Evening journal., 1891-05-06

tho vicinity Of the parish prison. wen as
several hundred Of our fellow citizens taken
from every rank and class g society.
Personnel of tho Mob.
II is shown in the evidence that the gathering
on Saturday morning March IA, embraced sew.
cral thousands Of the FIRST best anc even the
most law abiding Of the citizens Of this city,
assembled, MS is the right Of American citizens
TO discuss IN public meeting questions Of grave
import We find a general sentiment among
the witnesses and also in our intercourse with
the people that the verdict, as rendered by the
jury, was contrary 20 the law aud the evidence,
and was secured mainly through the designing
and INSCRIPTIONS agents employed for the
special purpose of defeating the ends Of jus.
tioe. At that meeting the determination was
shown that the people could not submit 70 the
surrender OF their rights into the hands Of mid
night nssassans and their powerful allies
why Hennessy Was Killed.
The assassination of the late chief OF police
shows the elimination Of conspiracy. His
death was deemed necessary 70 prevent the OK
posure and punishment of criminals whose
guilt was being fast established by his diligen
pursuit The condition OF affairs In this com
munity as % certain class Of yiolators Of the
law had reached such n stage that the law itself
was well nigh powerless 70 deal with themi Sc
far reaching was their power and influence II
the trial Of criminal cases that good citizens
wore profoundly impressed by the repeated and
signal failure Of justice. The arts Of the pei
iurer and briber seemed 20 dominate In tn,
courts Certainly this was q desperate aitua
tion. The public meeting WAS general and spon
tAneous in It's character. We doubt II any
power at tha command of the officers would
have been sufficient 70 overcome its intentions
Two We're Not citizens.
Evidence is before as from official sources
that eleven persons were killed In the attack on
the parish prison IN the careful examination
as TO citizenship Of those men we find that
eight Of them were beyond question American
citizens, aud another had declared his inten
tion In this court which act carries with II
the remuneration OF allegiance 10 his nativ,
country. Ii Is noteworthy fact in connection
| with tho uprising that no injury whatever wm
| done 20 either person or property beyond thu
1 one act which seemed 10 be the object Of the
asscmhlage at parish prison We have referred
10 the large number Of citizens participating IA
| this demonstration, estimated at from 600 &
1 5000
The magnitude Of this affair makes il din
cult task TO fix guilt upon any number of thu
i participants. In fact, the act seemed 70 inyolv'
/ the entire people Of the pafiah and tho city o.
| New Orleans, 10 profuse Is their sympathy ant
| extended their connection with the affair. II
view Of these consideration the thorough exam
ination Of the subject has failed TO disclose thi
necessary facts to justify this grand jury Il
presenting indictments.
The verdict is signed by w II. Chnife
foreman; George IL Nennard, y. r. Ora
ham, O Carriere, David Stuart, O. A. Hog
shette, Jr., T. w Castleman, T. Gauche
w. L. Saxon, g. G. Lafaye, A. ;. Ranlett
John A. Jackson, II. Haller, Paul J Chris
tian, w B. Leonhard, Emile Il. HAIRY