Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-06
uuihslnz vengeance of the vendetta sought satls.
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esssped oonvicts ana bandits, onslaws In their
UWn ands, Heokng tho city OF New Orleans for
,,os, sougenisl companionsbp Of their own ciass
in T,i ineh knew tho swift retTibutlon Of the law
~ i.a.y, lor hundreds have been shot down al
s'kut uy The military In the mountains Of Sicily
without second thought
CRIMINAL RECORDS.
Today there IA recorded I'm the ofncc OF the
, 'sslae Consul IN This city the names Of somc
I,lOO Italians and Slcilinns landed here during
several years past, showing the ofriciaI records
~ ~ theu criminality In Italy and Sicily. Hun
uIe~A OF th0in are among us to-day. We doubt
~ 10. she italian Ooyernment would rather DO rid
Oi tnem tnan De charged with thcir custody aud
punishment Such "a the wcll-knOwn character
OF part o. the Italian colony, as IL is called who
ave domicilod In this city and vicinity. IL can
nov DC questioned that secret organizations
whose teachings are hCstiietO the fundamental
principles OF the Government OF tho United
states must DO continual menace 70 the good
people.
TIE RANgEsr TREASON.
whether the name OF Maha, Socialist Nation
aiisi, or whatever IL may be, whether located In
Now orleans, Chicago or New York, the meet
MO-. me OF their meInbers create and disseminate
seditious opinions with O manifest tendency TO-
wards overt acts whose commission partHIes Of
the FauEest treason. We may say that tho
many societies created and chartered for tnc
iaunabie purpose Of exercising a healthiul in
uucnco In The various departments OF body poll
NC enjoy hearty appreciation and are produc-
uyo OF good results, but in marked contras; 20
all these Is the Malta. whose every thought and
act Is To opposition 20 Law and order az cOntem-
plated by every nation ofthe civilized world. aud
IN open defiance Of the statutes Of this State and
nation ana the cherished traditions Of our people.
TIE DUTY or TIE PEOPLE.
The law f. truly regarded as the emblem Of
the wisdom u all AGES and its just execution the
safeguard Of society by the punishment Of the
trnnsgrcssOr. Its Just execution Expresses the
Nill OF me oople In condemnation Of crime, but
where this lofty principle is c0ntemned by tho
practice OF assassination for revenge or spite,
aud cOnccalmcut uudCr the most binding Oathf,
renlers pOworiess tho Efforts Of the law 20 reach
the chief actOrs ana 70 secure Witnesses, It be-
com - The duty o. the people In the exercise OF
their sovereign rights 70 issue their decree Of
condemnation. That verdict has been rendered,
tho power OF daila is broken; IL must be de-
stroyed as an element Of danger, creation OF
ieprCu5 growth In this community.
TIE CORRUPT JURY.
Taking into account the mass Of evidence pre-
fentci, whirh Is only partially summarized in
the foregoing, it becomes our painful duty %
maze @ declaration most sCvOre in its rcGe 'tion
upOn the action Of some Of tho jurymen. We
are 80 deeply impressed with the facts Of the
caso that the moral conviction II forced upon ug
thai some " tho Jurors empanelled % Try the
accused on the chnfee Of assassination Of
tue late Chief Of Police wcro subject
- a money influence To control their deci sion.
Further Than this, we may sny itnppeafs certain
that nc lC1st three, T. not more of that Jury WCra
90 Unduiy ana mlawiully controlled. Some Of
the jurors themselves have testified in most en-
Phntic terms that II IL had not been for the per-
sistont and well-iirected efforts Of three Of tho
.uyincn, most conspicuous from the time that
BODY was empanolled, tho verdict would hayo
boen materially different from that rendered.
UlDER oNALLEY's INFLUENCE.
This Is Is sad and terrible commentary from
their associates on the jury ~ against those
whose every action was intended TO make them
the controlling power. 10 is certain that the
special effort Of counsel for the defence was 10
select for service on that jury such men as were OF
th0acquaintaucc and well under the influence Of
OMalley aud his assistants, notably those tales
mon VINO wore on the detective agents list
sUCCEPTIBLE JURORS.
What can DO thought when thrce Of tho Jurors
We're accepted with only some UnmpOrtant
questions, or the clcrk tGId 20 swear them with
out question: This 3is proceeding almost un-
heard of i'm trials for capital offences but it has
its meaning as wcll 6s the her Instances have
their significance. Ono Of the jurors, young in
years, WIS by his own statement 50 sus-
Coptible 20 the influence Of q dream that he
changed his mind between night and morn
ing. Others OF the jury plninly stated that their
nge and incXpcrlcnce did not qualify them TO
assume the responsibilities Of jurymen in that
ease. Impltionce prevailed towards the close.
and Il ia thought Dy several Of the Jurors 10 have
h0steued the conclusion. Surely remarkable
Jury, but fully competent 20 render the remarSa-
Bile verdict. IL has gone 20 the people, whose III
tclliCeuce and virtue enable them 10 discern be-
tween truth and falsehOOd, 20 decide between
right and wrong.
