The Lamar register., 1891-03-21
a LYNcAlNa IN NEW ORLEANS.
Eleven Italians Shot or Hanged by
Mob of Citizens.

ut ElG-uptTS OF the QIc1lcI scSlbt Oi0CA "a
tho Malta and VINO were in Jail for murder
Of Chief of Police Hennessy, were either
shot or hanged 10 lamp-posts in and near
the ;ail. When the verdict OF the jury
acquitting six and entering mistrial In
the case OF three Of the nine men on trial
was made public, the excitement through
out the city was intense. The following
card was published In all the morning
papers
"All good citizens are invited TO attend
u mass meeting on Saturday, March IA, at
10 O'Clock .. m, al Clay statue, TO take
steps to remedy the failure OF justice in
the Hennessey case. Come for action
This call was signed; w. $. Parkerson,
John c. Wieklifle, James d. Houston,
Waiter d. Deuegres, John NJ Parker. Jr.'
James Lea Mclean, Edgar II. Farrar,
Commissioner Z. II. Leche and about 100
other equally prominent citizens. They
met at 10 O'Clock in the morning US agreed.
and found a vast throng Of excited citizens
ready for any thing. Infammatory speeches
were made by Parkerson and Denegres,
! The latter said;
The law has proved farce and
mockery. 1t now reyerts to US to take upon
ourselves the right to protect ourselves.
Are we to tolerate organized assassius'
Not one OF those jurors told the truth,
while perhaps not all of the twelve &C
cepted bribe. Some OF them did. They
Were bribed and bribed by whomi BY
! that scoundrel, ID. e. O'Malley, than whom
a more infamous monster never lived
The committee Of fifty have already noti-
fed kim to leave town without avail
| More forcible seton is now called for.
Let everyone here now follow US with the
intention Of doing his fun duty
''Ean in fall ia - was the cry, and
amidst deafeniug shouts the crowd formed
in a procession. on resching the prison
the advance guard, composed Of respect
able business men armed with shotguns
and improved WiGehesters and number
| ing about 500 men, at once took possession
| Of the u:ain entrance of the prison and
| demanded Of Captain Lem Davis sdrnis-
sion, which request he did not seem dis
| losed TO grant, and then messengers were
Immediately dispatched for aid and crow
bars and picks, which were soon at hand,
aud the doors We're broken in
After tho door had been broken down
there was wild rush for the entrance.
VIZ A4tl4f AOAEhtEs stGNA ~ TUT htIA anu
prohibited anyone from coming in except
those that carried shotguns and Winehes-
ters.
The inside gate was thrown open and
the avengers crowded through. a cell
Just al the door was open and it was
! crowded with prisoners who were trem-
, bling in every limb. A deputy stood in
the door and informed the crowd that
none OF those IN that cell were the prison
ers wanted. Then the mob flied out into
the yard. CHANGING up at one Of the con
demued cells on the second floor planched
and CHASTITY face was seen Al the bars OF
the doors
THAT'S Scafedl. shouted one excited
Individual, and Immediately several shots
were fired at the cell. The individual,
whoever he was, quickly disappeared
| Several more shots were fred at the door
Through the corridors and wards the
crowd ran and finally found the doomed
men in the colorei women's yard. The
assassins found in the yard were Rocco
! Gerachi, Peter MorasteriO, Charles
Trahin, Jim Caruso, Loretto Comitez
aad Frank Romero.
Upon getting sight of the avengers, the
assassins set up yell for mercy. Their
cries were heard throughout the division,
and they made a break for the end Of the
| yard towards Orleans street under the
gallery. Their object was evidently to get
into the last cell, but whether any OF
them did or no; ut this time cannot be
said.
| Suddenly voice said: "Giye it TO
them,n and instantly three guns and
pistol belched forth a rain of Ieaden bull
lets. The last man, whom the writer took
TO be Geraehi, received one load in the
back OF the head, and turning a compete
| somersauit fell on his face and never
moved again. Then Morasterio and Jim
| Caruso fell Their backs and heads were
literally riddled with bullets. Romero,
with cry OF anguish crouchcd down,
! with his head buried between his knees.
| He was shot to death in that attitude. He
was the only one who had his hat on. and
Notwithstanding it was riddled with bull
lets, it never left his head His black
Prince Albert coat was torn TO shreds by
| the bullets. Cometez and Trahln next
| fell victims to the mob's fury.
In the meantime others OF the crowd
had asceHded the stairs looking for Joseph
Macheca. He, together with Scofedi and
Marchesi, senior, were found in the gallery
leading from the condemned cell.sScgfedl
was shot dead. Marchesi, when found.
had hole in his head as large as q silver
quarter, and cannot possibly live.
A great throng was congregated on the
Orleans street side Of the prison. They
could hear only mulied noises from the
inside
Some one came to the door in the midst
OF the confusion and said that the men
who had not been tried the boy Mecheca
and the three who had been granted a new
trial, would not be molested. but that the
others who had been acquitted, Marchesa,
Marchesi the father, aud Bagnetto, wou
be brought from the prison and publicly
executed in the presence Of the outraged
people.
In t. little while there was a pushing
and iosling at the doorway, and then
someone shouted out: Here they come. 4
in few seconds Polietz's face appeared