The morning call., 1891-03-15

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| dog when bullet Lit hun in The eye. Old msu
| Mafchesi was the only man who was not Killed
! outright. lie was struck on the top of the head
Willie lie stood beside Macheca, aud though
morTally wounded, fingered all the evening.
BODIES SUSPENDED.
| PolliZe. the crazy man. was locked up In 4 cell
| upstairs. The door Was flung open and one of
| the avengers, taking aim, shot lin through the
| body. lie was not killed outright. and ia order
| to satisfy the people on the outside. who were
| crazy TO know what was going on within, he was
| dragged downstairs and through the doorway by
| which the crowd had entered. Hall carried half
dragged, lie was taken to a corner. rope was
| provided ana tied around his neck and The peO-
| pie pulled him up 10 the crOSS-DaTs Not salts
| fed that lie was dead a score OF men took aim
| aud poured voiley of shot into his body. and
| Tor several hours the body was lett dangling In
\ the air. BaEnettO was caught In the first rush
UPSTAIRS and the first Yoley of bullets pierced
| his brain. He pulled out by 4 number OF
| staiWart men through the main entrance 10 the
prison, and from the limb of Tree his body was
| SUSPENDED, although life was already gone. just
| as soon AS the bloody work was done Mr.. far-
kersOn addressed the crowd and asked them to
| disperSe. This they consented to do with d
| ringing shout, but FIRST they made rush for Par
kerson. and lifting MIN bodily supported him on
their shoulders while trey marched The street.
| The avengers came back in a body TO the Clay
| statue and then dispersed.
SUPPRESSED EXCITEMENT.
Immense crowds rushed from al directions to
| the ueIghbohood OF the tragedy, while the
| streets In trout OF the newspaper offices were
| blocked with peOpe anxious to see the latest
| bulletins. There was Intense suppressed excite
menT, but FROM one end of the CITY to the Oincr
the action OF The citizens We're applauded.
| O'Maliey. the detective, vino would have shared
the fate OF Ihe assaSsius had lis been caught, has
| disappeared, and Is not eXp7Cled TO return, and
| the members OF the jury are IN hiding The at
mOsphere has been considerably purged, an d
| though there is Il big crowd Oh Canal street TO-
| night lhe trouble seems ali over. The Italian
| Consul declined 10 say tonight what action, If
| any, he Will take. The prison surrounded
| until dark by motley multitude, but the police
found no difficulty IN maintaining good order.
| lie bodies OF some of the slain were removed
| this evening. Caruso was married, but leaves no
| children. Remero leaves widow aud children,
| aud Macheca Il widow and family. CUmIez
| leaves a widow.
NARROW ESCAPE.
| Marchesi died lhis evening at o'clock. The
I COrOuers jury presented Il simple finding. They
| did not say who shot the men. MatrangS, Sun
n, Natalie. the boy Marchesi, Patermo John
| Caruso, fietZo and lncardOna are the eight men
! who escaped punishment. CaIuso hid IN ydr d.
| Natalie concealed himself in waSh-hOuse ald
was discoye ed and his life spared. SunZer and
PietZO hid IN a Gog-hOuse aud Inc4rdOna in a
vault. while jail officials spirited Matrauga and
PatermO out Of harat's way.
SegmJr, The foreman OF The jury. was
rested this afternoon as he was attempting 10
leave lhe city.
PROPER AND UNSUITABLE.
A meeting of The Cotton Exchange this after
noon called to order by President Chaife,
who stated tndt he had been called upOn by 4
| large commi tee Of members with request that
| lie convene genera! meeilng for the purpose OF
| adOhlln z suitable resolutions IndOgslng the
action of citizens IN The deplorable event of the
| morning. Cnane said nasmuch as all were IA
| milar with the events ii was not necessary 10 dL
| late upon them. They knew the facts and neces-
| silly OF the situation. The following resolutions
were then Unanim0uSlyiSdOp ed;
| WHEREAS, The deplorable administration of
criminal Justice IN this city aud the fr ghtfu extent
! to which the bribery OF jurtes has been carried
rendered lt necessary Tor the citizens OF New Or
leans 10 vin1cdte outraged justice; therefore be it
| Resoircd, That While @e deplore at all times a
resort TO violence we consider the action taken by
the citizens tEs morning TO be proper and justih-
| able.
Resolutions OF similar purport were also
| ADOPTED by the Produce Exchange, Sugar Ex-
| change and Stock Exchange.
AT meeting Of the Stock Exchange the action
| of Foreman SelIgman nf the Hennessy jury who
is member of the Exchange was discussed.
| The following resolutions were quickly adopted
| WHEREAS. J. NJ Seiigman. visiting member of
this Exchange, has, by his action in The uenuesSy
| case evidently contributed to defy justice, ig-
more the laws and scandallze the community; be it
| Res0ired That he be hereby expelled from this
| Exchange.
