The Exeter Advocate, 1891-3-29, Page 6SLAUGHTER OF THE MAFIA I
in the doors. Around on °aeon; etreet
there Wail a heavy wooden door whioli
had been olooely harred. This the crowd
eelected as their best °hence of getting in.
Neighboring homers supplied illen and
k New Orleans Mob Visits Summary
battering rams, and willing hands went to
Vengeance on the Assassins.
BLOODY SCENES IN THE JAIL,
he Jury Believed To Have Been Suborned
—pent -Bp Neelieg Stirred /ay a Ball for
a Mass nleetiug--The Bush to the 3i1
The Slaugliter—FroliableOomplicatithia,
A New Orleans deepatch says : New
(Marine struck the Mate a death•blove
yestercley. It rose in its might almost at
midday and wreaked a terrible vengeance
upon Sicilian 49fia8Sine who relentlessly
elew David 0. Henneasy, and though there
are eleven men now dead, who were happy
on Friday over their viotory in the greateet
criminal trial the city has ever witnessed,
the work of blood was accomplished with-
out unneceseary disorder, without rioting,
without pillaging, and without the inflic•
iion of suffering upon any innocent man
ieave one, and he was only slightly hurt. It
was not an unruly midnight mob.
it was simply a sallen, determined
oody of citizens, who took into
*heir own hands what justice had ignomin•
'lonely failed to do. The Chief of Police
was Elsie on October 15th, and that very
night the evidence began to accumulate
showing that his death had been deliber-
ately planned by & secret tribunal and
carried out boldly and euocessfully by the
tools of the minepinstors. The trial lasted
25 days, and though the evidence seemed
conclusive the jury, currently charged
with having been tampered with, failed to
convict.
THE OITY .A.ROUSED.
On Friday night a body of cool-headed
men, lawyers, dootors, merohents and
political leaders, all persons of influence
and soda' grinding, quietly met and de-
cided that some action must be taken,
and the people's justice, svvift end sure,
visited upon those whom the jury had
neglected to punish. Yeeterday morning a
call for a mass meeting at Clay square, on
Canal street, appeared in the papers,
which editorially depreoated violence. The
Bignifioant closing sentence of the call
was,
"Come prepared for aotion."
Down in a large room on Bienville and
Royal streets there was an arsenal which
bad been provided by the body of citizens.
The call was answered by the populace. At
ten o'clook there was a crowd of several
thousand an xions people congregated around
the statue. They hardly knew what was
going to happen, but they seemed ready to
go to any length, and while there were many
of the lower element in the throng, a large
proportion were the leading people of the
-town. There were a few addresses, short,
pithy, and business -like, and the assemb-
lage, not unwilling, Wan soon keyed up to a
high pitch end became demonstrative in
its denunciation of the assassins.
THE LAW HAD FAILED.
Each speaker gild there had been a great
mass meeting months before, whioh had
met quietly and dispersed 'peacefully so
that the law might take its course. The
law had failed. The time to act had come.
Mr. W. S. Parkerson, the leader of the
throng, is a prominent letwyer here, the
President of the Southern Athletic Clab,
and the man who led the vigorous oity re-
form movement three years ago. The
other speakers were Mr. Walter D. Doneger,
one of the leaders of the New Orleans bar;
Mr. John C. 'Wickliffe, also a prominent
attorney; and Mr. James D. Houston, one
of the foremost men in the State. After
denouncing Detective O'Malley, who is
supposed to have tampered with the jury,
the speakers announced that they would
ead the way to the parish prison.
THE CRY FOR VENGEANCE,
Mr. Wickliffe concluded with these
words: " Shall the execrable Mafia be
allowed to fionrieh in this city? Shall the
Mafia be allowed to out down our citizens
on publio streets by foul means or assassin.
Mien Shall the Mafia be allowed to bribe
jurors to let murderers go soot free 2"
By this time the crowd had smelled to
three thousand or more, and before any one
mold realize what had happened the great
throng, gaining recruits at every step, was
trampling down the streets to the neighbor-
hood of the prison, stopping only once, and
that was at the arsenal, where double.
barrelled shotguns, Winchester rifles, and
pistols were handed out to responsible and
respectable citizens in the party.
THE GATHERING Or THE MOB.
The starting of the crowd had an electric
effect of the city. Soon the streets were
alive with people running from all direo•
gone and Joining the main body, which
moved sullenly down Rampart street to
the jail, near Congo square. Doors and
windows were thrown open, and men,
women and children crowded on the
galleries to encourage those who were
taking part, and to witness the scenes.
