The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-15
FIRST LAW OF NATURE.
1t is Self Protection, and the Citi-
zens of New Orleans In w.
voked 1t.
Ninety-four Assassinations by
Italians and Sicilians in
Their City.
And the Muraerers Had Conc FREQ for
Want nf Evldauca-a,n,~,
And the Muracrers Had Conc Freo for.
Want OF Evldence-Committee
OF Fifty.

New ORLEANS, May 14.-The committee
of nifty made it's report to the mayor to.
night. 1t says in part: "The first work oi
the committee was to obtain from the
chief of police report of ninety-foul
assassinations by Italians and Sicilians,
where the accused escaped for want of evil
dence. Then. following the assassination
of Chief of Police 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 conviction that the
people rose in their might, tool
the law in their hands. and then followed
the event of March A." The report then
at length goes Oh to show the existence OF
the Matiai and tells of the visit made to
the Italian consul to secure information.
lie stated that he was ready to cooperate
With the committee and would prepare q
report containing information in his pos
session. lie was convinced of the existence
OF the Malta in the city and had strong sus-
picions as to who were the leaders. He
furnished the committee with these names,
He stated that prior to the Hennessy as.
sasination he had IN some way incurred the
dlspeasure of coterie composed
principally of the men who met
death at the parish prison. They
invited him to supper and although he par
took only oyster soup, he was taken des-
perately ill 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
1t being an extra judicial body, hs did not
feel warranted in giving the information.
During an interview with him the commit
tee called his attention to published state
ment in New York rarer to the effect that
the mayor had appointed an extrajudicial
body but its object was frustrated owing to
MS (Ccrte's) earnest protests and the inter-
vention of Mr.. Blaine. We reminded him
that he and prominent Italian citizens had
called on the committee before the mass
meeting aud approved a pacific course, and
asked him how he reconciled his published
statement with this. He replied that the
statements he made in tho New York Tri-
Dune we're mnde as an Individual, not as a
consul, aud that the reporter greatly exag-
gerated his statements.
The committee, in pointing out the RENE
dies for existing tronbles, suggests the re-
stf lotion of immigration, reform in crimi-
nal laws and the administration
of criminal justice, law recognize
ing the existing bar association and
endowing it with full power to try and dis
bar any attorney whose evil practices rem
der him unworthy of being an officer of the
court. "lhe only radical remedy which
suggests itself to us is the ert re prohibi-
tion of immigration from Sicily and lower
lilly. 1t was found necessary to prohibit
Chlnese immigration and congress passed
a la,, Tk,@ Ln,~ l.
mia from Chinese was no greater than the
danger to this state from immigrants from
Sicily and the south of Italy. They are un-
desirable citizens and there is no reason
why they should be permitted to partici-
pate in the blessings of freedom and civili-
cation which they are not only unable to
appreciate but which they refuse to under.
stand and accept