Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05
IE HENNEssY MURDER CASE.
The Evidence So Far Clear Against Four
of the Nine Accused italians.

The Evidence So Far Clear Against Four
of the Nine Accused italians.
New ORLEANS, March 5.-The trial of
the nine Italians, supposed members of
the Malta, is the sensation of the day In
the Crescent City, and the testimony
elected on the trial is being followed
with the closest attention The evidence
introduced thus far exclusively points
to the active participation OF the four
men-Scaffedi, Bagnetto, Politz and
| MonastCrio in the shooting, and the evi.
dence has been given in so straightfor-
ward manner as to commend its reli-
| liability. The five other men have not
been associated with the crime as yet,
| but few of the states witnesses have
been put on the stand There was
| great Jam Oh Camp street in front Of the
criminal court building Tuesday morn
| ing when the prison van containing the
| prisoners drove up. In order to protect
the accused from violence detachment
of police and deputies were present No
attempt was made to moleyt the Ital-
ians.
Politz, who is supposed TO have made
confession, was separated from the
other prisoners Monday night in prison,
and came to court in separate van.
The police authorities deny that any
further arrests have been made as re-
suit of the statement of Politz but it is
understood that others have been impli-
Gated in the crime. The sentiment here
is growing against the accused.
Judge Bakers court was packed with
people Tuesday morning. Those present
represented every shade of life in the
community. The court opened prompt
ly, and the trial began at 1880 The
prisoners looked careworn and anxious
when they were brought in Some of
them do not speak English, and in con-
sequence do not understand the proceed
ings.
M. A. Peeler swore that he stood on
his gallery on the night of the shooting
and watched one man fire deliberately
three times at some one in the banquette.
The man doing the shooting was the
Italian Scatfedi Two confederates,
Bagnetto ard another man, were stand
IN on the j ieTak k. The witness posi-
ii ely identified these two men, and Mr..
Adams, of the defense, was unable to
break down his testimony.
Mrs Josephine Rosendale testified as TO
the participation of these three men, but
could not identity them
The case will occupy two weeks more.
II will cost many thousands of dollars.
The ablest legal talent in the state will
be engaged.
Politz was identified as one OF the
men who brought some guns in sacks to
an Italian grocery on Poydras street two
days before the shooting. He was also
identified as being present at the shoot
ing and slipping and falling while rum
ming away, his gun going into the gut
ter, where it was picked up the next
day When lie was arrested he had o
wound on his wrist, as il il was seraped;
the clothes found in his room were iden-
titled as those he wore the night of the
killing. His pointed shoes tell where he
fell. Scaffedi was further identified as
the man in the oilcloth coat, who stood
at the corner and fired at Hennessy, and
Scaffedi, Politz, Sinceri and Natal rec
ognized as the men who stole away in
the darkness in the direction of the new
canal.
Sinceri and Natal are not ON trial,
and the defense claim that one OF them
was on the Chicago train and the other
at a theatrical performance, and after
wards at supper during the hour the
shooting took place. The finding of
guns and shells along the route taken
by the fleeing murderers was proven,
and the weapons identified. They were
double barreled shotguns, with sawed
of barrels, two with skeleton sticks,
and all the stocks working on hinges,
folding away into small compasses.
Some of the barrels were loaded and
capped, and the loads when extracted
proved TO be slugs and shot larger than
bullets. Experts in firearms testified
TO never have seen hinged guns on sale
here; that they never saw such guns be-
fore, and that the barrels were not
sawed off by skilled workmen, as the
rough edges were not even finished.
There was no court Wednesday, as
March 4, the firemen's anniversary, is
legal holiday in New Orleans. The
states next move will probably be TO