Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-03-18

crowd had an electric erect on Gne ciCy
Soon the streets were alive with people
running FROM all directions and joining tn
main body, which moved sullenly dow
Rampant street to the Jail, near Cong
Square.
ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE POPULACE.
Doors and windows were thrown opel
and men, women, and children crowded OF
the galleries to encourage those who wer
taking part and to witness the scenes
When the main crowd from Canal stree
reached the prison there had already col
lected there dense throng, all eager t.
take hand in whatever might happen
When the vanguard of armed citizens
reached the prison, which is many square
from Canal street, that grim old building
was surrounded on all sides.
The guards were swept away like chat
before the wind, and the avengers brok'
into the prison, knocking in the doors will
axes, and when the parties were found, whom
they were seeking, the terrible work began
and bang. bang, went the guns till thei
object had been accomplished, and thel
they quietly dispersed and went to thei
homes.
THE CORoNER's INQUEST.
Coroner Lemcnnier and bis clerk, Henri
La Barre, reached the parish prison at abOa
1890 O'Clock. The Coroner viewed frs
the bodies of those lying in the yard. His
Jury was empanelled as follows; W. B
W J. Leppert, John Hunter
W. j. Gahap, and VIII Porter. The BODY
of Rocco Gerachi was viewed. He had only
one wound in the cheek. He died from
WOUNDS ON THE DEAD BODIES.
Peter Monasterio, gunshot-wound in bscl
of head and bruise on neck anteriorly
Charles Terahin, ten gunshot-wOunds a
chest interiorly, one gunshot- wound on left
side of face, gunshot- wOund on back of left
shoulder and in back. Jim Caruso, numer-
GUS gunshot-wounds in anterior portion
of body from head to koees-one wound in
face, one in neck, nine In chest, twelve in
abdomen, four in groin, five in right thigh
four in left thigh. Loretto Com ;tez, gun
shot-wound in chest anteriorly, one gun
shot-wound on top OF head, four in righI
side of body, bruise by gunshot.wOund OF
left side of back. All these were buckshot
wounds. Frank Romero alias ''NIne-
Frank" gunshotwound on head
above the forehead, face powder burnt, al
shot lodged IN the head and the skull inside
is completely shattered. This completed
the inquest in the yard.
THE BODIES IN THE CELLS.
The Coroner, his jury, and the members
of the press next went upstairs, and in the
gallery of the condemned cells an inquest
was held of the bodies there lying.
Antonio Scoffedi had a gunshot-wOunC
Of the brain. The ball entered above the
right eye.
MACHECA CLUBBED TO DEATH.
Joseph P. Macheca had not single bull
Iet-wound. His face was swollen and his
flesh had already assumed blush tint.
The Coroner examined the body and strip
ped it of every stitch of clothing. Although
the dead mans coat, vest and shirt showed
bullet holes, his undershirt was not perfo
rated. This was conclusive proof that no
bullets had entered his body. It was evi
dent that Macheca was dubbed to death
with the butt ends of pistols and rifles
However, the Coroner postponed the exami
nation of Macheca's body to later hour.
MARCBEsI NOT QUITE DEAD.
He then surned to Marchesi, who was
found to be still alive. The mans chin ant
and laboriously. He was just as good as
dead. though. as was evidenced by hole
as large as a silver quarter in his head
had several fingers shot off also
from his ris ht hand. "He will die in a few
while DR.. Lemonnier sent Mr. LaBarre fol
his box of surgical instruments, SO as tt
perform careful autopsy Of Macheca. The
jury will not return it's verdict until the lat
ter's autopsy is made.
THOSE WHO ESCAPED
Marchesi died Saturday evening at
o'clock. Tne coroner's jury presented a
simple finding They did not say who shot
the men. EIatrapga, Sunzeri, Metallic. the
boy Marchesi, Palermo, John Carusn, Piet
70 and Iucardona are the eight men who
escaped punishment. Caruso hid 10 the
ward. Metallic concealed himself in the
wash-house and was discovered and bis life
shared. Sunzari and Pietzo hid IN dog
house. and Incardona in a vault, while the
Jail officials spirited Matranga and Paterno
out of harms way.
Antonio Bagnetto was hanged on neutral
oroupd. His body dangled in the air fol
about an hour and half l. was taken
down by the police and placed in the Fourth
nrecinot station. Coroner Lemortime:
found that death was caused by strangula-
ton.
Manuel Politz was strung to lamp-post.
His hodv was also removed to the police
station His corpse was riddled with bull
let's Death resulted from gun shot-wounds
of the head and chest. There we're marks
of straugulation around his neck
AcTuAT1Ne CAUSE OF THE TRAGEDY.
NEW ORLEANS, March 14-The follow
inp ia given as a clear statement of the &c
tnatino cause which led to the tragedy on.
acted this morning, ascertained from inter
views with a number of prominent citizens
some of them active participants in the stir
ring events of to days.
On October Is, 1890. about II o'clock at
night, D. G. Hennessey ,Rchief of police o
the city of New Orleans, going from hi
office to his home was wayland and shot te
pjeces by band of Italian assassins armeC
with such blunderbusses as could only have
been made and used for the purpose of as
The Indignation and the ex
element we're such that mob law and lynch
ing were about to be resofted to. Tie en-
tire community felt that in that epdeavol
to reach the guilty parties innocent Italian
might be sacrificed.
TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER.
To allay excitement and assist the consti
tuted authorities the Mayor of the city ap
pointed a committee of fifty representative
citizens to take charge of the investigation
and tn aid In the trial and convicf'on OF thu
assass.rs This measure arrested violence
The Gonna ittee entered upoa it's work, and
at rpsss meeting subsequent y held IL
front of he City Hall the actions oil tn'
committee were ratified and they were en-
couraged to continue their labors to secur