Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-19
CORTLAND GRIMALD0
THE CONSUL AND THE mARcHEsE
COY TALK.
Thcir story Of the New Orleans Tragedy
Mayor Shakespeare Hold "Re-
sponsibie for Much"
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WASHINGTON, ID. c., May iS.--The Erenfng
Sar OF this date has the following
A foreign-looking, rather youngish, we'll
dressed man and boy Of fourteen, hand
some black.eyed Corsican, arrived last
evening In this city and won't at once 10
The Metropolitan Hotel. where they took
rooms. Tho two are perhaps of all men
the most familiar with the Italian side OF
the New Orleans troubles, beginning back
before the time Of the Hennessy murder
and eliminating in the tragedy at the
The elder OF the two is Signor Corte, the
Consul at New Orleans The younger Is
Gaspayi Grimaldo. though he is better
known as Asper Marchese. Grimaldo is
the boy who, IL is charged, gave the
whistle as signal that Hennessy was APP
preaching on the night when the Chief
was shot to death in the streets OF New
Orleans. Grimaldo was confined in the
prison mt the time the mob broke IN and
took vengeance for the death of Chief
Hennessy, and ia the one who, it will be
remembered, saved his life by hiding
under box in a cell across the corridor
frofa the ore in which his father, the
elder Marchese, was crouching when his
body was riddled with bullets.
Consul Corte ard the boy are on Their
way TO Rome TO give Marquis Kudini
personal account Of all that transpired In
New Orleans. They intend leaving, for
New York this afternoon and will sail Tor
Europe either on the Majestic or the City
OF Berlin.
CONSUL coRTE's STORY.
Stor reporter called on Mr.. Corte this
afternoon and found him at home and Will
ing 10 talk upon the subject OF what be
had done and what he intended 10 do. The
Consul speaks English only indiferentiy,
and at times found great difficulty IN e1,
pressing himself. Al such times he would
let large pieces of Italian drop INTO ms
sentences. a.,
The interview was conducted in French
and badly-broken English. Mr.. Corte
smoke freely and decidedly and began by
nrotesfipg vigorously against the treatment
be had received at the hands of the news
papers. ,.s4 "oLo; !, stoto
in vonr naper that all that has been said
ah9nt me is false absolutely. The very fact
that the Marquis has summoned me to
Rome 10 confer with me on the situation
IL a nroof of the confidence imposed In me
by my Government. They desire me 20
talk over matters more freely and more in
detail than can be done through the me
dium of letters.
SHOULD BE NO BREACH WITH ITALY.
There is one thing want to say, right
here TO you for your paper, ana that is
that do no see any reason why the trou-
HES In New Orleans should make any
breach between two such friendly nations
as Italy and the United States, and nothing
that shall say will be of nature either
10 create or widen such a breach. In the
first place do not have any fault to ina
with the population Of New Orleans; lhey
are a fine set of people. and as arule they
are opposed TO all that has been done. Inc
trouble is that there is large class or
know-nothing people there VINO are nostle
10 the foreigners, and the difficulties were
all brought about by them. also hold
Mayor Shakespeare responsible for much
that has taken place"
When reference was made to the letter
from the Mayor TO the Governor OF Loulsi-
ana asking that MIR. COrte's recall be de-
manded the latter became very much eT-
cited and said that he had been unfairly
treated on all sides. " But them" he con-
tinued. hundreds of law-abiding citizens
have called upon me at the consulate to
express their disapprOval and the disgust
nj the outrage that was committed upon
those moor Italians. Since then l have
been misquoted and much that have
said has been omitted or distorted into
meaning what / never said. One trouble;
Won know, Is that | can take no official
that committee Of fifty. only know the
Governor, the Mayor, and the judiciary.
"a SHOCKING OUTAGE"
"Oh. but that was shocking outrage
that was inflicted upon those helpless i'm
prisoned men in parish prison! Outrage.
yes. for lile there NAV have been crllnl-
mails among their number these men that
were killed that day were, believe under
Heaven, innocent OF the charge of murder
ing Hennessy; as innocent OF the charge
as YOU or | are. But GaSpari Grilnaldo,
the bov who escaped that day, Is upstairs
and will tell you what he saw Il you wish.
THE BOYS ACCOUNT.
In few moments Gaspari came dOwn-a
well grown boy, as handsome as any young
Corsican ever met with IN fiction. He SAID
that he was fourteen years and SIX months
old, but that he had grown great deal
since he had been put in jail. As he told
his story he gradually became aroused and
fairly acted out his tale, showing how he
escaped, how the men lay when they were
shot, and how the armed men behaved as
they broke in the jail and chased their We
Tins from room to room.
"Da putta me in jail for whistling when
da chiefa come" SAID the boy excitedly.
"Me no whistle. Me know nodding abouta
da whole thing. Me fadder was put IN jail,
too. and he was kIlled-killed for noting.
Why, when they putta Inc IN jail me llttle
boy only so big. i no whistle. l no help
xii Hennessy. Da put US all in different
rooms in da Jail and wanta me TO tell all
know. know noting and l no tella lie
even when rope put round ma neck.
BROKE INTO THE JAIL.
And den da day when da all broke in
wild TREMENDOUS guns. We run upstairs and
] hide all unda box all but head, and look
out aud see me fsdder cross da hall and
den da all shoot hIm-bing me fOd-
der drops down and big fatta man, big
roun' man. broke da gun and put IN
another bullet and da keep on shooting
alta da men, some wild TREMENDOUS
guns and some wild rewolwers until
thew killed dem all. And den
when da almost ala kill the policemen
come and make out TO try 10 save every
boda lives. know da bigga man we see
him round da market place. Oh down IN
Data town a man shoota a man and do
know da man shoota a man da no punish
him. Da puttR me in prison for noting
and den da kills ma ladder for noting"
ACTING ITALIAN MINISTER.