The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-03-22

upon the scene of that carnage, which no man
ever will or can describe with accuracy. They
see Macheca, the leader, upon whom nothing
but bruises can be found until his skull is
opened and his brain is found to be smashed
by conical bullet; the handsome Scoffidi, the
first to fall; Jim Caruso, riddled with upward
of forty distinctly recognizable wounds, and
the Others stiftening In a reeking mass of gore.
The popular mind Is greatly edited upon the
subject of gun-shot wounds.
GATHERING CHASTITY RELICS.
Outside the prison everything seems tame
in comparison with the sudden, stunning ex-
element of the previous hour. People OF an
especially morbid turn of mind are cutting off
bits OF the clothing of those hanged. This
relic-hunting is carried to such an extent that
by nightfall the tree to which Bagnetto was
suspended is stripped of bark for twelve feet
above ground and cut through a third OF its
diameter chip by chip.
The women present while the executions
were actually taking place were mostly col
ored, but this is probably merely owing to the
fact that they constitute such large element
of the population in the immediate vicinity of
the prison. They did not manifest any of
that poisterous vindictiveness which might be
expected under such circumstances, but
looked quietly and earnestly at what was GO
ing on as they would have looked at any other
public spectacle. By the time the crowd of
elegantly dressed ladies with their escorts
were seen approaching from various direc-
tons. AS to the children, they took 1t all as
highly entertaining matter of course. Ex-
pressions OF horror were conspcuously absent
throughout the entire proceeding.
THE EXCITEMENT DIES AWAY.
By afternoon all excitement had practically
ceased. Discussion, of course was rife every
where, and few men could resist the tempta-
tion to spend an extra hour or so upon the
street in an attempt to gather news. Disorder
there was none, nor were there any outbreaks
against the Italians which bore the least mark
of private spite. The leading question dis
cussed was the bribery of the jury, in which
it is almost impossible to dsbelieve, and it's
relation to the suddenly notorious Dominick
O'Malley, the detective who acted as agent
for the Malta during the trial
AT 4 o'clock most ridiculous ballad was
promulgated and hawked about the streets
for yecents copy. 1t is entitled, "Hennes-
sey Avenged" and is a sample of the phenom-
enally rapid cerebration of local poet, who
produces the most tuneful measures without
the aid of subject, predicate, or grammar.
1t alludes to the jury as sthem men of nerve,"
and asserts that "the people done just what
was right" The copyright has been applied
for.
Nine o'clock saw the citizens reassembled
at the Clay Statue to listen to whatever fur
ther communication the committee of fifty
might have to make. They were urged by
Parkerson and Wickliffe to 60 to their homes
and were assured of the determination on the
part of the committee that it would not coun-
tenance any action done by night.
The suggestion of the leaders, who by their
decisive rapidity of action and their complete
self-possession had averted anarchy during
the mornings fierce talk, prevailed
Quiet resumed it's sway over the Crescent
City as men sought their homes or customary
places of amusement. But many man, in
the reaction which will ever follow such ex-
citement, asked himself thoughtfully, ''Has
the end come yet?''
And, as if to paraphrase his query, there
floated through the darkness the shrll voice
of scme urchin crying, ''Who killa de dago?'
Hooray! Who killa de dago?"
FLEUR DE LYs SABLE.