The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-15

t9e community; and again he faced the
people OF New Orleans to dsnounce a most
infamous act consequent upon the most re-
voting crime in the criminal annals Of any
community. That was the finding Of the
jury in the murder trial yesterday.
and that crime was, as everybody knew,
the foul assassination of Chief of Police
Hennessy. II desire neither fame, nor
name, nor glory" said Parkinson; 81 am q
PLAIN American citizen, and as such, and as
a good citizen, am here. am here TO say
that things have come to such a crisis that
talk is idle. Action must be the thing
now. Tremendous cheers.J In civilized
communities tribunals are organized aud
are delegated to punish the guilty. Grimes
must meet prompt punishment, but when
ever and wherever courts fail, whenever
1urles are recreant, then is the time for the
people TO do what the courts and juriss have
failed to do. ["Yes.H "Hurrah,n "Go on"
go on" "We're with you'll In the midst
OF peaceful community an officer of the
law was stricken down by band of assas-
sins. The law has been defeated.
The time has come when this ID
fanny must cease. The scoundrels must
meet with punishment, the murderers
must be given their deserts. The jury has
failed to act. l ask you, citizens of New
Orleans, whether we shall suffer this
Infamous condition of affairs any
longerl rCries of mo, no."1 / ask you to
consider fairly aud calmly what is to be
done; shall there be ection9 [Cries of Eyes,
let's go, lead on."1 We are ready, those
gentlemen and / are here present. to do
what is necessary TO lead you. What shall
it bes
Walter D. Deneger, another of the
speakers, is one Of the leaders Of the New
Orleans bar; John c. Wickliffe is also a
prominent attorney, and James D. Houston
isone OF the foremost men of the state.
After denouncing Detective Omally, who
is supposed to have tanpered with the jury.
the speakers announced that they would
lead the way to the parish prison. Mr..
Wickliffe concluded with these words:
''Shall the execrable Malta be allowed to
flourish in this city9 Shall the Malta be
allowed to cut down our citizens on the pub
lie streets by the foul means of assassina-
ton? Shall the Malta be allowed to bribe
jurors to allow murderers to go scot freeW
THE CROWD ON THE MARCH.
By this time the crowd had swelled to
5000 or more, and before any one could
realize what had happened the great crowd,
gaining recruits at every step, was tramp
ing down the street to the prison, stopping
only once, and that was at the arsenal,
where double-barreled shotguns, w inchester
rifles and pistols were handed out to the re-
Sponsible and respectable citizens in the
party. The starting of the crowd had an
electric effect on the city, Soon the streets
were alive with people, running from all
directions and joining the main body, which
moved sullenly down Rampant street to the
Jail near Congo square. Doors and windows
were thrown open, and men, women and
children crowded on the galleries to encour-
age those who were taking part, and to
witness the scenes. When the main crowd
from Canal street reached the prison, there
bad already collected there dense throng
all eager to take hand in whatever might
happen. When the vanguard of armed
citizens reached the prison, which is many
squares from Canal street. that grim ole
building was surrounded on all sides
Sheriff Villere, when he heard that {
movement was on foot to take the prison
ers. armed his deputies and then started on &
hunt for Mayor Shakespeare The Italian
consul and Attorney General Rogers joined
in the pursuit, but his honor does not reacl
his office until noon, and be was not to b.
found at any of his regular haunts. Th'
governor had not heard of the uprising anC
he had no time to act, and the police fore
was too small to offer much resistance t.
the army of avengers Supt. Caster haC
ordered on an extra detail of officers to b.
sent to the jail. and a small crowd kept tn,
! sidewalks around the old building clear un
til the great multitude, swelling all tn
time like mighty roaring stream, surge'
around the door and crowded the little banC
| of bluecoats away.
sToRMING THE JAIL.
Capt. Lem Davis was on guard at tn
main entrance with a ecanJ force o
deputies. They were swept away like chat
| before the wind, and in an instant the ante
room was jammed with excited men
Meantime the prisoners we're stricken witt
terror, for they could hear dis
tinctly the shouts of the people withou
madly demanding their blood. The limo
cent and guilty alike were frightened out o
their senses, and prisoners who were charges
with crimes other than completely In tn
| murder of the chief also shared in the gen
eral Decentralization. Some of the brave
among the representatives Of the Maf'
wanted to die fighting for their lives, AM
they pleaded for weapons with which
| to defend themselves, and when the,
| could not find these they sought hidiuI
| places The deputies, thinking to deceiv
| the people by ruse, transferred the nine
| teen men to the female department, AM
| there the miserable Sicilians tremhled II
terror until the moment when the door
would yield to the angry throng on the out
! SlOe. GApC. O6VlS TeLuS5O q LS4uCSb w Op0i
the prison, and the crowd began the worl
of battering in the doors.
WHERE AN ENTRANCE WAS GAINED.
Around on Orleans street there was
| heavy wooden door which had been closel,
| brrred in anticipation OF the coming OF the
avenaing mass. This the crowd selected a
| their best chance Of getting in. NeighboI
| ing houses readily supplied axes and batter
| ing rams, and willing hands went t
work to force an opening This dl
| not prove a difficult task to th
trembling but determined throng 500
there was a crash. the door gave way and II
an instant armed citizens were pouring
| through the small opening, while mighty
| shout went up from 10000 throats in gla'
| acclaim, There was more re
81 ,tance for the intruders, how
ever, but it was soon overcome witt
| huge billet of wood, which a stout maj
carried. Then the turnkey was overpow
cred and the keys taken from him. BY tina
time the excitement was intense, none les
SO when patrol wagon drove up, with
| detachment of policemen, who were drive
away under fire of mud and stone. Whe
the leaders inside the prison got possession
| of the keys the inside gate was promptl
unlocked and the deputies in the lobb
rapidly got out of harms way. The avenger
pressed into the yard of the white prisoners
| The door of the first cell was open and
| group Of trembling prisoners stood inside
| They were not the men who were wante
and the crowd very quickly, though wit
remarkable GOODNESS, burst into the yard.