Connecticut western news., 1891-03-18

cur1on dld not make use of Politz's comics not inrriminate himself, but swore that all the prisoners were guilty.
 Co1ld Not Arrest the Community.
 Attorney General Rogers said today that the question presented by Saturdays trag- edy to the authorities is, Were the laws of the state violated? and what crimes have resulted from such violation. He had no doubt that those charged with official duty would act firmly, justly and fearlessly. Superintendent Gaston, when questioned in regard to the steps he proposed to take, replied that he could not arrest the com munity. Governor Nichols and Mayor Shakespeare say that when they reached their offices the tragedy was already over and they could do nothing.
 Four Were Italian Subjects.
 Mir. Pasquale Corte, the Italian consul in this city, states that he called on the mayor of New Orleans and governor of Louisiana and asked for protection for the Italian subjects among the prisoners. None was given by either officials. He immediately communicated with the It. allan minister in Washington and also with the home government at Rome. Four of the eleven are Italian subjects, viz, Monasterio, Marchesi, Comites and Trahila. The others are either of American birth or naturalized.
 The Story of the Slaughter.
 The lynching and shooting was gone about in very quiet and orderly way. A mass meeting was held around the statue of Henry Clay at 10 o'clock. w. s. Parker son, John c. Wickliffe and others who had signed the call arrived on the scene, walk ing arm in arm in double file and marched around and around the monument. At each step the crowd increased until fully 2OO0 people were congregated in the inn mediate vicinity.
 Not a harsh or improper word was spoken. Quietly and with steady steps the leaders and their followers continued their march. Finally the sound of the regular tramp of men was broken by rallyng cry of Fall imp "Fall imp and the crowd responded until large circle of men, like the great coil of huge serpent, was formed around the pedestal of the monument with Parkerson, Wickliffe and others in the center.
 Parkerson's Address.
 Then the crowd, which bad halted be cause it could not nove further, called for a speech.
 MT. Parkerson mounted the pedestal of the monument and spoke at some length. He arraigned the jury which had acquitted the accused, arraigned Private Detective D. c. O'Mally, who had assisted in the de- fense, and denounced him as a perjurer, . suborner and briber of juries He was followed by other prominent speakers. then proceeded to the parish prison, into which they forced an entrance, and there shot. beat and strangled to death eleven of the Italians charged with Hennessy's murder.
 Mercilessly Shot Down.
 The mob broke down the jail door, and about 200 men crowded into the corridors The Sicilians were found crouching in . corner on their knees wailing and shriek- ing for mercy. They had heard the roars of the furious and bloodthirsty crowd. They knew that they were doomed. The fusillade which followed was terrific. Rocco Geracci was nearest and single bullet in the chest finished him. He tumbled over in heap. Charles Terrahin and Jim Ca. ruso were riddled with buckshot, and Frank Romero, alias Mine Fingered Frank" was shot in the forehead as he knelt facing the mob, his hands over his face.
 Lorett6 Comites was filled in the head and body with buckshot, while Peter Mo nasterio, the only one who had his back turned to the avengers, was shot in the back of the head No time was wasted for sen- timent and leading members of the com mittee gave the orders to fire. One Fought for Life. Then the avengers ran back into the prison again and found three others hud- ding in their cells-Antonio Scoffedi, An tonic Marchesi and Joseph P. Macheca The latter had secured pistol by some means, and he fought like rat in corner, shooting Police Sergeant Herion in the neck. The avengers closed in on him, and after riddling his clothes with shot, none of which strangely enough penetrated his clothes, proceeded to club him to death.
 scoffedi was killed by a gunshot wound the head and left for dead, but did not die until later on. The boy Marchesi was spared by order of MT. Wickliffe, who sail, l that he was too young to hang, although undoubtedly guilty
 A Ghastly Example. But there was still more dreadful act in the, tragedy to come. The avengers 1 of them got hold of Bagnetto and dragged him out of the jail. He was already wounded unto death, and a trail of blood followed when they dragged him. As the crowd in the square caught sight of him they uttered roar of frenzied rage Some one brought rope and it was thrown around bis neck. The other end was cast over the limb of tree and the dying wretch swung up. Then fusillade from score of weapons ended his sufferings in an instant. On the other side of the jail the crazy Manuel Politz met like fate on the arms of a lamppost, and his body, l too. was riddled with bullets and buckshot. This ended the slaughter, and the leaders | cried halt.
 Great Day for Births. | PENNFIELD, Pa., March 16.-Within the pass ten days Mrs Jerry Copelis of Deca tur township, gave birth to four children at once, and Mrs. Snyder of New Wash ington gave birth to triplets. l AN ASYLUM HORROR. | Six Patients Burned to Death Neal l Nashville.
 | NASHVILLE, March 14.-A fire broke out at the Central Insane asylum, seven miles
 from this city on the Murfreesboro pike
 at about Il o'clock last night. It started
 in the rear of the main wing. The asylum
 was destroyed. The cause of the fire is
 unknown. There were twenty-eight pa
 tients in the wing, and six of them were
 cremated.
 There were about 400 patients in tho
 main building of the asylum. There i:
 no further danger of loss of life. At ? a
 m. the main building was on fire and tho
 patients were escaping Governor Buchan
 an and the state militia went to the seen,
 in special train.
 l The Labor Leaders Held. | UNIoNTowN, Pa., March 4.-The hear
 ing in the case of Thomas Loudon. Cox,
 Operator Rainey's pit boss against the diff
 ferent labor leaders, charging them witt
 assault, was tried before justice of tn,
 peace here yesterday. The four labor lead
 CTS were held in the sum of $500 each fo
 court on charge of melting riot and pre-
 venting Rainey's men from working.