The sun., 1891-03-15

Nr. Parkorson Says the Blame Will CItl.
nately Rest with tho Jury.

Mr. Parkerson Says the Blame Will Ultl.
nately Rest with tho Jury.
After the lynchers had completed their work
In the interior Of the prison Mr.. Psrksrson
mounted the sill Of one OF the street windows
and addressed the immense crowd. His pres
snce was the signal for tumultuous cheering
Fellow citizsns." said MI. Paterson. after
the law had failed and justice had been
thwartsd By Q corrupt jury and the hired
AGENTS OF tho murdersrs. tao citizens. under
the leadership Of my associates, have this day
taken tho law into their own hands and nieted
out swift punishment to the assasslns who have
30 long infested and disgraced this communi-
ty. The men who killed Hsnnessy are dead.
6oms within the walls of this prison and 9TH
ers upon the street before your eyes. Lynch
law. gentlemen. is q terrible thing. but the
Malta must cease In New Orleans from this mo-
ment and forever. The responsibility for this
days tragedy rests with the infamous jury
that acquitted the murdsrers. Tho people.
however. demanded that these murderers
should be punished with death. aud We have
executed their will. Now this affair must end
here. and II you have confidence In me you will
at once dispsrse and return to your homes.
resting assured II there are any other matters
TO be attended to that they will receive our At
tsntion."
AZ this point tho crowd demanded the pun
ishmsnt Of O'Mslley. who is accused Of brlblng
the jury. Mr.. Patterson then said II you
have any confidence in me and my associates
& Yes; wo have yelled the crowd in chorus,.
then. my fellow citizens, 90 quietly to your
homes. aAd promise You that Mr.. O'Mallsy
will be attended to properly"
When Mr. Parkerson had finished his speech
the thronR broke into the widest kind OF
cheering. and. lifting Mr. Parkerson upon their
shoulders. bore him away from the scene.
Then they parsded back to the OIsy statue.
Mr.. Parksrson again spoke advising the poo
pie to 20 quietly to their business and homes.
Some Of the crowd marched out to the Com
mon, passing OMalley. whom they wished to
lynoh. O'Aalley remained at bis office until 10
O'Clock. whom tho mob started for the parish
prison, but left soon after and escaped.
His wife took refuge with Mr.. Lionel Adams
ex-District Attorney and counsel for the
Italians In the case. and most OF the attornsys
for the defence deemed It advisable to seek q
place Of refuge.
It Is understood that when the mob broke
into the prison 1t was the intention to shoot
only the three mon about whom there was =
mistrial. Scsfldi. Polizzi and Monastero. Some
wanted to kill Machsca, and no was slain.
There was then demand that all the nine
teen italian prisoners should be shot The
By the Jury on the order Of the Judge. and
would have killed him had not their leader Mr..
Parkerson. interiersd and said that Incardina
had been declared innocent By the Court
MatranRa's life was saved In the same way.
The other four prisoners were confined In
[ another oell ana escaped attention. -, e..
OF the eleven men killed four he'd beiu hc-
quilted by the Jury. three had hsd 4 mistrial.
and four had not been tiled. The mob In
gsrsd around the scene for some time and the
tree on which Bagnetto was hanged was nearly
Polietz and BaRnetto swung 10 Tho iamppost
and tree until noon when the Coroner put in
asD Haa
width Of the two cells under an overhanging
aSpa Gones das anS SSass O. w.ls
stretched side side by side. with thelr heads to-
AZ Trahena's feet, and lying nt right angles
isrs hat, With hole blown through It .. large
e saa 2 M: sssEa !'n
Of Rocco 1sracsi wac viewed. he had only one
hs asa r.
ShsIlss Trahlna had Ien suIshot wounds ia
s": sss y u,
gnnshot wounds on. the interior portion
| Of the body. from head to- knees. one wound
| in the face. one In the neck, nine In the chest,
| twelve in the abdomen. four In the groin. tive
In the right thigh. and four In the left thigh.
| Ioretto Comitsz had o Runshot wound In the
' TOP o, lbs head i"ur In the risht side Ih 'e Of
the body. and bruised BY. a Runshot
| Wound on the left side Of the back.
Frank Romero. alias. Nine Fingered Frank"
had a gunshot wound In the head above the
| forehead, his face was powder burnt and all
the shot lodged in the head and tis skull
=. This omDeted the Wow In the yari Tho
| Coroner. his jury, and The members Of the pre -
next went up stairs, and ON ,he gallery OF the
condemned cells an Inquest was held Of the
01aass isps ssesa had gun sho. wound in
the brain. The ball entered above the right
eye. Joseph Ms9heca had not einRls bullet
wound ip him. His face was, swollen, and his
desh had already assumed blush tint.
The Coroner examined the body aud stripped
1t Of clothing. Although the dead mar e coat
| and vest and shirt showed bullet holes his
undeIshirt was not perforated: 1t was de-
! cided that Machera was dubbed to death with
the bntt end OF rifles and pistols.
The Coroner then turned TO- Msrchesi. who
was found to bs still alive. The mans chin
and the fore muscles of the neck moved slowly
and aboriolsly. He was lust as gooi as dead.
| shot on from bis right hand. He will die in
| f0W minuta - ram Ark al the COrOnar