St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-06

this city to-day who should not have
left their native land without the
Endorsement of the American con-
sui as to character, and should
not have been permitted to land
here. The time has passed when this
country can be made the dumping
ground for the worthless and depraved
of every nation. The crisis is reached,
and on the magnitude of the issue
it becomes the duty OF the next
congress 10 quickly enact such vigorous
laws that complete protection be af-
forded henceforth against these evils.
In the presentation of the main feat
ureS given to us as evidence, condensed
as far as possible by the selection
of the most important portions of
the inquiry, we have referred mainly
to the evidence bearing upon the
trial of the nine accused in Section B
of this honorable court; but directly
connected with all those circumstances
are the terrible events transpir-
ing on the 14th day of March
laSt-eventS which in themselves
may be charged as directly traceable to
in the verdict reached on March 13.
We are deeply impressed with the
serious charge delivered by your
honor to this body OH the subject,
and at no time since have we lost sight
OF the necessity for thorough inyeSti-
CATION of all the conditions antecedent
TO it. We have engaged ourselves most
assiduouSly with the examination of a
large number of witnesses, embracing
those who were present at the meeting
on Canal street, in the vicinity OF
The Parish Prison,
as well as several hundred of our fel-
low citizens, taken from every rank and
class of society. 1t is shown in the evi-
dence that the gathering on Sat
urday morning March IA, embraced
several thousands of the first,
best, and even the most law-abiding of
the citizens of this city, assembled.
as is the right of American citi-
zens. to discuss in public meeting
questions of grave import. We
find general sentiment among these
witnesses and also in our intercourse
with the people, that the verdict as
rendered by the jury was contrary to
the law and the evidence and secured
mainly through the designing and un-
scrupulous agents employed for the
special purpose of defeating the ends of
Justice; at that meeting the determine
tlon was shown that the people would
not submit to the surrender of their
rights into the hands of midnight as
sasSlnS and their powerful allies.
The assassination of the late chief OF
police shows the elimination of a con-
spiracy. His death was deemed neces-
sary to prevent the exposure and
punishment of criminals whose
guilt was being fast estab-
lished by his diligent pursuit.
The condition. of affairs in this COM
munity as to certain class of violators
of the law had reached such state that
the law itself was well nigh power
less to deal with them, so
far-reaching was their power and
influence, in the trial of criminal cases.
Good citizens were profoundly i'm
pressed by the repeated and signal
failures of justice. The arts of the
perlurer and briber seemed to. dom
mate in the courts, paralyzing
and rendering powerless the ends of
justice. Certainly this was desperate
situation. In the public meeting above
referred to-general and spontaneous in
character as truly indicating an up
rising OF the masses - we doubt
if any power at the command of the
would have been sufficient
to overcome its intentions. Evidence
is before US from official sources
that eleven persons were killed in
the attack on the parish prison.
n the careful examination as to citizen
ship of those men we find that eight of
them were beyond question American
citizens, and another had declared
his intention" in this court, which
act carried with it the renun-
citation of allegiance to his native coun-
try. 1t is noteworthy fact in connec-
ton 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 assem-
blage at the parish prison. We have
referred to the large number of citi-
zens participating in this demonstra-
ton, estimated by judges at from 5000 |
to 5000, regarded as spontane- |
Gus uprising of the people. The magni- |
tude of this affair makes it difficult |
task to fix the guilt upon any num-
Der OF the participants, in fact
the act seemed to involve the entire |
people of the parish and city of |
New Orleans, so profuse is their SYM |
pathy and extended their connection |
with the affair. In view of these con-
SlderatiOns the thorough examination of |
the subject has failed to disclose the
necessary facts to Justify this grand jury
in presenting indictments.