When the vanguard of citizens reached the
prison, which is any squares from Canal
street, that grim old building was eur-
rounded on all Bides by a dense throng
Sheriff Villere, when he heard that a move-
ment was on foot to take the prisoners,
armed his deputies, and then started to
hunt for Mayer Shakespeare. The Italian
Consul and Attorney. General Rogers joined
in the pursuit, bat His Honor doesn't
reach his office until noon, and he was not
to be found at any of his regular haunt&
The Governor had not heard of the upris.
ing, and had no time to act, and the police
force was too small to offer residence to
She army of avengers. Superintendent
Gaster had ordered an extra detail of
officers to be sent to the jail, and the small
'crowd kept the sidewalks around the old
buildings clear until the great multitude,
swelling all the time like a mighty f roaring
stream, rearged around the door, and
crowded the little band of blunt:late away.
Captain Lem Davis was on guard at the
main entrance with a scant tome of depu-
ties. They were swept away like chaff
bdore the wind, and in an instant the little
ante -room leading into the prison wee jam-
med with eeger, exalted men.
'Almon IN THE JAIL
Meanwhile the prisoners were etricken
with terror, for they could hear diginotly
the shouts of people without madly de.
mending their blood. Innocent and guilty
alike were frightened out of their Benson
and the prisonere who were charged with
crimes other than complicity in the murder
of the chief also shared in the general de-
moralization, Some of the brave among
the representatives of the Media wanted to
die fighting for their lives, and they
pleaded for weapons with whioh to defend
themselves, and when they could not find
these they sought hiding places. The
deputiee, thinking to deceive the crowd by
ruse, tratutferrect the oineteen mon to the
female department, and there the miserable
Sioiliane trembled in terror until the
moment When the doors should yield to the
angry throng on the outside.
DOWN GO THE DOORS.
(3614. Divide refueled the helmet to open
the prison and the Of0Vni began bettering
work to force an opening. This did not
prove a difficult task to the determined
throng. Soon there was a mein the door
gave way, and in an instant armed oitizens
were pouritig through the email opening,
while a mighey shout went up from 10,000
throats. There was more resistance for
the intruders, however, but it too was
soon overoome with the huge billet of wood
whioh a stout man carried. Then the turn-
key was overpowered and the keys were
taken f rom hint. By that time the exoite.
ment was intense, none the less so
when a patrol waggon deehed up with
detaohnsent of pelicemen, who were
driven away under a fire of mud end stones.
When the leaders inside th& prison got
possession of the keys the Weide gate was
promptly unlocked, and the deputies in the
lobby rapidly got out of hernes way.
IN THE YARD,
The avengers preeeed into the yard of the
white prisoners. The door of the first cell
was open, and a group of trembling prison-
ers good inside. They were not the men
who were wanted, and the crowd very
quickly, though with remarkable coolnees,
burst into the yard. Peering through the
bars of the condemned cell was a terror.
stricken face, which someone mistook for
Scoffed°. A volley was fired at the man,
and he dropped, but none of the shote
struck him, and it was subsequently found
that he was not one of the aesassine. The
inmates ot the jail were ready to direct the
way to where the Italians were. " Go to
the female department," some one yelled,
and thither the men with their Winchestere ran. But the door was looked.
THE WORE OF BLOOD.
In a moment the key was produced.
Then the leader called for some one who
knew the right men. A volunteer respond-
ed, and the door was thrown open. The
gallery was deserted, but an old woman
said the men were upstairs. Seven or
eight men quickly ascended the stairs, and
as they reached the landing the assassins
lied down the other end. Half a dozen
followed them. &lamely a word was
spoken. When the pursued and their pur.
suers reached the stone court yard she
former darted tower& the Orleene side of
the winery and crouched down by the side
of the cells, their faces blanched, and being
unarmed they were absolutely defenceless.
In fear and trembling they screamed for
mercy, but the avengers were merciless.
Bang, bang, bang rang ont the reports of
the weapons, and a deadly rain of bulleta
poured into the crouching figures. Gerachi,
the closest man, was struck in the back of
his head, and his body pitohed forward and
lay immovable on the stone pavement.
Romero fell on his knees with his face ie
hie hands, and in that position was shot to
decith. Monastero and James Caruso
fell together under the fire of half
a dozen grins, the leaden pellets entering
their bodies and heads and the blood
gushingfrom the wounds. Beneath the
continuing fire Cometaz and Trehine, who
had not been tried but who were charged
jointly with the other accused, fell together.
Their bodies were literally riddled with
buckshot, and they were stone dead almost
before the fusilade was over. When the
group of assassins were discovered on the
gallery Mechem', Scoffedi and old men
Marchesi separated from the other six and
ran upstairs. Thither half a dozen men
followed them, and as the terror.stricken
assassins ran into cells they were slain.
