The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-02-16
Exiled Patriots.

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periods We had never supposed similar
organization to exist in this country, though
there is not, we presume, single "gene-
rous and charitable soul in our common
country, who has not been beSieged, at some
time during his life, by all exile from Italy,
in very shabby regimentals, and with a
large family behind him, who presented
greasy aud well-worn parchment, contain
ing a tear-drawing account OF shpwreck
and poverty, duly certified by some promi-
nent individual, and through which an ap
peal was made to charity and the purse
The story of shipwreck and suffering mad
its day-people beginning to suspect from
the whole thing was fiction designed for
the sole purpose of making money. The
Pittsburg Dispatch gives the following ac-
count of the operations of these banished
patriots, who fight, bleed and die for their
country, aud then come here to beg
The rumor of recent mass meeting of
beggars in New Orleans was not altogether
without foundation, and a system OF fraud
based upon shTewd calculation as to
the effect of appeals to the benevolence of
our people, was there adopted or rather per-
fected, by the grouping together of various
plans found to operate successfully. A par
tial insight having been obtained into the
matter, officer Hamilton entered infor-
matian charging Anthony Senego, an Ita-
liam resident in that city, with being en-
gagged with others in a systematized busi-
ness, designed to procure money from the
public by fraudulent representations, con-
sisting in the procuring and publishing of
certificates purporting to be signed by p. c.
Elmaker, a notary public of Philadelphia,
and other officials, which they or those en-
gagged with them circulate among the people
Mr.. Senego was arrested by officer Hamil-
ton, and with the paper alluded to, taken to
| the Mayors Office. The papers were print
ed in German and English, for the benefit
of two distressed exiles of Italy, Seignors
CIrelare and Columbo, the fathers of dis
tressingly large families, and the victims of
tyranny that has no bowels of compass
sion. One of those papers reads as fol-
lows:
Ladies and Gentlemen The bearer, Mr.
Joseph Cirelare is an exiled patriot, reduced
to deplorable circumstances, in consequence
of political opinion. Mr.. Cirelare was an
iHhabitant of the city of Placensa, in the
State of Placansa, and was merchant very
much respected by all who knew him but
for having taken an active part in politics
against tyranny and oppression, and in fa-
vor of Republicanism, all his property, to
the amount of FIVE thousand dollars, was
| cOnhscated by the Duke of Parma and
Piancensa, and himself and family were
banished from their native country, their
friends and all they held most dear, and was
compelled to take refuge in strange land.
The bearer, Mr.. Cirelare, is the only sup
port of his mother and three brothers and
three sisters. Under such painful circum-
stances he has resolved to embark for the
! United States himself, in order to solicit
from those brave and generous citizens some
| pecuniary aid, in order to defray the ex-
penSe of the passage Of the remaining FAM
lily now in Genoa, and establish them in
! that prosperous land and enjoy their free
| opinion.
| We hope, ladies and gentlemen, that your
! Christian feelings will induce you to assist
! this unfortunate man 50 that he may have
| his family removed to the United States and
we assure you that ho will ever pray AL
mighty God 10 reward his benefactors with
many years peace, happiness and prosperity.
! JAMES B. Rock & Co.
JOHN B. Rock.
Genoa, Nov. 18th, 1858.
To this is attached certificate of passage
! {" given on board my vessel, this Jan. 20th
1859 and signed by Joseph Morello, Cap
tain of bark Josephine, who certifes to hav-
ing given passage gratis to the unfortunate
patriot and mainstay of large family, and
recommending him to the benevolent and
charitable "spoonics" of America.
That is one form of certificate. The 9TH
er has few alterations so as to suit the case
of the diSmally conditioned Mr.. Columbo
For instance, Mr. Co'umbo is an exiled pa
triot, "reduced to deplorable circumstances
in consequence of political opinions" He
was a habitat of Porto Tore on the Island of
Sardinia-a respected merchant worth S.
900 in palmy days. his property was con-
fscated by the cruel King of Sardinia and
he banished for loving liberty more than his
| King. Mr. Columbo has wife, five chill
dren, aH aged mother and two sisters, lean
ing on his stiff for support. The aged moth
er and sisters are ia Leghorn, and he in
America soliciting bread for his family and
passage money for them. The remainder
of the certificate is the precise language
used by the distressed patriot Mr.. Cirelare,
ia his appeals for charity. A Bordette &
Co., and W. Costello & Son, of Leghorn, sub
scribe to the certificate. Louis Lawrence,
Captain of the good bark Rebecca, certihes
to having given the sorrowful Columbo, his
wife and children, free passage to Ameri.
ca, and Mr.. Notary Ellmaker is made to Ger
tify to the genuiness of the signatures, while
Theo. ]. Deamyer, deputy Clerk of the city
and county of Philadelphia, testifes 10 Mr..
Ellmaker being notary (Which is flct),
though nobody testi6es to Mr.. D. being a
clerk.
Hiram P. Callow testified to having print
ed some two hundred and fifty of these GER
tifcates, per order of Mr.. Scriba-printing
some in the fall and some in January. P
F. Hner was foreman for Mr. Serbia and
testified that these papers had been printed
and taken to Mr.. Serbia. Mr. S. testified
that when they were printed they were
taken to Mr.. Senego's house, aad that Mr
Senego paid for portion of then. The man
who ordered the printing, and who paid fol
portion of it, was not Mr.. SeHego The
! alterations in copy had been made at the or
der of this mythical individual, who might