was "Come pre-
pared for 2ction.'
Down in q large room on blehEllle
and Royal streets there was an arsellal
which had been provided by ooaS OF
citizens. The call was answered oy
he nopulace. At 10 o'clock there was
a crowd of several thousand ANXIOUS
neonle concregated around the Clay
statne. Thev hardly knew what was
roinc to happen, but they seemed ready
to 20 anv length, and while there We're,
of course. many of the lower element III
the throng, the large proportion were
leading people of the town.
Thpre were three addresses, snort
and nithv and business-like, and the
assemblage not unwillingly was soon
KEYED up to a high pitch OF demon
stration in denunciation OF the assas'
sins.
Each of the speakers said there hac
been great mass meeting mounts oe:
fore witch met quietly and dispersed
noacefullv so that the law might TAKE
Re course. The law had failed. Ihe
time to act had come. W. ,. IarAel
sor, the leader is 4 prominent laWye'
here, president Of the southern ;Ath,
lectlc Club and the man VINO leo ths
VIGOROUS city reform move three years
900 Walter D. Deneger anotner o
he sneakers, is one of the leaders o
thc New Orleans Bar John {. WICK:
life. also prominent attorney ahC
lanes D. Houston, one Of the toremos
men of the State, also spoke. o,,,
After denouncing Detective V -hat
lev, who is supposed to have tamperec
With the Jury. the speakers announced
| that they would lead the way to the
parish prison. Wicklitte concludlns
With these words: "Shall the eNec[a
ble Malta be allowed to t1ourlSh III Inl'
civ? Shall the Malta be allowed te
| down on. citizens on the public street:
hv the foul means of ASSASSINATION
Shall the Mafia be allowed TO prioe
iuro-s to let murderers go scot tree =!
Rv this time the crowd had swe!lec
n fbree thousand or more, and before
anv one could realize what happened
the great throng, gaining recruits a. al
averV step, was tramplng ooWh 'iie
Straets to the neighborhood OF the prs
on, stopping Oily once, ana IhaI Ma1 was a. a.
the arsenal, where douple-9aiieteII !.'I:
shotguns, Winchester rifles anu pl55'oas on
we're handed out to responsible anu re
snoctable citizens in the party,
The starting Of the cro"o hau e'ec
trio effect on the city. Soon the streets
were alive with people running IRON
ali directions and joining the mar
hodv, which moved sullenly do"r
Ramnart street to the Jail, near Congo
crmara Doors and windows were
thrown open, and men, women anc
children crowded on the galleries I(
enconrape those who were taking par
and to witness the scenes. s,,, c,no.
When the main crowd from Cana
street reached the prison there mac m
already collected there dehse tutons
all eager to take hand IN "i'aIe'ei
might happen. When the VansuaiC
of armed citizens reached the s1isoti
which is many squares IRON. Nalla
straet that grim old building was sur
ronnded on all sides. Sheriff Where
rhan he heard that Il movement was
on foot to take the prisoners, armed nlS
IDENTITIES and started on hunt 1ol
Wavor Shakespeare. The Italian consu
md Attorney General Rogers Jolned IL
tba nnrsuit, but his honor does no'
raach his office till noon, and he was
not 70 be found at any Of his regular
honnts The Governor had not hearo
Of the uprising, and he had no time &c
act. and the l"lice force was 100 s,iiIl. III u.
to offer much resistance TO lne army vi
avengers. superintendent Oas'el VI,
dered AL extra detail VI OliiIo - ;aa
iajl, and the small crowd kept the the slGe, t
walks around the Jail clear tlll e tne
treat multitude, swelling all the Tune ;
! like a mighty roaring stream, sutSeo I;s ~
round The door and crowded the lille
hand of bluc-coats away. 80,
Can't. Lem Davis was on 9uard at Tue
main entrance with scant torce OF
deputies. These were swept away IKE At
cbafl' before the wind, and in an inS'an'
| the ante room was jammed with eS.
cited men. Meantime the pFlSoIiels .iA!,
were stricken with terror Tor tney
could hear distinctly the SHOUTS oI Cne
neople without demanding Their olood'
'Ihe innocent and guilty alike were
frirhtened out of their senses, ana
prisoners who were charged with criii'es
other than completely in the murder &, "l
the chief also shared in the geLcr''l ''''- ue-
moraliza,ion. Some ofthe braver among
the representatives of Mama wai1te,' TT, !" 10
| die fighting for their lives ana they
pleaded for weapons with which 10 ue,
feud themselves, and when LIiey
nnnId,rt find these they sought hlui!lG