Evening journal., 1891-05-07
The NewpAPsR VERDICT.
what They Say of abe Verdict of the
New Orleans Grand Jury.

sympathy has been felt aud expressed
everywhere for the plight in which New
Orleans was placed by the acquittal of
the murderers of its fearless Superin-
tendent Of Police d. G. Hennessey. It
would be idle to pretend that there was
not moral certainty of the guilt Of these
men, and legal proof to support this
certainty Their acquittal was a
gross miscarriage of justice. It
was plainly due to bribery, to fear, or
DO beth. 1t came at the end Of \ long
course Of like failures to enforce law.
Lynch law is always near any English
speaking community whsn justice is found
far from its courts. We may regret this
or we may approve. We cannot deny it.
Philadelphia Herald.
The people of this country-thanks to
the extremely unwise, iHsolent, aud
irritating course Of the Italian govern
ment-will not seriously concern them
selves with the question whether the
respectable mob of "best citizens"
who killed eleven Italian wretches
are brought to punishment, In accord
ance with the furious demand of
Minister Rudini, or not; but they are
nightly interested in the great question
whether the greatest city in the South
is to be place where no human life is
safe
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The logic OF the finding appears TO be
that the people cannot indict and try
themselves and condemn themselves to
punishment in a body, which is true.
Nevertheless, they can go through the
form Of law sufficiently to show their
respect for It, and they should have done
so In this case, for the sake of the moral
effect, which would have been great,
even though II be freely admitted that
IL would have been form and nothing
else.
Philadelphia Record.
In the face of such a report, any
further attempt TO prosecute the
lyncherB would be useless II Congress
ehall provide for the families of Italian
subjects who were murdered by the mob,
1t will be a matter of favor, aud not OF
right. The belief is general that the
persons who were killed. we're miscreauts
deserving death.
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
The New Orleans grand jury has done
just what the people of that city as a
class imperatively demanded it should do.
Now let us see whether there will be any
popular reformation in respect for law
and obedience to lawful methods
Baltimore Sun.
Boiled down to its pith and marrow,
the official answer Of the grand jury is
this: eleven men were shot to death
in the parish prison on the 14th Of March,
aud they had been practically acquitted
by jury. But the evidence proved these
men to be guilty, and subsequent lnvesti.
cation proves that the jury, or part Of
It, was corrupted and dsbauched. The
people thereupon took the execution Of
the law into. their own hands II an
offense was committed, there was no one
person in New Orleans more guilty than
the rest. The act was the act of the
entire people. We cannot indict the
population Of a whole parish, and there
fore, we return no indictments for the
alleged offense."
st. Pau, Pioneer Press.
In no event, probably, would any
punishment have been inflicted on the
men who put these murderers 20 death
Probably nobody would wish to have II
But the nation should be able to make II
own inquiry, to dispose Of the case In III
VNA iNMiA AhA " nhWW AnANt IA luilt
chose to acquit it had at least been com
petsnt to satisfy the formal demands o
justice. Italy's dem and Is no less absurt
than it was ut the beginning But tn
people OF New Orleans deal unhappil,
with the matter when they account 70
an exercise of the right Of self preserva
tion by asserting Of themselves that the
have fallsn so low as to be unable to d
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Norfolk Cval Landmark.
We congratulate the gran Jury o
New Orleans upon its healthy and rigi
backbone. 1t had the courage tn do It
duty and speak out. What Is the use o
mincing mattersl The city Of New
Orleans aud the United States ar
thoroughly tired Of the MA6a and al
kindred organizations.