The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15

sumed names, to avoid conviction and
punishment FIR crimes there committed;
and others were escaped conyicts and
bandits, outlawed Ia their own land, seek-
ing the city OF New Orleans for the con-
grcgate companionship Of their own class.
The men know the swift retrlbution Of tho
| law In Italy, for hundreds have been shot
down ut sight by the military in the noun
| tains OF Sicily without second thought
We doubt not the Italian govern
ment would rather DO rid of them
than to DO charged with their custody and
punishment.
The time has passed when this country
can be made the dumping ground for tho
worthless and depravcd of every nation.
| The crisis is reached, and on tho magnl--
tudo Of the issue it becomes the duty Of
the next Congress to quietly enact such
vigorous laws that complete protection BIZ
afforded hereafter against these evils.
In the presentation OF the main features
given to us as evidence, we havo referred
mainly to tho evidence bearing upon the
trial OF tho nine accused in Section b OF
this honorable court; but directly con-
nected with all these circumstances arc
the terrible events that transpired on
March 18th last events which in them
selves may DO charged rs directly trace--
able to the miscarriage of justice, MS
developed in the verdict rendered on the
18th OF March.
1t is shown in the evidence that tho
gathering Oh March "A, embraced several
thousand of tho first, best and even. ths
most law-abiding Of the citizens Of the
city, assembled us it is the right Of Amer
lean citizens TO discuss IN public meeting
questions OF grave import. We find n
general sentiment among these witnesses
ond also in our intercourse with the poo
pie that the verdict Us rendered by tho
Jury was contrary to the law and the evil
dencc, and secured mainly through the
designing and unscrupulous agents en-
ploycd for the special purpose of defeating
the ends of justice-ut that meeting tho
determination was shown that the people
would not submit to the surrender of their
rights into the hands OF midnight assassins
and their powerful allies.
The assassination OF the late chief OF
police shows the elimination of con-
spiracy. His death was deemed neces-
sary to prevent the exposure and punish
mcnt Of criminals whose guilt was being
fast established BY his diligent pursuit.
The condition of affairs in this city to-
wards Ii certain class of violators of tho
law had reached such stage that the law
itself was wcll-nigh powerless to deal with
them, so fGr-reachipg was their power and
influence in the trial of criminal cases.
Good riti4cns were profoundly impressed
by tho repeated and signal failures OF JUS
ticc. The boasts of the pcrjurcr and
briber scored to dominate in the courts,
paralyzing and rendering powerlcss the
ends Of justice. Certainly this was dcs-
perate situation. In tho public meeting
referred to-gcncral and spontaneous in
character as truly indicating an uprising
OF the ,nasscs-wc doubt II any power at
the command Of the authorities would
have been sufficient TO overcome its in-
te;isitv.
Evidcuor is before us from Official
sources that eleven prisoners were killed
in the attack on the parish prison. In the
careful examination us TO citizenship Of
these men. we Had that eight of them were
beyond question American citizens, and
another had declared his intention in
this country, which act carries with it the
remuneration Of allegiance to his native
country.
LISA noteworthy fact in connection
with the uprising, that no injury whatever
was done TO either person or property be-
yond the one act, which seemed to have
been the object OF the nsscmblage at tho
parish prison. We have referred to tho
large number Of citizens participating Ia
this demonstration, and estimated by
Judges At from c,coo to 5000; We regard /.
Us u spontaneous uprising OF the people,
Thc.magnitudc Of this affair males II u
difficult task to fiN tho guilt upon any
number Of par,icipants-in fact, the act
seemed to involve the entire people OF the
parish and city OF New Orleans, so pro-
fuse is their sympathy and extended their
connection with the affair. In view OF
these considerations, the sthorough ex-
animation OF the subject has failed to
disclose the necessary facts TO Justify this
grand Jury In presenting indictments.
The report is signed by each Of the six
teen members OF the jury.