, 1891-04-08

before the latter could prepare himself Tor
the onslaught the italian threw him
violently to the ground, They rolled liz
the gutter together, and before the officer
could rise his a~ssailaut had put his knee
on his stomach, and placed a revolver to
his chin, saying as he did so, ''Amelican
killa my people; l killa YOU, devil"
The policeman jerked his head Oh one
side ard knocked The revolver out Of the
hand of the Italian. who rose and al
tempted to regain the weapon. The
policeman got up and drew his revOl-
yer, holding the Italian at bay he also
raped on the pavement with his club for
assistance. A brother officer arrived in
answer to his call, and was about to seize
the Italian, Ill response to his comrades
bleathleSS exclamation, Hes tried to kill
me, and has got a gun on the ground at
his feet.n When the Italian turned to his
new antagonist, and as the latter reached
for him drew a long, thin knife, and made
a lunge at the officer, The policeman
jumped aside, and by a well-directed blow
with his locust club lelltd The Italian la
the gIOuud. Both policemen then threw
themselves upon the PROSTATE desperate,
whom they promptly handcutted. They
welt Eot able 10 snap the "blacrlet>'
before their captive broke away. He
was seized before lie had gone more than
a few steps and was again hAndCuttcd.
More policemen arriving, the fellow was
carried to the s.ation-hOuSe. He feared
he was going to be lynched, and yelled
Justify for mercy. Save an ugly bruise,
received when he was knocked down, the
prisoner was found uninjured, which, con-
sidering the reputation OF the New York
police Tor clubbing prisoners, is regarded
as remaI kaOIe,
Washington, March Is.
The italian newspapers of New York,
Chicago, and New Orleans write in un.
measured condemnation of the outrage.
Boston, March 16.
Major Manning, City Clerk of New
Orleans, who is stay ing here on account Of
ill-health, was asked to-day to state his
views with regard to the lynching of the
Italians in New Orleans. He replied:
1t is hard to say when mob law is JUS
titiable. Ii it ever is, then it was in this
case. The Malta Is a society Of mur,lerers-
and paid %ruffians, who will commit muir
der tor sums as low as IS. The MAZDA
was never molested until Mr.. Hennessy,
the late Chief Of Police, took office,
Previous to that time New Orleans never
had a chief of police who dared TO attack
the society. When the Malta said IA man
must die, his death was sure and quick.
~ unutNOlOl "lShC CSOdp0 JIG lCtdlly vi
the law, but never the vengeance of the
Malta. The mob was not a Wild uprising
OF l%unatics, but the result of G I'm, delibe-
rate action OF the part of the best ele-
ments i'll the city. Lawyers, doctors, and
merchants were all there, and they felt
that something must be done, they being
the court of last resort. They knew that
the Italians were murdererS, and no mans
life would be safe, if through barefaced
intimidation, the Malta was allowed to
escape. and they took the business into
their own hands. Who can blame them?
The result must hurl dismay amongst the
Malta, because it means it's utter DIES.
trnctton. The lhent against it will
proceed until New Orleans is freed from
these wretcles. If the Malta should
attempt to wTeak vengeance by more
murders the city would use it's power to
sweep the Italians from The face of the
earth, as the present chief Of police is
following in Mr.. HennesSy's footsteps.
and the city is determined to uproot the
evil.
Washington, March Is.
Mr.. Blaine has telegraphed to Mr.
Nichols, Governor of Louisiana, in the
following terms:
1t has been represented to the President
by the Italian Minister that among the
victims of the d%eplorable massacre. at New
Orleans there were three or more Italian
CuhinnfS Our fpaofu mitb that 4;o.1I-