Joe Mechem, who was charged with being
the arch -conspirator, was a short, fat man,
and he was enmmarily dealt with. He had
his baok turned when a shot struck him
immediately behind the ear, and his death
was institute:mous. There was no blood
from the wound, and when the body was
found the ear was swollen, so as to hide
the wound, which the coroner had great
difficulty in locating. Sooffedi, one of the
most villainous of the mooing, dropped
like a log when a buliet hit him in the eye.
SHOT AND HINGED.
Old man Biarchesi wee the only man
who was not killed outright. He was struck
on the top of the head while he stood be.
side Macheca, and though he was mortally
wounded he lingered all the evening.
Polietz, the crazy man, was looked up in a
cell upstairs. The doors were flung open,
and one of the avengers, taking aim, shot
him through the body. He was not killed
outright, and in order to satisfy the people
on the outside, who were crazy to know
what was going on within, he was dragged
down the stairs and throneh the doorway
by which the nrowd had entered. Half
carried, half dragged, he was taken to the
corner. A rope was provided and tied
around his neck, and the people pulled him
up to the orose-bars. Not setisfied that he
was dead, a score of men took aim and
poured a volley of shot into his body, and
for eeveral hours the body was left dangling
in the air. Bagisetto wee caught in the
first rush upstairs, and the first volley of
bullets pierced his brain. He WIAS pulled
out by a number of stalwart men through
the main entrance to the prison, and from
the linab of a tree his body was suspended,
although life was already gone.
EIGHT ESCAPES
Matrang, Sunzeri, Nstalie, the boy
Marched, PaternceJno. Caruso, Pietzo and
Inoardono are the eight men who escaped
punishment. Cameo bid in the yard.
Natalie concealed himeell in the wash -
home and was discovered, but for some
unknown reason his life was spared.
Sunzeri and Pietzo hid in 8 dog -house, and
Ineardono in e vault. The jsil officials
spirited Matrattgo and Paterno out of
harm's way.
°Wally, the detective, who would have
shared the fate of the itemising if he had
been caught, has diseppetired and is not
expected to return, and members of the
jury are in hiding.
THE DEATH ROLL.
James Caruso, leaves wife.
Frank Romero, leaves wife and family.
Loretto Comitez, leaves wife and family.
Sareto Conits.
Antonio Scoffedi.
Antonio Bagnetto.
Antonio Marched died from hie injuries
during the evening.
Rocco Gentooi.
Pietro Monesterio.
Louie Trahina.
Charles 'tenni.
NOTES.
jut as soon se the bloody work was done
Mr. Parkerson addressed the crowd rind
seked them to disperse. This they con.
fronted to do with a ringing shout, but first
they made a rush for Parkerson, and lifting
hira bodily, supported him on their
shoulders while they mart:tied up the street.
The avengere came back in a body to the
Clay statue and then departed. Incimense
crowds rushed from all directions to the
neighborhood of the tragedy, while the
streete in front of the newepaper Offibes
Were blooked with people anxious to see
the latest brilletins. There Wag intense
suppressed excitement, but from one end Of
the city to the other the sotion of the chi-
zene was applauded,
Coroner Lemonnier and his clerk, Mr.
_
Henri Lebarre, reached the parish prison
at about 12.30 o'olook. The ooroner viewed
first the bodies of those lying in the yard,
end empanelled a jury.
The foreman of the Mafia jury, Selig-
man, was arrested at a smell railewiti
station just outside the city this tangoing
while atteinptiog to leve town.
A Galveston, Tex., despatola says: The
darn:etches trona New Orleans oreittec1 a
prolunol sensation here, Me,oheca, one of
the killed, vsae well known here as a rioh
roan, Thoee who are familier with the
situation consider the New Orleane people
judified in their action.
A Louisville despatch says John C.
Wickliffe, one of the leaders ot the New
Orleans mob, is a native of Kentucky, eon
of ex.15. S. Attorney Cripps Wioldiffe, of
Bardstown, Ky. He has been living in
New Orleans for the past five years, and is
associate editor of the New Delta.
THE ATTORNEY•GENERAL SPEARS,
Attorney•General Rogers said yesterday
in speaking of Saturday's tragedy, that the
question presented to the authorities WbS
" were the laws of the state violated and
what °Hosea had resulted from such
violation." "The grend jury is in session,"
he said, "and we have in full operation all
the means and modes of enforcing the laws.
I have no doubt those charged with ufficial
duty will act firmly, jestly and feerlessly,"
A Rome ceble says: In the Chamber of
Deputies to -day Premier Di Radini, reply-
ing to a question regarding the New
Orleans tragedy, said President Harrieon
had recognized the right of DAIWA in the
'United States to protection from the
authoritiee ; had expressed profound regret
at the occurrence and had charged the
Governor of Louisiana to guard the Italian
reeidents of New Orleans and to bring the
memoir's to justioe. The Premier added
that United Stetes Minister Porter had
called upon him to -day to convey President
Harrison's regrets to the Italian Govern.
meet. Mr. Porter said he trusted the
explanations he had furniehed would draw
even closer the friendly relations existing
between Italy and the United States.
