Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-06
| NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. ITS LABORS COMPLETED. Report of the Grand Jury on
 the Hennessy Case. SEVERAL OF THE JURORS INDICTED. Settlement of the MuddIe
 in Nebraska. HEAVY FLOODS IN THE RIO GRANDE. The Will of the Late Mrs.
 J. A. Barnaby.
HEAVY FLOODS IN THE RIO GRANDE.
JURY BRIBERs INDICTED.

JURY BRIBERS INDICTED.
 The Labors of the New Orlean,
 Grand Jury Completed - Evidence
 Upon Which the Indictments Were
 Based - Honey Used in the Jury
 Room-The Grand Jury Fails to
 Find Indictments Against Those
 Who Took Part fin Lynch1ng the
 Italians.
 NEW ORLEANS, La., May 5.-After siz weeks investigation the grand jury com. pleted it's labors on the Hennessy case and the killing of Italians at the parish prison, by presenting the following | special report at 4:3O o'clock this after. l noon:
 l GRAND JURY ROOM, May 5, 1891. To Hon. Robert Marr, Judge of Criminal District Court of the Parish of Orleans.
 When this grand jury entered upon it's term of service there was pending in sec- tion G, this tribunal, the trial of nine men, indicted for participation in the as- police, D. 0. Hennessy, on the night of October 5, 1890.
 The enormity of that crime, executed at the midnight hour, created unusual in terest throughout the whole country, while in our city, vitally concerned in the administration of justice. as deeply affecting her social, political and material welfare, the sentiment of the populace had crystallized into the con- crete form of expression that justice be rendered through the recognized channels of criminal jurisprudence, that the guilty perpetrators, whoever they were, be tried hxyo io1 of oiti1aro and meet with Q righteous conviction. One fact stood out in awful prominence above and beyond dispute or question by any man-the fact that crime of unparalleled atrocity had been committed, evidenced by the five terrible death dealing weapons, the numerous slugs and bullets fired on their errand of human destruction and found imbedded in the fences and houses at the scene, besides the missiles that struck down the solitary man who would never have been marked as the victim had he not filled the responsible position of chief officer of the law.
 THE STARTLING VERDICT.
 It is not to be wondered that attention should be directed to the trial during the many days of it's progress in the selection of jurors, the evidence of witnesses, the arguments of counsel, the charge of the judge and finally concentrated on the twelve men, who by virtue of their solemn oath sat in awful judgment on their fel- lowmen. The verdict is now of official record, bearing date March 13, 1891. We cannot be mistaken in the assertion that the verdict was startling amazing, bitter disappointment, shocking to public opin- ion, provoking the repeated accusation that some of the jury had been unfaithful ko xlas- LTa c., &l.k l0 not transcend the limits of our duty as the grand inquest to refer to this strong presentation of the case as made by the state through counsel associated in the prosecution-clear, continuous, com plete, convincing in the direct testimony and the material circumstances-it ap- peared more than sufficient to convince the most unwilling listener with it's truth and convey the full measure of its power to those who ventured doubt. AS the trial neared its termination it was not possible for any observer to fail to realize the com ments made cn every side, touching the action of some members of the jury, when the case should be submitted; charges and speculation abounded, coupled with the well known connection of certain parties of unenviable authority, as shown by their presence daily in the court room and building, arousing the suspicion that the most subtle, dangerous and powerful in. fluence known to the practice of criminal law were being exercised in behalf of the defence. These considerations have led us to investigate the subject embracing all of this attendant condition and incidents. The inquiry has been conducted with the utmost diligence, devoid of fear partial ity, with the single purpose of fastening the guilt on the proper persons and pre- rnIar in6iotroanf fn fbic tribunal.
 AQUARREL IN THE JURY ROOM. Each one of the twelve jurors of the trial was summoned and asked to make 8 statement. None objected, but all rather l welcomed the opportunity. It was a no l table feature of the sworn statements that | they primarily sought to justify their yer | dict by attacking the line of evidence pre- sented by the state and attaching much | weight to the arguments of counsel fo1 the defence. It was freely admitted by the jurors that remarks had been made in the jury room as early as the first day when testimony was offered and repeated number of times afterwards "that the state was making 8 poor case, and was positively repeated at the close ot the states evidence. One quarrel at least I by one juror to another, with the expres sion "you talk like you were fixed before you came here." They formed no concep ton of the tension to which the public mind was strung, they were impressed with the deep interest as shown each da, by the crowd of spectators in the cour room.
 It was clearly indicated that the necessi ty for secrecy was urged, as the severa jurors were selected and joined the com
 pany of their fellows. It was impressed
 upon them at various times and finally, be
 fore the verdict was rendered, brough
 forward again, with the injunction to con
 trol, destroy every vestige of evidenc
 act behind them. Surely the urgence 0
 this was most cunningly devised to con
 ceal the peculiar events that transpired il l the jury room. Careful observers testif,
 with special references to the marked in
 attention of the jury as the wit
 nesses submitted their evidence
 conduct most unbecoming and fraugh
 with the gravest consequences when tn
 momentous import of the issue is consid
 cred. We are led to conclude that tn
 jury undertook to try the case when it wa
 submitted by their own estimate Of tn
 value of statements made by parties nc
 called as witnesses. With strange unanim
 ity they dwelt upon what they knew b
 reading and hearsay of certain incidents c
 the assassination prior to the trial, an
 made those the basis of the powerful pei t suasion for giving the accused the benef , of the doubt and concluding the deibers tions in their favor.
 . We must take occasion to say that I was not expected to obtain any evidene of undue influence from the members ( l <hn f0r hoe ruh nnnn1 rupted had nothing to reveal, while th
 others would not make themselves part
 cops criminis, yet in their numerous stat.
 ments, much was obtained having diret
 connection with and supported by th
 great volume of testimony elicited durin
 the course of the inquiry. It is clearl
 brought out by evidence of the jurors ths
 as affecting three of the accused Polit;
 Scstfaed and Monasterio, the jur
 engaged in the deliberations in the
 case some four or five hours, attende | ;o&a on6 ranaofe