The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-19
CORTE AT THE CAPITOL.
BE ACCUSES THE PREss OF MIs-
REPRESENTING HIM.

The Consul Speaks English Indiffer-
entity and Finds Difficulty in Ex-
pressing Himself-Be Holds Mayor
shakespeare Responsible for Much
That Has Taken Place - The Boy
Grlmaldo With Him.
WASHINGTON, May 1s.--Consul Corte,
late of New Orleans, and the boy Grimaldo,
whose life wss spared when the lynehers
broke into the New Orleans jail, arrived
here yesterday aud departed for New York
to-day en- route for Italy. A reporter called
on Consul Corte this afternoon and found
him willing to talk upon the subject of
what he had done and what he intended to
do. The consul speaks English only indif-
ferently and at times found great difficulty
in expressing himself. The interview was
conducted IN French and badly broken
English. Consul Corte spoke freely and
decidedly, and began by protesting vigor-
ously against the treatment he had received
at the hands Of the newspapers.
ALL PRONOUNCED FALSE.
81 pray you," said he, make il to state
In your paper that all that has been said
about me is absolutely false. The very
fact that the Marquis di Rudini has sum-
monsd 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 the matter more
freely and more In detail than can
be done through the medium Of letters.
There is one thing want to say right here
for your paper, and that is that do not see
any reason why the troubles in New Or
leans should make any breach between two
such friendly nations as Italy and the United
States, and nothing that shall say will be
OF a nature either to 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
are opposed TO all that has been done. The
trouble is that there is a large class of
know-nothing people there who are hostile
to Foreigners and the difficulties were all
brought about by them. ! also hold Mayor
Shakespeare responsible for much that has
taken place."
THE CONSUL EXCITED.
When reference was made to the letter
from the mayor TO the governor Of Louisia-
ma, asking that Consul Corte's recall be de.
manded, the latter became very much ex-
cited and said that he has been unfairly
treated on all sides. "Blt them" he con-
JluueQ, 'nunQreOs OF laW-aDlQlnE olUlEene
have called upon me at the consulate to ex-
press their disapproval and disgust at the
outrage that was committed upon those
poor Italians. Since then / have been
misquoted, and much that I have said has
| been omitted or distorted into meaning
what never said. One trouble, you know,
is that can take no official recognition Of
that extra-judicial body, that committee Of
| fifty. / only know the governor, the mayor
and the judiciary. o, but that was
shocking outrage that was inflicted
| upon those helpless imprisoned men
in the parish prison. Outrage, yes; for
| while there may have been criminals among
their number, those men that were killed
that day were, believe under heaven, iu-
nocent Of the charge Of murderingsH Hen
nessy-as innocent of the charge as you or
are. But Gaspari GrimAldo, the boy who
escaped that day, is upstairs, and will tell
you what he saw IL you wish"
THE BOYS TRAGIC STORY.
In a few moments Gaspari came down, a
well-grown boy, as handsome as any young
Corsican ever met with in fiction. He said
that he was IA years and 6 months old, but
that he had grown great deal since he had
been put in jail. As he told his story he
gradually became aroused and fairly acted
out his tale, showing how he escaped, how
the men lay when they were shot and how
the armed men behaved as they broke 10
the Jail and chased their victims from room
to room.