St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-15
THE CoRoNHR's INQUEST.
Inquiry Into the Sensational
Causes OF Death.

Causes OF Death.
New ORLEANS. March 14.-Coroner
LemOnnier and his cierk, II .nry La
Barre. reached the parish prison at
about 1890 O'Clock. The coroner first
viewed the bodies of those lying in the
yard. His jury was empanelled as fol-
lows: w. B. Stansbury. w. j. Leppert,
John Hurter, W. }. Gahan, Will Porter.
! he body of Rocco Geracci was viewed.
He had only one wound in the chest.
He died from hemorrhage. Peter Mon
asteiro,ss gpnshOt wound III back
of the head. brulse on neck
Charles Terahilia, ten gunshot
wounds, at cheSt, anteriOrly; one gun
shot wound Oh left side of lace; gun
shot wound on back of left shoulder and
in back. jim CaruSO, numerous gun
shot wounds of anterior portion of body.
from head 10 knees, one wound in face.
one in neck. nine inches. twelve in
abdomen, four in groin, five in
right thigh, four in left thigh.
LorettO C0miteZ. gun-shOt wound in
chest, anJeriOrly; one gun-shOt wound
on top of head, four i'll right side OF
body ;bruise by a gun-shut wound on the
left side Of back. All those were buck
Shot wounds. Frank Romero. alias
"Nine-Fingered"F Frank, gun-shOt wound
OIL head above TIE forehead. Face
poWder-burnt. All shot lOdged in
the head. This completed the inquest
i'll the yard. The coroner. his jury and
the members of the press next went up
stairs nd 10 tie gallery of the con-
demned cells, and inquest was held Oh
Tie bodies there lying. Antonio
Scotfedi had gunshot wound of
the brain. The ball entered above
the right eye. Joseph P. Macheca
had not single bullet wound III him.
His face was swollen, and his flesh
already assumed a blush tint. The
coroner examined the body, and
stripped 1t Of every stitch of clothing
Although the dead mars coat aid
vest and shirt showed bullet holes,
his undershirt was not perforated.
This was conclusive proof that no
bullets had entered his body. 1t was
evident that Macheca was dubbed to
death with the hutt ends of pistols and
and rifles. However. the coroner post
| poned examination of Macheca's body
to a later hour. He then turned to
MarcheSl, who was found to be
| still alive. The mans chin and
| the fore muscles of the neck moved
| slowly and labOriOusly. He was just as
good as dead, though, as evidenced by
hole as large as Il silver quarter in his
Htdu' MdICliCSI ldu several nngerS
shot off also from his right hanh.
HE will die in few minutes" :"
| remarked the coroner. Meanwhile
DIR. Lemonnier sent Mr.. Lebarre for
his box OF surgical instruments SO
as to perform a careful autopsy of
Macheca. The jury Will not render its
verdict until the latter autopsy is made.
Antonio BagnettO was hanged on the
neutral ground. His body dangled in
the air for about an hour and a half. 1t
was taken down by the police and
placed in the Fourth precinct station.
| Coroner Lemortimer found that death
was caused by StrangulatiOn. Manuel
| POllitZ was strung to lamp post: his
body was also removed to the police
station. His corpse was riddied with
bullets. Death resulted from gunshot
wounds of the head ana chest. There
were marks of Strangulation around his
neck.
Marchezi died this evening at z.
The coroner's jury presented simple
finding. They did not say who
| shot the men. Matranga, St,n-
zer, Natalie, the boy Marchesi,
Palermo, John Caruso, Pietzo and
lncardona are the eight. men
who escaped punishment. CaruSo hid
IN the yard. Natalie concealed himself
in the wash house and was discovered
and his life spared. Sunzeri and Piptzu
hid in dog house, Incardino in a vault,
while the Jail officials spirited Matranga
| and PatOrno out of harms way.