Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-22
ALMOST A RIOT.
Exciting Scene al an Italian Meet
ing in New York.
Vehement Protests Against the Nee
Orleans Lynehing - OMalley
Turns Up in Memphis.


denounee last Saturdays tragedy
in New Orleans, and mere THAI
as many more were unable %
gain entrance 10 tie hall The
hot blood Of Italy, fred by the memory
OF the New Orleans affair, could no. be
restrained, and shortl. before . O'Clock
tae crowd outside tae doors bTokc them
down and a number of people were IN
jured In the rush. One hundred and
nifty policemen were kept busy quar-
ter OF an hour 10 driye the new arrivals
out of the hall.
The meeting was opened promptly al
5 O'Clock. The presiding officer was A.
de Angelo. The speeches were nearly
all in Italian and the deauneiaaons o.
the New Orleans tragedy were
almost terrifying ia their vehe-
mence. There was hardly sentence
that was not applauasd 10 the ecAo.
especially when the speaker spoke Of
the necessity for satisfaction for the
killing. Tho meeting was an orderly
one, barring the great excitement
shown. Every man was excited To the
highcs. pitch. But word seemed
necessary to transform them into a
throng of demons The committee in
charge seemed 70 realize this. aud took
every precaution 10 avoid any trouble.
Tha. there was danger was shown as
the meeting was about 10 Gloss. The
resolutions were being read when sew
eral persons in different parts of the
hall arose and asked 20 be allowed 10
SPEAK. These requests were promptly
refused by the chairman. The men
who wanted TO speak then appealed TO
their fellows, asking if they meant to
sit there inactive and urging them TO
act and revenge the wrongs done Ia
New Orleans.
The instant they began % talk in this
way the prominent men on the plat
form sprang into the aisles and urged
the audience TO be quiet and orderly.
Meantime the police had taken the riot
meters in hand and hustled them
out of the hall. II was a critical
moment and the leading men of the
meeting acted none too soon. They
admitted after the meeting that had
they allowed any one of those in the
audience to speak for five minutes
bloodshed would have followed, as tho
men present would have been SO
wrought up that they would have start
ed riot almost without knowing why.
The chief speeches were made by the
three Italian editors and in the main
were within bonds of reasonable ex-
pecta;ion.
Resolutions deplorine and delounc-
ing the tragedy and demanding repara-
ton were passed and ordered sent 10
President Harrison and ltaly's premier.
DETECTIVE o'MALI.EY FOUND.
MEMpBIe. Tenn. March 2l.-The
much sought for Detective o'Malley, of
New Orleans, is at a hotel in this city.
He is accompanied by his wife and
child. HE is registered under an as
sumcd name. lie was seen at midnight
by Z reporter and said
II was prcscn, az the Clay statue meeting
and hid In New Orleans fer two days after the
lynching. went irst TO Houston, Tex. and
then TO Corsieana- TEcn turning about
1 came northward 10 B-inckiey. Ark,
ard from that place TO Memphis
1t ia my intention 70 return
TO New Orleans next Wednesday or
Thursday. i viii certainly expose the work
ings o. the Malta. have been in the employ
Q. the Matranga faction for SIX years, and In
my capacity a. detective have plenty OF infor
NATION which l am sure 10 otnor man has"
O'Malley declined To say anything IN
connection with the bribing of the jury
except that he thinks they were bribed.
He said in conclusion that six out of
the eleven Ital,.us killed were guilty
Of completely in the Hennessy case.
PITTSBURGH ITALIANS PROTEST.
PrrrsDuRGH, Pa, March Ala gen.
cral mass meeting of the Italian resi-
dents OF this city was held in Turner
hall Friday night. The place holds
S.ooe people and was crowded to the
doors. Several representative mer-
chants addressed the crowd, and
their remarks were severe in denun-
citation OF the action OF the New Or
leans mob. Resolutions fiercely con-
demninr the murder OF our New
Orleans brothers" and asking the
United States government, which they
had sworn 10 support, 10 punish 'Thc
perpetrators Of the outrage" were car
ried unanimously.
CAN FURNISH 1000 MY.
ToEoxTo. Ont. March Elm reply
to communication from italians in
the United States Michael Rasso, an
Italian interpreter here, says that Can
ada can be depended on to supply :. eco
armed Italians 20 avence Tire men killed
in the New Orleans iail IN The event Of
the Italian government failing to Sc
cure redress from the United States
government.
THE GOVERNOR STILL srrrvr.
Nrw OaLraSs. March "a. Up 20 this
time Gov. Nichols has formulated no
reply to Secretary Blaine on the subject
Of the slaughter OF the alleged Hennessv
rnurderers last Saturday. and ne doesn Z
know when be will do so lie has in
tinated that he il waiting for the
grand jury 10 complete its investiga-
ton and make Is report. and that re
port will be the substance Of his
reply. Up TO this time the grand
Jury has not approached this branch of
the subject It's attention being taken
up by the jury bribery branch of the
question Thomas J. Semmes. one Of
the counsel for thc defense. has been
quite ili. bat Il now recovering. lie 10
said 80 have received a fee Of sc. geo for
obtaining 81 acquiftal If the accused
Ills law partner, however. was one 81
those who marched into the parish
prison with q gun oB his shoulder IN ex-
ecute popular vengeance on his part
aers clients
Murderer Lingo con.iese1-