The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-03-20
FURY OF A MOB.
Eleven of the Hennessy Assassins
Lynched at New Orleans.
The Jury Aequits Them. Esut an Outraged
Community Takes Summary Measures
The Crescent City Greatly
Excited.

,dignation ran mountain high IN this city
yesterday afternoon and last night,
when news of the virtual acquittal 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, but it was not
until one hundred of the leading citi-
zens attached their names to call for
a 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 to
law and dccency.
1t became known last night-Or was
tacitiy understoOd-that those who at
tended the meeting called by the 100
citizens for this morning at the Clay
statue should come prepared to do that
which the law had failed. This feeling
was heightened in intensity by Chief
Hcnnessy's cOuntrymen who did all in
their power to stir the people TO the
point of desperate action. a feverish
excitement prevailed all night and
wherever men congregated were to be
found those who advocated resort to the
plan by which justice gained a fOothold
IN Cincinnati seven years ago this month.
Determined men waited eagerly for the
coming of the hour of meeting. Few
declarations of intent We're heard; tho
common purpose was too well under
stood
Early this morning thousands of
reputable men, unused to scenes of
bloodshed, swarmed about the appoint
ed place of meeting. AS the minutes
passed the crowd grow. Computation
to the size of the thrOng was inn
possible. While decency and good or
der prevailed, the hum of voices
may 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 HennesSy were
disposed of. They are: Manuel Po-
lietz, Pietro MasterO, Antonio Scaffedi,
Joseph p. Macheca, Antonio Marches,
Antonio BagnettO. Frank Romero, Jim
-Cruso. Rocco Gerachi, Charles Trahine,
Comietz.
The three other prisoners on trial
yesterday for the crime-Incardona,
Matranga and the Marchesi bOy-were
not molested.
Ten o'clock had not yet struck and a
vast multitude was already cOngregated
on Canal street, almost filing up the
side of the boulevard. Just at the
stroke of 10 o'clock a shout went up
from the people stationed at st. Charles
street and number of gentlemen,
among whom were Mr.. w. S. Parker
son, Mr.. J. c.. Wicltliffe 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
ear-shot and more could be seen strug-
Cling, pushing and running here and
there on neutral ground. Street cars
were unable ito pass through. Car
Eiages, carts, wagons, cabs and vehicles
of all descriptions were halted. Mr.,
Patterson spoke first.
lie said that once before he had APP
peared before the people, in grand mass
anceting assembled to discuss matters
vital to the interest of the community,
And again he faces the people of New
Orleans to dcnOuuce 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 il
the murder trial yesterday, and thai
crime was, as everybody knows, the
foul assassination of the chief of police
81 desire neither fame, nor name, MOI
glory" said Mr.. Parkinson. - am 4
plain American citizen, and us such and
After the speeches the indignant citi
-zens, about 2, 600 in number, started fol
the parish prison, which they reached
at 1890 o'clock After slight resistance
the Jail was surrendered. The citizen.
rushed in and killed eleven of the nine
teen men who had been indicted fol
the assassination of Chief of Police Hen
messy.
After the assassins had been put tx
death, Mr.. Parkerson addressed ths
crowd, urging them to return to theil
homes or respective places of bushes:
without further demonstration 10 Mae
'heca had pistol and shot Sergeant
Heron in the neck inGicting q Sigh
wound
POlietz is hanging to a lamp post a
Irene and St Ann streets. Magnetic Z
"a tree in front of the prison. The other
were shot in their cells
When the citizens committee had com