Signor Breganze, who had ennounced his
intention of interpolating the Government
on the New Orleans matter, said that note
had been taken of the minister's state-
ment. Signor Ferrer urged that indemni-
ties should be demanded for the families of
the victims.
THE MAFIA'S METHODS.
A New Orleans deepatch gives the follow-
ing : In Father Manorita's statement yes•
terday he said be was sure that the letter
he received was from the Provenzeno
faotion ot the Mafia. This etatement
Joseph Provenzano to.day emphatioally
denied. He said his first impulse was to
have Father Pdanorita arrested, and he
consulted Chief Gaeler in regard to the
matter end was advised to make a public
statement, as he thought it would do more
good. Provenzeno says be hes not been
connected with the Mafia in any matter.
On the contrary, he has been an °bidet of
their enmity. " About five yeara ago,"
Days Provenzano, "the Mafia sent me
several letters, threatening to kill myself
and brothers unleas we gave the society
$1,000 We did not respond, and Jim
Cameo shortly afterward came to me and
said he belonged to the (moiety and we had
better pay the money. He said I could do
so by going to the old lake and bandaging
my head in a red handkerchief and leaving
She money on a stump in the swamp near
by. I was then to go &bout my burnous
and they to get the money. I then went to
some of my friends whom I met under the
St. Charles Hotel, Judge Davey, Pat.
Meally and Ralph Morgan among the num-
ber, and they said not to pay it, that they
would go with me in a waggon and Bee who
wee there to receive it. Jim Caruso, who
was along, said this would vet do. If I
went with a crowd no one would appear. I
then dropped the matter and told Caruso to
have nothing more to do with the society,
to give up hie fruit stand in the Frenoh
Market and come on the levee and we would
make him a free man. He said he would
do no, me he was tired of the Meta, having
recently been selected on a committeeto kill
some one."
A MURDII SOCIETY.
He continues: " I told Jim Como that
he must go and swear that he would have
nothing further to do with the Mafia
before I gave him work. Be did eo, for I
went with him to the Italian Church,
Conti and Rampant streets, and he knelt
before the altar and took the obligation.
He Pays that Charlie Matrons was the
chit f of the gang, and that he presided at
the meetings, robed in black domino Buie.
He said Recoo Greed wars also a leader.
Caruso said he only attended one meeting;
thet he went in and Midrange, held up a
skull in his left hand end m dirk in hie
right. He was then sworn with uplifted
Lands to abide the decision of the Order.
He said he was informed after taking the
obligation that the object was to kill them
who were against the Mafia. gang. The
way it was done W58 to select a victim and
invite him to a dinner and afterwards do
him up. Caruso did not like this and went
to work for me. I told him I wanted none
of the Mafia people in our employ."
Provenzano was asked wny bis name
should have been conneoted with the Math&
by Father Manorita, and he replied; "1
think Di Carlo has given the priest this
idea. Di Carlo WaS to marry Tony Ma-
trangadi daughter, and there is much
intimacy between Manorita and those
people. I think he knows all about the
members of the Mafia from hie intimacy
with them. I do not know that Di Carlo
belongs to the Mefie, but I have a strong
belief that he dem Cernso told me
Sinoeri was a member. He pointed out
eight or nine men who he said belonged to
it and I discharged them. Caruso worked
for us about two years, but there was
nothing further said about the Mafia. He
Madly left us and went with Mettrango. I
do not know,whether John Caruso belonged
to it or not. His brother never told me ho
WANTED NO MAMAS.
Provenzano says Politze was working
for him when Caruso was given employ-
ment. He was one of the men poitted out
by Caruso as belonging to the Mefie. He
was dieoharged at the time, and was not
heard of again until the murder of Hen -
nosey. Sinoteri was also in his employ et
the time, and was dieoharged for belonging
to the Mafia. Provenzano saye Caruso
advised him to disaheirge the men one at a
time in order to avoid trouble. Thie he
did, and when asked for his reason for dis-
missal he refused to give any, as he wanted
to proteot Caruso. Notwithettinding his
oeth and profession Caruso finally went
back with Midrange, and did what he
could spinet Provenzano. Provenzano
thinks this was accomplished through
intieddetion, as Clarnso was afraid of being
killed by his former assooisted. The better
element of the Italians are glad that there
is
en end of the Mafia, as they have been in
dread for years. It ie those who have
recently come here or the bad element
that denounce the action taken Setnrclity.
Pramehhen0 Nue he will gee the 'Wien
bishop reletive too Father Manotiteas
aconsiation and perdue the dowse he
advirie0.
maALMNESS.
