The record-union., 1891-05-15
NEW ORLEANS EPISODE.
THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTY SUB
NIT A REPORT.
Tt Recommends that No More Immi-
grafton be Allowed from Lower
Italy or Sicily.
Special to the REcoRp-UN1oN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
NEW ORLEANS, May 1.-THE Commit
tee of Fifty made its report to the Mayor
tonight. 1t says, in part:
1.-THE first work of the committee was
to obtain from the Chief of Police a re-
port of ninety-four assassinations by
Italians and Sicilians, where the accused
escaped for want of evidence. Then fol-
lows an account of the assassination of
Chief of Police Hennessy: "The result
of the trial demonstrated to the people
that no one was safe from the mysteri-
GUS hand that was operating regardless
of law. 1t was only when this fear grew
into absolute convection that the people
rose in their might, took the law into
their hands, and then followed the event
of March 14th."
The report then at length goes on to
show the existence of the Malta, and tells
of a visit made to the Italian Consul to
secure information. HE stated that he
was ready to cooperate with the commit
tee, and would prepare a report contain
ing information in his possession. He
was convinced of the existence of the
Malta, and had strong suspicion as to
who were the leaders. He furnished the
committee with the names.
He stated that prior to Hennessy's
assassination he had in some way in
CURED the displeasure of coterie COM
posed principally of the men who met
their death at the parish prison. They
invited him to supper, and although he
partook only of oyster soup, he was taken
desperately i'll that night with symptoms
of poisoning, and he was satisfied that his
life had been attempted. The written in
ion hnT aI
some delay he told the committee that it
being an extra judicial body he did not
feel warranted in giving information.
During the interview with him the
committee called his attention to pub
liShed statement in a New York paper to
the effect that the Mayor had attempted
an extra Judicial body, but its object was
frustrated owing to his (Corte's) earnest
protests and the intervention of Mr.
Blaine. We reminded him that promi-
nent italian citizens had called on the
committee before the mass meeting last
fall and approved pacific course, and
asked him how he reconciled his pub
lished statement with this. He REPLIED
that the statements made in the New
ork Tribune were made as an indi-
yidual, not as Consul, and that the report
greatly exaggerated his statements"
The committee, in pointing out the
remedies in the existing trouble, sug-
in the criminal laws and administration
of criminal justice law, recognizing the
existence of the bar association and en-
dowing it with full power to try and dis
bar any attorney whose evil practices
render him unworthy of being an officer
OF the court.
The only radical remedy which sug-
gested itself was to urge the entire prohi-
bition of immigration from Sicily and
lower Italy. 1t was found necessary to
prohibit Chinese immigration, and Con-
gresS passed the necessary law. The
danger to California was no greater than
the danger to this State from Sicilians and
lower Italians. They are undesirable
citizens, and there is no reason why they
should be allowed to participate in the
blessings OF freedom and civilization,
which they are not only unable to appre-
ciate but which they refuse to ander-
stand and accept.
The Grand Jury was called together to-
day TO act on the published statements of
the Italian Consul Corte, that he frus-
trated a lot of Italians from vengeance on
the Mayor and others. Corte was called
before the Grand Jury, but said he had
been misinterpreted by the newspapers.
There was strong feeling against the
Italians here, and he had simply used
his best efforts in favor of peace and
quiet.