The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-03-21
FURY OF A MOB.
Outbreak Over the Acquittal of the
Accused Italians.
ELEVEN OF THE PRISONERS KILLED.
The Parish Prison Raided-No Great Re-
distance Offered BY Officials The Az
sassination OF Hsnnessy Supposed
to BE Avenged.

SPSA ohhSesS VI suhiinary VcnBedHc'
were heard on all sides, but it was no
until one hundred of the leading citi
zens Attached their names to a call fol
mass meetlng that the public felt tha
the communication OF justice nigh
come from h enraged people. Anger
already not, was heated to h whit
pitch by the sight OF bunting streaming
In the wind from the masts OF all tn,
small Italian craft II the harbor' eaof
emblem seeming TO defiance u
law n oecency.
IL became known last nlght-or wa
taci.ly unosrstooa-tnat those who at
'enoeo tne mesting oaiied py the io'
eatlzenh TOT tniA morning at the Clay
sseta snotla come prepared 7 do tina
when Inc iass 6aa 1aied' This feeling
was nei8hteneo m-lntenslty by Chic
hennessy's countrymen who did all II
their power to stir the people to thu
point OF desperate action. a ieverist
excitement prevalleo al nieh' w
wherever men congresated were I on
1ouna tnose VINO advocated resort 10 tne
plan by whlch justice gained a ootno
In Cincinnatl v ears ago TINS month
determined men waited eagerly LOT the
coming OF inc hour VI heetinB' re"
Oh inUeht were hearo' Tine
common purpose was 700 well q
stood.
EarIy ms morning thousands o.
reputable men, unused TO scenes o.
oioodshed' swarmed aoon the appoint
ed place OF meetlng. AS the minute
passed the crowd grew. Computatlor
as to h size OF the throng was i'm
possible: Whiie decency ana good or
Ger prevailed the mum o! voice'
drowned Whatever Oh iorma.ity thert
may nave been In the proceedings ano
soon aIter the nour tor the meetlng tne
crowd, yelling with excltement, startec
ior the parish prison.
what happened there Is quickly tol
n mu,oerers 0i ohieI nennessy were
uispoSee "a iney n 70
.ie.z' Iiesro Mastero, Aheonio Scaneoi
joseph +: Macneca, ANTONIO Marchesi
ANTONIO bagnette Frank Romero jim
Cruso' Rocco derachi, Charles Trahlne'
- Comietz.
The three other prisoners on triaI
yesterday Tor n crlme-lncardona
Matranga n the Marchesi ooy-were
not moiested.
len o'clock a not yet truck and
vast multitude was already c~ongregated
on Canai street. almost ming up the
large space o curb TO curb on a c
sine OF tne boulevard. just al tine
st-oke OF ~ O'CLOCK a snout Went uI
from the people stationed at 81. CHARLES
street ana a NUMBER OF gentlemen
among whom were Mr. W. .. Parker
son. hr. D. =. WlckiiHe ana others who
signed the cali came marching along
and began walking round and
the railing OF the Clay numen
Ihere Were fuily S'ooo people WITHIN
car-shot and more could oe seen strug,
giing' pusning ana running mere u
tnere on neutral grouna, Stree' cars
were unaoie . pass through osr-
age earts' wagons, caos anu vent'
OF all descriptions were haiteo' MI
Parkerson spoke nrs1.
he saio .nae once oeiore nc hau aP-
Peareo before sne PeoPie, IN erahu lass
meeting assenaDieu 9isoues ina.,ers
vital 70 .he ihseres' u ~ Ivy.
ana AGAIN nc iaces sne peopie VI I'VE"
orieans 70 ueuounce WIG nnos' mia
NOUS act winch was sohseque"
upon n Q revoiting CRIME IN tne
annals on any comiiHy
inat aco was tne mum u INC jury ~
'no Mu u" Ar"
Sle ."as, a ossN
10 ui po
oes,,e ne,'nr anne y mI M
g,ory' salu MT 10
pam "s "
Us asoou ci.i1en, : ~ IA.
Aiee, Ihe sPeecnes :
Lens' aoou' S'voo ~ nunioeI , sear' ios
tne pa1isn prson, wNi suey oNoa
at iu'oo ocioch. Aiter si'eLv Fesis.ouce
the Jail was surrendered. The citizens
rushed In and killed eleven of the nine
teen men who had been indicted for
ch,as 80 poI;oo H.
Ing 0AeA
messy.
After the ~assassins had been put to
death. Mr.. Patterson addressed the
800 rro;nn +ha- % rat,rn 70 +be,r
sAo"o' "AsA"e S ~
homes or respective places OF business
without further demonstration. JoMac.
heca had a pistol and shot Sergeant
n--l -- ,-a,..,.~ s,,.L.
11erron Al ZIG neSA Hns =" ssA'
wound
Polietz is hanging to a lamp post al
IRENE and st. Ann streets; Bagnetto to
q tree in front Of the prison. The others
were shot in their cells.
whan thao ;t;,ane comm;ttaa had com,
a.,
pleteu lts WORK a1 INC ParAsh Pfison sneJ
disbanded quietly.
The large crowd in front Of the court
h,,iIdino hooted M the iurv "a Il left the
n. -.
courthouse - Sno J1Aoo ~
much frightened by tine popular mani
festations against them. The excite
mart oravv stronger ALI day. as much
.-.,..e.ho. 49,. aaoa;ns, the n-r;soners
ABainse 'ne July
~ $3.50. ..h.. .,
me MANA ID NOT oohhheu aiIososn
New orleans. III III ~
Lor the nnos' PAL =. ~ tarri
rev .aian u .Sanasas 1arar az ! 6ntv
PIC vehue..a nm ~. sS.aa .ooiat,
Nearly every iarge cry nhs y naa Oo.y
put inc orsanIIa.lon az Ne" nrovons :,
moss poweI, nh,a, Wannassu The chief q
y - neans ~ arst victim
RR.anse vs. scosas 10 others from 1898 INIT
1x.e.I."a .ha. oaya mn tbajr lives to the crue
snIs,lno I'M w'.s go = ca,,ion ana then
.hraat These threats were always carried
80 a~a.ution Tho watohword of the or
aan,ss,Jon was. .Tbe Malta never falls"
HhIa, H.rncssv mad been warned repeat
.sir hrt he Isnohed away the fears of ht
s1'''
friends n went boldly on In the discharge
Of his duty. He was passing through one o.
the low districts of New Orleans when the
assassin mid him low. He died In a few mo
ments and every effort was made to appre'
hend his murderers. Numbers of the resi-
dents of the Italian quarter were locked up
but many OF them were subsequently re
leased. A shotgun that brought Chief Hen
messy to his death was found, but nc
Ma1ah could be Identified as Its owne
The killing of the chief plunged the city