Baron ZINN Itedlen Minieter to the
United States, yesterday tient to the Italian
Consul -General at New York the following
telegram " Learn from the Mere that
exaiternent is prevailing in the Italian
oolony oz mount of the New Orleans
evente. 1 Isom recourse to your influence
and authority to urge upon the Italioete of
New York that they ehould by dignified,
°elm and etriotly leged behavior show
themselves in thOee cirournstances worthy
of their ()ionized country. Relying upon
Your incontestsble euthority, as web as on
the patriotic feelings of the colony, 1 tun
eenguine that this advice will be followed."
It is understood that droner inetrumions
have been sent by Baron Facts to all the
other Italian minutia in the United Stoners.
AFTER THE TRAGEDY.
New Orleans ia aii quiet now as it ever
was, and the sober second thought of the
people has returned. The telegram of
Secretary Blaine to the Governor caused
some commotion, bat it was not ones.
peoted. Attorney General Rogers has in.
vegigeted Saturday's ocourrences at the
j ed. The prison offioials Bay they reuog-
lazed some of the persons who were inside
the prison, and these names, it is under•
etood, have been forwarded to the Attorney -
General. Some indictments may follow as
to formality, but so great a number of
people were concerned in the killing that it
will be impoesible to arraign them ell, or
to Beoure a conviction in case they should
be arrested The Italian coneul Beers a full
report of tbe proceedings has been trans.
nutted to Rome and to the legation at
Weehington, and all further action will be
taken through the legation. O'Malley, the
detective, who was largely the cause
of the trouble, is not in town.
His euit against the State for
$10,000 damages was to come up
to.day. The sneerer of the defendant in-
dicated so indubitably that O'Malley had
been sent to prison for theft in Cleveland,
that he had perjured himeelf, and that he
had suborned witnessess, that a sentiment
against him was created, and it is thought
now he has left town, never to return.
COURTLNG MORE TROUBLE.
The District Attorney has entered a
none prosequi as to all the indiotmente
pending in section B of the Criminal Dis-
trict Court against the Italian e implicated
in the Henneesy assassination. Thia re-
leases Chas. Matrange, Inoardonia and the
boy Marchesi. The indictments in sec-
tion A, Judge Mares divieion, still hold
Sunserri, Pettenno, John Caruso, Natele
and Piet tze.
JUDGE LYNOH UPHELD.
The New Orleans Mob Did Right in
Shooting the Mafia Gang.
SO SAYS THE LONDON "TIMES."
A London cable eays : The Times, in an
editorial on the New Orleans tragedy says:
"1* is all very well to reprobate a resort
to 'violence, but in such circumstances as
these what way is there for emancipating
the cominunity from an intolerable tyranny
excepting to resort to violence? The law
requires trial by jury, and trial by
jury has been redimed to e farce
by the knowledge possessed by every jury-
man thet if he convicted a Member of the
Mafia his life is not worth a week's pur-
chase. It is really a misuse of language
to speak of a resort to violence. The
standing rule in New Orleans ia the rule
of violence, and rill that Mr. Perkerson and
his followers have to do ie to accept the
conditions prescribed by the Mafia. All
law nate uttimately upon fort*, and when
the courts are dominated by the criminals
whom they exist to punish, nothing remeine
but to go back to first principles to effect
their deliverance. Let lawless violence
be abandoned by all means, but let the
assassins begin the reform. Among the
men who were lynched there may have
been some who did not actually fire at
Hennesey, but it is not pretended there
were any who were not members of the
detestable society that decreed his death.
That being the case,it is impossible to feel
any soul distress because, in the midst of
She violence they had rendered indispensi•
ble they have been somewhat more severely
punished than if they had been legally
dealt wish"
BIITCI3tERED HIS MATE.
Gruesome Confession of a Dying Swede in
Tacoma.
A Tacoma deepen:3h Bays: A prominent
Tacoma physioien has made a startling
revelation, iia which he allegee that he was
called two monthe ago to the deathbed of
a poor man 'named Larry Pedersen. He
told the physician he wished hie dying
confession written, and is Was to the fol-
lowing effect: Pedersen worked in
Armour's pork house in Chicago unti11887,
then went to Sioux City to Silverthorn's
packing house, where he worked until the
spring of 1889, when he killed a man named
Larson Haretrnm, who worked with him
cleaning the floors in the killing -rooms.
He gabbed him many times, and his blood
flowed down the gutter to the fertilizer,
mixing with the blood of theeswine killed
that day. He then ran the body among
ten thoneand carcasses, killed that day.
Next morning he took ithe body to the
ohopping•blooks, out it in pieces, covered it
with salt, and ran it to the fertilizing
rooms, among piles of pork left thei e for
the month. He tben burned the clothes in
the furnace. Pelfe*reen'lived in Sioux City
for two months after the murder and then
intme here.
