Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-31
ORGANIZING THE MALTA.
Brunch Being Formed by Italians I'm Lu-
cerne County, Pennsylvania.

Brunch Being Formed by Italians I'm Lu-
cernc County, Pennsylvania
A special dispatch to the Philadelphia Press
from Hazleton. Pa, says: Ever since the kill
ing Of the Malta leaders In New Orleans the
Italians in this vicinity have been very restless.
On the new railroad that Coke Bros. & Co. Of
Drifton are making the majority Of the men
employed are Italians who have been in this
country only . short time. Fights have been
Of daily occurrence. A few days ago an italian
was struck on the head by William Richardson
with club and killed.
Saturday morning word was passed along the
italian line mysteriously. The Italians were
more peaceable than they had been for some
days. In the evening some of the whites met
some OF them in q saloon in town and the death
Of Paladin. who was struck by Richardson, was
brought up. The whites commended that Rich
ardsou was justified in what he did and the
Italians said if the law would Eot punish him
somebody else would.
THE MAFlA ORGANIZED.
Nothing was thought Of the threat by the
parties who heard it until the evening, when it
became noised about that the Italians held .
meeting at a shanty near No. breaker, mile
from town, and organized a branch Of the Malta.
This information was divulged by an italian
favor with one Of Reed & Co.'S bosses, yester-
day. He met the boss in the Amann House
here and asked him for Q better job. He said
II he was given the coveted position he would
tell him something Of great importance. The
boss promised him the position and Pasco told
him that he must swear that he would not d.
vuige what he was told, for il he did he would
be killed. The pledge was given and Pasco told
him that the word passed to the men on Satur-
day morning was that they were to meet at the
w. hat ~syrx .fA M
he was notified along with the rest, and know
ing it would be as much as his life was worth to
refuse he went there. When he arrived at the
rendezvous he found the shanty was packed
with his countrymen.
A man whose name he would not give was
haranguing the crowd about the outrage COM
mitted at New Orleans. He called upon his
hearers to DO men and ayenge tho death of
their fellow-countrymen at New Orleans. The
speech was frequently interrupted by the
plaudits of his hearers.
SOCIETY OF VENGEANCE.
He said the object of their meeting was the
establishment of o society to protect their in
terests in this section and also to avenge the
death Of their slaughtered countrymen in New
into loud cries for the Malta and the leader an
nounced that any man who did not approve of
the course should withdraw. but he warned
them for their lives to keep quiet.
Inc leader waved q stiletto above his heed
pricked the skin OF his left wrist with it until
the blood flowed freely and then rubbed the
weapon in it until it was crimson dyed. Hold
ing it above his head he called upon his hearers
each to hold aloft his weapon and swear the
following oath:
1--WE. the descendants Of Italians, do swear in
the presence of this, our symbol (the leader 8
stiletto), that We will hold an open hostility
to all Americans. If legal measures are a
failure in New Orleans We will avenge the death
OF our fellow-countryinen by taking the Ifs of
Americans"
THE OATH TAKEN.
The oath was taken and the leader immedi-
ately made chief of the gang. More speech
making followed and the leader appointed a
number from the crowd to be his assistants.
After he had done this he dismissed them, tell
ing them to remember their oaths, and he
would inform them later on when the next
meeting would be held.
Pasco would not divulge the names Of any
who were present. but said that all of the Reeds
men and some from this place were there. The
crowd soon broke up into small gangs and
Pasco made his escape. The excitement here
Is intense and the people are in dread Of an
onslaught from the Italians.