New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-10
ENFORCING THE CON7RACT LABOR Law
DISCOVERY OF 4 PROSPEROUS PADRONE WITH
TwENTY-SIx IMPORTED SLAVES

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TwENTY-SIx IMPORTED SLAVES
Several days ago gang Of twenty-slx Italian
labocrs who were working on racetrack near this
city were being paid OF, when an Italian stepped up
and with cOuspmmate assurance proceeded to pocket
the envelope, containing the iaborcrs cash Some
connected with the track asked IN aInazcmcDt what
he meant and II is alleged that he calmly remarked
why these arc my | hired them and paid
for their passage. They belong t. nc and they have
got 30 paw me their every month until they have
SQUARED up This led 70 Investigation, and II was
learned that the owner" Of twenty slx Italian aborers
was named Pasqualc Jsccoba ard live, in Mulberry
st. lie said that he had imported the men here
charging them $50 each for passage money. lie had
hired them ont 10 work the track for II 80 each
a day. and they were To pay on their indebtedness by
giving 10 him every other month their entire months
wages. until squared up II was also learned that
Jaccoba paid 800 for each passage ticket SO that ho
made $40 profit ont of each Of his men Further
more no boarded his men, and the question is How
much money did he allow them TO keep and how long
would they remain his " men,
After this story leaked ont Jaccooa disappeared,
carrying OIL his mon Ike so many slaves. They were
traced 10 Pennsy lvana. where II was found that the
padronc was working his slaves in the same old way.
Tho Federal nspcc,os at the Barge Office who worked
up the case believe that they Will catch Jaccooa IN
a day or two. Yesterday Inspector Milholand. chlef
OF the inspectors. reported the case 70 the United
States District Attorney II the is proved against
the pndrone signor r. Jaccoba can be fined $4,000 or
II 900 for each that he Imported here.
Another case Of alleged contract labor was reported
Yesterday at the barge Once The steamer ttopls
brought here n large number OF immigrants several
vcra. ago. Among them were lO' Italians, WHO
were detained but released under surveillance they
ali went e. work AT LatrObc, Penn. and yesterday
Inspector Robert ID. Layton. Of the travelling division
tclcgraphcd Mr. VI HOLLAND that sufficient evidence hdi
been discovered 20 warrant another examination Oh
these men. ..e..,
The y stem OF inspecting immigrants 10 prevent
the laudn. Of contract lahorer- i being rapidly per
fcctcd These men hoard the steamers az quarantine
and come up the bay on them. Several constantly
travel and the remainder are on once duty ne
collector Yesterday prohibited from landing t"cNe
Au,frians reported by the inspectors and hNe ltaa'
brought here By padronc. -, ,,.
Lorenzo 10 a, counsel for several italian labOreiS
who Ar, detained under the Contract LABOR Law, OD-
falned a wit OF hahcaS corpus yesterday, "Hich wa
argued before Judge Lacomhe. In mo ne1 ststes
Circuit Cont Mr. mo declared mat the law US
uncon,tituf' ,nal. IS The could not BE- held IN
confinement without due proCcSS ~ law. Inc 'oI
cctOr he said. not judicial officer ana couih nnt
irlprison men judge LacOmbc said tlii one theory
vas that the men had not landed. but were HTpY
held for convenience. instead Of Icing atHaIH, pr
vented from leaving the vessel lie reserved hie oc-
clslpu on tie writ