A Rich Gold Streak.
A Victoria, B. C., despatch says: E.
Bell, one of the owners of the Bonanza
mine, Cayoosh Creek, Lillooet district,
arrived from Clinton Wednesday night,
bringiag new ef a marvellously rich strike
in the Bonanza. He brought with him
several piecee of are, which were literally
studded with goldflee samples or -Bayed
to -day showed results : No. 1, solid vein,
9,360 ounces, equal to $193,471 per ton ;
No. 2, broken rook and duo from drill
holes, 640 ounces, or. $13,235 to the ton.
The fortunate owners have refused an offer
to bond floe mine for $30,000.
Orange. Grand Officers,
A terboro' despatch says: The Grand
Lodge of Ontario East closed lad evening.
The following officere were elected : James
Clarke, of Ottawa, re•eleoted Grand
Mader ; J. H. Delemere, Deputy Grand
Master; T. A. Kidd, jun., Deputy Grand
Mester; Rev. A. Wileon, M. A, Grand
Chaplain ; A. J. Van Ingn, Grand Secre-
tary; Robert Gordon, Grand Treasurer;
Re H. Holland, Grand Lecturer; W. H.
Craig, Grand Direotor of Ceremonies ;
Deputy Grand Chaplains, Rev. S. A.
Dupren, Rev. L. H. Leitch, Rev. Rooney,
Rev. W. C. Meroor, Rev. John Hellewell.
Prof. Theodore W. rDwight, who hen
recently retired from the bead et the Col-
umbia Latv Sehool, had been with the
college since 1858, and is perhaps the most
toted tetwher uf law in this country, He in
60 years old and a grandeon of Timothy
Dwight, a former president of Tale.
TENEMENT HOUSE HORROR.
Five -story New York Building Gutted by Fire
This Moroing.
THREE PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH.
The Scuttle Said to be Closed and the
'lrenants in a Fire Trap --But They
Swarm Down the Fire Escapee, Which
at Last Get Red Hot—A. Fattier TOSHOS
His Children From the Top Story to the
Ground and Then Jumps for His Life
—Finding the Dead Bodies of the waster
Family.
to -day's New York despatch seys : The
live -story brick tenement, No. 37i Allen
street, was gutted by fire at an early hour
this morning. The first floor is a liquor
saloon, owned by Jnetro Alexander.
Solomon and Max Goldstein lived on the
second floor. The third floor is occupied
by Barrie Greenberg, the fourth , by
Marion Ridiello, the fifth by Bernard
Jester. The damage to the furniture is
about $5,000 and to the building $10,000;
oovered by ineurance. The building is
owned by jernes R. Griswold, of 105 east
82nd street. Three menabere of the Jester
family were burned to death. They were
Bernard Jaeter, 56 years old; Betsy Julien
13 years old, end Sarah Jester, 18
years old. The following people
were more or lessinjured : Minnie Jester,
56 years old, burned about the face ;
Abraham Goldstein, three weeks old,
thrown from third story window to the
sidewalk and received internal injuries ;
Henry Jaeter, 19 years old, slightly burned
on the hand. All the injured were removed
to Bellevue Hospital. The fire broke out
at 3.15 o'olook when the families were fast
asleep. In five minutes, before the firemen
could get to work, the flames that crept
stealthily from the cellar up the only gait.
way, enveloped the house frona the street
to the roof. The tenants, Hebrew tailors
with their families, to si man, roused Bud-
denly to confront death in its most terrible
form,
SWA.IIIIED DOWN THE FIRE ESCAPES,
shrieking and wailing as they called their
dear ones. The ladders were thrown up
hastily to drop them down, but some, in
the confusion and smoke, missed both
wood and iron ladders. The iron rouge of
the fire escape were turning white with
heat when Max Goldstein reached for
them from the third floor and recoiled in
despair. He stood holding his little
children. From the street the police
yelled to him to throw them down. He
,nrew first one (Moses), aged 5 years, and
Policeman Beyer caughtthe boy; Rose,
She baby, was caught next, Abraham fel-
fowed so quickly that though the police-
men broke his fall they were unable to
catch him. He fell heavily on the pave-
ment and was picked np senseless, injured
internally. The father himself jumped
after and vamped unhurt.
HE TOSSED THE CHILDREN
by the heels. The building was gutted and
the tenants lost their all. In the fifth
story, next to the roof, the firemen found
Jester and his two daughters dead. They
found him kneeling at the window over-
looking Allen street, with both hands on
the sill, eke though he had 'fallen over-
come by the flames on the very
threshold of his escape. Under him,
where she .had crept up close in
the hall of derails, was the body of Bessie.
