The record-union., 1891-05-19
Special to the REcoRp-UN1oN.
Two Governments.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Consul Corte
by the Corsican boy Grimaldi, or Mar
chest, 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 the Marquis Rudini per-
sonal account of all that transpired in
New Orleans. They left for New York
this afternoon.
Consul Corte protested vigorously
against the treatment he had received at
the hands of the newspapers. Il pray
yOu," said he, ito state in your paper
that all that has been said about me 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 reposed 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 I want to say right
here to you, for your paper, and that is
that | do not see why the troubles in New
Orleans should make any breach be-
tween two such friendly nations as Italy
and the United States, and nothing that L
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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
rule they 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 diff
culties were all brought about by them.
/ also hold Mayor Shakespeare respon-
sible for much that has taken place.
w hen reference was made to the letter
from the Mayor to the Governor of
Louisiana asking that COrte's recall be
demanded, the latter became very much
excited, and said that he had been UNI
fairly treated on all Sides" But" he con-
tinued, hundreds of law-abiding citi-
zens have called upon me at the Con-
sulate TO express their disproval and dis
gust at the outrage that was committed
upon those poor Italians. Since then I
have been misquoted, and much that I
have said has been omitted or distorted
in meaning what l never said. One
trouble, you know, is that | can take no
official recognition of that extra-judicial
body, that Committee of Fifty. 1 only
know the Governor and judiciary.
''Oh, but that was a shocking outrage
that was inflicted upon those helpless,
imprisoned men in the parish prison.
An outrage, yes, for while there may
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Der, these men that were killed that day
were, | believe under heaven, innocent
of the charge of numbering Hennessy-as
innocent OF the charge as you or | are
But Casper Grimaldi, the boy who es-
capped that day, is upstairs and will tell
| you what he saw, if you wish"
In few moments Casper came down
He is well-grown boy, and as handsome
as any young COrsican ever met with in
fiction. He said he was Ii wears and e
months old, but that he had grown a 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 in the jail and
chased their victims from room to room,
The boys tale was very affecting, especi-
ally when he described how they muir
dered his father.
Young Casper will tell what he knows
to Minister Rudini at Rome.