Telegram-herald., 1891-03-20
MORE BL00DSHED.
Another New Orleans Tragedy Due
70 the Maaa Case.
One OF the Lawyers fer the Proseeo-
Ion Kills a Journalist Ano Is SER
ogsy Wounded Himself.
FEARS OF AsorHEs RIOT.

day night II II o'clock Frank Matters. a
well-knOwn reporter and ward pollti-
elan Of THIS city. " "a shot and instantly
killed al the corner Of Canal and Bour-
boIs streets, aud Arthur Dunn, demo
cratic leader Of the eighth ward ana
one Of the counsel for the state Ia the re-
cent trial Of Chief Hennessy's assaSsins,
was shot IN the abdomen and perhaps
fatally wounded One bystander got
a bali through the leg Of his trousers
and another one received a scratch ON
the leg, just breaking the skin. The
trouble began II the early part Of the
evening. Waters had been drinking in
Royal street saloon, and during the
course Of his remarks stigm2tiEed the
killing OF the Italians az the parish
prison as an outrage on the community
aud expressed himsel. as satisfied that
al those men who participated IN the
killing would come 10 an untimely end
Dunn net him shortly afterward and "a
dispute took place, during the progress
OF which Dunn referred To Waters as
murderer. he having killed Joseph
Baker here in 1851. The dis
pute grew warmer, and finally
Waters drew his pistol and fired
at Dunn four times, hitting him
once In the leg and once in the right
breast Dunn drew and returned the
fire. shooting Waters three times
through the forehead. Waters fell 20
the pavement q corpse. Dunn was car
ried To the county hospital in cab,
where he now lies in precarious con-
dition.
A g>eat crowd instantly gathered and
the.saloons were filed with men passion
ately discussing the matter. No one can
tell the outcome of all these things.
There are grave fears that the mob
may take things into its own hands
again. and that IL will go further
than it did before. New Orleans is at
fever heat The excitement attendant
upon the lynching of the Italians
is aroused again by the tragedy and
the summoning before the self-consti-
tuted court of the people Of the Hen
messy jury. Almost anything may
happen. The jurors have been called
before the committee and are to be
questioned sharply as TO what took
place in and out of the jury room. They
will not have very lenient judges The
grand jury, too, is taking hand in the
matter. and between the two the Jurors
will not have an easy time.
Consul Corti is authority for the
statement that nearly thousand ltal.
ians, terrified by the actions of the mob
on Saturday, have left the city. He
further stated that the killing of the
Italian prisoners would have q damag-
ing effect upon the fruit trade OF New
Orleans, as several of the largest fruit
importers have told him that they con-
template removing their business to
Mobile or Pensacola
The citizens committee Is actively
cooperating with the grand jury, al
though the latter is investigating the
former. The committee this even
ing had an interview with several of
the members of the Hennessy jury.
and some able lawyers put them
on the rack of searching
cross-examination. The committee has
also been working in other directions
and the grand jury will have some inn
N
many days. District Attorney Luzen-
burg, owing to the national Importance
the matter is assuming, has written a
letter to Atty.-Gen. Rogers asking him
20 take charge of the investiga-
ton before the grand jury. Judge
Rogers viii probably respond to the
invitation by offering his services Gov.
Nichols will await the grand jury's re-
port before sending his full explana-
Blaine The governor has telegraphed
TO the secretary 20 that effect, and at
present he could hardly say more than
has been said TO the newspapers.
WASHINGTON, March 1s.-Bxron Fava
has received the report of the Italian
consul at New Orleans on the New Or
leans lyrching and laid it before Secre-
tary Blaine. Consul Corti's review of
the circumstances is looked upon as a
rectness with which the RESPONSE
bility for the killing is laid
at the door OF Mayor Shake
speare and the municipal author
tiles Aside from that it is important
as an official statement which receives
the Endorsement OF Minister. Tava and
may form the basis OF the official action
10 be taken by the Italian government
Naturally enough Consul Corti malres a
general defense of the Italian colony
in New Orleans as distinguished from
the criminal classes. He aSssrts that
important evidence was withheld. A
synopsis follows:
He makes strong showing for his country
mon, alleging that while the state had q good
ease some % ifs proofs were contradictory
and deficient re adds that TO his personal
knowledge sunzeri aad Nstase. t-e ~ ths
prisoners indicted for murder we're roebsre
near Chief Hennessy at the time he vas shot
Sig Cortl further asserts that had not Mayor
shakespea-e tssGed q proc snation before the
tr,si sttribating the crime % Italians there
would have been no miscarriage os instioe.
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bers q n, EXTRA Judicial CON nittse Of rfty
appointed ~ tie mayor lsst ocioh<r.
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