The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-24
THE MAFlA.
Tho Nuraoeouo Itallan 9ocisty -
New Or3oanA
IlYoR SllKESPEARES Death NOTICE.


NV Uc6 A-0oep0 M
checa and the other ltal,aAA against
whom a@davits werc made sttes The
shooting AID partial c~oslsssioa Of Seat
ndi have bses arrested. charged With
being accessories 10 the murder Of Hen.
messy.
Al . special meeting Of the Council
At o Mayor Shakespearc's messaGe
was read. denouncinG the murder 81
Hennessy by SiciiianA through hired
~assassinA declaring that terrible secret
orders ex st in New crlcana and that
in this instance the chief of po-
lice vas ss~sassinased for doing
his duty In enforcing American
laws. that any citizen performing his
duty or under any circumstances Great.
ing enmity Of these Is liable 10 the
dread sentence Of death being passed
on hin and carried out by sssass ms who
divulgc nothing. know nothing. that
the same leading Italians are At the
head Of these orders while otherA
more peacefully inciined and not be-
longing thereto. arc blackmailcd and
threatened with death. or Obliged 10
leave the city IL they do not comply:
that this state Of affairs has gone ON
long enough and must be stopped.
The Council Is called on to take
steps to drive. II necessary. these people
from the United StateA Councilman
Britain offered . resolution. which VAS
adopted. that the mayor appoin, . com.
mittee Of fifty or more IL he deems
proper, to thoroughly investigate these
secret orders and report At one o'clock
tho mayor received . communication
notifying him that he will be the next
victim. Mr.. Shakespeare says that this
will mo- deter him from doing his duty.
He appointed the commit Of hfty 10
hunt out the vendetta. and the members
met in the Council chamber.
The meeting OF the committee oil fifty
At night was secret but the committee
announced that il would pursue the in
vestigation TO the end. bring the MUIR
derers Of the chief police to Justice and
break up Italian assassination leagues
in this city. A thousand dollars wAs
raised on the spot and by next week
tnc COuSuIttScO CX(rCS W uoNc SJO,VVJ
to assist in the work.
One Of the facts stated was that the
ship Elysis is coming up with 200 Italian
emigrants on hoard. The mayor inter
viewed the custom house authorities
and as . result they will go down and
meet the ship Unless tho e~migrants
can satisfy the officers that they are de-
sirablc. financially and morally. they
will not he allowed to land.
10 Macheca, who was arrested ycstcr-
day. has heretofore been considered .
prominent Italian, above the murder
Ous plots Of his more ignorant fellow
cOuniryInen. Since his arrest some
damaging evidence h~asdeveloped, The
ladies owning the shanty whore the
assassins are supposed To have
plotted and gathered. identified
the place from them and pa
. months rent in advance" Scycral
parties also say they followed Mscheca
on the night OF the murder. lie and
Matrangas. who are supposed to be-
leaders in the affair. ere eating a big
supper while the shooting was going on.
They remained together until four
o'clock in the morning. havi ng n good
time. and when they parted Macheca
% d. Boys I've done all I can. I'm
only sorry he WAS not killed at the frs,
attempt"