New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-17
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New-Oreans, March l6.-Shocking as SATURDAY
tragedy appears to the outside world, IL mas lelV
little excitement here The coolest man IN New
Orleans to-day is William 5. Parkerson. the young
lawyer who led the mob that broke INTO inc
prison, and lynchcd two untrled. SIX acquitted
prisoners. and three concerning whose guilt the
Jury disagreed. Mr. Blaincs letter to Governor
Nichols has elected savage comment from one or
two hot-hcadcd writers. who can't stand any sort
of criticism. The average sentiment is. however,
expressed by sxty-year-old resident, who saiu
this morning: Il am glad the murderers got
their deserts but sorry for the way vengeance was
accomplished The reproach to the town Is
keenly felt. vet people console themselves by re-
hccting that the uprising was not against itaiiahS
or mere murdcrcrs. but against a league Of oath-
bound assassins. powerful enough to tcrrorze the
community and rich enough 10 defy the c0nsc-
qucnces The outrageous verdict. they feel. adj
mitted OF no other immediate remedy. and In the
accomplishment Of this rude Justice they una
COMPENSATION for the implied discredt Of their
own civilization.
Governor Nichols has replied TO Mr.. Blaincs
letter. but refuses absolutely 10 talk about IL.
Tho reply was prepared after long consultation
with Attorney General Rogers
Mayor Shakespeare takes the whole affair
iauntily. says the lynching meets with his hearty
approval and confcSses that he wouldn I 10 any
thing to prevent the hanging Of ONlallcy. the SUD-
orning detective. if O'Malley should thoughtlesSV
come back 10 town. The city this rainy day is as
quiet as though mob law had never pcch Hcatu
Of The papers contain closely printed accounts ol
Yesterdays funerals and Sohbc up eagerly Eng
.,1 nj
tragedy In the strcct-cars and hotels and court
corridors and at the clubs it is the sole topic
Of conversation The Mayor and Governor are
bcsieged with callers. Parkcrson has been IN
frc,ncnt consultation with the members of the
Citizens Committee but he spends most Of bis
time quietly writing briefs. The committee has
adjourned without day It's arsenal of shotguns
and Winchesters, hastily gathered on Friday, has
been dispersed The prison door has been re-
built and the hatchct marks on the door-posts
and the bare trunk Of the tree on which Haenctto
was hanged and from which rclic-huntcrS have
stripped every inch Of bark, are the only vsl-
hlr reminders of the trouble. There was really no
riot As ParkcrSon says, the street crowd was
as orderly a. if it were going 10 church. The
only property damaged was the rfing of a deputy
shcrins desk at the prison, and this was possibly
the work Of prisoners.
EVERYDAY declares vchcmcntly that the jury
was bribed, but nobody will produce actual eVl'
dence One OF the Jurors has disappeared, an-
other is rcported TO have confessed to the Citizens
Committee that is working up evidence, and rumor
saws that there is already enough on hand to
start the work of Indictment The Grand jury
meets on Tuesday. The 10000 Italian fruit-ven-
dcrs oystcrmcn and restauiant-keepcrs in the city
are, naturally, not placid as their ccnsors.
but Siciliau, and members OF the Malta. But
Mayor Shakespeare admits that Italians. like ne
grocs, all ool, alike, and they not sure that
their looks may not cause them to come 10 Srrl.
There is. however absolutely 70 ground for this
alarm unless some Italian should attempt or even
he supposed 10 attempt, rcprlsals. Then
the regulators" would find that their
regulating had started a horror, indeed,
of which nobody could foretell the consequences.
The Italian Consul, however, is. fortunately, in
teliigent as well as prudent aud high-mnded. He
has been in this country only few months and
has not mastered the language, and his few ad-
visers are said 10 include secret and active friends
of the Maia But he speaks well of the intcn-
tons of the local authorities, understands exactly
the motive for the ynrhing, and has even coun-
scllcd the friends of the victims 10 leave the city.
Al the same time, he naturally dcnonnccS the
lynchin, as an outrage. aud asks what civilization
amounts TO If il can only punish lawlcNSncSS
with lawlcSsncss. Being a newcomer. he cannot
Vet understand Farkcrsons 5 argument that power
misappicd by the peoples agents is relceaicd to
the pcoplc Mayor Shakespeare complains Of the
difficulty of managing Il city OF mixed nationall-
lies.
The sensation Of the night has been the publ
cation of an alleged confession by Joseph Proven
zano who cmphatically disclaims any connection
with the Malta. lie says that. on the contrary,
hi, life has been threatened by the
organization and that Matranga is bad man who
tried to persuade good Italians to take the oaths
He also SAYS that he witnessed the hosting of the
Sicilian flag over the Stars and Stripes on levec
pole on Friday after the verdict
O'Mallcy is reported to have sent letter to
Charles : Elliott tales Juror limiting at his pos
sbc bribery, which letter is to he paced before
the Grand jury.
STORY OF TIE MAN WHO LED THE MOB