The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-03-20

Orleans side Of the gallery and crouchcd
down beside their cells.
Their faces blanchcd, and being UNI
armed they were absolutely defcnccess
In fear and trembling they screamed for
mercy, but the avengers were mercilcss
Bang, bang, bang, rang out the reports OF
the murdcrous weapons and the deadly
rain Of bullets poured into the crouchinc
figures. Gcrachi, the closest man, was
struck in the back of the head and his
body pitched forward and lay immovabic
on the stone pavement. Romeo fell with
his face in his hands, aud in that position
was shot 10 death.
Monastcro and James Caruso fell to-
gether, under the fire of 4 half dozen guns,
the lcadcn pellets entering their bodies
and heads and the blood gushing from the
wounds.
The bloody cxccutioncrs did their work
well, and beneath the continuing fire
Cometcz and Trahina, two Of the men
who had not been tried, but who were
charged jointly with the other accused,
fell together. Their bodies were literally
dead almost before the fusiladng was
over. When the group of assassins was
discovered on the gallery; Macheca,
Scattcdi and old man Manchesi separated
from the other six and ran up stairs.
Thither a half dozen men followed them
and as the terror stricken assassns ran
into cells they were slain. 10 Machcca,
who was charged with being the arch con.
spirator was a short, fat man and was
summarily dealt with He had his back
turned when the shot struck him immcdi-
atclv behind the ear and his death was in
Simultaneous. There was no blood from
the wound and when the body was found,
the ear was swollen so rs to hide the
wound, which the coroner had great diff
Guilty in locating.
Scafeda, one Of the most villanous Of
the asSassins, dropped like log when a
bullet hit him in the eve. Old man Mar
chose was the only one who was not killed
outright. lie was struck in the top of the
head while he stood behind Machcca, and
though he was mortally wounded he lin
gcrcd all evening. Polite, the crazy man,
was locked up in cell upstairs. The
doors were flung open and one of the
avengers, taking aim, shot him through
the body. He was not killed outright,
and in order to satisfy the people on the
outside, who we're crazy to know what was
going on within, he was dragged down
stairs and through the doorway by which
the crowd had entered.
Half carried, half dragged, he was taken
to the corner. a rope was provided and
tied around his neck, and the people pull
ed him up to the cross bars. Not salts
fed that he was dead, some Of the men
poured yollcy Of shot into his body, and
for several hours the body was left dang
ling in the air.
Bagnetto was caught in the first rush
up stairs, and the first volley of bullets
pierced his brain. He was pulled out by
Il number of stalwart men through the
main entrance to the prison. and from the
limb Of tree his body was suspended,
although life was already extinct.
Just as soon az the bloody work was
done Patterson addressed the crowd and
asked them to dispense This they con-
scented to do with ringing shouts, but first
they made q rush for Parkerson, and lift
ing him bodily supported him on their
shoulders while they marched up the
street The avengers came back i'll n body
to the Clay statue rushed from all dircc-
lions to the neighborhood of the tragedy,
while the streets in front Of newspaper
offices we're blocked with people anxious
to see the latest bulletins.
INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS.
Upon representations by the Italian
Ministerial Washington Secretary ofState
Blaine wired the following telegram to
Governor Nichols:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, March -, 1891
TO His Excellency, Francis I. Nichols,
Governor of Louisiana, New Orleans: 1t
has been represented to the President by
the Minister Of Italy accredited to this
Government that among the victims OF
the deplorablc massacre which took place
in the city of New Orleans yesterday were
three or more subjects Of the King OF
italy. Our treaty with that friendly Gov
ernmcnt (Which under the Constitution is
the supreme law of the land), guarantees
to an Italian subject dOmicled in the
United States the most constant protec-
ton and security for their persons and
Notwithstanding them amenable on the
same basis as our own citizens TO the laws
of the United States and of the several
States in their due and orderly admins
tration.
The President deeply regrets that the
citizens Of New Orleans should have so
disparaged the purity and adequacy OF
their own judicial tribunals as to transfer
TO the passionate judgment of mob,
question that should have been adjudgcd
dispassionateiy and by settled rules OF
law The government OF the onitea
States must give to the subjects ct friend
IL powers that security which it demands
for our own citizens when Temporarily
under foreign jurisdiction.
1t is the hope of the President that you
will cooperate with him in maintaining
the obligations of the United States to-
ward Italian subjects who may be within
The pcrils Of the present excitement, that
further bloodshed and violence may be
prevented, and that all offenders against
the law may be promptly brought to JUS
t;cc Signed. JAMES e. BLAINE.
The Italian Government has instructed
Baron Fava, Italian Minister at Washing
ton, TO present vehement protest 70 the
United States Government against the
action of the mob in New Orleans yester-
day. and the United States Government
has promised to make an Investigation.
Baron Fava, in dispatch TO Marquis De
Rudni, Italian premier and foreign minis
ter states that he has protested against
the inaction of the local officials in New
O.loo,, and that Mr.. Blaine expressed
horror at the acts of the New orleans
mob, promising that he would lmmeoi-
atclv take the orders of the President II,
the matter and that the decision would
no communicated to the italian Govern