The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15
THE NEW ORLEANS LyhoAlne
The Grand Jury Returns Report jus
tifying the Killing Of the


New Orleans grand jury charged 70 invcs-
tigato the lynching of tho italian suspects
has been made. 1t is unique document
and while blaming the Jury, the deputy
sheriffs, detective O'Malley and the
Malta, treats the people who executed ven
geance on the Italians with great lenicncy.
Following are important extracts from
the report, which is very long:
When this grand jury entered upon Its
term of service there was pending in Sec
ton b, this tribunal, the trial of nine men,
indicted for participation in the nssassi-
nation Of the late superintendent Of police,
d. C. Hennessy, on the night Of October
10, 1900.
The enormity of that crime executed ut
the midnight hour created unusual inter
est throughout the whole country, while
in our own city, vitality concerned In tho
administration Of justice, as deeply affect
| ing her social, political and material
welfare, the sentiment OF the populacc
had crystalized into the concrete form of
expression that Justice be rendered through
the recognized chantels Of criminal juris-
prudence; that the guilty perpetrators
whoever they WERE, be tried by an i'm
partial jury of American citizens, and
meet with righteous conviction.
Following the surprising verdict OF mot
guilty, " the jury were summoned before
the grand jury and examined. Each one
Of the twelve Jurors Of the trial was
summoned and asked to make statement
None objected, but all rather welcomed
the opportunity. IT was u notable feature
OF the sworn statements THAT they prima-
rily sought to justify their verdict. by
attacking the line of evidence presented
by the state and attaching much weight 10
the arguments OF counsel for tbs defense
1t was freely admitted by the Jurors that
remarks had been made in the Jury room
MS carly as the first day, when the tcs,i-
mony was offered, and repeated number
OF times afterward, "that the state was
making Il poor casc,n and was positively
repeated at the close of the stato's evil
doncc. Aquarrel, at least, was reported,
arising FROM the accusation by one juror
of another with tho expression: "You
talk like you were fixed before you came
nrrc.n
Following this Investigation, it was
quickly learned from various sources that
talosinen nad been approached. Every
clue offered was taken up, AS ru!s the
talesmen who had been previously marked
cut wero seen when alone or invited away
10 some secluded cr unsuspectcd place
under well designed pretnxts guarding the
meaning Of the talks, but quietly leading
IN 10 the great trial. Talesmen were Wis
tied al their homes during the evening or
early morning, intercepted while on their
way 10 the court house, stopped IN the
corridor of tho court house, and the vile
work was deliberately carried on in the
court room during the trial. One favoritc
expression was that big money might be
made by going on the Jury and doing
right" There Is ne possible doubt that
such attempts were made by various par
ties in the service Of tho defense-cntcr-
tanned by some of the talosuicn and scorn-
fully rejected By others.
1t is not TO be questioned that the work
Was systematically executed after care
full preparation and IL had 10 be done
quickly us the hours were few and the
time precious The necessity was imper
ativc for complete lists of the talcsmen
but such lists were easily obtained as in
other trials. The grand jury knows that
the list OF 800 talesmen In tho Hcnncssy
casc was In tho oflicc OF O'Malley and
Adams at II o'clock Sunday morning,
February -, 1891, though the trial Judge
issued n special order Saturday evening
that the lis, was not to be made public or
given TO counsel of either side until
Monday morning. 1t Is not shown by
whose hand tho list was secured, but
enough Il known to confirm the past secret
and powerful influence OF tho so-callcd
Adams to handle the machinery OF the
court.
The moral conviction Is forced upon us
that some of the jurors, at least three,
were subject TO IA money influence to
control their decision. Some OF the
Jurors, themselves, have testified In most
emphatic terms that II 1t had not been for
the persistent efforts of three OF the Jury,
most conspicuous from the time that body
was cmpannelled, tho verdict would have
been materially different from that req =
derod.
In the attempts to influence the tales
men OF the Henncssy case no visible act
was committed, and we fully realize tho
difference between crime committed by
words only and what are known as visible
acts, which might be witnessed by other
persons and tell the tale OF crime. In tho
attempts 10 influence talesmen, and the
successful part OF 1t, whispered words
conveyed tho insinuatlon or directly of
fcred the money influence. This reference
will serve 70 show tho barriers this lnques,
has encountered in securing evidence, bu,
sufficient was offered by voluntary and
reliable witnesses To Justify the indictment
OF six men, us followsi
Thomas NJ. Crystol and John cooncy
with ID. q. o'Mallcy, for attempting to
bribe u talesman, and Bernard Glaudl,
Charles Granger and Bernard Armnnt for
attempt By each TO brlbc three dIircrcn,
talcsincn.
Taking Into account the volume OF testl
mony admitted BY the numerous witnesses
before this grand Jury, and considering
that evidence not only In the abstract no
lation 10 oaoh party. but In Its aggregate
aud collective bearing, we nrc forced "a
the conclusion that Detective O'Mnlley 4,
chargoabla with knowledge OF aud par-
l gi.slnntlap Ia NJ aat .n ,l....