Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-03-19

Street and a number of gentlemen,
among whom were Mr.. w. S. Parker
son, Mr.. J. c. Wickliffe and others who
signed the call came marching along
and began walking round and round
the railing of the Clay monument.
There were fully 5000 people within
ear-shot and more could be seen strug-
Cling, pushing and running here and
there on neutral ground. Street cars
were unable to pass through. Car
riages, carts, wagons, cabs and vehicles
of all descriptions were halted. Mr..
ParkersOn spoke first.
He said that once before he had ap-
peared before the people, in grand mass
meeting assembled to discuss matters
vital to the interest of the community.
And again he faces the people of New
Orleans to denOuuce the most infa-
nous act which was consequent
upon the most revolving crime in the
criminal annals of any community.
That act was the finding of the jury in
the murder trial yesterday, and that
crime was, as everybody knows, the
foul assassination of the chief of police.
81 desire neither fame, nor name, nor
glory" said Mr.. Parkinson. Il am a
plain American citizen, and as such and
as a good citizen, l am here"
After the speeches the indignant citi-
zens, about 9, 200 in number, started for
the parish prison, which they reached
at 1890 o'clock. After slight resistance
the Jail was surrendered. The citizens
rushed in and killed eleven of the nine
teen men who had been indicted for
the assassination of Chief of Police Hen
messy.
After the assassins had been put to
death, Mr.. Parkerson addressed the
crowd, urging them to return to their
homes or respective places of business
without further demonstration. 10 Mac
heca had a pistol and shot Sergeant
Heron in the neck infiicting a slight
| wound.
Polietz is hanging to a lamp post at
IRENE and St Ann streets; Bagnetto to
a tree in front of the prison. The others
were shot in their cells.
When the citizens committee had COM
pleted its work at the parish prison they
disbanded quietly.
The large crowd in front of the court
building hooted at the jury as it left the
courthouse, and the jurors seemed very
much frightened by the popular mani
| festations against them. The excite
ment grew stronger all day, as much
/ against the jury as against the prisoners.
| THE MAFIA.
The Maha is not confined altogether to
New Orleans. 1t ia an organization made up
| for the most part of Sicil:ans, although not q
| few Italians are members OF II. 1t is terri
| BILE vendetta that regards murder a duty.
| Nearly every large city has its Malta society,
! but the organ ization at New Orleans was the
! most powerful In the country previous to
| the killing of Chief Henncssy. The chief OF
| police was by no means its first victim.
/ There were scores of others from 1873 until
this time that gave mp their lives TO the cruel
Sicilians. First came a caution and then g
| threat. These threats were always carried
into execution. The watchword of the or
| sanization was: 'The Malta never fails"
! Chief Hcnnessy had bees. warned repeat
edly. but he laughed away the fears Of hi:
| of his d1ty. He was passing through one Of
! the low districts of New Orleans when the
| assassin laid him low. He died in a few mo-
| ments and every effOrs was made to appre'
hend his murderers. Numbers OF the resi-
/ denA OF the Italian quarter were locked up
| but many OF them were subsequently re
| leased A shotgrn that brought Chief Hen
| messy to his death was found, but M
I Mafan could be Identified as its owner
The killing OF the chief plunged the cit,
OF New Orleans in gloom and til
good classes were brought 70 realization o