Telegram-herald., 1891-03-21
THE JAILER'S TALE.
0Go.al RspOfts on The Lats Trass-
dy il New Orleans.
The Sheriff Says he Tries TO Secure
AID from the ha,cr-rss Depu-
TVS Account CT the Killing.
ras ssAsD JURY IxyEsrssAuos

SKw CaIEASs March @0.--1 homas
c. Collins vas before the graad jury
Thursday 10 testify IA the investigation
Low beng made concerning the bribery
OF the taIas iurors IA the EcaneSsy
ease. Collins, though employed ii
the Office OF Private Detective
q Mailey, was ia fact an officer
OF the secret service, duly commits
stoned by Mayor Shakespeare and the
legal heads Of the police cf New Or
leans Interesting, IL not startling,
developments are expected.
sheriff Where ia his report concern
ing the occurrences at the prison last
Saturday, after giving list of the
Italian prisoners, saws he received no
intimatior that the prisoners were 10
DC disturbed. He says he saw the call
for the meeting of citizens, and he at
once went TO the prison and instructed
the fourteen men on duty 10 take every
proeAution. tie then drove To the
court and reported TO Judge Baker.
On the way he noticed there was much
excitement and this prompted
him to call upon the chief of
Ho4ACt lVi 4OANt " lid
deputies in repelling an attack if one
should be made. The chief referred
him To the mayor. He called at the
mayors Office, but that gentleman was
not yet Al his Office. AT about 1880 he
went 10 see the governor, who gave
him instructions 10 formally demand
from the mayor assistance and TO report
the result To him. While at the mayors
Office he received a telegram which an
nounced that the tragedy had occurred
Mr.. Where in his report annexes a re-
port from the deputy in charge of the
prison, which is rs follows:
II respectfully report tha, March IA az about
1910 q large body OF armed men made
their appearance under the leadership OF
Messrs. W. >. Parkerson and j. C. Wickline.
They demanded the keys OF the officers on
duty and were refused The crowd then
proceeded AMID cries Of Dynamite the
jsilr Break II down. Shoot the
officers IL they don't give up the keys to the
side entrance on IRENE street leading into the
bedroom OF the captain and clerks. This door,
although strengthened bu; few minutes be
fore by mailing seven planks ana two
strong scaat.ingA yielded TO the batter
ink ram. The door opening into the
once was next broken down. then the
door leading into the closet, and lastly tho
door leading into the corridor prison proper.
They then took possession OF the prison and
the of,eers. covered with rides and shotguns.
were forced - give UP the keys. Re
sstance would avail nothing AS soon
as the crowd began 10 assemble around
the prison I ordered al prisoners to be
locked up immediately and before the officers
reached the cells Of the prisoners occused Of
the Hennescy assassination they ran out OF
their cells into the hall 10 seek refuge wherever
they could Joseph =. Maeheca, Antonio Scat
fed and Marches, ST.. ran upstairs into the
condemned cells unoccupied third foor). To
reach them tive doors were broken down and
they were found dead the outside OF the
cell Msnuel Polite was locked up In \ cell
adjoining the condemned cells on the gallery.
He was taken out through the entrance
on Irene street and hung to a lamp
post on the corner OF st. Ann and IRENE
streets. p. Monastcrio. James Caruso
Charles Trahina Frank Romero, Rocco
GerAohi. Lerretto Comitez. Charles Matrango
Charles Patorno Charles Pietzo. Salvador
Sugeri and Petsr Natal ran 70 the colored side
Of the. female department., and the bodies OF
tae first six named were found lying
near the entrance Sugeri. Piotxo aud Ma
tall were secreted in o toskenael under
the stairway, ana were there found
by the committee and their lives spared. Anto
MO Bagret,o WAS found in the white female
side and taken out through the main entrance
on Orleans street and hanged 10 tree oppo-
site. Charles Pato.no was found by the keepers
on the third floor az the coiored female depart
nert. Charles Matrnngc. sans department,
second floor; Incardona under the seat of q
closet IA the rear OF the white male side; and
John Carpso II cell No 2. white yard. Mar
cAesi. Jr.. was found by the committee in the
cell known as she star chamber. His life was
spared As 10 the shooting voliey after volley
was nred inside the building. II was noxi to
impossible TO guess ~ the number Of
shots that were fred. After the com
rnittee had accom- Plished It's desire the
keys aud prison were turned ever TO the officers
aad ell armed men ordered TO vacate. In con-
clusicn Of the above report desire 10 say that
the damage dane by tho vigilance committee
has been resr.red, Gnd during eli tho excite
rnent none Of The prisoners here made their
escape"
No effort will be made TO inquire into
Saturdays bloody episode. Some of
the gentlemen who participated in that
affair called meeting and discussed
the advisability of the grand jury re-
turning indictments against the men
who signed the call for Saturdays meet
ing. but majority thought it would be
an unwise step. One gentleman said
that IL any man was indicted 5000 men
who were a. the parish prison would
demand a trial on the same charge.