New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15
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old negro woman
"Dey are upstairs. boss" she said in answel
to question.
No material resistance offered by the police
or the Sheriff to the work of the mob, who were
armed with shotguns and pistols, and who not
only represented the humber classes, but tho
most prominent bankers, merchants and
professional men in New-Orleans. A wagon filed
with policemen dashed up to the scene, but they
were driven away amid shower of mud, and
did not seem anxious to charge the crowd. Tho
Sherih's deputies found that resistance was use.
less, and they had to stand by and see the doors
battered down.
When apprised of the approach Of the mob, tho
prison officials transferred the Italians from thd
cells to the women's department, and when the
armed men had got on the inside of the jail and
found them, the prisoners ran down into the yard
below They begged and pleaded for mercy, but
for some of them there no mercy shown al
the hands OF the mob. When the prisoners
reached the yard they tried to seek places Of
safety, but there was none to be found, and tho
ShotgunS belched forth and the men suspected Of
killing Hennessy fell dead in their tracks.
Macheca, regarded the archconsprator.
crouched down in corner with his hands before
his face and screamed. dozen bullets entered
his body, and he pitched headforemost the stond
pavement dead. In the great confusion it was
difficult to ascertain who had been killed
While the work Of vengeance was going on
inside crowd Of men came out Of the Jail with thd
crazy assassin Polietz. Some one had rop, and
the miserable Italian was rushed to the corneri
the line was thrown a post and Polietz was
drawn up into the air. Before he was straugled
to death, however, a dozen shots rang out and
his body ridded with bullets.
Then, on the other side of the prison, Bagnetto,
one of the aSsassins, was brought out, already
in the throes of death from bullet wound In
the head, rope was thrown over limb Of .
tree and he, too. was hoisted into the air.
Police Officer Heron, who was in the prison.
was shot in the neck and is the only person out.
side of the prisoners who suffered.
After the work was done Mr.. Parkerson ads
dressed the dense mob, and advised them to dis
perse. They frantically applauded, and when he
had finished carried him bodily their shoulders.
The multitude participating in the avenging work.
marched to Canal-st. after the bloody scene was
over, shouting and waving handkerchiefs in tho
air.
There is intense excitement in the city.
As soon as the shooting was known the ambu@
lance was telephoned for, but its presence was
not necessary, the Coroners services only being
required.
Coroner Lemonnier and his clerk, ,Henrie Labarre,
reached the Parish Prison at about IL 80 o'clock.
The Coroner viewed first the bodies Of those lying
in the yard. His jury was impanelled as follows:
w. B. Stansbury w. J. Leppert John Hurter, WI
j. Gahan, William Porter. The body of Rocc0
Geracci was viewed. He had only one wound in
the chest. lie died from hemorrhage.
Peter Monastero, gunshot wounds in back Of
the head, bruise ON neck anteriorally.
Louis Trahna, ten gunshot wounds, at chest
anteriorly, one gunshot wound on left side Of
foca hot on bocL of loft
in back.
jim Caruso, numerous gunshot wounds Of an<
terror portion of body from head TO knees, one
wound in face, one in neck nine in chest, twelve
in abdomen, four in groin, five in right thigh
four in left thigh
Loretto Comitez, gunshot wound in chest an.
teriorIy one gunshot wound on top of head, four
in right side of body, bruise by gunshot wound
the left side of back. All these were buckshot
wounds
Frank Romero, alias Nine-fngered Frank"
gunshot wound on head above the forehead, face
powder-burnt. All the shot lodged in the head
and the skull inside is completely shattered.
This completed the inquest in the yard. Tho
Coroner, his jury and the members Of the press
next went upstairs, and in one gallery OF the
condemned mems cells inquest was held Oh the
bodies there lying.
Antonio Scafedi had a gunshot wound Of the
brain. The ball entered above the right eye.
Joseph T. Macheca had not single bullet
wound in him. His face was swollen and his
flesh already assumed blush tint. The Coroner
examined the body, and stripped it of every
stitch of clothing. Although the dead mans
coat and waistcOat and shirt showed bullet holes.
his undershirt was not perforated. This was con.
elusive proof that no bullets had entered his
body 1t was evident that Macheca was clubbed
mo but Of uis;O nj
However the Coroner postponed examination of
Macheca's body TO later hour.
He then turned 10 Marchesi, who was found
to be still alive The mans chin and the muscles
of the neck moved slowly and laborousy. lie
was just good as dead though. as evidenced
by hole as large as silver quarter in his head.
Marches had several fingers shot oil also from his
right hand.
He will die in few minutes remarked
the Coroner Meanwhile DR.. Lcmonier sent Mr..
Labarre for his box of surgical instruments. al
to perform a careful autopsy of Alacheca.
The jury will not render its verdict until the
latters autopsy is made.
The verdict undoubtedly will be that the men
came TO their death at the hands of unknown
persons.
Sheriff Viller was not at the prison when tho
multitude reached there. lie was hunting the
Mayor in order to have the police ordered out.
Attorney General Rogers also hunted up the Mayor,
as did the Italian Consul, but they were unabla
to find him, and the work was done before the
Mayor or the Governor could interfere.
Detective O'Malley, who is charged with buy,
ing the jury, it is thought is in hiding. and will
leave the city.
Officer Heron was shot by one of the prisoners
in the yard. They had secured guns in some
manner or other.
A meeting of the Cotton Exchange was called
to order at 80 o'clock p. m. by Presideat Chaee,
who stated that he had been called upon by
large committee of members, with the request that
he convene the institution in general meeting