Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-16
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Some OF the Italiars Buried Without
lGoasners, othsrs had Magnificent
Casksts.

NEw OsIHAxs, March 1.-THE city
wore the usual Sunday aspecs. there being
no siga OF any unusual excitement. Many
continued to visit the scene Of the lynch
ing, although few we're admitted inside the
prison Stops will be taken to repair the
damage caused, and where the door which
was battered in stood solid wall viii be
built The prison OH .ials are incenset
over the censufe Of their failure to make .
more formidable defense. They sAy that
when the crowd broke ia 81, the oflcers
~efe found at their post. Had they fired
at tie cfosd ii would have caused thu
ssormiug and perhaps destruction Of the
prison and the sacrifice of many
innocent lives within and outside the jail.
Al all simes they refussd to give up the
key until driven into the cosaer and com
PEELED to. Even then they did rot desig-
nate the location Of any ltalisns. The
psiscaeIs in the yard gave this information.
While the execution w.s going on Sheriff
villers was with Attorney General Rogers
ct Gov. Nichols office, sncesvoring to
have provision for the defense OF the
plison should An attack be made upon it
All the Victims we're buried today. Mar.
chest. Monas,eYio and Tfahina were un-
claimed up 10 noon aud . charity wagon
took them to the potter's field. POlitz and
Counties were followed to the grave BY
sinRle carriage; in Magnetto's case the
heAfse went alone. No religious services
in these cases. The others had large aud
we'll attended funerals, Joseph p. Msche-
cas- being the largest.
Caruso and Macheca were taken from
their residences to St. Louie cathedral.
The ceremonies in each case, with priests.
organ. choir. cassfAlque aud magnificent
casket., WAS very imposing. Macheca had
half dozen psll bearers. none OF whom
were Italians, The vigilance committee 10
known to be still at work. and ii Is said that
tomorrow will be Detective O'Malley's day
of reckoning. The jury will also be
attended TO, probably Through the courts,
as it 10 proposed to obtain evidence 10 the
cases of those hribed. One Of the jurors
is said to have confessed already that the
state had evidence against several before
the verdict was announced. The grand
jury will indict one juror Tuesday, and
mere will follow. Foreman J. H. Selig-
man has gone to Cincinnati.
Oae Of the chief causes Of public indig.
nation in come elton With the Malta trial
has been the belief that the society de-
pended on bribery to procure the release Of
the accused 1t has been asserted that
S75 600 or Sl0O, 900 has been contributed
by Italians all over the country, to be used
as corruption fund. It is certain that the
poor Italian lAborers in this vicinity were
taxed 81 apiece a. q contribution to the
defense fund, and there was no lack Of
money in the treasury Of the society.
II is now stated thst the reason Politzs'
On al pnf aI ~ hu "a
state In the trial, was because Polite did
not incriminste himself, bot asserted thSt
all the others accused were guilty. Father
MAnoritta exhibits letter he received on
the morning of the 10th. The letter bore
skull and cross bones at the top and bot
tom. The seal consists OF s rough stamp
in blue ink ink. The writing Is in q bold,
bU.iness-.ike hand, with All apparent At
tempt at concealment Of the identity of its
writer. The letter advises the Rev. Father
that he had better stay at home, and not 20
| to court every day, as his presence there
| did not do society any good. He was told
| to beware.
The letter was signed The Malta socie-
iy, NJ. NJ c." Father Manoritta said he
intended to give the letter TO the district
dttoFHcJ nut IeIESiuSu tuIUuRu IcAE EAtuef
said the jury in the provence case had been
entirely ienient with them; whilst he de-
! plored the course Of the citizens in acting
as they did yesterday yet similar action
in any other case would prave more effect.
ual in completely Graduating the Malta
society.
Governor Nichols said thst the Italisn
consu! called on him at his Office yesterday
morning and asked protection for the
Italian subjects in the parish prison, and
who were threatened with mob violence.
The matter was no; called, officially. to the
Governors atteniion; besides, \ call for the
| militia would have to come through the
| may or of the city. No such demand was
| made. When the consul called on the
| Governor the crowd had already started
to~s,d the prison. Msyor Shakespeare
Gays his aid was not invoked, and when he
reached his Office it was all over. lie had
not asked any aid Of the Governor.