Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-04

The ExPsrssncs ola wealthy Italian with the
Marderous Rlackm ailers.

Ths Exn,rs>,r. ~ n W>-,,hx Is.lt.u Win a..
M.rs.r,,s n,.crw.,,~r,-
ssm 'ns New o,iesns Times Democrat
AP1opos OF tne Mana ana the terror WIN
which Is haunts and menaces thoee who come
under its ban, Mr. T. Wharton Collens yester-
day relsted an intere.t;ns co.. ,bich h.a com.
"a, r. .,..--.s s s !,
III uNsI ~. ooser'Auoh In me performance OF
me- ou.ies as . notary IN this city many years
ago. One or two OF the persons mentioned are
still living, and all were prominent in their
own classes and in .hair o., 80, :, an. ,,u.
r.s.v,.a a, Tn. .,
-. so's' s'e4~'so Wy "'' So'-
lens, Is q follows;
6iovanni Messina, an Italian outcast and
native Of Catania. Island of Sicily WAS a CON-
spicuous character in Nsx orl..ns ,r,o, A.
1897 ~. ....
peddling ovsssrs sS;.h - e - Iu y; cry
On hi. hsci 90 ,...sI Le Ecu IN = ~ -
- 49, sno re'Sneu ABOUT 'o"h- Inc ices
Suh.eansntI, ~ h.., sL iaaas some money;
tha - ~ ns oeean.e sne OF MAYOR mere OF
rosas "a :, - s.sf s sneHs 70. paving pur-
cotton rressss ~ ~, e. -, - u I
ama.sed fortrne al ~ 80 .ne NC
AMONG his own nSonIa -. IN :, ~ ~.'s,,n
communitx "a - a-.o ~ - J.
vealth Some TIM go az - y, ,Ses! 80
culty occprred hetwssn 49, "a .,'N ~.
Italian, resulting in the death Of the latter for
MeRflDa in and
Quilted on the plea OF selfaefensa
I'm the beginning OF the wear 1850 ,;essin.
came TO me and cornnlsined ~ tb,eats fiat h.d
been made against hi, life in The event of b,s
not complying with certain demands foT noon.y
He was satisfied that these threats and Dc.
mands both emanated from some or0anizea
society in New Orleans and he .nnssrsS e. hs
exceedingly apprehensiye Lest the threat
should be suddenly carried into sxecn,ion- on
September u, 1882, he called on me again.
This time he produced a letter which he had
lust received. II xns xri.tsn in I.si,a, s;sDsS
anonymously and demanded The denosit i'm.
mediately and az the neril Of his life DE snm q,
$4,000 on the lot now OCCUPIED nv the residence
Of Mr. George Denegre al Lee nlace Al the
corner of ST. Charles street Messine however
although badly frightened. and f,,Ily realizing
the siSnifcance o{ these nrh;+rarx as,anSs
upon his financial resources made nm b;s NM
not to be intimidated into complianee. and or.
pressed himself as determined 10 n,ale at Loo :,
a fight for his life ana propertv As evidence
OF his earnestness in the mater he drew from
the back of his neck very rusty looking blum.
derbuss, and calling NV attention 20 the
weapon, declared thar he was ALREADY nsrtiaIly
prepared to meet his assaiIants Afthe sama
time he made an appointment 70 meet me tba
following morning TOR the burmese of eYecnt-
ing his last will and testament
ION the 18th. which was the morpino nm
pointed. he appeared nt INV of;c. ui,b 9brs.
witnesses. viz Manuel Rr;soiara caLrioi
Sintes and Antonio Natranas IL 5ssis.Ni
that he had no cbildr.n hn, ~ .h.'.u S..a.a
and two skaters byin, in Cstan;s 80 ra,oaI -
follows. Concstta francsscn an 49, C;,e
senna and Grszis ". d;s,r;S,,,aa - 80
among his hro1hers ana s,s,a.. ~ n,s .u.e
t;ons 9s ba s.,x II, "a a,sss 49, P,oL'ot /,
his Mill On. Iran S;ahois as $4,000 ooeot ~
an,ear;na I,eI.n T. $50 . ,..Ip &c t ss
tsmhs, q 80 ana 60 ~ ~. w VI >.
the above will Mess;na U;s;,.I g. t.le
and stated that Imam N;coias 80 oxr,,,Hs 20
his last beonest Raj int go 80, - - a. Va
sired To make anotba~ His snxiatx - az
matter he sold ga ,ns,;rsa ah;aS - 80
constant demands nnon b;r, To- 49,; a,:,o ~
nanie6 by threa,s IN go 90 ,'-.,,,,1, Ii
and the con seouent nrcsrta;r,v - IT. AZ
though acced;na IN mar - 49, Saraanis a.
feIt nevsrtbslsss thar he Nigh, h n,nrSaraa
.ny man,.n, and he S;d %, .o.a .a - ~ 70 :
nronsr,v % =, his .ssass;, a.. S.,N.,.; ~;
brothars ssnS s;s,ars ~ ,ha so.,,ir., .Si nis
shonid on 20 thsn Ha rs;,ar.tsa shs ,ra,.;s'
80 ~ b.. g., nj, Ia .H.';s,.as ..e pio, p
N;coIas ~ fr;a,S 49, praa',. sts ~, "a
ressas hs;nr Insarh nlsnn';,o Taas' t,. VIC
and Harrx fls R.rh;.rss N'"'A iNiii
81 ..,.,,.S. - .se~, 49,, -, ,
r.csivsd snotbsr Vii. sro,,: ,f.aI;na ~ 20
No. ,horoncbi,, ,,;sa..bta "a nc Sas %
;nnraas;.o 49,. $3.50. aI ~, i 1 "a "a
for he ,uSsr 800, ,ha, hl LIZ.
rn;ne5 ;nanc,aily he ,bs ,n,,;n1aI Is, -.
him snd tbs, ha boa 49, haco,,, $50, ~,
he raj made o-;sxons ,,;s,sl =, ~
Of Rr;soIsrs He had trsca; 90 hi,,' a. ,.s1
snonsib;iirv NJ ,na,x ., 81 ,hrSa.s ,ha, "a
been made mon b;s i;ta al 49, ,a.s5a1,
that a great deal of the money that Ind been