Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-03-15
CITIZENS MEET
A. the Clay Statue, and Then Proceed to
Executing the Italians.

Executing the ltaildne.
New ORLEANS, March 1.-THE scenes
about the Clay statue this morning brought
10 mind forciblv and violently the peculiar
and OminOus uprising of that september
day. sixteen years ago. Ten O'Clock had
not vet struck and vast multitude was al
ready congregated on Canal street.
Just on the stroke Of 10 O'Clock shout
went up from the people stationed on ~.
+ Charles street, and "a number of gentlemen,
among whom were Mr.. W. :. Parkerson,
Mr. John c. Wickhffe and others who
signed the call, came marching along and
/ began walking round and round the range
of the Clay monument.
..Fau in. fan in, 80 was the cry among the
crowd which formed the procession, which
went around the railing several times.
~Hurrah for ParkerSOn,' 80 "Hurrah Tor
Wicklide. Get inside the railing and
give us Il speech. Not bad word escaped
the ips of these gentlemen as they mount
ed the steps They stood motionlesS, sur
veving the surging multitude from whose
serried ranks there cleaned faces full OF
resolve and determination. There were
fully 1900 people within earshOt and more
could be seen struggling, pushing and run
ming here and there on neutral ground
Mr.. parkerson spoke for IL He said
that once before he mad appeared before
Che people in grand mass meeting assem-
oled 20 discuss matters of vital interest 20
the community. and again he faced the
people Of New Orleans % deuOunce the ln-
famous act which was cOnseq uent upon the
most revolving crime In the annals OF any
place The act was the finding of the jury
u the murder trial yesterday, and that
crime was, as everybody knew, the foul as
slssination of Chief Hennessey.
.'l desire neither fame. nor name, nor
4 D., saN N.trrr On .furfa
American citizen. and as good "a citizen as
anv here" After the speeches the indig-
uaut crowd. about 1000, started Tor the
Parish prison, which they reached at 1890
O'Clock After slight resistance, the jail
was surrounded. the citizens rushed in and
killed eleven Of the nineteen men, who had
been indicted for the assassination of Chief
HennesSv. as follows Manuel POlltZ, Pl-
etrO MOnastrO Antonio Scaffedi, Joseph
p. Macheca. Antonio Marchesi Antonio
Baguetto. Frank Romho. jim Caruso,
Rocco Gerachi, Charles Trahine and Z.
Gomitz.
After the aSSaSSins had been put to death
Mr. ParkersOn addressed the crowd, urg-
Ing them 70 return 10 their homes or re-
spective places of business without fur
ther demonstrations. Joe Macheca had
pistol and shot Sergeant Heron in the
neck. inflicting "a slight wound. Polltz is
hanging TO a lamp post at IRENE and
Strand streets, BaguettO 10 tree IN front
of the prison The others were shot 10 the
cells When the Citizens Committee had
completed IT'S work at the Parish prison II
dsbauded for the day. A meeting Will be
held tonight % consider what further &C
tiou. IL any shall be taken. The commit
tee IS composed of the better class of citi-
IeuS business men, who were satisfied
fl lft4ff- 0f o. tsI4 m
cd rigorous action.
Coroner LemOnujer and his clerk, MIR.
Henri Labarre, reached the Parish prison
az about 1880 o'clock
The coroner viewed first the bodies Of
those living in the ward His Jury was en-
pauneied as follows; " H. StanOUry, W.
r Leppert, John Hurter. W. j. Gahan.
VIII Porter The body of Rocco Geracci
was viewed He had only one wound in
tue chest He died from hemorrhage.
Peter M0naSterio gun shot wound in
back of head; oruiSe on neck anteriOrily.
Charles Terahina ten gun shot wounds,
af chest anteri0rly, one gun shot wound on
Left side OF face. gun shot wound on back of
left shoulder aud IN back.
Iu CarOsi numerous gun shot wounds
of interior portion of body. from head 10
knees. one wound in face, one IN neck,
nine ia chest twelve in abdomen, four in
groin. FIVE In right thigh, and four In left
thigh
Lortto Comitez. gun shot wound in chest.
anterior s.. one ggu shot wound on top OF
head four in right side OF body; bruise by
"a gun shot wound on the left side OF back.
All these were buck shot wounds
Frank dtoero. alias Nine-tlngcred
[ Frank. gun shot wound on mead above the
I forehead. face powder burnt. All the shot
| lodred in the head. and the skull inside is
completely shattered. This completed the
inquest In the yard.
The coroner. his Jury aud the members
of toe press next went up stairs and one
gallery of the condemned cells, inquest
was held on the bodies there lying.
Antonio ScOfedi mad "A gun shot wound
of the brain The ball entered above the
right eve. Joseph MacheOn had not sin
Gle bullet wound in him. His face was
swollen and his flesh already assumed a
BLUSH tint The coroner examined the
body and stripped 10 of every stitch OF
clothing Although the dead mans coat
and vest and shirt showed bullet
holes. mis- undcrshirt was not
perforated This was conclusive
proof that no bullets had entered ms body.
lt was evident that Macheca was dubbed
90 death with fhe 0ut ends OF pistols and
rifles. Marchesi was found 10 be still
alive The man S chin and the fore mus
cles moved slowly. He was just as good
as dead. though. as evidenced by a hole rs
large a. "a silver quarter in mis- head. Mar
ichesi had several fingers shot of also
from his right hand He will die in
few minutes remarked the Coroner
Meanwhile Or. LemmOnier sent Mr..
Labarre for his box Of surgical instruments
So as % perform a careful autopsy Of Ma
checa Tue jury will not render its verdict
Until the latter autopsy Is made.
Antonio Bacnett0 was hanged on the
neutral grounds His body dangled in the
air for about one hour and "a half