Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-06

Gnat tne talK was Joke, but surely well
 directed joke of deep significance, when
 of one of the accused participants in the
 assassination at the time awaiting trial in
 the parish prison-now under indictment
 for attempting to bribe juror.
 Another class of talesmen took especial
 care to deny knowledge of the vile work or showed remarkable deficiency of mem ory as to what they had told their friends,
 causing us to conclude that they were si- lent from fear or had been seen and eau tioned about discriminating anyone, till their tongues were silenced as with the hand of death. In this connection we can l plainly state that 0 number of the wit nesses most emphatically denied having been approached or spoken to about ser vice on the jury, even after telling it to their friends who had informed us. Yes; | there were wrong men from whom better things were expected. Of such we can say that to conceal and thereby attempt to condone crime is only @ step removed | from participation it.
 | SPECIAL COLLINS DUAL ROLE In searching for the true causes of the criminal actions connected with the i'm paneling of the jury in the Hennessy case the sworn statements of Thomas 0. Collins is found of great value, and in this place we take occasion to declare that Callins was selected especially for the duties to be performed, and for this purpose secured employment in O'Malley and Adams office, special officer by the mayor and paid by the city for this service. The money re- ceived by him each week from O'Malley and Adams for service rendered there was handed to the designated persons at the | city hall. The difficult and dangerous duties assumed by Special Collins, while acting in his double capacity, were per formed with the strictest fidelity, as evi- denced by the daily reports in writing of everything seen or heard-minute in all details, the correctness is assured; in fact, the material features of the statement and reports are SO closely connected and inter- | woven with the facts and circumstances connected with the trial as confirmed by various other witnesses-that there is not the slightest reason to doubt it's accuracy and correctness.
 THE STORY UNFoLDED.
 It unfolds the whole story of the in- quitous workings of the arch-conspirators and his lieutenants, revealing the bound less power of man to overcome and defy the majesty of the law on criminal and civic proceedings through the opera tions of an interruptions private detective | agency. Truly may it be said that the greater the freedom of action and the re- moval of restraint under the privileges accorded all men in our country the bold CT become the unlawful practices, the greater the villainy of such a combina- tion of designing and interruptions male factors. It is well known to court and will be quickly recognized by every thoughtful person that the difficul. | conspiracy by adequate proof are al most insurmountable. Such plottings are done in secret places and their work ings often guarded by the advice of coun- sel well versed in criminal law. Secrecy is an essential element in the successful | execution of the designs of a conspiracy. Seldom does it happen that any one of the participants will reveal the villainy either before or after its execution.
 SIX INDICTMENTS FOUND. In the attempts to influence the tales men of the Hennessy case no visible action was committed, whispered words convey ing the insinuation, or directly offering money. This reference will serve to show the barriers encountered in securing evil dence, but sufficient was offered by volun- | tary and reliable witnesses to justify the | indictment of six men, as follows: Thomas McCrystol and John Cooney, with D. c. | O'Malley, for attempting to bribe tales men, and Bernard Glaudi Charles Grand l CT and Ferneard Armant for attempt by each to bribe three different talesmen. These parties are clearly shown to have been intimate with O'Malley, often at his his office, informed of all doings, and were active workers in the jury-fxing business generally.
 From the testimony given by the numer- | ous witnesses before this grand jury we are forced to the conclusion that Dominick c. O'Malley is chargesble with a knowl- ment of and participation in most, if not all, of the unlawful acts in connection with that celebrated case. Without his insidious and oorrupting influence we be- lieve the verdict would have been radically different, and as natural consequence | the tragic occurrences of the 14th of March | last never would have been recorded. The | indicted McCrystol and Cooney were reli- able and trained assistants.
 | o'MALLEY's NUMEROUS INDICTMENTS.
 The indictment of D. c. O'Malley for perjury was based upon most undoubted evidence that he came originally from Cleveland, Ohio, where on January 30, 1875, he was convicted of petty larceny and committed to the workhouse, where he
 
 next appears under indictment for peri jury in the United States circuit court at New Orleans, but he managed GO secure an ac-
 quittal. Later he was committed to the
 parish prison for attempting to levy black
 mail upon one George W. Randolph in the
 proceedings against Randolph for interdic
 ton. The record shows that he has been
 indicted for nine offences before the
 criminal court of this parish. While
 Ial i,, nrir al
 court he ordered that OMalley be excluded
 from the court room. Lionel Adams was
 then district attorney and it is significant
 that two indictments against O'Malley for
 tampering with witnesses were nolle
 pressed by the district attorney just
 prior to the expiration of his term. This
 detective agency has at its command a
 board of perjurers, blackmailers, subor-
 ners and jury-tamperers, and has for some
 time been an element of discord in this
 community and stumbling block to the
 administration of juitice.
 THE 'MAFIA"
 The extended range of our researches
 has developed the existence of the secret
 organization styled "Mafia" Its officers and many of it's members are now , known Among them are men born in this city of Italian origin, using their power for the basest purposes. The larger number of the society is composed of .. Italians and Sicilians, who left their native ! land, in most instances, under assumed names in order to avoid conviction and punishment for crimes their committed, and others were escaped convicts and ban
 dits, ,outlawed in their own land seeking the city of New Orleans for the congenial con- panionship of their own class. To-day 3 there are recorded in the office of the Italian consul in this city the names of
 some 100 Italians and Sicilians landed here during several years past, showing the official records of their criminality in . Italy and Sicily. Hundreds of them are among us to-day. We doubt not the Italian government would rather be rid oi 5 them than be charged with their custody and punishment
 INFLUENCED BY MONEY. 7 The report says it seems certain that al ,, least three of the Hennessy jurors were in fuenced by money. Some of their associ , ates have testified that but for the per l sistent efforts of those jurymen the verdict