New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-01
CHEATED HERE AND ABROAD
IMMIGRANTS ROBBED IN TWO COUNTRIES
uoprc AGING THEIR PROPERTY IN ITALY-LEFT

MoRTGAGING THEIR PROPERTY IN IrALi
IN AMERICA TO sTARvE
When the Congress Committee convened yes'oruas
morning to proceed with tho immigration inVosus"
ton. Mr.. Morrow offered the following resoiution'
which was adopted:
Resolved That while this committee Is IN sessoSf
in the City of New-York any two members u..i tor
named by the chairman shall constitute quorum tor
the purpose OF fssu ng subpoenas admn's Ia sub,
Committee of two or three members may be appoihaeu
by the chairman with he powers 10 eo1 ths tim. the
COMMITTEES IS engaged IN said city OF New ~
at any other time or place that the iuil coniin''
may decide 4.
Messrs Morrow and Oates viii probably return 10
Washington to-day to attend TO important business
and the hearing Is adjourned until Monday at 10 IN
The first witness yesterday, Francisco Bemonte sa'u
am a native Of the province OF ConianIaaso, ~
Italy. owned little farm there worth 100 ,.1"'
was persuaed 10 come 10 America by Emilio IpreiIi
an agent Of an emgrant society az NAPLES, nv tare
200 francs wher left home but after paying my
had very LITTLE left, and reached Newly ork VIVA ony
90 in my pocket At Castle Garden man 'ooh ~
passport giving Pq @S 'a' S vent me hers and they
could get work By paying dollar and thew said
WEN Wien TSaa wits GH i1 s have not had DAYS
work since came here and have lived on s sna nom,
The 200 francs borrowed from re d anu sbs year
gave him as security mortgage on my nltr ~ a.
and expect he VIII attach T. as am s Dcs a0' here
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had lands, and that would get good place a'
once
Gulseupi NenettI and Antonio sgrambisna were
also examined They more intelligent IMAM tno
other Italian immigrants who had testified. onc
had boon a clerk in the petty court OF MS Vinsso
while the other had been in business Tor hiuiseA'
Menctti said IA.
had 400 francs of my own money when ! t icn.
Naples but the food on the steamer while 10 qua nvnc
was so bad that ! spent most OF my MONEY pus ia9
food from tho steward. had only 100 iFSnSs ,o 20,
when landed could no, get S sSned f' both to the
Italian Consul and the Emigration society; pq. IL
My wife and four children are N t ra ns hut
want 10 90 back, there IL nothing here lor c DN'
starvation.
Antonio sgrambiglis next handed in his passport
He was the neatest and most ntelligen'-loohhs VIZ
ness that the committee has examined from southern
italy. He was another victim of the padrones per
suasion" He testified as follows:
left my wife and thrrc children in Italy and cane
TO America, because was maze 70 Deiove d M "a, oVes
worth about 900 francs. was very ANXIOUS ~
money to come and borrowed 200 francs from iSJ,
giving her my note for 300 francs. WHICH am 10 pa
bcfore the a2d day of February noXt Tine asen'S ~.
were working In my village said wages were - So w
~ day, but they said nothing a9ou, So in@ d came
out 80 In debit Everybody has pay the bosses LOT
work. l ant to 60 back to Italy II an!DouS VIII
help ne. -.
Michael Borarlini Of No. 81 Mulberry-st., banker
cigar manufacturer and railway subconlractor- al-
nea,ed before the committee and asked the privilege
TO answer the accusations made against him BY VIII
nesses ON the previous day. He said that his name
was unarnished and dear him. and that last whtet
he advanced g. OOO bis needy country mn Wl'ho'
sec urty or interest lie mentioned sgnor Ma,I1. So
rotary of the Emigration Society a. one ne hah pd'
800 A man might bc honest In Mulberry 81; a. ".li
a. in fifth ave. he thought. and he was Wln!ns a.
undergo a searching investigation II the connn''ec u'