Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-07
JURY BRIBERS HELD
Bot TIE ACT OF THE NOR IS EXCUSED
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INV O1IxAsa May G-After sin
weeks Investigation the grand jury
eoDplstsS i.s labors In the Hennessy
49, ana the hiliiny Of Italians at the
por1nh vxi4cn By returning six In
dic1msnts Cor attempted bribery and
psssenting . report Of its investigz-
GouA The men indicted are Thomas
1scsysesa and JOAN Cooney. with u c.
00alAy and Bernard 6lzndi. Charles
GRaagsr and Barnard ArrnAnt
1As grand Jury failed TO return In
eictnents against any oae Of the par
sistpants In the killing Of the prisoners
who had been acquitted Of the charge
- usrdssing Chief Hsnnessy. explain
hU ~ sstien BY ssying that the
u2r,ning wss Spontaneous; that
from aseoo 70 1000 persons took
part IN shs Afais.s which waa OF
snsb . m2gnitnds that IL vas difficult
- Az the gult = Nias Of the- eleven
who. uevs killed IN ths parish prison
- el<nrty shown to have denounced
0n1R d1leeisnee 70 any foreign power.
! h Jury frst referp " che isvesti-
49, isio The HeanesS5 sssasainatioo-
u ehArssteTizes tho verdics of the
patti jury. - st4stling, amazing,
. hitter afssppointment shocking
- the opinion : and provok-
hg the repeated accusation that
sor1e Of the Jury had been unfaithfal
- 0kh high onics-S. 1s earms the case
- nads BY the stsVts stroag one IN
svaxy respect and refers 70 the rumors
that the jury was tae1pered with
Each one OF tho jurors. the report
aays, Was suxn noned and made = state
ueps. and the report refers further TO
the suTprtSing seencs which took place
h the pstit Jury room The actions
q tbs petit jury. arc analysed and ID
aysfthss tAleUuAn were approached
pS1eg 20 the trial and tho vile
Wosk Of sttsmpting 70 bsibe carried
ON sven In tho court room Ono
fDvofss sxpression made 60 tslesmen
wa& Big money might DO made by
going On tn jury and doing right" and
there Is 90 pd6sible doubt but that such
attempts ,w6ks made by various parties
In tie sgTv:ce. Of the defense: enter
tained - como of the talesmen and
scorhfully rstecked BY other~ Talesmen
Who had 666nyapproached refused to
Oh What they know. and gave the inn
Dsoslidu that shey had been silcncedL
Thsf grand Jury learned that the list
Of 80 talssnsn- in the Hennessy case
Vas IN The oder Of OMailey b Adams
a q o'elock Sunday morning. February
=. 1871. though tho TRIAL judge issued
special orden. on Saturday even
ang hat The list :. was not 20 be
Bads public q aiven 60 the counsel of
either side until Monday morning. IL
a. not shown by whose hands the lists
Were secured, but enough Is known 20
conarm the past secret and powerful
influence Of the so-caricd private de-
toctive agency and Counsel Adams to
handle the machinery Of the court
Great and small pieces of evidence
chow that the lists OF names were
tAmpsred With when drawn from the
1ury wheel ana before they reached the
fury b0x In tho court OMslley was
put Ia poxscssion OF tho lists almost inn
medistsiy aud before they reached the
district attorney.
The existence. Of tho Malta IL deter
mined by evidence. says the report 1t
closes thux
. 10 certain viotsfors Of thc iaw hsa reached
sush stage mai the law itsslf was well nigh
poversoss 20 Zeal with than. far reaching
vas their power and influence In crira-
t.ai cssss Good citizens wers profound
~ Impressed ~ tss repeated snd signal
failure Of justice. Tns arts OF the
perjnrsr and brsser seemed 20 dominate IN the
cosrsx parslys iag sad rendering poseriess the
ends NJ justice. Certainly this was a desperate
ofsnstior the pabife meeunx. general and spon-
sanesos IN iss character a. truly Indicating IN
uprisnx o. the masses We doubt N any
power &c the command OF the authorities
voald have been sufficient 70 ovsrcons ifs In
sensians
~Evsdercs is before "a from ofscsal sources
that eleven persons we're killed In she attack
On sas parish priscn- IN the careful exam
tnztion ss 90 tas citizenship o, these men
Ne and that sight Of them were beyond
question American cf,izsrs snd smother
hal declared ais intention In this
eoass Witch sct carries With II the re-
usaciafsou u allegiance 70 his native country.
~ 10 . noteworthy fact IN connection with the
u1risiox that ne injury whatever wss done 20
essher person or property beyend me enc nc:
vhieh seemed 70 have been fhe sejces Of
shs assembling 81 the parish prisoa-
I'VE have referred 20 shs lsrgs nanoeR %
onstsa ~ judges 81 nom sooo to Sop. re-
osrded - . Spontaneous uprising Of ms PEG
pio The magnitude Of this sfsir makes 10
dffscsls tssS 20 ex the gusls upon
ssy namber az participants Ia fact
the act seemed 70 involve TIE entire people OF
the parish sra ctr Of New Orleans 30 p-ofase
n shefr sgler sthv and sxtended saeir conneo-
o1oo With The s7ssr IN v'ev Of these eou slider.
oessns We thsrsush exansns,tcn OF the sabiecs
hes failed 10 tsrlosc the secesssry facts 20
5sst1y TIE srsad isry IN presenting indiet
6sata~
NV ORLEANS. May A-The report
- The grand Jury, eSonerssing the
Ns6s Iynchers. while Just what vas ex-
pecssd. h the subject 81 much comment
Citizens generally commend the action
Of The tury and indalxs in considers
he self gIorifcation over the ex-
hsuntiee manner in which the subject
- treated The consensus Of opinion
h thss the Italian government has
Ettle lefs 10 complain Of. sshs report
showing that only two Of the prisoners
killed were subjects Of Italy.
CHycAso. MAY s--Jasxed BY the tenn
psr Of she Italian colony in Chicago. the
ka'isn ropulstion ~ the United states
are in no particularly amisbie mood.
TIE report 81 the special grand
9ary 81 New Orleans which IN
dorsss the iynchsns Of the Malta
0uriererA has famed the smol-
derine fires cf resentment in:o .
Xsrce and open blaze. and msny iesd-