Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-17
Special Charge to the New Orleans
Grand Jury on the Lynching.
4 DEATH WARNING FROM THE KAFIk
Wreckers May Succeed in Saving
the Government Tug Nina.
DEATH OF PRINCE NAPOLEON.
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY,
Judge Mari Presents a Special Charge q
the Recent Lynchinx.

Judge Mari Presents a Special Chargs On
the Recent Lynching.
New ORLEANS, March 1.-THE grand Jury
met this morning with all its members present
Judge bIarr presented the special charge given
below on the riot. and the jury is now investi-
eating and the leaders will probably be in
dicted. The following is the charge:
''Since your last meeting New Orleans has beer
the scene Of deplorable tragedy, which ter
minated in the death of eleven persons prisoners
in the custody of the law charged with COM
plcity In the assassination of David Z. Hen
messy, late chief of police of this city. say
depiorabie tragedy, because. without reference
to the causes, all good citizens
must and do regret taking of human life with
out warrant of the laws. The details and incl
dents OF all the circumstances causes and ante
cedents are matters of public notoriety. They
are discusses in the columns Of the daily papers
Snms snd they hey largely largely occupy the public mind at
''On Friday last the trial Of q large number
OF persons charged with the murder of Chief
Hennessy, which had occupied the court for
some twenty-five days, terminated in a verdict
Of not < Iilty as to all but three of those on
trial and a new trial rs to these three.
This result was received with evident die
satisfaction by those who had watched the pro-
ceedlngs from day to day, and il WAS charged
publicly that some of the jurors and witnesses
nad Detn DrlDed and Otherwise tampered with
and influenced. Pursuant to a call made
by many and published in the daily
papers OF Saturday morning large
number Of persons assembled in Canal
street and proceeded to the parish prison, an
entrance was effected by force. nine of the
prisoners implicated in the killing Of Hennes-
sy were shot, and two of the three, with respS CT
to whom there had been a mistrial were hung
and the crowd surrounding the prison quie ly
dispersed
MATTERS of such gravity cannot be ignored
by courts or grand juries. 1 am compelled by
my duty as judge to bring them to your notice,
and feel assured that they will receive at
your hands proper attention and the calm and
careful investigation which they challenge.
As have heretofore charged you the district
attorney Is your legal adviser, and you will. of
course, consult with him freely touching this
and all such other matters as may engage your
attention.
1T is not my purpose now to do more than
to give this matter in charge to YOU. and do
SO with every confidence that there will be no
hasty and il-considered action on your part
and that the results of your investigation and
de.iberatior will be in accordance with your
appreciation and estimate of the facts as they
NAV come to your knowledge. The sheriff
will present probably during the day an Official
report Of the occurrences of Saturday. When
that report is filed il will be accessible to YOU
and in reference to that, as well as all other
matters requiring investigation by you, 1 shall
give you such further instructions from time
to time as may deem necessary"