The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-03-20
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PROMPTLY OBEYED BY \ mon IN
NEW ORLEANS

Parish Prison Captured and Eleven Itsi
| ians, Accused Of Numbering Chief o
Police Henmessey, Put to Death-Ths
| Action . eneralIy Indorsed.
NEW ORLEANS. March l6.-The scenes at
and about the Clay statue Saturday
brought to mind very forcibly and
violently the peculiar and Ominous upris'
ing of that September day sixteen years
ago. Ten o'clock had not yet struck, and
q vast multitude was eady cong re-
gated on Canal street. almost filling up
the large space from curb to curb on each
side OF the boulevard. Just on the stro Ike
of 10 o'clock shout went up from the
people stationed at st. Charles street, and
number of gentlemen. among whom w.
s. Parkerson. John G. Wickliffe and
others who signed the call, came march
ing along and began walking round and
round the base of the Clay monument
Fall in, fall in!" was the cry, aud the
crowd formed in the procession which
went around the railing several times.
The space inside the railing was occupied
by a dense crowd.
"Come down from those steps," was the
request, ''and let Mr.. Parkerson and Mi.
Wickliffe get there" The crowd obeyed
with alacrity, and soon the speakers held
their position of vantage. A rush was
made for the narrow gate, and In min
ute there stood packed mass of human
ity around the statue of the immortal
Clay. The view from the altitude was
imposing. Not word had escaped the
lips of the gentlemen who had mounted
the steps. They stood motionless, survey
ing the surging multitude, from whose
serried ranks there cleaned faces full of
resolve and determination.
There Were Fully 5000 People
within earshot and more could be seen
struggling, pushing and running here and
there OH the neutral ground. Mr.. Park
erson spoke first. He said that once be-
fore he had appeared before the people in
grand mass mee ting assembled to discuss
matters of vital interest to the community,
and again he faced the people of New Or
leans to denounce the infamous act which
was consequent upon the most revolving
crime In the ceirniuaAnnaa!s- o u ANY aatrSJ-
nunity This act was the finding OF the
Jury iu the murder trial, and the crime
was, as everybody knows, the foul assassi-
nation of Chief Hennessey. II desire
neither fame, nor name, nor glory" salu
Mr.. Parkerson. II am a plain American
citizen, and as good citizen. am here"
After speeches, the Indignant crowd,
about 1000 sGrong, started for the parish
prison, which they reached ut 1O:30 o'clock.
After slight resistance,
The Jail Was Surrentlered,
the cit izens rushed in and killed eleven OF
the nineteen men who had been Indicted
for the assassination of Chief Hennessey,
as follows:
Manuel Polietz. Pietro Monastro. An
tonic Scaffad. Joseph 2. Macheca, An
tonic Marchcsi, Antonio Bagnetto. Frank
Romero, Jim Caruso. ROcco Garachi,
Charles Soretto aud Terahiar Comitez.
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
without further demonstration.
Joe Macheca had u pistol and shot Sergt.
Heron in the neck inflcting a
slight wound. Polietz is hanging to a
lamp post at IRENE and Stan streets,
Bagnetto to tree in front of the prison.
The others were shot in the cells When
the citizens committee had completed its
work at the parish prison it disbanded for
the day.
The coroner's jury presented simple
finding. They did not say who shot the
men.
MOb's Action Practically IndO sed.
While there are objectors to the mob
system. the general sentiment here
strongly approves the action of the mob,
and this sentiment is by no means re-
,tricted to the lower elements, but is
shared by the better classes rs well.
This was shown when the various COM
mercial exchanges approved of the action
Of the mob The Stock Exchange was
the first to act unanimously, repudiating
Seligman. The Cotton Exchange met al
hour after the shooting, and adopted reso.
utious iiilorsing the action of the mob.
The Board of Trade and the Sugar Ex- |
change also declared to the same effect.
The press of the city backs uD the action
of the mob in the most strenuous terms.