The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-06

is ho possinie uoubt that such attempts were
made by various parties In the service of the
defense entertained by some talcsmen and
scornfully rejected by others. These are facts
given in the evidence of the talesmen who,
quickly discerning the true meaning Of the
men who addressed them, Indignantly re-
PEELED any attempt to control their limo of
conduct by those emissaries. Another class of
talesmen took special care to deny any knowl-
edge of evil work, or showed remarkable de-
fciency of memory as to what they had told
their friends, causing us to conclude that they
were silent from fear, or had been seen and
cautioned about discriminating any one till
their tongues wero silenced as with the hand
of death.
The Private Detective Agency.
The necessity was imperative for complete
lists of talesmcn, but such lists were easily OBJ
taincd. as In other trials. Tho grand Jury
knows that the list Of 800 talcsmen in the Hem
nessey case was in the Office of O'A1alley 81
Adams Mt II O'Clock Sunday morning Feb. o.
1921, though the trial judge issued special Or
dcrs Saturday evening that the list was not to
be mado public given to counsel of either
side until Monday morning. 1t is not shown
by whose hands the list was secured, but
enough IL known to confirm the past secret
and powerful influence of the SO called private
detective agency and Counsel Adams to ham
die the machinery of the court.
The report then goes on to say that Detec-
tive O'Malloy was in possession of the lists
before they had reached the district attorneys
Office, and directly charges the detective
with having brihed the jury, with the result of
bringing in the iniquitous verdict of mot
guilty"
The report says. "without his assiduous and
corrupttng influence we believe that the ver-
diet would have been radically different and
as natural consequence the tragic occur
rences Of March "A last never would have been
recorded"
The detective agency is then scored at
length, and numberless crooked ''trans-
actions" are charged against it. 1t is af-
firmed that O'Malley furnished the
money, while McCrystal and Coney did
the bribing. The grand jury is partic-
ularly severe upon O'Malley. Regarding
the Malta it says:
Regarding the NIaaa.
The extended range of our researches has
developed the existence of the secret orgnniza-
tion styled "Ma1a." The evidence comes
from several sources fully competent In them
selves to attest It's truth, while the fact is sup
ported b. the long record of blood curdling
crimes, II being almost impossible to discover
the perpetrators or secure witnesses.
We are 20 deeply impressed with the facts in
the case, ns partially summarized in the fore
going, that the moral conviction is forced upon
us that some of the jurors empanelled to try
the case on the charge of assassination of the
late chief of police were subject to money
influence to control their decision. Further
than this, we may say IL appears certain that
at least three, II not more, of that jury were
so unduly and unlawfully controlled.
Eulogizing the Lynchers.
1t is showrin tho evidence that the gather
ing on Saturday morning, March II, en-
bruced several thousands OF the best citizens
of this city, assembled as is the right OF Amer
lean citizens, 10 discuss in public meeting
questions of grave import. At that meeting
the determination was shown that the people
could not submit to the surrender Of their
rights into the hands Of midnight assassians
and their powerful allies. The assassination
of the late chief OF police shows the culmna-
tion of u conspiracy. His death was deemed
necessary 10 prevent the exposure and pnnish-
ment of criminals whose guilt was being fast
established by his diigent pursuit.
The condition of affairs in this community
as TO n certain class Of violators Of law had
reached such a stage that the law itself was
well nigh puwerless to deal with them. SO far
reaching was their power and influence In the
trial OF criminal eases that our good citizens
were profoundly impressed by the repeated and
signal failure of Justice. Tho arts of perjury
and bribery seemed to dominate the courts,
paralyzing and rendering powerless the ends
of justice. Certainly this was Il desperate sit
uatiOn. The public meeting above referred
to- general and spontaneous Ia its character,
truly indicated an uprising of the masses. We
doubt !. any power at the command of the offi-
GERS would have been sufficient to overcome its
intcnts.
The Question of Citizenship.
Evidence Is before us from official sources
that eleven persons were killed In the attack
on the Parish prison. In the careful examina-
tion as to its citizenship of those men we find
that eight of them Were beyond question Amer
lean citizens, and another one had declared
his intention in this court, which net carries
with II the remuneration of allegiance to his
native country. 1t is II noteworthy fact in
connection with the uprising that no injury
whatever was done TO either person or prol,-
erty beyond this one act which seemed to be
the object of the assemblage at Parish prison.
Indictments Not Justified.
We have referred to the large number of
citizens participating in the demonstration,
estimated by judges at from G,0J0 to 5000, and
regard IL as a spontaneous uprising OF the peo-
pie The magnitude Of this affair makes il a
difficult task to fix the guilt upon any number
of the participants.
In fact the act seemed to involve the entire
people of the parish and the city of New Or
leans, so profuse is their sympathy and ex-
tended their connection with the affair. In
view OF these considerations the thorough ex-
animation Of the subject has failed TO Disclose
the necessary facts to Justify this grand jury
in presenting indictments.
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