The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-20
NEW ORLEANS TRAGEDY
PEOPLE NOT IN EARNEST IN
CoNDEMNING LYNCHING.

A Piece OF History During Reconstruct
tion--Mr. .O'Maliey in Hiding Parker
son not ACCOMPLISHMENTS Blaine
Interviewed.
CHICAGO, March 10 "A Washington
special to the Tribune says
A former re ideut OF New Orleans gives
q bit of history which confirms the be-
lief that the people of the Crescent City
are not in earnest IN any condemnation
Of the Italian lyncbiug which they make.
This is due in part probably to the reco-
lection Of the part Judge Marr, who
made the charge TO the grand jury, has
played 10 proceedings similar TO those
which be now denouuces.. The records of
the depar ment Of justice show that this
same Judge was himself the leader of the
White League, which, September 14tn,
1871, rose against the recogniz d State
government, aud shot down forty or tif Y
members of the State militia in the
street, for which otfense, no one was
ever brought to trial,
Mr.. Pratt volunteered to lead th
white league and did so. lie arrested
the agent Of the governor the Western
Union Telegraph Ctlice, as be thou-ul ue
had sent q telegram to President Grant
calling for United States Intervention,
and believing he had intercepted the
dispatches, he ordered the cutting of all
wires leading out of New Orleans in the
direction OF Washington. As matter
of fact, the momentous dispatch had
been sent through five minutes before
Mr. Marr made his appearance IN the
telegraph office with his body guard Of
white leagues with fixed bayonets, and
the Western Union company Soou com
PEELED Mar 10 permit the re-counectlon
OF the wires.
N,xt morning President Grant pro-
claimed Mr.. Mari ald his associates as
ri3tous and ordered their dispersal For
bis services ia this connection Mr.. Mari
was appointed by Governor Nichols, du-
RUG b., first term of office, Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of Lonisi-
aaa, and be subsequently received a
Democratic nomination and election &c
Lis present position as one Of the Judges
OF tie criminal courts of New Orleans.
The Report to the Court.
NEW ORLEANS, March 19.-Sherif Vii
lers has made complete report to the
iadge Of the criminal district court re
gardiug the occurrences at the prison
Oh Saturday. The report was recorded
and judge Mari notified the grand jur.
that It was AZ their disposal.
Governor in Consultation.
Although the capital of the State i
Baton Rouge. both Gov. Nichols an(
Attorney General Rogers reside here
These gentlemen were in consultation
regarding the reply Of his exc.lleucy
the Governor TO Secretary Blaine who's
letter TO the Governor IS regarded her
as having been premature and unneces
sarily severe IL its denunclatlon Of tn
action taken by the citizens of Ney
Orleans.
Parkerson Not Arrested.
There is no truth in the report tha
Parkerson has been molested. He is pur
suing his ordinary avocation and is no
perturoed by the general rumors that b
IS shortly to be arrested for his leader
ship on last Saturday.
Detective O'Malley is Hiding.
lt Is generally InOuBnC how lud
O'Malley, the detective, is concealed
the house of a friend uptown, and tina
he did not leave on any Of the outgoin
trains probably fearing that he woul
be caught before be could get beyon
the limits of the State.
The Shooting Had No Reference to tn
Case.
The shooting of Waters by Captai
Dunn, of counsel for the prosecution
the Hennessey case, really had no refe
ence to the assassination, although it
true that Waters was drunk last nigt
and was abusing the citizens who toe
part in the uprising. There was an ol
feud between the men growing out
politics, aud the shooting of Dunn
friend, Baker, by Waters four years ag
.