, 1890-10-19
ORGANIzEDF FOR MURDER
New Orleans Dominated by
Italian Assassins.
They Kill the Chief of Police,
and Warn Others.
The Mayor and Citizens Taking
Things in Hand.
They Intend to Run the Pests
10 Their LARS.

New ORLEANS, Oct. lS.-Joseph
Machecca and several other Italians we're
arrested today charged with being accessory
to the murder OF Chief Of Police Hennessy.
At a special meeting of the city council
his morning Mayor S~hakspeare's
message was read denouncing the muir
der OF HenDessy through hired assassins.
declaring that terrible Secret orders exists
in New Orleans; that the chief of police
should be assasslnated Tor enforcing
American laws; that any citizen perform
ing his duty or under any circumstance
mourning the enmity OF these societies is
liable to have the sentence of death passed
on him and carried out by assassins who
say nothing and know nothing; that some
leading Italians are at the head of these
orders, while others more peacefully in
cllned, are blackmailed aud threatened
with death or Obliged to leave the city
IT they do not comply with the edicts of
the society; that this state OF affairs has
gone on long enough and must be
stopped. The council is called upon to
take the initiatiYe steps to drive, If
necessary, these people from the United
States
A resolution was adopted that the
mayor appoint II committee of fifty or
more, If he deems proper to thoroughly
investigate these secret orders aud report.
This afternoon the mayor received
an anonymous communication notifying
him he will be tho next victim. MIR.
Shakespeare says this will not deter him
from doing his duty tie has appointed
acommittee of fifty. The most intense
excitement over the developments
prevails in this city and there is danger Of
the lower classes being melted to %inaugu-
rate a bloody race war against the Italians.
The meeting OF the committee of fifty
tonight was secret, but the committee an
bounced hat 1t would pursue its %investi-
CATION TO the end; bring the murderers of
Hennessey to Justice aud break up the
Italian assassination leagues in this city.
One thousand dollars was raised on the
spot and by next week the committee ex-
poets to have $500 0 to assist in the
work. One of the facts stated was that
the ship Elysia is coming up next week
with 700 Italian emigrants on board.
The mayor interviewed the custom house
authorities and as a result they will go
down and meet the ship. Unless the
emgrants can satisfy the officers they are
desirable financially aud morally, they will
not be allowed to land.
Joe Macheca who was arrested today,
has heretofore been considered a promi-
De1t Italian, above the mnrderous plots
Of his more ignorsnt fellow counirymen.
Since his arre.t some damaging evidence
has developed. Ladies owning a shaDIy
where tbs assossihs are supposed to have
plotted and gathered, identified Macheca
as the man who rented the place from
them and paid a moGth's rent in advance.
Several parties also say they followed
Macheca on the night of the murder.
He and the Metraneas, also supposed
to be leaders in the utflIr, were eating a
big supper ~hile the shooting was going
on. They remained until 4 O'Clock in the
morning, having 4 good time, and when
they parted Machcca is alleged 10 have
sad: Boys, Eve done al | can. I'm
only sorry he vas not killed at the first
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