Selgman has also been expelled from the
| Young Mems Gymnastic club.
| TINS afternoon the Coroner impaneled a jury
| which. af er viewing the bodies rendered YER
| dict IN accordance with the facts.
| HENNEssY's ASSASSINATION.
The following IS given as clear statement oil
the causes Which led 10 the tragedy enacted this
| morning:
on October 13, 1890, about IL O'Clock at night
| ID. e. tieunessy Chief OF Police OF the city Of
| New Orleans, Will going from his Office to his
| home, was way!aid and shot 10 pieces by band
/ uf Italian AsSasslns armed with such biunder-
| busSes as could Ony have been made aud used
/ fOr Tie purpose of assaSsinatiug The iudigna-
| lion and excitement we're such that mob law and
| lynching were about 10 he TesOiIed to. The
| entire community felt that In IN tndeavOr to
reach lhe gully parties innocent Italians might be
sacrificed. To allay excitement aud assist the
| constituted authorities The Mayor of the city ap-
| pointed committee of fifty representative citI-
| Zens TO take Charge OF the Investigations and to
aid In the trial and conviction OF The aSsasSins.
! This measure arrested violence aud the COM
mi ffe6p mi q al on md
| meeting subsequently held in front OF the city
Hall tile actions OF Tue committee were ratified
and they were encouraged To continue their
labors to secure pI oseeuiOn by the courts. After
months OF preparation tIiai was reached, which
| continued three weeks, and in which dis.
| itnguisHed counsel assisted The able District
| Attorney. The jury were charged with having
| been brlbed and cGTrupIed, ana, in tile lace OF
| established guilt, rendered YecGiet of mstrial
as 10 Gbiec OF the assaS>ins-Scutfcdi, MOnasterio
| and POZe-aGd acquitted Macheca, Ma che 81
| and Ragnetto inree more were trial ana
were acquitted because OF insufficient evidence,
| these being Matranga, IncOrdona ana the boy
| MaTcheSi.
JUSTICE BAFFLEp.
| The aequiltal Of NIacheca, chief conspirator
aud OF Marchesi and Bagnet,o, and the verdict OF
| mistrial as 10 PollltZ, scoledi and Monasterio
| fell like thunderbOlt upon the community, and
| Impressed iaw-abiding Citizens win Il conviction
| that the laws had been violated that their ver-
| diet invited assassination and the engrating OF
| Tie Slcilan Malta upon American Institutions.
The feeling grew strong thdt Tor elf-preseTva-
tion the people must assume The authority which
| they had delegated 10 the cGuriS, aud which the
courts were pOweries4 to enforce. THIS feeling
Increased until it found vent in the smeeting
This morning al o O'clocS. This uprising of the
people 10 secure the punishment OF The assasins
who struck down their Chef OF Police In the
night time Win premeGitated assassination was
orderly, aud the people dispersed quietly as soon
as their work OF 2lndicaiiOn was done.
SECRET MEETING.
The lie ders In to.day's movement represe ent-
ing the best citizens. held a secret meeting To-
night ana discussed the occurrence OF the day
and action TO be taken iu Tie futi-'e Ii de-
| cldrd That there should be no more blOOdshed,
Dut that the men who have not YET been tried for
murder, as well those who Suburued the wilt
| nesSes and lhe jury, shall be vigorously prose-
euied before the courts OF the city. Juror Seig.
man was feledsed this eVering, there being yet
| no legal warrant for his arrest.
DEMANDED HEROIC TREATMENT
The States Will say tomorrow edifnri5t!y: "Bv
| yesterdays scenes, system which for years has
1een gHawIHg at our social sysIcm-the hide0us
Mafia-was once for ALL amid torrents OF blood
hercely rooted out by the peoples strong arm
| and with The peoples lnstrum uts. Tie evils
which remain TO intiict our cOmmuHty-a
vicious jury sy stem and suborners living
among us-are not of the deadly character
which demand heroic treatment. Let the con-
slItuted authorities move against The jury, who
nave outraged Justice and insuited common
sense"
WARNING TO JURY FIXERs.
The Times DemocraD Will say The par
alysS OF justice tile aSt Two years has been due
10 The settlement in New Orleans o! the lawless
band OF men halling mostly from Southern Italy,
who brought with them TO tBls country perni-
cl0us Ideas aud Durderous methods which have
planted conspiracy aud assassination societies In
their quoDdam home The short, sharp aud de-
eisiYe drama OF yesterday had in IT, moreover, a
warning for another class which thew will do
well not TO disregard. We refer to jury 1xeis
who are experts In getting at taesmen and Jury
men aud In hlliDg the jury box, partially or
wholly with men pledged TO consult above all
things the interests OF criminals.