The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-15
APPROVED By PUBLIC OPINION.
No Ordinary Power Could Uproot the
Hideous Mafa and Their Allies.


Hideous Mafia and Their Allies.
NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-THE leaders
in today's movement, representing the
best persons, held secret meeting tonight
and discussed the occurrence of the day
and the action to be taken in future. It
was decided that there should be no more
bloodshed, but that the men who have not
yet been tried for murder, as we'll as those
who suborned the witnesses and jury,
shall be vigorously prosecuted before the
courts of the city. Juryman Seligman
was released this evening, there being yet
no legal warrant for his arrest. The States
will say tomorrow, editorially:
Yesterday the cancer which for years has been
gnawing at our social system. the hideous
Malta. was once for all, amid torrents of blood,
fercely rooted out by the peoples strong arm
and with the peoples instruments. The evils
which remain 10 inf1iet our community, the
vicious jury system, and the snhorncrs left
among US are not of the deadly character which
demands heroic treatment Let the constituted
authorities move against the jiiry who have de-
stroyed justice and insulted common sense
The Times Democrat will say:
The paralysis of justice during the past two
years was due 10 the settlement in New Orleans
OF lawless bandSmen, hailing mostly from
southern Italy, who brought with them TO this
country pernicious IDEAS OF murderous meth
ods. which have planted conspiracy and assas-
sinafion societies, in their quandam home. The
short and decisive drama OF Yesterday had in il,
moreover, q warning for another class, which
they will do we'll not to disregard We refer to
Jury xers. who are experts in getting at tales
men and jurymen. and in filling the jury box.
suit above ali things the interests Of criminals.
A meeting of the cotton exchange this
afternoon was called TO order By President
Chaffe, who stated that he had been called
upon by large committee OF members
with a request that he convene q general
meeting for the purpose of adopting suit
able resolutions relative to the action of
the citizens in the deplorable event of the
morning. Chaffe said that inasmuch as
the members were familiar with the
events, il was not necessary to diiafe upon
them. They knew the facts and the neces-
sity of the situation. The following reso-
luton was then unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The depiorable administration of
criminal justice in this city, ana the frightfuJ
extent to which bribery of jurors has been ear
ried on. rendered it necessary for thetcitzeas OF
oi New or.esns 10 vindicate the outrage of jus
Reso'red. That while We deplore at al times
resort 10 violence. we consider the action taken
by the citizens this morning to be proper and
justified.
Resolutions of similar import were also
adopted by the produce exchange. the
stock exchange and the sugar exchange.
At meeting of the stock exchange the
action of Foreman Seligman. OF the Hen
nessey Jury, who is q member of the ex-
change. was discussed and the following
resolutions quickly adopted:
WHEaEAs, j. NJ. Seiigman, visiting member
of this exchange. has by his action in the Hen
uessey case evidently contributed to defeat
Justice. ignore laws and scandalixc the COM
muuitv. be IL
Eeseired, That he is hereby expelled from this
exchange
Seligman has also been expelled from
the Young Mems Gymnastic Club.