Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-25
Tragedy in New Orleans.

wv - LdaAy years uaS single act
aroused the attention of foreign gov
ernments of the civilized world as
the act OF citizens Of New Orleans on
Saturday, March IA, on which day
they broke open the Jail and shot
nine prisoners, and dragged two 9TH
ers out and hung them to the limb
Of tree. The prisoners were all ma
tives of Italy.
THE CRB1E Or THE PRISONERS.
The murderous prisoners had all
been acquitted on the day before, by
verdict of the jury of way jlsying
and numbering chief eff police David
Q. Hennesey about midnight, Octo-
Der 10, 1890. Many Italian crimi-
nails live in New Orleans and have a
secret organization called
THE MAFIA
The Mafia has been guilty of
many murderous acts. When some
one who is offensive in the sight: of
the Malta is to be put out of the
way, his murderers are appointed by
the society As Chief of Police
Hennessy had secured evidence from
Italy as to the bad character of a
number of the society, which he in
tended to use against them in 9 suit
that was to have taken place q day
or two after he was murdered, they
determined to murder him. The
committee appointed to assassinate
him concealed themselves in an ally
way at each corner of the block in
which he lived thus making impossi-
bic his escape. When he appeared
in front Of his house, they opened
fire on him, He drew his revolver
and returned the fire. When relief
reached Kim he was found lying on
his own doorstep. His body WAS
riddled with bullets. Both his lungs
were penetrated. There was anoth-
er wound very near his heart, one in
his stomach, one in his sids, and still
another IN his leg, aud his coat was
cut by no less than nine ether bullets
which had not penetrated the flesh
Hennsssy disd at 8 O'Clock the next
He was rational to the
last, and declared that the murder
was committed by Italians
PUT UPON TEIAL.
Over two hundred were ARE sted
for the murder and last November
the Grand Jury indicted 10 for the
murder.
The trial of only nine of the assas-
sins began on the 26th Of February,
and closed on the 18th of March with
y verdict of acquittsl of six, and a dis
agreement on three ethers. The ju-
ry Was fixed and br;bed
THE VERDICT or TIE JURY
aroused an intense excitement among
the American population, and by
posters, and through the newspapers
the call for
MaSI MEETING
WIS issued by more than q hundred
prominent citizens The sall read
All good citizens are invited to at
tend mass meeting, on Saturday,
March Ii, at 10 o'clocl, A. NJ, al
Clay station to take steps to remedy
the failure of Justice III the Hennss
sey Case. Come prepared for action.
Just On the stroke of 10 a shout
went up from the people stationed
At St Charles street, and number
of men among whom were ". S
Parkers0n. John G. WicllEfis, and
others who signed the call came
marching along, and began walking
around and around the Rulings o.
Clay's monument There were 300t
people within ear-shct, and more
could be seon shouting, pushing, ant
running here and there ON the neU
trail ground Mounting the pedesta
of the statute ar Parkerson address
ed the crowd as follows.
People of New ORLEANS oneo be
fcre 1 sloSd before you for public
duty / now appear before yoG
again, aatuated by no desire fol
fame or prominence Affairs hav,
reacusd such 3 cris's that men living
in an organized and civilized com
munity ,iuding their laws fruitlesl
and ineffective. sTe forced to protec
themselves. When courts fail, tn,
people must act. Whist protection
or assurance of protection is ther'
left US when the very head of oul
Police DepartEent-our Chief of Po
lice il assassinated in our midst ID,
the M.fis society, and his sssassin
arc again tprned loo-e on the com
munity? VIII every man h0ro follow
me, and see the murdar of D. c. Hen
nessey vindicstsd? Are there mel
snough here 20 set sside the verdic
cf that infamous jury, everyone O
whom is pcrjuror and scoundrei I?
"There Ia smother viper in on
midGt, and that is Dominick o Malley
This community must get rid of tn,
m,n who hsr had the audacity to er
ter libel ,uit against oro Of on
daily papers that boldly came GU
and denounced him to the public il
his true colors L now. right here
publicly, openly and foarlsssly, de
nougcs him as suborner and pre-
cu-or Of Witnesses and briber of il
ries. Men aad citizens of New o.
lesnr, follow Inc, will be your leaC
er" --
Mr. Parkerson w.s enthusiastica
ly cheered throughout his entIr
speech, and at is close ssthe cries an
cheering of tbs multitude were dea
erins. ". d. Gonegre followed an
his opening words were drowned b
the cries Of the crowd:
I'VE have had enough of words
now for action" Quiet was restore
and Mr. DeneSre proceeded.
To-day is the 18th of March. o
the 14.h of September you assemble
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