Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-07
NO INDICTMENTS
Returned Against Amy Of the
New Orleans Lynchers.
The Grand Jury Finds the Entire
Parish Guilty
When the Law Loses Its Power
the People Must Speak,
AND THEY HAVE SPOKEN, ANC
VERY EMPHATICALLY, TOO.
SIX MEN INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED
JURY BRIBING.

o'MaIIey's Detective Agency Undoubtedly
an Agency OF Crime-No Longer Amy
Doubt as to the Existence OF the Malta.
Its Officers and Many of Its Members
Now Known-Eight of the Eleven Ital-
ians Killed Were NaturaIlzed American
Citizens.
New ORLEANS, May 7.-The grand
jury Tuesday evening reported indict-
ments of Thomas McCrystal, John
Cooney and D. c. O'Malley for trying to
bIibe talesman in the Hennessy mur-
der trial, and of Bernard Glaudi, Charles
Granger and Ferneard Armant for try
ing to bribe each a different talesman in
the same trial, 1t finds that but for
O'Malleys talnpering with the jury the
trial would have ended otherwise.
O'NIaliey and His Agency.
Concerning Detective OMalley and
his detective agency, the report says:
Without hi3assiduous and corrupting
influence we believe the verdict would
have been radically different and as a
natural consequence the tragic occur
rences of the 18th of March last, never
would have been recorded"
From the beginning of our inyesti-
cation there is continuous evidence
brought to Our attention of the PERM
cious combinations Of what is known as
the d. G. O'Malley detective agency
bar is the attorney for the agency. IT
advertises the the Daily City item, and
one by sighbcard at the Office, that
Of the abest criminal lawyers at the
bar is the attorney for the agency. We
know for IN absolute fact that the
bank account is kept and checks
drawn in the name Of O'Mallcy e Ad-
ans, the interested parties being D. G.
O'Maliey and Lionel Adams. Such a
combination between a detective and n
prominent criminal lawyer is unheard Of
before in the civilized World. and when
we contemplate it's possibilities for evil,
we stand aghast.
The Indictment rccounts that O'Malley
served term in the Cleveland, o.. work
house for petit larceny, that he has been
indicted in the United Staes cir
cult court in New Orleans for
perjury 5and that he has been
before the criminal court in New
Orleans nine times for assault, intimida-
ton, concealed weapons, etc.
The Malta Exists.
"The extended rangoof our researches
has developed the existence Of the secret
styled ''Mafia.' The evi-
dence comes from several sources fully
competent in themselves to attest it's
truth, while the fact is supported by the
long record Of blOod-curdiing crimes. it
being almost impossible TO discover The
or secure witnesses. As if
to guard against exposure, the dagger
or stiletto is selected as the deadly
weapon to plunge into the breast or
back Of the victim and silently do it's
fearful work; Revenge was their motto.
Jealousy and malice speedily found
solace in these methods, while the burn
ing vengeance of the vendetta sought
satisfaction i'll the life blood of an
enemy.
Officers of the Malta and many of its
members are now known. Among
them are men born in this city of Italian
origin, using their power for the basest
be it said to the their eternal
disgrace. The larger number of the So
ciety is composed of Italians and Sicil-
ians who left their native land, in most
instances under assumed names, to
avoid conviction and punishment for
crimes there committed; and others
were escaped couvicts and bandits. out
lawed in their own land. seeking the
city of New Orleans for the congenial
of their own class.
"Ihese men knew the swift retribu-
ton Of the law in Italy, for hundreds
have been shot down at sight by the
militia in the mountains Of Sicily with
out a second thought To-day there is
recorded in the Office of the Italian CON
sui in this city The names Of some LOO
Italians and Siciliaus landed here during
several days, showing the official records
Of their crimjnality in Italy and Sicily.
of them are among us to-day.
We doubt not the Italian government
would rather be rid of them than be
charged with their custody and punish
nent, Such is the well known character
Of a part Of the Italian colony. as it is
called, who are domiciled in this city
md this vicinity
something Had to he Done.