Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-19
NEW ORLEANS'S BANE
THE TERRIBLE SECRET ORDERS OF
NUMEROUS ITALIANS
Mayor Shakespeare Saws They Must BE
Rooted Out-Hs Acts Accordingly
His Life Threatened.
[By ,.l.grsph % ,hs nI,pa.ch.l


New ORLEANS, La, October 1s.-Jo-
seph Macheca and other leading Italians,
against whom affidsvits were made yes
terday after the shooting and partial con-
fession OF Scaffidi, were arrested this
morning, charged with being accessories
to the murder OF Chief Of Police Hen
Messy.
At q special meeting of the Council at
noon Mayor Shakespeare's message was
read, denouncing the murder Of Hen
Messy by Sicilians through hired assas-
sins. declaring that terrible secret orders
exist in New Orleans, aud that in this in
stance the Chief Of Police was assassi-
mated for doing his duty in enforcing
American law that any citizen per-
forming his duty or under any cir
cumstsnces creating the enmity OF those
mon are liable TO dread the sentence
OF death being passed on him, and car
ried out by assassins who divulge no.
thing, say nothing, know nothing; that
some leading Italians are at the head Of
these orders, while others more peace
fully inclined or not belonging thereto
are blsckmailed or threatened with death
or obliged to 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 the initiative steps to drive, if ne
cessary, these people from the United
States. Councilman Bittin offered a
resolution, which was adopted. that the
Mayor appoint committee of fifty, or
more if he deems Improper, to thorough
ly investigate these secret orders and re-
port.
At l o'clock to-day the Mayor re-
ceived a communication notifying him
that he will be the next victim Mr..
Shakespeare says that this will not deter
him from doing his duty. He appointed
committee of fifty to hunt out the
vendetta, and the members are TO meet
in the Council chamber tonight
The meeting Of the committee to-
night was secret, but the committee an
nounced it would pursue the investigs-
tion 10 the end and bring the murderers
Of the Chief TO justice and break up the
Italian assassin leagues in this city. A
thousand dollars WAS raised on the spot,
and by next week the committee expects
TO have fifty thousand dollars to assist in
the work.
MUST BE DRsIRABLy.
The ship Eliosia is coming up next
week with ZOO Italian emigrants on
board. The Mayor interviewed tho
custom-hou.e officers, and as result
they will go down TO meet the ship and
unless the emigrants can satisfy the Off
GERS they arc desirable financially and
morally they will not be allowed to land.
IDENTIFIED.
Joe Macheca, who was arrested to-day,
has heretofore been considered promi-
nent Italian, and above murderous plots.
Since his arrest come damaging evil
dence has been developed. The ladies'
owning the shanty where the assassins
are supposed to have plotted and
gathered identified Macheca as the man
who rented the place from them and paid
O months rent in advance.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
Several parties slso say they followed
Mecheca on the night of the murder.
He and Matrangaz, also supposed TO DO
leader in the affair, were eating supper