The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-12
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His unquaiIing heart remained frm af-
ter the excitement and he planned his
next move in a wink.
When he went down the street he was
looking as calm as ever. Strange 10 say
| he did not start at once to pursue the Trio
whom he deserted at distance OF about
two hundred yards: but instead. he took
the other direction like the most pacific .
pedestrian. hugging the walls as closely
as he could.
Once at the corner OF Baronne Street.
he turned quickly into julia street and
walking rapidly, was soon rushing along
| Carondelet Street. keeping sharp look-
out ahead. and at times breaking into
run In this way he reached a punt
between the City Hall and Poyoras
street. Darting a wary glance down the
| street. he burst into Satanic laugh
The fugitives had TO pass him at arms
| length. and there was little chance OF
| their recognizing him, dressed as he stih
was in the disguise for the chase ne had
| started in the early evening
Orsdni with the two girls, one on each
side. was slowly advancing for. though
he had taken Gabriella's arm to steady
| her. the girl was half paralyEed with
| excitement and could scarcely move one
| foot IN front OF the other, and this had
| been the cauee OF their delay since leav-
| ing the house.
They turned their heads back frequent
! ly fearing 10 see at any instant, the
uncle running after them, and though
amazed at finding no pursuit, they began
| ouieting their tremor upon Orsinis as
surfng them that the carriage was wait
| ing very near.
"You ought TO have stationed the coach
as near the house as possible" Margaret
remarked TO Orsfni who answered:
1T should have liked to have ordered
IL to wait right here at the door. had
known what was coming but on the con-
| trary I did not wish to give the driver
any opportunity to know from whence
we came. and 80 I made him walt at the
corner OF the next street.
The nearer the three came. the moro
elated Macheca felt over his successful
stratagtc movement: but lol-A man was
coming UP the street IN the same direction
| Maoheca had taken few minutes before,
and still another was seen approaching
| from the opposite end.
| Both men were 80 near that Macheca
4, could realty make out their identity. One
was the t,Sbef OF Police Hennessey, and
the other Scafrold..
A few steps more and the party
Macheca was lying In wait for. would be
at hand. That was very critical po-
! sition for him. He would not mind
sceffoldi. who might even be of hslp to
him, If necessary, but the serious problem
was about the Chief.
Macheca was In great embarrassment
and almost bewildered this time, not
knowing which way TO beteke himself;
whether 20 let Henneesey get past and
then attack the three from behind or
keep ahead OF them for a while, until a
hattar raa nre shonJd rreeenf ffself
But Macheca had no time TO decide
on either OF these questions. for sud
denly fash In the air. near him. dax-
zled hts eyes, and a volley Of shots. like
a peal Of thunder. fairly stunned him.
Then a cloud OF smoke concealed every
thing and everybody from his sight.
When Macheca recovered his faculties,
he saw about six men emerge from a
nearby building. kind Of polling booth,
called the masters house. and he no.
ticed also a man lying IN the street sroan =
ing as II fatally wounded. Then the
sound of wheels drew his attention TO a
carriage which was fading In the dis
lance. apparently at breakneck speed.
One OF the men who had come frem
the masters house was masked. Bend
ing over the wounded man for a minute
he laid something beside him, whispered
a few words In his ear, and then van
In different directions.
All that happened. OF course, in less
time than II takes to relate II. Soon
cries OF Murder" "Murder!" Murder
proke against the stiffness OF the night
and was taken up by numbers Of people
who rushed from their houses to the
spot from al directions
Macheca thought at first that he was
the only witness left on the scene. but
| ha fau
other man standing as though rooted &c
the earth. II was Scafoldl
After the word Murder had been re-
peatsd and rs- echoed until II had aroused
the people to frenzy. the next sount
that startled Macheca's ears was the cry
taken mp first by few and afterwart
by the multitude, The Dagocs. see thu
Dagoes: give II 10 theml'
Only then did Macheca think 10 max,
his way out. hut II was too late. Behint
the crowd the police were coming up lik'
} tho "carabiniers Of Hofrback." and OF
J noticing Macheca and scaffoldi took then
into custody as the only witnesses on TIT
spot.
A few minutes later II was known I,
all that the chief OF police. Hennessey
had been murdered. and with tho nam'
''Hennessey'' that of the Mana was con
J nected
| IN snorI time hll the innapltants "
the neighboyhood came In a crowd &
the scene Of the shooting. On every sid
could be heard angry voices expressing
hatred OF the Italians. The feelings o
the populace became so inhamed witt
fury and passion that all discretion an'
reason were obliterated and within a few
hours everyone WIS wild with indisna
tion.
a A general alarm spread from one en-
q OF the city TO the other. until Mayo
/, Shakespeare himself arrived upon tn
a scene. Hennessey was found with si
4 serious wounds. three OF them throug
D the lungs. a half dozen skin wounds an
nine other shots through his coat an
hat. At his side lay a horse pistol. on
of those ancient affairs Of immense cali
bre. which can be loaded 10 the ruxzl
with all kinds of missiles.
Hennessey lived hong enough 20 tell IN
mayor That his murderers were Italian,
ordered by the Mana 20 do the deed; "a
as soon az he had fallen. n masked ma
approached him and said Take tina
from the Maha. which YOU were boastin