The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-06
LYNCH LAW LAUDED
The Grand Jury's Report on the
Italian Lynching.
NO INDICTMENTS
RETURNED
An Exhaustive Account Of Jury Bribing in New
Orleans-O 'Malley's Infamy-The
Crimes OF the Malta,

port to Judge Mari. The report recite
tne killing of Chief of Police Hennessy: til
TRIAL OF the Italians, etc., and referring I
the verdict rendered, says: eve cannot b
mistaken in the assertion that the verde
was startling, amazing; bitter disappoint
ment; shocking TO public opinion and pro
Voklng the repeated accusation that som
OF the jury had been unfaithful to thei
office''
Inc report goes on at oonsiderabl
length to speak of the comments made OF
every side before the day of the trial touch
Ing the action Of some members of the iury
remarks dropped In and about the cour
room; the quarrel in the jury room, etc
Careful Observers" the report saws
testify with special reference to ia,
marked lnattentlon OF the jury as witnesse.
submitted their evidence, conduct most I'm
becoming and fraught with the errayes con
sequences when the momentous import nj
the issue is considered. We are led, con
tlnues the report, ito conclude that this
jury undertook TO try the case when it was
submitted, by their own estimate of the
value OF statements made by parties not
called as witnesses. With strange unani-
NIFTY they Gwelt upon what thew
know by reading and hearsay of certain in
! cloents OF the assassination prior to the
trial and made these the basis of powertuI
persuaslons for giving the accused the
oeneht OF the doubt and concluding their
oeuperatlons IN their favor. We take oc-
caslon TO say 1t was not expected to obtain
any evidence of undue influence from mem
oers OF the jury, for those who were uncor-
fupted had nothing to reveal, while others
Moulo not make themselves particeps Grim
ar fbnfr,
Hucn was obtained having direct connec-
tlon with and supported by great volume
OF testimony elected during the course of
the inquiry.
lit is clear as brought out by the EVIL
dence OF the jurors that, as affecting three
OF the accused, Politez, Scaffedi, and Mon
astero, the jury engaged in elaboration
Tour or i've hours and on repeated ballots
stood, guilty and not guilty. This is
clearly Defined In the citation of conviction
OF Inc jury as to three accused 1t forces
the conclusion that the evidence was SUI
ncent TO Justify six jurors, who stood reso-
lutte and determined for verdict of guilty..
making 1t well nigh impossible to reach any
ouner conclusion than mistrlal The three
accused named above were probably nm
willing actors, designated by the leaders of
Inc conspiracy to execute ylllainous part
IN which they had neither personal motives
nor interest. -
Following this investigation. it was
quickly learned that talesmen had been an
proached In various manners, the vile work
even Delng carried forward in the court
room during the trial. One fayorite ex
preston was that big money might be made
by going on the jury and doing right.
Inere IS no doubt such attempts were made
oy various parties In the service of the de-
tense; entertained by some talesmen. and
scornfully rejected by others. In some in
stances rebuff was met with, the answer
being that it was joke, but surely it was
Well directed joke of deep significance
Wnen the leading part is enacted by coun-
sci OF one of the accused awaiting trial
now under indictment for attempting to
bride Juror
Another class of talesmen took special
care to deny any knowledge of the vile work
or showed "a remarkable deficiency of mem
DRY, causing US to conclude they were ST
lent from fear or had been cautioned abont
discriminating any one. A number of wit
nesses most emphaticallyde having been
approached or spoken to, even after telling
1t to their friends who informed ms
Among the talesmen number of our citi-
Zens have not yet come forward relating
their experiences and furnishing some of
the missing links to the chain Of circum
stantial evidence drawn around the organ
iAOu sang VI jury UEiUSES. LII IS not to be
questioned that the work was systematic
ally executed after careful preparation and
had to be done quickly. Necessity was i'm
perative for complete list of talesmen
and the grand jury knows that list OF the
taleSmen was In the Office of O'Mollev 81
Adams at II o'clock Sunday morning. Feb. |
ruary ~, though the trial Judge had issued |
special orders that the list was not to be |
made public or given TO counsel of either |
side until Monday.
1T is not shown by whose hands the list |
was secured, but enough is shown to con-
1rm the secret and powerful influence of |
me so-called private detective agency and |
counsel Adams to handle the machinery of |
,he court. The evidence shows the lists of |
lanes were tempered with when drawn
rom the jury wheel and before thew
'eached the jury box in court. O'Mauey
vas put In possession of the lists almost
after the names were drawn
md before they reached the district attor-
ley's office Influential friends alone could
accomplish this, but it was secured in the
'erson of one of the jury commissioners
ately removed. 1t is further learned that
the office OF the detective agency is kept
book of names and addresses of iurymen
)ut OF 300 names drawn for the February
anel, thirty two were on O'Malley,s LIST
nd later as the men were drawn manv
iOi houSS dPpSdItu Oh UQaU LIST
'ruly the business of this enterpris.
ng detective agency was facilitated when
hlrty two names of their selection could /
e drawn on panel of 300 jurors from
yhhel containing 1000 names.n
Tue report goes on to speak of the unre
ability of some of the deputy sheriffs D
bout the court and tat the parish prison,
Though they were not detected in anv act ;
criminal nature. When the indict-
lents against McChrystal and Cooney were
cad IN the courtroom in blank. the fact
5as at once communicated to the indicted
len through some subordinate of the court.
Vhen these men were arrested in O'Mallev
Adams office, deputy sheriff, at the
equest OF O'Malley, reported to the court ,
ne arrest was made on the street
The report dwells on the sworn state ;
lent OF Thomas Collins as of great value.
lie, after entering the employ of O'Mallev :
Adams, was commissioned as special '
nicer by the mayor and paid by the CITY. !
His duties,' says the report, "while acf- :
lg In his double capacity were performed r
'lth the strictest fidelity evinced by daily '
eports of everything seen or heard. It's :
etalls are material features and are so :
osely connected with the circumstances +
the trial as confirmed by other wit .
esses that there is not the slightest rea =
IN TO doubt the accuracy and correctness r
Collins sworn statement. 1t unfolds Z
he whole story of the iniquitous workings =
the arch conspirator and his lieutenanfs !
'vealing The boundless power of man to i
yercome and defy the majesty of the law 9
criminal and civil proceedings through n
e operations of an unscrupulous private :
elective The difficulties of establishing =
10 existence of such conspiracies by ade9 =
late proof are almost insurmounSable. i
ecrecy is the essential element. and .
ldom does it happen that any one of Il
g participants will reveal the yillany a
tner before or after its execution. !,