New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-16
BTRYING THE VICTIMS.
GETTING RID OF TIE EVIDENCES OF THE
MOB'S DREADFUL WORK.
THE Nrw.ocLrANS VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
TURNING ITS ATTENTION TO DETEC-
TIVE O'MALLEY AND TIE JURY.

TIE XEw.ccLrANS vGGILANcE COMMITTEE
TURNING IT'S ATTENTION TO DETEc.
TIVE OMALLEY AND TIE JURY.
Ncw-Oflcans March l5.-Iic city wore its usual
Sunday aspect to-day and there was no sign oil
unusual excitement. Crowds of wsmon ard men
continued 70 visit The scene OF the lynchnc. al
though few were admitted inside the prison. Steps
will be taken to repair the damage caused and
where stood the door which was battered in. viii
be built solid wall. The prison officials are
somewhat inccnscd over the censurc at their fail
Ire 10 make more formidable defence. They
say that they did not give mp the keys, and that
when the crowd broke IN all thc officers were
found at their posts Had they fired at the crowd
It would have caused the si6rmiag and perhaps
the destruction of tie prison and the sacrifice Of
many innocent lives within and outside the Jail.
Father lcarr. of the Jesults this mcininS per
formed the last ritc> OF the Church over the
body of the elder Marchcsi. who was shot yes
tcrday, and sid mass for the rcposc OF thr
souls of the slain. 1t was an impressive spec
tace. The Scilian survivors gathered together
in one II the most comfortable rooms in the
Parish Prison and received more liberties than
usual. They were sincerely thankful for their
escape from death. Young M1rchcsl was s,-'l
this morning. and although scared nj the approach
of any one. said hc felt safe. Daring the shoot
Ing yesterday. Charles pacIno was on the top
loor Of the wOmcn's department. llr was seen
thi, morning He gave Sims of mental dsqUirt
still Pictzo Gas summoned by Coroner Lemon
nicr on the outsiGc Of his cell this morning to
give the agcs and occupation of the men whose
bodies were unclaimed taruso had brother
being buried few squares away, but Joined the
others in quietly celebrating the dcl'croAce
Charles Matranga, the leading survivor, wanted
it announced to the public that judge BAKER
had declared him innocent lie thought mat
the conduc, of the trial had been mistake, and
that instead of the of 50 much money each
man ought TO have gone before the jury on his
merits. Some of the men may have been guilty.
but anyhow public sentiment demanded that
some be punished. As for himself. he was per
fcctly innocent of any connection with the case
and desired attention 10 bc called to the fact
that the court had ordered his acquittal as inno-
cent.
All Of the victims were buried to-day. Mar
chcsi. M,nastcro and Trahina were unclaimed
mp 10 noon and the chaTity-"as0n took them I"
Pottcrs Field. Poctz and Comitcz were iol-
lowed 10 the grave by single carriage, ana Ill
Bagncttos case the hcarsc went alone. There
were no religious services in these eases lhc
others had large and wclattcndcd funcrals
Joseph L. Machcca having the larScr CaruSo
and Machcca were taken from their homes To
the 81. Iouis Cathedral and the ceremonies IN
each case, with priests organ, chor, cttliaIluc
and fine collins, were imp, sing. Macheca had
half Il dozen pabcarcrS none OF them being
Italians
The Vigilance Committee is known to be still at
work and it is said that Tomorrow will he De
tcctvc ONiallcys day Of reckoning The jury will
bp aft al 4, M tlrOunh
courts as it s proposed to obtain the evidence in
the cases of those who were bribcd One of the
jurors is said 10 have conlcs cd already, and the
State had evidence against several before the YER
diet was announced. The Grand jury will ndict
one Juror on Tuesday, and more Will follow. Fore
man j. NJ Scligman has taken time by the forclocls
and gone to Cincinnati
The Coroncr's jury presented a simple finding
They did say who shot the men Matranga
Sunzeri, Natalie, the boy, Marches Palermo,
John Caruso. Pictzo and lncardona are the eight
men who escaped punishment. Caruso hld In
the yard Natalie concealed himself in the wash
house and was discovered and his life spared;
Sunzeri and Pictzo hid in dog-houSe and In
cardona in n vault while the jail officials spirited
Matranga and Paterno out OF harms way.
Some of the men who entered the Sheriif'S
Office Yesterday had axes. and placing one in a
deputy sherins hands commanded him to 60
along with them and break open the doors. He
refused saving he was sheriff At all times
the deputies refused TO give up the keys until
driven into corner, when they were CON-
pellcd TO- Even then they did not designate
the location of any of the Italians. The prison.
ers in the yard gave this information In at
tacking Sheriff Vilere. on his failure 10 hold
the prison. it should be known that while the
killing was going on he was with Attorney
General Rogers at Governor Nicholls's Office ell