Kneeling by the bed at the other side of
the room they found the body of Sarah
wrapped in a bleneet. All had been
burned and smothered to death. One of
the rescued children told the police that
they tried the scuttle, but found it looked.
Then they had to run back. But for that
none wonld have perished. It is against
the law to lock a eouttle over night. The
housekeeper says it was not locked. The
police believe that the house WAS burned
by incendiaries.
THAT MINE HORROR.
The Jury Attribute it to Accident, but
Make Some Recommendations.
A Springhill, N. Se, despatch says: The
coroner's jury bas returned the following
verdict on the recent disaster : The jury
do say upon their oath that the late John
Connonton and others came to their death
by an explosion whioh originated in No. 3
bord of No. 7 balance in the west side of
the east elope, on the 21st Feb. 1891. They
further believe said explosion was caused
by flame from a shot fired in said bord
igniting coal duet and a certain portion of
gas which might have been present at the
time. They also believe that there was an
unusual flame from same shot, owing to a
slip in the stone. They believe the ex-
plosion was accidental, that no blame at.
trashed to the management, and that they
have taken every preceution for the safety
of their workmen. The jurors make the
following recommendations: (1) In future,
where safety lamps are need said in very
dusty places, powder should not be allowed.
(2) They recommend that in gaseous por-
tions of the mine, before the men resume
work after dinner, the place ehould be ex-
amined by competent officials. (3) They
recommend that the Load Government
procure for the use of the deputy inspector
of mines a Shaw machine for testing gas."
The Springhill relief fund now amounts to
$31,000. Halifax contributed $10,000. It
is eetimeted that 575,000 is nquired to
relieve the distress. A Bed carie is that of
a young Cape Bretoner, who started for
Springhill to take home the body of hie
brother and beceme insane from grief while
on his ead MinsiOn.
Down Oil Screeching Whistles. 0
A White Plains, N. J., despetch Clays :
An interesting snit for damages was tried
before judge Dykman here yesterday In
July, 1888, Dr. James H. Albee, a promin-
ent physic:lien of Woonsocket, R. I-, was
boarding at Chappequa. One day he went
out riding and stopped in front of he Har-
lem Railroad depot, opposite the Chappa.
qua shoe feotory. While he was there the
featory whistle was blown. This whistle
osn be beard seven milea. The bond noise
of the whistle startled the doctor's horse
and it ran away, throwing Dr. Albee
between the wheels and breaking hie leg.
Dr. Albee ened the shoe company, of which
Wm, H. Bishop is Preeident. The jury
rendered a verdict of $6,000 for the plain.
tiff. This wee the second time the case
had been tried.
Pigmies vs. Giants.
Lilliputian as they are in size (being no
larger than mustard seeds), they achieve
results; that their Brobdingnagian opponents
utterly fail in. We refer to the efficacy of
the powerfrn preparation known as Dr.
Pierce's Pleaeant Pellets, compared with
that of their gigantic compatitors, the old.
[style, pill. Try the little giants, when dye.
peplum, liver complaint, otmetipetion,
bilionsnese, or any kindred ills aspen you,
and yOu'll make no mistake—they'll die -
appear at once.
easy—.
Many a roseetheeked maiden is not no
feir tis she is painted.
9ILTEISN OF PIE LAUNDRESSES.
The Procession of Parisian Laundreseice
This Tear.
A Paris despatch says :„ The procession
of the launcresses in Paris, which is
always one of the sights of the city, was
this year tt Moat marked encomia. In fact
people flay it has not been equalled in
years. There ware hundrede of thousands
of people Meng the boulevards, all eager to
see the perade and all testifying to ito
excellence as compared with the last ones.
The heroine of the occesion, she who has
been elected by lier fellowe ae the queen of
the litundresees, is ademoiselle Loniee
Bimini, a beautiful brunette of twenty.six
summers. She is a stittuesque creature of
tall and commanding figure, which,
though powerfully built, is nevertheless
exceedingly erageful. Iler profile is
classical, out of a type which in eommon
enough in the province of which
ehe is a native. She has it low forehead,
a head of wavy jet black hair, dark,
ardent eyes and an open-hearted smile.
She was not long in winning a popular
place in the good graces of the assembled
multitude. After her election as queen ehe
held a reception at one of the publio
laundries, where she received the devoirs
of her faithful subjects for the nonce. Her
hair was deoorated with flowers, and ehe
wore a beautiful bouquet in her corsage.
The coach which is reserved for the
triumphal procession of her soapeude
mejeety is a brake, dreand with crimlith
velvet, heavily fringed with gold, It is
decorated with real camellias and the seat
behind the box is canopied with these
flowers, whioh were fro ranch aftected by
She heroine of Demme' celebrated novel,
The coachmen extreordinery to the queen
drove four horses and took his seat sup-
ported on each side by a negro decked out
in fantastic clothing.
