Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-18
HE WANTS CORrE RECALLED.
Mayor Shakespeare Of New Orleans Says the
Consul's Usefulness is Ended.
Mayor Shakespeare of New Orleans on satur-
day addressed the following letter to Governor

Mayor Shakespeare of New Orleans on Satur.
day addressed the following letter to Governor
Nichols:
MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS,
CRY HALL, May 16, 1891.
To His Excellency, Francis T. Nichols, Cover.
nor of louisiana:
Governor-Under date Of May 6, 1891, the
consul of Italy at this port, Mr.. Corte, saw fl
to address to W. H. Chaffee, foreman of the
grand jury then in session, a very remark.
able letter. The evening of the day on which
1t was written the consul sent copies Of the
letter, by the hands of his secretary, to the
daily papers for publication. / inclose q
printed copy of that letter. Your excel.
lency, being a resident in New Orleans. il
fnily aware Of the fact that ever since the
assassination of Superintendent of Police
hennessy, on October l6, 1890, the papers have
1eemea with all manner OF vaporings from Mr..
Corte In the shape of interviews, &c. For these
reported sayings he could not properly be held,
as an official. responsible, and since he was
scarcely credited with one statement before
another one was made, either exactly the oppo-
site of. or largely qualifying. the first. his
vasaries and blusterings we're regarded by all
but his own people as either laughable or con-
temphble. This letter of May 6 to the foremen
OF the grand jury. and very properly returned
by that body to the writer as being impairment,
contained statements absolutely false, and be-
yond question known to be false by Mr.. COrte.
If, as Italian consul. Mr.. Corte has ever had
any usefulness here he has outlived it, and has
become, through his acts not only an unac-
ceptable person, but an element OF danger to
this community, in that by his utterances he
incites his inhammable people to riot or sullen
opposition to the laws and customs OF country
they have sought asylum. Being the de-
pository ms he eonfesses himself to be. of crimi-
nal secrets relating to the individuals OF his
race resident among us, he refuses to give to
the department of police and justice the infor-
nation he has. and thereby increases the
danger to the community from these criminals.
For these reasons have the honor to request
that you ask Of the honorable Secretary of State
at Washington the recall of Consul Corte's exc
quator by the President. This application
would have been made to YOU sooner but for
to accompany your note to the Secretary OF
State, a report made to the mayor and council
by the committee of fifty. inclose copy and
beg leave to call your excellencys attention to
that part OF 1t relating to Mr.. Corte.
WARNING THE PRovENzANos.
Henry Peters, q stevedore, having COM
planned to Mayor Shakespeare that the Proven
zano brothers we're interfering with him and
intimidating his workmen, the mayor sent for
them and gave them such a warning as they
never received before. After reciting briefly
Peters story Of the Provenzanos' prosecutions
the mayor concludes: ''Now, there must be at
once and forever an end to this. l am sick
and tired. tell you positively you must take
your hands off. l have issued orders to the
chief Of police that he use his entire
force to prevent you from carrying your
designs into execution. 1 am sorry now
that l am obliged to 60 to Denver.
If l could remain here I would person.
ally take command of the police force, and
would use every means at my command to wipe
from the face of the earth every member Of
your gang who tries to raise his hand against a
person of this community. In my absence my
representatives will act for me; when return
1 shall act myself. But this reign of terror
must stop, and if there is a way possible to do
it it will stop. Now you have been warned"