The record-union., 1891-03-18

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Were Registered Voters.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
New ORLEANS, March 17.-Judge
Marr to-day charged the Grand Jury in
regard to Saturdays killing. He recited
the facts in the matter, and concluded:
1t is not my purpose now to do more
than give this matter in charge to you,
and do so with every confidence that
there will be no hasty or ill-considered
action on your part, and that the results
of your investigation will be in accord
with your appreciation of the facts as
they may come to your knowledge"
The Grand Jury examined number of
witnesses this afternoon.
Mayor Shakespeare yesterday received
letter, purporting to come from COM
mittee Of three thousand Italians, notify
ing him that Parkerson and Wickliffe and
himself must die. The letter said the
chief assassins have not been caught.
The police think these letters are hoax.
Father Manoretta has written letter
retracting the charge that Joseph Pro-
venZano belonged to the Malta.
a clerk in the office of the Registrar of
Voters said this afternoon that he had
examined the registration books for the
purpose of aScertaining the allegiance of
the men executed by the people on Satur-
day, and that he found that every one of
the men was registered voter of the city
OF New Orleans. This is Of course debars
Italy from taking any official action.
The flight of Foreman Seligman of the
jury is looked upon with suspicion by
the public, and it is put down as proof
OF guilt. 1t has been ascertained that the
whole jury was not bought, but that the
majority OF members We're recipients of
money from the nine defendants. Mac
kesy, one of the jurors, and the only one
VINO has called for an Investigation, says
that five of the jury acted suspiciously
and six of the twelve among the number
stood out for the conviction of Macheca
Scaffedi and Monastero, and, finding that
the others would not agree with them,
mlstrlal was agreed upon as to those
three.
NO SYMPATHY SHOWN THE KILLED.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-One of the
most prominent Italian residents in
Washington, Joseph Cato in cOnversa-
ton, SAID: If these men were guilty of
the murder of Chief of Police Hennessy
they got no more than they deserved, es-
Peclaily II the jury had been cowed by
threats so the members We're afraid to
bring in verdict against them. This
country is for Americans, and there is
no room for people of the sort that the
murderers OF Hennessy would seem to
have been. 1t is a mistake to think that
all Italians are alike. We are all under
one flag, but there are black sheep under
that flag as well as any other"
The better class of Italians in this city
have taken no steps to show any sympa-
thy for the men who were killed in New
Orleans, nor has any money been dis
tributed to be sent South.
EX-SECRETARY BAYARD's OPINION.
WILMINGTON DELI, March lex
Secretary Bayard says he sees no basis
on which the Italian Government could
claim indemnity for the men killed at
New Orleans. There was no discrimina-
ton against Italian citizens and American
cltlZens- The case was not parallel to the
Wyoming massacre of Cinnamon, in
which indemnity was allowed.
SIMILAR TO THE CHINESE QUESTION
New YORK, March II. = The Posts
Washington special has a long interview
with former resident of New Orleans.
now residing at Washington. He says
The Italian question down there is quite
as serious as the Chinese question on the
Pacific Coast, or the Hungarian question
IN the Pennsylvania mining districts.
The Sicilians, not governed by any de-
cent code of law or morals, are terrorized
was not a question of race, caste or color,
but war of the law-abiding element
against the cutthroats of the slums The
Italians have monopoliZed the fruit, fish.
and one or two other trades and any
rival is warned that bis life is in danger.
1T Is impossible to gain anything by pros
ecuting the ringleaders. The jury is in
Inundated in every case. 1t is more prob
able that the jury in the recent case was
terroriZed than bribed. Many of the
Italians are engaged in smuggling, petty
piracy and robberies. I don't defend
Saturdays outbreak, but there are times
when We cannot wholly condemn. The
members of Saturdays mob are ordi-
narily law-abiding citizens, but they We're
eNasperated beyond endurance"
MEETING OF ITALIANS IN BOSTON.
BosToN, March ia meeting, under
the auspices of the Italian colony, was
held in Faneuil Hall tonight to protest
against the recent killing of the Italian
prisoners in New Orleans. Nearly 3. 600
people attended. Several speeches We're
made and resolutions of protest adopted
NO CAUSE FOR LAMENTATIONS.
LONDON, March 1.-THE St. James Ga
sette to-day says: 1t is curious to find the
people of Italy lamenting the death of the
Malta conspirators ut New Orleans They
We're wretches who had been driven out
of their own country as pests of society
Inc SrleI OF Marquis III huuln1 Tor the
men who were killed would not be long
or very profound if the Mafias had not
emigrated. They would have received
an equally short shift from the Sicilian
Nigilantes.
MEETING AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 17.-At meet
ing of Italian citizens here tonight, the
speakers denounced the New Orleans
tragedy as bloody crime and a barbar-
Gus butehery. Resolutions calling on the
Government at Washington for immedi-
ate reparation were adopted and cabled
to the Premier and Minister of Foreion
Affairs of Italy, and also telegraphed to
Secretary Blaine. \ telegram of sympa-
thy was sent to the Italians at New
Orleans.
BILLIARD CHAMPIONS.
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