St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-20
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY
Results of the Investigation at
New Orleans.

New Orleans.
New ORLEANS. March 19.-ThomaS
c. Collins was before the grand jury to-
day TO testify i'll the investigation now
being made concerning the bribery of
the jurors in the Hennessey case. Col
Inns, though employed in the office
of Private Detective 0. Malley, was'in
fact an officer OF the secret service, duly
commissioned by Mayor Shakespeare
and the legal heads of the New Orleans
police. Interesting if not start
ling developments are expected
Another case somewhat similar to
the Collins Job was attempted.
but from some unknown cause went
amiSS. The detective was brought here
from Italy, arrested upon charge of
passing counterfeit money. and sent to
the Parish prison. Being an Italian, he
was put in the same section with the
other Italian prisoners. but the aSSaS
sins became distrustful of the new
conner, and he was removed by the
prison authorities to another cell, so
this scheme to get inside information
fell through. Sheriff NlllerS, in his re-
port to the court concerning the occur
renee. said the Parish prison warden,
last Saturday, after giving list of the
Italian prisoners in his custody, says:
Il had received no intimatiOn of any
Intention to disturb ne in the custody
Of the prisoners i'll my charge. re-
manned in the prison in person on Fri
day, March Is, 1891, until 9 o'clock p.
IN. Everything was quiet and all
prisoners secure. On Saturday morning
| noticed in the morning papers a call
for mass meeting al Clay statute
for that morning at 10 O'Clock. !
noticed from the editorials of the morn
ing papers which had read that there
was such admonition and suggestions as
led me to believe that the assemblage
would not do more than to pass some
resolution or suggest some public
grievance and formulate at some future
time some action which [ believed
would not be in violation of the law
| nj once went to the prison and i'll
Structed my officers to take every pre-
caution, and as bad but fourteen men
on duty, drove to the court building. [
observed on my way from the prison to
the court that there was much excite
ment, and l reported at once to Judge
Baker. LII case of attack, | knew
my force was not sufficient to
repel crowd. and | called upon the
chief of police for Il force to aid my
deputies. He informed me it required
an order from the mayor. While went
III quest VI lilC ICCti HVu ltAC
chief of police had sent TO the prison
force of ten or twelve men under COM
mand OF Capt. Collar. l WAS un-
able to find the mayor. | then
called on the attorney general, With
that officer | met the governor. HIS in
structiOnS were to formally demand
from the mayor assistance, ana to report
the result to HIM. While at the mayors
Office with the attorney general.
and while telephonIng for the
mayor where [ was Informed he
was, a telegraph message was
received announcing the crowd had
broken into the Jail and killed certain
prisoners. Immediately went with the
attorney general and drove down TO the
prison. [ annex Il report from the dep
Uty in charge of the prison. together
with the report Of the coroner. The
attack was sudden. unexpected and in
great force.
HASTINGS. Neb., March 49, - The
board of trade tonight adopted resOlu-
lions rendering to W. a. Patterson and
the many thousands Of other loyal citi-
zens of New Orleans their approval of
the action taken by them in lynching
fine Malta criminals