THE LYNCHING AT NEW ORLEANS.
THE MAYOR UPHOLDS THE LYNCHERS. (PER press association. ) New Orleans, March 16. The foreman of the jury has been expelled from the city. New York, March 17. The Mayor of New Orleans declares that Parkinson, who is alleged to be the chief leader of the lynching party, wa3 quite right in the action taken. In explanation, Parkinson states that while the Mafia Society confined its action to killing its own members nobody interfered, but directly they murdered Detective Hennessy American liberty was endangered.
Tho New York papers reiterate the statement that the jury were bribed, and state they have no doubt bub that the Sicilians were guilty of tho ciime of which the jury acquitted them. New York, March 18. Seven hundred Italians, residents of New Orleans, have fled from the country, fearing further bloodshed. (special to press association). Washington, March 17Public sentiment in the States sustains the conviction felt in New Orleans that the jury were corrupted. The President deplores the outbreak of popular feeling, and will take measures to prevent further bloodshed.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 994, 20 March 1891, Page 19
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