Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-21


Early this morning thousands of
reputable men, unused TO scenes OF
bloodshed, swarmed about the appointed
place of meeting. As the minutes
passed the crowd grew. Computation
rs TO the size of the throng was impossi-
bic. While dcccncy and good order
prevailed, the hum Of voices drowned
whatever OF formality there 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 murderers Of Chief Hennesscy were
disposed Of. They are:
Manuel Polietz,
Pietro Mastero.
Antonio Scafiidi.
Joseph p. Mac eca,
Antonio Mare esi,
Antonio Bagnetto.
Frank Romero,
Jim Caruso,
Rocco Gcrachi.
Charles Trahinc.
ComietZ.
The three other prisoners on trial
yesterday for the crime-1ncardOna.
Matranga and the Marchesi boy-were
not molested.
There were fully 1900 people within
earshot and more could be seen strug
Cling, pushing and running here ana
there on the neutral ground. Street
cars were unable to pass through. Car
riages, carts, wagons, cabs and vehicles
of all descriptions were halted. Mr..
Parkersou spoke first.
He said that once before he had ap
peared before the people, in grand mass
meeting assembled TO discuss matters
vital to the interest of the community.
And again he faces the people of New
Orleans to denounce the most Infamous
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 muir
der trial yesterday, and that crime was,
as everybody knows, the foul assassina-
ton of the chief Of police. Il desire
neither fame, nor name, nor glory
said Mr.. Parkerson. Il am plain
American citizen and as such and as q
good citizen, am here"
After the speeches the indignant citi-
zens, about 1000 in number, started for
the parish prison, which was reached
at 1870 o'clock. After slight resistance
the Jail was surrendered. The citizens
rushed in and killed eleven OF the
nineteen men who had been indicted for
the assassination OF Chief Of Police
Hennessey.
After the assassins had been put to
death, Mr.. Perkerson addressed the
crowd, urging them to return to their
homes or respective places OF business
wi hout further demonstration. 10
Macheca had pistol and shot Sergeant
Heron in the neck, inaicting u slight
wound.
Polietz is hanging to lamp post at
IRENE and ST. Ann streets; Bagnetto
to q tree in front of the prison. The
others were shot in their cells
When the citizens committee had
completed its work at the parish prison
they disbanded quietly.
A meeting is called for tonight TO
consider what I urther action, IL any,
shall be taken. The committee is COM
posed of the better class of citizens
DuSlucoS HcLJ WIN NCEC ooOAShOO "noe
the safety of the community demanded
vigorous action.
The large crowd in front Of the court
building hooted at the jury as it left the
court house, and the jurors seemed
very much frightened BY the popular
manifestations against them. The ex-
citement grew stronger all day, as much
against the jury as against the prison
ers. The evening papers were very
emphatic in their utterances, and the
States did not hesitate to declare that
the jury had been bribed and
the authorities must find out
who did the bribing. An informal
call was made for q mass meeting at the
Clay statue, which was not held The
committee of order, known as the COM
mittee of fifty, appointed by the mayor
soon after the killing Of Hennessey,
held q secret meeting, however, and
the dead chiefs friends conferred to
gether elsewhere. It Is not known
what was done ct those meetings, but
popular excitement was 90 intense that
anything was looked for, even lynch
law. This feeling was based on the b.
llef that Il had become impossible 70
convict an italian In New Orleans Of
murder. The call signed b. 100 ctt-
nans, was Issued Is midnight