Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-20
HENNESSEY CASE.
INVESTIGATING THE ALLEGED 6RI5E-
nv or THE JURORS.
Interesting md Perhaps Startling Devel-
opment--The sheriff's Report on the
Occurrences at the Parish Prison.
are telorrnnh . the Dlspatch.l

NFw ORLEANS. La, March 19.-Thomas
G. Collins was before the grand jury to-day
10 testify in the investigation now being
made concerning the bribery of the Jurors
in the Hennessey case. Collins, though
employed in the Office of Private-Detective
O'Malley, was in feet an officer Of the Sc
cret service, duly commissioned by Mayor
Shakespeare, the legal head of the police
Of New Orleans.
Interestingly not startling developments
are expected. Another case, somewhat
similar TO the Collins job, was attempted,
but from some unknown cause went ainlss'
DETECTIVE FROM ITALY.
A detective was brought here from Italy,
arrested upon a charge of passing coun-
terfeit money, and sent TO the parish
prison. Being an Italian he was put IN the
same section with the other Italian prison:
ers. but the assassins became distrustful OF
the newcomer and be was removed by the
prison authorities to another cell, ana so
this scheme 20 get inside information feH
through.
Sheriff Where in his report TO the Court
concerning the occurrences at the parish
prison last Saturday after giving q, list OF
the Italian prisoners in his custody says;
had received no intimatiOn of any inten-
ton 20 disturb me in the custody OF the
prisoners in my charge. remained IN the
prison in person on Friday, March IL, 1891,
until Q o'clock p. VI. Everything was
quiet and all prisoners secured.
HOW he VIEWED TIKI CALL.
On Saturday morning, March 18th, about
$50 o'clock / noticed IN the morning pa
pers "A call for mass-meeting at the Gay
statue for that morning at 10 O'CLOCK.
noticed from the editorials Of the morning
papers which had read there was such
admonitiOn AMI suggestions as lei me 20
believe that the assemblage would not 90
more than pass some resolution or Suggest
some public grievance and formulate at
some future time some action winch be-
Leved would not be in violation OF the law;
at once went TO the prison, instructed
my officers to take every precautlon' ana
rs had but fourteen men on duty drove
20 the court building.
I Observed on nv way from the prison to
the court that there was much excitement,
and I reported at once 70 Judge Baker.
In case of attack / knew my force was
not sufficient 20 repel a crowd, and called
upon the Chief Of Police for a force TO ald
my deputies.
LOOKING TOR TIE MAYOR.
He Informed me that he required an or
der from the Mayor. While ] went in quest
of the Mayor learned the Chief Of Police
lad sent 10 the prison force OF ten or
twelve men under command Of Captain
Collier. / was unable 70 find the Mayor.
then called on the Acknowledgement.
This was about 1890 o'clock. With that
officer / met the Governor His instruc-
tions were TO formally demand from the
Mayor assistance and to report the result
20 him.
While at the Mayors Office with the At
tornev-General and while telephOning for
the Mayor where / was informed he was,
telegraph message was received an
nouncing the crowd had broken into the
Jail and killed certain prisoners. ! lmme-
diately went with the Attorney-General
and drove down 10 the prison.
| annex report from the deputy IN
charge of the prison, together with the re-
port Of the Coroner. The attack was sud
den. unexpected, and in great force.
lSienedl CAB VuLEBE, Criminal Sheriff.
The report Of Mr.. Where's deputy, to
which he refers. substantially confirms the
newspaper reports Of what happened at
the prison.