The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-15

MT, fhIhsfroh npohe, anu M "in "o'
need to be so very eloquent 10 persuade
his hearers that the Jurors had been
briben by the Mafas gold; that the
judges and the Public Attorney were so
many addle-ass individuals. and that the
city had only the Committee ~ Safety
upon which II could rely for honesty and
justice.
A voice from the crowd was heard 10
remark:
II always thought that the fury was
composed ~ men most conspicuous for
their integrity snd that the judges were
of the most intelligent class
Shut up your trap, stupid. thundered
the speaker from his altitude. There
are others. AMI right here we are going
10 transmit to posterity the names or
the valiant eitizens ~ New Orleans
Fverything having been arranged be
fcrehand by a few leaders. the indignant
crowd. now increased 10 four thousand
strong, started for the Pasish prison
THE old proverh. The voice of the
naople fs the voice Of Cod does not al
WAYS hold true, when. instead OF people
there is q rabhle A tumultuary force used
as a powerful engine eeged on ana mis-
guided by far-see'ng leaders. VINO aspire
10 prominence and fame, even tnousn
they accomplish their aim through some
devihsh proceeding; like the man VINO
burnt a temple In Ephesus. with the sole
nt,rnosa OF handing down his name IN
nosteritv but most historians report the
fact and not the name.
At the Parish prison the crowd met
with slight resistance and the jail was
quickly surrendered TO the vindicators OF
The Jurors honor as well as of the honor
OF the whole city
The immortal hero OF New orleans
General Jackson. who 50 gallsntiy ae-
reated the British on the held OF chai-
rr.,+e AID not fight ourageously ana
u,,h such irtrepldity as those citizens.
who slaughtered all the Italian prisoners
thew could find. except few VINO n,iracu-
lously escaped
n suffices 20 say that Coroner Lem
nonier found over one hundred ana
tven.y-one wounds on one person JUS
tice was satisfied though In Louisianas
own peculiar way. The corpses OF some
of the prisoners, riddled with bullets.
were afterward hanged on the trees N
front OF the prison, and among tnose
was Monasterio and Macheca- The lat
ter even at the last encounter OF MS life.
had proved himself the old bloody ngnt-
er bv shooting Sergeant Heron, with
pistol which Macheoa had possessed
since he had been so roughly treated by
scafroldi
No sooner had the crowd departed after
their ferocious exploit, than girl In a
vortex of hope and fear crept under the
trees from which the bodies We're hang
ing
Here. Alfredo" she said, don't let
uncle see yon come down quick Gabriel
Ia is waiting for you"
The moon, at that moment cast its
soft radiance its tender light OF the real
lustre upon the face OF a young man,
whose stark ngure. still contracting with
muscular spasms. slowly swung around
in each stir of air. his face bent down
ward, as " looking at the girl below
Jump lump into the arms Of your
Gabriella, Alfredo, quick. quick" said
the girl again, with up lifted arms
stretched toward the corpse.
After a few seconds In that position,
the girl gave vent 70 a loud burst OF
laughter followed by incoherent words.
Then she began TO dance. circling the
place with great rapidity, and by and by
the contortions of the body increased TO
commissions, and TO frenzy. whirling
around faster and faster. sometimes wsv-
ing her arms in the air, sometimes tear
ing of her garments and biting her flesh.
That was vivid reproduction Of the IA
nous revel of the witches under the trees
every Sabbath. accompanied with
screams and yells. sometimes varied by
moaning and whining. denotlng excru-
| ciating strain.
Among those who escaped from the rab-
| BILE was Orsin to whom the other for
tunate ones 0ew indeed,i in number) owed
| their lives for the reason that Warden
Lem Davis. faithful to the promise made
| to Margaret. had shown Orsini a narrow
| passage at the end OF which was a sec
l {,ta tha off ~ Ghnr
| Dyer, which door. the warden had pur-
| posely left open that night
| When Orslni heard the crashing of the
prison doors. and then the first shots
he made his way towards the sheriff 5
! Office. followed by certain others who
were In time to do the same. Once IN
| that little Office. they bolted the door
on the inside. while the thunder OF vol
leys was echoing through the prison the
leaden rain was rattllng about on al
| sides.
| In the confusion that prevailed dur.
ing the slaughter, neither the mob moi
| the wardens paid any more attention Il
| the sections where the Italians had beer
| lodged. certain that all Of them had beer
| massacred. The wardens. I'm some EN-.
barrassment. gathered I'm consultation
| after which some rushed to inform tn.
authorities, others offered all kinds oil
suggestions TO the chief warden. who In
drawing up his report described thing.
| In such a way that their underhandet
acouiescence would not appear.
A dull quiet followed the shouts Of tn,
assailants. the batterinR Of the doors th,
noise of guns and pistols. and the groan'
| ~ the dying men
Although the great structure cf tn,
! prison seemed silent and deserted stil
| crsul and his companions Law breath
| lessly on the 1cor listening. Finally
| they were convinced from the silcnc,
which reigned in their section that no
| body was about. and they assumed con
| siderable assurance. Orsini. thinking
| that he would never have another suci
! chance In trying 10 evade. opened tn,
/ little door 10 the office and stepped out
saying TO the others that he was goin,
10 look about and hnd ont II all DANCE
| was on or.
No lamps were burning and he crep
into the darkness of the main corridor
with his heart fairly In his thraot Tn
bell OF the prison struck twelve hour.
which sounded TO orslnis ears like tn
death kneli
BY that time. after making many trip
70 and from the court during the month
| OF Imprisonment before the trial MA
contaminated he rad well carved In hi
I ia ~. -fa - a.