St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-19
LIFE IS OF NO VALUE.
Citizens of New Orleans Ter
rorized by Secret Leagues
Of Assassins.
Vendetta Against All Persons
Attempting to Enforce
American Laws.
Sieilians Hatch the Grimes
That Are Perpetrated by
Italian Catspaws.
Initiative Steps Taken to
Drive the Murderers From
This Country.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1S.-JoSeph
Macheca and the other leading Italians,
against whom affidavits were made yes
terday after the shooting and partial
confession of Scoffide, were arrested
this morning, charged with being ac-
cessories to the murder of Chief of
Police Hennessey. At special meet
Ing of the council at noon, Mayor
ShakeSpeare's message was read de-
nouncing the murder of Chief Hennes-
sey by Sicilians, through hired
assassins, declaring that terrible
secret orders exist in New Or
leans, and that in this IN
stance the chief of police was as
sassinated for doing his duty in enforc-
Ing American laws; that any citizen
cumstanceS creating enmity of these is
liable to the sentence of death being
passed upon him and carried out by as
eassins who divnlge nothing, say moth
ing, know nothing; that the same
leading Italians at the head of these or
ders, while others more peacefully in
cllned and not belonging thereto are
blackmailed and threatened with death
or obliged TO leave tine city if 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 Initiative steps to drive, il neces-
sary. these people from the United
States. Councilman Britton offered a
resolution. which was adopted, that
the mayor appoint
A Committee of Fifty
or more II he deems proper to thorough
ly investigate these secret organizations
and report. At 1 O'clock to-day the
mayor received a communication notify
Ing him that he will be the next victim.
MIR. Shakespeare says that this will not
deter him from doing his duty. He ap-
pointed the committee of fifty to hunt
out the vendetta. The meeting of the
committee of fifty tonight was secret.
but the committee announced it would
pursue the investigation to the END, bring
the murderers of the chief to Justice
and break up Italian assassination
leagues in this city. A Thousand dol
lars was raised on the spot and by next
week the committee expects to have
$4,000 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 boart. The
mayor interviewed the custom house
duIliOiltiCS anu DIS result In6A VIII
go down and meet the ship. Un-
less the emigrants can satisfy the Off
GERS that they are desirable financially
and morally, they will not be allowed to
land. Joe Machea, who was arrested
to-day. has heretofore been considered
prominent Italian. above the murder
Gus plots of his more ignorant fellow
cOuntrymen. Since his arrest some
damaging evidence has developed. The
ladies owning the shanty where
the asSaSsils are supposed to
have plotted and gathered.
have identified Machea as the
man who rented the place from them
and paid months rent i'm advance.
Several parties also say that they fol-
lowed Machea on the night of the muir
der. He and the Matrangas. also sup
posed to he leaders in the affair, were
eating big supper while the shooting
was going on. They remained together
until 4 O'Clock in the morning, having
a good time, and when they parted
Machea said: "Boys. Eve done all
at the first fire."