The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-20

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ing. Few declarations Of intent were
heard: the common purpose was too vel
understood.
Early this morning thousands o.
reputable men. unused to scenes o.
bloOdshed swarmed about the appointed
place of meeting. As the minute;
passed the crowd grew. Computation
Us to the size OF the throng was impOSsi
bic While decancy and good order
prevailed, the hum of voices drowned
whatever of fOrmality there may have
been in the proceedings and soon after
the hour for the meeting the crowd,
yelling with excitement, started for the
parish prison.
What happened there is quickly told.
The murderers OF Chief Hennessey were
disposed Of. They are:
Manuel POlietz,
PietrO Mastero.
| Antonio Scaffidi.
Joseph p. Macheca,
| Antonio Marchesi
Antonio BagnettO,
Frank Romero,
Jim CarusO,
Rocco Gerachi,
Charles Trahine,
COmietz
The three other prisoners on trial
yesterday for the crime-IncardOna
Matranga and the Marchesi bOy-were
not mOlested.
Come down from those steps," was
the request, land let Mr.. Parkerson
and Mr.. Wickliffe get there"
The crowd complied with alacrity and
soon the speakers held their positions
of vantage A rush was made for the
narrow gate, and in a minute there
stood packed mass of humanity around
the statue of the immortal Clay. The
view from that altitude was imposing.
Not bad word yet escaped the lips of
the gentlemen who had mounted the
steps. They stood erect, mOtiOnless.
surveying the surging multitude, from
whose scrFied ranks q ere CLEANED
faces full Of resolve and determination
There were fully 1900 people within
earshOt and more could be seen strug
Cling, pushing and running here and
there on the neutral ground. Street
cars were unable to pass through. Car
riaTeS. carts. wagons. cabs and vehicles
OF al! descriptions were halted Mr..
ParhersOu spoke first.
- SAID mat once tciOre he had ap-
pcnrad b-ICrc the people, in grand mass
meeting assembled 10 discuss matters
vital Ia III. interest of the community.
And again he faces the people of New
Orleans to dcEOuncU the most infamous
act Ua.eG was consequent upon the
most rer'Iling crime i'll the criminal
annals Oi any community. That act
wu- The finding Of the jury i'll the muir
der t.,Ji yesterday, and that crime was,
a. cy-rJ body knows, the iOul assassina-
ton Of the chief Of police. Il desire
n,ithcr fame. nor name. nor glory"
said Mr.. ParkcrsOu. Il am plain
American citizen ard as such and as
good citizen, am here"
AftCr the speeches the indignant citi-
zens. about 1000 in number started for
the parish prison, which was reached
at 1880 o'clock. After slight resistance
the Jail was surrendered. The citizens
rushed in and killed eleven of the
nineteen men who had been indicted for
the Assassination of Chief of Police
HenneSseY.
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
Macheca had pistol and shot Sergeant
Heron in the neck, inflicting a slight
wound.
Polietz is hanging to lamp post at
IRENE and st. Ann streets; Bagnetto
to tree in front of the prison. The
others were shot in their cells.
When the citizens committee had
completed its work at the parish prison
they disbanded quietly.
A meeting is called for tonight to
consider what urther action, if any,
shall be taken. The committee is com
posed of the better class of citizens
business men, who were satisfied that
the safety OF the community demanded
vigorous action.
The large crowd in front of the court
building hooted at the jury as it left the
court house. and the jurors seemed
very much frightened by the popular
manifestations against them. The ex-
citement grew stronger all day, as much
against the jury as against the prison
ers. The evening papers were very
emphatic in their utteranceS, and the
States did not hesitate to declare that
the jury had been bribed and
the authorities must find out
who did the bribing. An informal
call was made for mass meeting at the
Clay statue, which was not held. The
committee of order, known as the COM
mittee of fifty, appointed by the mayor
soon after the killing of Hennessey,
held secret meeting, however, and
the dead chiefs friends conferred to-
gether elsewhere. 1t is not known
what was done at those meetings, but
popular excitement was so intense that
anything was looked for, even lynch
law. This feeling " Is based on the be-
lief that it had be- NJ impossible to
convict an Italian New Orleans of
murder. The call signed by 100 citi-
zens, was issued at midnight