CLA.I7DE'S LOVE FOR CAKE.
A Boy Shoots lihnself When Chided by
His Mother.
A Newtown despatch says: Claude
Spencer, a lad 15 years of age, lives at
Freeh Pond with his stepfather, Le Grand
Smith. He was inclined to be quarrel-
some with other children, and especially
with his half-brother. Several tinaee to.day
Otto half-brother compleined to Mre. Smith
that Claude was annoying him, and finally
She mother celled the boy into the house,
giving him a severe reprimand. She con-
cluded by threatening not to allow him
to 'spiv any of the mho ehe WAS at the
time baking, and of which Claude was
known to be particularly fond. The boy
remonstrated and beoame very angry,
finally leaving the house in a rage. Secur-
ing a loaded gun he went to the farm -yard
and proceeded deliberately to tie a string to
one of his feet. The loose end of the string
he attached to the trigger of the gun. He
placed the muzzle of the weapon oleee
under his chin nnd pulled the trigger with
biS foot. The charge of shot posed through
the boy's jaw, tearing away his tongue and
bad gone out through his left eye, leaving a
wound as large as a silver dollar. He will,
die.
MYSVERIOL tILY KILLED.
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A Kansas City Tragedy 'Which Puzzles the
Police Authorities.
A Kansas City daspatch eays Nicholas
Eaton was mysteriously shot and killed
last night. Whether he committed enicide
or was murdered is not known: Late in
the afternoon Eaton drove to the farm of
Seth Ward to look at some stock. About
7,30 o'clock his dead body was found twq
soneres from his reeidenca, at the corner oi
Vine and Linwood avennee, on the ontat
skirts of the city. There was a bullet hole
in the right side of the head, and a revol-
ver with two chambers empty was lying by
hie left side. About two feet to his right
wee found his hat with two bullet holes in
it, one through the rim and one at the
back, oorreeponding to the wounds in the
head. Mr. Eaton owned a rancho in Texas
Mines, Joplin dietriot, and considerable
property in this city. Hie wealth is esti-
mated at $500,000. His family relatione.
were of the most pleasant character and
his business was in the beat condition.
His wife say s he never carried a revolver.
It is thought probable that he committed'
suicide.
WRINKLES AT 5300 APIECE,
Beautiful and Rich Mrs. Huntington Tella -
About a
A New York despatch says : Mrs. Collie
P. Huntington is not at all disturbed over
the published story which told of a snit a
massage dootrees has brought againet
her husband for $900 for reducing his
wife's neck of surplus flesh so that a dia-
mond necklace wonld fit it, and for taking
three wrinkles out of het: face at $300 per
wrinkle.
Mrs. Huntington is a beitutiftd woman—
not at all too stout—and one mitrvels-that
she should have thought it necessary to
commit Mme. Rowlend at all.
"1 found that I Was becoming stout, and
you know what that meane to a women • so
I concluded to try marnage," said lire.
Huntington. "1 do not think I called at
her place more than twenty times, and she
charged me $900. When she handed mo
my bill I did not even look at it until I
reached home. Then you can imagine my
astonishment when I eaw the amount. She
evidently thinks that we are able to pay,
and that she is at liberty to charge what-
ever she pleases."
GORED TO »EOTU.
An Ex -Legislator Killed by a Bull a
Another Man Injured.
A Haverhill, Mame, despatch says : Hon.
John E. Carr, of this place, ex -member of
the New Hampshire Legislature, was killed
this Morning by a mad bull. Mr. Carr
went into the pasture where the bull was
confined, armed with a pitchfork. The
animal rushed at him and toned him in
the eir. Mr. Carr, although dazed, rose to
his feet and plunged at the bull with the
pitchfork, severely wounding the beast.
This enraged the animal, which egain
rushed upon him. Mr. Carr drove the
prongs of the fork into the beast's shoulder,
but being weak from many brnises, it
threw him to the ground. The bull rushed
upon him, gored hire frightfully, and
stamped upon hie senseless body until life
was extinct. A. neighbor, who ran to Mr.
Carr's assietenae, was tossed by the bull,
but escaped through the gate. The bull
was then billed, and the mangled body of
Mr. Carr removed to his house.
Bloody Election Fight.
A Yarmouth, N.'despatch says et
bloody affray occurred et Eelbrook, in that
county, tin election night between William
Porten John White, John B. White, joeeph
Berque, Henry White 'and Sylvine Muisse.
The two latter were terribly beaten. Blood
:marks on the ice show that Muisee reached
home, but Homy White has not been heard
of since, and it is believed he was murdered.
Hundreds of men have since been engaged
searohim; for hie body without success.
Porter and the two john Whites are tinder
arrest.
Figge—now did you get so bald -00
much brain tag? Diggs—No—hair reaterer