The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-03-20

.denIy a number of the members OF the
Malta were assassinated by Marangos.
The men were arrested and conhheu IN
iail. Chief Hennessey interested MIN
self in behalf of the Marangoes and Sc
cured their release. The Marango IS
very powerful factor in politics, ana
Hennessey was very shrewd poilticai
trickster. He secured the acqulttaI OF
these men, and the members OF the
Malta decided to put the Chief OF Pollce
out of the way. These societies nave
members in all American cities, anu
when they decide to Kill man that
man is doomed. The Supreme Lodge
meets and the sentence is passed;
There are black and white balls, ana
the members who draw the black Dalls
are to do The killing. II you draw
black ball you must commit the muir
der or be assassinated. The society
stands up to its members, but 1t IS GER
tain death not to carry out us man
dates. A.,
.This is the second time during the
last century that the citizens OF New
Orleans have had to take the law lnto
their own hands. The jury was packed,
and officials who were paid by the city
to uphold it's laws were PAID TO nfibe.
No life was safe in New Orleans, and 1t
was worse than the reign OF Anarchy in
Chicago. We felt ma protection, and In
a case like this, the citizens felt that
thew had to take the law into tnelr own
| hands. No one deprecates this thing
Al
| Orleans. 1t WAS not the action OF the
| rabbIe. The peoHIo relt that the law
! mad been outraged, and one OF the DeSL
| officials had aided in the outrage Al
the trial there were attempts to prove
aIibis, but evidence was produced be-
| fore the court Of su0h character that
would not Justify an acquittal In any
case.
"The strength of the Marriage is about
| 10000 in New Orleans, and that OF Che
1 - nil "a =
bership over the United States VIII
reach up to l5,00l, may be 2O,0OO. w men
| the iury was being secured threatening
| letters were sent to the Mayor warning
him that if he did not prevent convlc-
| ton he would be assaSslnateu: some
| of the Judges and the Prosecuting Al
torney and members of the jury re-
ceived these threatening letters. Inns
| state of affairs became desperate Inc
law did not know where to strike.
| Something had TO be done, and think
that the memhers OF the societies are
thoroughly suhdued. If anything
furthpf is attempted, | do not hesitate
to say that every italian will be sweep
out of New Orleans, such Is the leeIlhs
Sig. Rudini, italian Minister of For
.ign Affairs, has cabled the ltallan
Dress of New York from Rome that he
has already demand cd from the Fed
eral Government energetic ana broMp
I
fia assassius at New Orleans. Denun
.iatorv editorials appear in the ltallan
| neWspapers. Mr.. Blaine has telegraph
ed the Governor of Louisiana deplorlng
the affair and urging that there be NJ
further disturbances or disorder, as un
der the treaty Italian subjects In the
United States are entitled to 9onstan
protection and security: He adds tina
the President hopes offenders agalns
the law may be promptly brought u
Justice, The Italians are making
great noise about this affair, but nj
Organization as the Matias can ttourlsl
in this country, and the Italian nor any
other Government can prevent or eHec
lively punish such manifestations
popular power as that at New Orleans
last week. :.
There was no unusual excitement IL
New Orleans Monday, although thou
sands of people Waited the scene al TN
mob's work, The mOh's victims wer'
1uried and some of the funerals Wer
largely attended. The Vigilance Com
nlttee is still working, and 1T is sal'
that Detective O'Malley and the Jur,
will be attended to, the latter through
the courts. 1t is hardly probable tina
b any of the mob will be arrested or con
victed, although the grand jury Is nov
] in session, and the Attorney. Genera
saws all tile means of enforcing law
are in operation. The Superintendent
of Police, Hennessy's successor, de
clares himself unable to arrest IN
. whole community.