The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-15
NO ONE SAFE.
Report Of the New Orleans
Committee Of Fifty.
huTdeFOuS Operations Of a Mysterious
Band Regardless Of Law.
NiRety-FGur AsSaSSinatiOnS Without q Con-
YlCIiOl-InfOrmdtiOn Obtained From
a Consul Remedies Suggested
EIecial TO THE MORNING CALI

NEW ORLEANS, May 14.-The Committee
of Fifty made its report to the Mayor to-
night. 1t says, in part 'The first work of
the committee was to obtain from the Chief
OF Police the report Of ninety-four assas-
slnations by Italians and Sicilians. where
the accused escaped for want of evidence.
Then followed the assassination of Chief of
Po lice Hennessy. The result Of the trial
demonstrated to the people that no one
was safe from the mysterious band that
was operating regardless of law. 1t was
only when this fear grew into absolute con-
viction that the people rose in their might
and took the law in their own hands, and
then followed the event of March 14th.'
The report then goes on at length to show
the existence Of the Malta, and tells Of q visit
made to the Italian Consul to seeuI5 in
formation. He stated that he was ready to
cooperate with the committee, and Tould
prepare a report containing the information
in his possession. He was convinced Of the
existence of the Malta in this city, and had
str0ng suspicion as TO who the leaders
were. He furnished the committee with
their names. He stated that prior to the
Hennessy assassination he had in some
way incurred the displeasure of cOterie
composed principally of the men who met
their death ct the parish prison. They in
vited him to supper. and although he par
took only Of oyster soup, he was taken deS-
perately i'll that night with symptoms of
poisoning, and was satisfied that his life had
been attempted. The written information
he promised, however, never came. After
some delay he notified the committee
that it being an extrajudicial body he did
not feel warranted in giving information.
During the interview with him tie commit
tee called his attention to the published
statement in New York paper u the
effect that the Mayor had appointed an
extrajudicial body, but its object was
frustrated owing to his (COrteS) earnest
protests and the Intervention of Mr.. Blaine.
We reminded him that he and prominent
Italian citizens had called on the committee
before the maSS-meetiag last fall and ap-
proved Of a pacific course, and asked him
how he reconciled his published statement
with this. He replied that the statements
he made in the New York Tribune were
made as an individual, not as Consul, and
that the report greatly exaggerated his. state
ments.
Inc committee, IN pointing out the Teme
dies IN the existing trouble, suggests: Regu-
iatiOn In immigration; reform in criminal
laws and the administration ui criminal
Justice; a law recognizing the existence of
bar association and endOwing it with full
power 20 try and disDar any attorney whose
evil practices render him unworthy Of being
an officer of a court The only radical
remedy which suggests itself to us IS the
entire prohibition of immigration from
Sicily and Lower I.aly. 1t was found
necessary to prohibit Chinese mmi-
grafton, and Congress passed the necessary
law. The danger to California was no
greater than the danger TO this State from
Sicilians and Lower Italians. They are
undesirable citizens, and there is no reason
why they should be allowed to participate
in the blessings of freedom and civilization,
which they are not only unable to appre-
ciate, but which they refuse to understand
and accept"
The Grand Jury was called together to-
day to act on the published statement of
Italian Consul Corte that he frustrated a
plot OF the Italians for vengeance on the
Mayor and others. Corte was called before
the Grand Jury, but said he had been mis-
interpreted by the newspapers. There was
a strong feeling against the Italians here,
and he had simply used his best efforts in
the interest OF peace and quiet