The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-21

prietors and editors OF the Daily States.
Those gentlemen, through Walter Dene-
gre. their attorney and one Of the lead
ers OF the movement to lynch O'Malley,
hunted up O'Malley's record and EN-.
bodied it in their answer. In view of
the fact that later, and upon the very eve
OF the trial of the case, which was to be
defended with vigor, OMslley voluntari-
| ly discontinued the suit, it must be taken
for granted that Messrs Hearsay and
Dupre's answer was absolutely correct.
The answer said that O'Malley served
a term 10 jail at Cleveland, Ohio, for hav-
ing stolen watch in his possession, and
also his arrest on two occasions in Cleve-
land for larce4lcy, one of the charges
concerning the stealing of scrap iron
| from the shores OF Lake Erie. The an
swer recounted O'Malley'a record in
New Orleans and embodied a Inst of the
charges and indictments on which O'Ma}-
| ley was jailed. These charges included
bribery, subornation Of perjury. perjury,
blackmail, intimidation OF witnesses. lar
ceny, carrying concealed weapons, assault
and battery, dangerous and suspicious
character, gambling, tamperlng with
lSurys violating the revenue laws and Bit
ing. It also related the charges made
by him against E. q. Schleider, the trial
of the latter. his acquital, OMalley's in
dictment and the disappearance of the
affidavit. The answer also contained
reference to the special report of the
grand jury in the Ford case, denonncing
bis double dealing and recommending
that he be prohibited from coming about
the court. The answer likewise related
the details of how O'Malley secured en-
ployment as private detective for the
Committee of Safety engaged in roofing
out gambling. and how he blackmailed
an interest in a negro gambling house
on Franklin street from Willis Verneuille.
at the same time causing the Indictment
OF Jake Vaquelin who kept gambling
house next to Veneuille and who refused
to be blackmailed.
Since that suit O'Malley has served
two terms in Jail for carrying concealed
weapons and has been engaged in swind-
ling lotteries and Matchmaking Sunday
law violators. His record in the Crimi-
nal Court during Charlie Buffers term
as District Attorney is too recent and too
We'll known to need repetition. He secur-
ed the indictment of Maurice J. Hart
and then attempted to blackmail him out
OF $4,000 after his quasi partner, Lionel
Adams, had taken Hert's money. All of
these things are history and record, and
they will be brought up in very short
time In the courts and o Malley will have
to admit them if he goes ON the stand
during the trial Of E. s. Whitaker for
shooting him.
Having disposed OF this part of the Jail
record OF OMalley, the assertion Of the
Progress to the effect that o Malley gave
charity to the drouth sufferers may be
looked into. As matter of fact, when
the condition Of the drouth sufferers first
became known, the Daily Item, with
other newspapers, appealed for help.
Flour and other provisions were contrib
uted by the gamblers of New Orleans and
sent to the Item Office. It is presumed
that O'Malley transmitted them, though |
there may be justi6able doubt on the
subject
After that OMalley organized a come |!
dy company to give performances for the |
benefit OF the drouth sufferers. The Item
daily contained the most glowing account
of the overfiowing. houses which greeted |
the appearances OF the comedy company. |
According TO- the Daily Item it was a
grand success. The Telegram or no one
else has ever heard OF any of the money
thus obtained going to the drouth suffer
ers. It the company was the success the
Item claimed, then it made money and |
OMalley kept it. II the company was a
failure, then O'Malley lied.
About this, though, there may be
doubt concerning the funds With ref
erence to the case OF the Widow Vittur
there can be no doubt. Arthur Vittur.
an engineer OF the Spanish Fort road,
was killed by the overturning of his en-
CINE, leaving widow and eight children
destitute The Item at once proceeded
to get up subscription, and from time
to time acknowledged the receipt OF diff
ferent sums. until the total was STAT.
Did Mrs. Vittur get this money or any
part Of it?
The engineers widow lives in the hum.
blest kind OF home on Bienville street,
between Broad and White. She ekes
out a miserable existence selling wood
and charcoal. Ask her II VMalley or
the Daily Item ever paid over any OF the
money. Her answer to the casual ques-
tionsr will be the same as the answer she
made TO different representatives of the
Telegram that O'Malley not only refused
to pay her the money, but when after
year she called at the Item Office, U'Mal-
ley drove her from the place, declaring
be knew nothing OF any money being COL
lected tor her. She still awaits payment.
This is O'Malley's record in concise
form, and the Progress, Chronicle and
Merldiona! will find it a ready reference
when discussing "O'Malley, the clean
and charitable