The morning call., 1891-05-19
HOW THEY DIED.
Startling Story Of the New
Orleans Tragedy.
The Son Of One Of the Victims Leaves
for Italy.
The Government Will Investigate the Killing
In the Parish PFisOn-What the Italian
Consul Says Of the Deed.
Erecisl to THE MORNING GALL

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Italian Consul
Corte of New Orleans came here accom-
panied by a Corsican boy named Grimaldi
Marchesi, whose father was killed before
his eyes in the New Orleans prison. Consul
Corte and the boy are on their way to Rome
to give Marquis Rudini personal account
of all that transpired in New Orleans. They
left for New York this afternoon. Consul
Corte protested vigorously against the treat
ment he had received at the hands of the
newspapers. 81 pray yOu," said he, "state
in your paper that all that has been said
about NE is false absolutely. The very fact
that the Marquis has summoned me to
Rome to confer with me on the situation is
proof of the confidence imposed in me by
my Government They desire me to talk
over matters more freely and more in de-
tail than can be done through the medium
of letters. There is one thing l want to say
right here to you for your paper, and that is
that l do rot see any reason why the
troubles in New Orleans should make any
breach between two such friendly nations
as Italy and the United States, and nothing
budL snail say wiz OC VI q uatuAO CllliCl AZ
create or widen such breach. In the first
place do not have any fault to find with
the population of New Orleans. They are
fine set of people. and as a rule they are Op-
posed to all that has been done.
HOSTILE To FOREIGNERS.
"The trouble is that there is large class
of KnOw-nothing people there who are hos
tile to foreigners, and the difficulties were
all brought about by them. l 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 Louisiana, asking that COrte's
call be demanded, the latter became very
much excited and said that he had been un-
fairly treated on all sides. But then, he
continued, hundreds Of law-abIding citt-
zens have called upon me at the consulate
TO express their disapprOYal AID disgust at
the outrage that was committed upon those
poor Italians. Since then | have been mis-
quoted, and much that l have said has been
omitted or given distorted meaning, what
l never said. One trouble, you know. Is
that / can take no official recognition of that
eXtraj jadicial body. that Committee of
Fifty. l only know Governor and Judiciary.
Oh. but THAT was d shocking outrage that
was inflicted upon those helpless imprisoned
men in the Parish Prison! Outrage? Yes;
among their number, these men that we're
killed that day were, believe under heaven,
innocent of the charge OF numbering Hen
nessy-as Innocent OF the charge as you or
l are. Bat young MarcheSi, the boy who
escaped that day, is upstairs, aud will tell
you what he saw, If you wish.
WHAT THE CoRsICAN SAID.
In n few moments MarcheSi came down-a
well-grOwn boy, as handsome as any Cor
sicau ever met with in fiction. lie said that
he WAS "A years and months old, but that
lie had grown great deal since he had been
put in jail. As he told his story he gradu-
ally b came aroused and fairly acted out his
tale, showing how he escaped; how the men
lay when they were shot, aud how the
armed men behaved as they broke in the
jail and chased their victims from room to
room. The boys tale was very affecting,
especially when he described how they
murdered his father. Young Marehesi will
tell what he knows to Minister Rudni at
Rome.
DEPARTMENT RELINGs.
In the case of Martha Calhoun against the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, involy-
ing land in the Los Angeles District, the de-
cisi0n OF the Commissioner was sustained.
In the case of Charles +. Lloyd against the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, in
YOlvng land In the Los Angeles District,
the decision of the Commissioner was af-
firmed. The case came up on an appeal by
LiOyu. III the cast OI Tue NoIIutIH i dCIuc
Railroad Company against James M. Luark,
involving land in tie Vancouver (Wash.)
District. the decision Of the Commissioner
was sustained. In the case Of Mamie
Catchings against the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company, involving land in the Los
Angeles District, the decision OF the Com
missioner was sustained
PosToFFICE CHANGES.
+. 81. Miller was appointed Postmaster at
Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon.
The name of the POstofiice at Cadillac,
Cal, has been changed 10 HOrnbrook.
new PoStoffice has been established at
ToealOma, Marin County, Cal, with John
+. Bertrand as Postmaster.
A star service has been established from
Corning, via Henleyyille, to Paskenta, Cal,
the mail TO be delivered six times weekly
In the case of Patrick Yaghan, now at
Alcatraz Island, the uneXecuted portion of
his sentence is by the direction of the Presi-
dent RENTED.
California pensions have been granted to
David W. Minor, III. l. Talley, John ii.
Ebert, Daniel DonOghue. Oiof Stevenson,
David Frost ana George Hoax.
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