THE IYNCIsG OF MARCH 14nI.
The report deals with tho lynching affair as
follows:
In the presentation Of tho main features given
TO NJ ns evidence, condensed "a far IA possible
by the selection OF the most important portions
OF the inquiry, we have referred mainly TO the
evidence bearing upon the trial OF the nine ac-
cuscd i'm section "B' of this honorable court
but directly connected with all those clrcum-
stances are The terrible events transptring on
rfHala fHN
Themselves may be charged as directly traceablo
to the miscarriage OF Justice aS dcVel-
ope1 in the verdict rendered on March
18Th. We are deeply impressed with mo
serious charge delivered by your Honor
TO this body on the subject, and Mt no time since
have We lost sight Of the necessity for thorough
Investigation Of all the conditions Gntecedent TO
IT, We have engaged ourselves most assiduous-
iy with the examination Of large number Of
Witnesses embracing those who were present at
the meeting on Canal street, IN the vicinity OF
the parish prison. as Wen as seYeral huhnrod OF
our lellow-citizeus taken from every rank and
class o. society.
CONTRARY TO LAW AND EVIDENCE.
II IA shown I'm the evidence that the gathering
on saturday morning, March l4th, embraced
several thousands Oi first, best, ahd even the
most abiding OF the citizens o. thls cty' as
semblctf as is the right Of American citizens 10
discuss in public meeting questions OF grave I'M
portance. We ind general sentiment among
those Witnesses, and also in our intercourse WIN
ts
frry' ,yag contrary 10 the law and the evidence,
and secured mainly through designing ana ull-
scrupulOus agents employed for the speclal pur-
nose Of defeating tho ends on Justice Az IaJ
llneet5up tbt. determination was shown that tho
pcor,le would not submit 70 tho surrender OF
ibrir rights into the hands Of midnight assasslns
and their powerful allies
cUISnEATIoN OF 4 CONSPIRACY.
Tho assassination of the late Chief of Police
elbows the elimination Of conspiracy his
,,.,th ,rns doomed necessary 10 prevent the eX-
,,osnre and punishment of criminals whose guilt
ios Ieing fast established by his dilgent pursuit.
me condition OF affairs In this community as
10 n certain class OF Violaters OF tno Jaw hHH
coached such a state that the law itsclt was Neii-
nigb foweilc to deal with them, so lar-tea'hllg
v,as their power and influence IN the flai Oh
criminal cases.
DESPERATE SITUATION.
Goo, .,,,zens were profoundly impressed by
the repeated and signal failures oi Justice. me
artk OF tho perurer and briber seeined 70 i doni-
natc in the courts, paralyzlng ana rGuueIihis i
Io,yerIees the ends OF Justice. Ceriauly tu!s
T. n 1esnerate situation. In the pubic meet
tnf, ,cferred To- general and spontaneous IN cna-
Tacter as truly indicating an upflslilg ol .,i9
masses we doubt il any power at inc SStio ia
of the authorities would nave Oooh o~N-O'0N' "
overcome its intentions.
EIGHT CITIZENS.
Fcidence Is before US from onlcial sources Iias ,
eleven persons we're killed in the atteCA Oh 'i y,
Parish prison. In careful cAalnin%ation, % ,n, az ~
siffVnnAfND al
thc,o were beyond question American cltlzSus ~
nj another had "declared ms intention III
80 rnTt which act carries with II the feh1
tinp ~ oIlerianco 10 his native country ~ - a
noievyorthy TACT in connection with tue ullIs.,s mn
maj no injury whatever was done 10 ellioi nv
nrs6n or properiy beyond the one ACT WIllci
oen,cd 10 have been the object OF lhe , ussS' y.
Sio,,c NJ the parish prison. We nave telerIeu ~ ~
,hafoTre number OF citizens particlpatil&s & III
tSis INSTRUMENTATION, estimated by JUDGES az ~.
n 600 10 5000 regarded as spontaneous ui-
rising Of the people .,.,.-,
No EVIDENCE TO JUSTIFY INDICTMENTS
NM ,,sgnitude Of this affair makes u a di,li-
i, task 10 TX the guilt upon any huipet % 1,o
SSarticinants-in fact the act seemed 70 M
10 aniire peopIe OF the parish ana clty oi No"
1riaars S,I 40 pr6fuse Is their sympathy anu GA
,n,tcd fbeir connection with the aiielr' .,,,,,,
in iew on these considerations tho 'lVloHsa n',,a.
oapinatlon of tho subject has ialled 70 ISL i
@ facts to justify this grand jury III
uresenting indictments
Resnectfuily submitted r,,c.,,or+ q
d,S.c NJ Vennarl, o. Carriere, Dayd e,unI'' T ~
Hooeett, Jr., T. Gauch, = u; "Ien1,n, "a !. La,
~ Casflefnan, w. l. Saxon, -. u y; - ~ ~ ~
1onn Jarkson, Paul ]. Chrstan EnliIe ,,i, -, irS-
{ Reniett, II. Hallcr, w. b LoOhulu'
"a ~. III. Chaffee doremaD).
AmeelcAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION