The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-07
MURDER AND THE MOB
Comment on the Report Of the
New Orleans Grand Jury.
ITALY CAN HAVE NO REDRESS,


crscAao, Nay Following are editorial COM
xSp1s On the New Orleans grand jurys r.
M York Herald: II Il no time to sermonise
akouf mob violence. An uprising Of the peop'e
q ~ Al outbreak Of = mob The disease called
~ lie cure, and justified the means called for.
Kew York Press: II IL q confession ~
cornpesent authority that the machinery Of
criminal justice has completely broken down In
~ osote Of LOuiSiana, and that crimes OF any
~ tribunal II throws some light on the work
~ 81 the Jury system which the people OF other
dds, perficnlafIy New York. viii do well to
Einneepoiis Journal: Public or'nfon win
1ord1y fndorse the omission Of the and jury
% formally indict the leaders of the lynching
= n 2. the 1 por g se credit q the
community hsd this been done.
Cfncinnet TTm1 Star: We believe It will be
~ opinion that, far from showing any weak
~ episode and the outcome demonstrate the
strength and enicacy Of popular government in
Nev orleans Stafs: The people did it. and
noG1an1 jury could devise wsy to indict the
NJ Orleans Tima.Democrn: The grand
firs country. The case has been tried before
the hnr Of public opinion, and the finding Of
kssWeI1 done has long since been returned a. TO
ave ~ Warnins to the criminals OF Europe that
they would lind no welcome in this country.
Washington City Post: The picture which
Sc pGa ss.s q j. have Ssn
necessary to strike terror to dangerous class In
tho community, there are still other equally
dangerous elements that would seem 70 require
fhiicdeIphis IslecvapA. The people Of this
e1nntfy, thanks 70 the fnsolent course Of the
u Ian government, win not seriously concern
4nnselves with the question whether respccta-
Bic men or "bcst citfzens'' ere brought to pun
1shment; but they are nightly interested
tn~the question whether the greatest city tn the
South Il to be place where no human life 10
eaSe, and where the government may be looked
needful authority.
New York Tribune: They have examined tho
facts not with view Of hndiBg how they might
do their duty, but how they might avoid II
spflnRfield Rspu6iicon: The only inference TO
mob II tho spirit OF the Law" doctrine il still
supreme IN New Orleans, and not the law itself.
Kew York World. However successfully the
sy usy their yiYisnt Of
In neglect to repair the machinery of the gov
etument whose defective condition is their ex-
Toledo Blode. The report shows that the cotlfts
hage been for years more or less under outside
oootrul. and justice In any case In which those
0uteiders might be interested was not to be ex-
aid not yean ago correct this monstrous condf.
top Of Affairs.
Tcledo Commerctdf The report merely at
teunpte TO condone the crime on the ground of
neeeezity, and tails TO show the necessity. Was
The slaying Of Hcnnessy by dozen assassins
eny worse than the staying Of . dozen men by
haaodhcunds Of assassinsg
any combination of events in America should
yenduv Il necessary for . Judicial body to con-
done iynching, but the report proves conclu-
Nov Oflcaus, and tho Staying Of Hennessy's as
oacQlns was not only justified, but was the only
means Of redress under the circumstances
s sh. ms Saa eems IN
Eqw Orleans when the people a. mass were
called upon TO enforce the laws.
cssvsasnd Lsa d e. the Grand Jury had
community cannot be expected to charge
1toolf with murder, the world would have at
last given that body credit for manhood and
common sense. A. 1t u, the report II very weak
Cleveland Pidindeaier: So far a. the people Of
Louisiana are concerned, the report ends the
- we'll dismiss the whole subject - . bootless
Chicago Noes. Arbitration win afford an OPP
portunity to the Unitcd States to prove to Eur
oppen governments that the responsibility for
she Nov. 0rleans tragedy and many other bloody
conhtcts between enraged American citizens
rssts primarily with the European government.
Chicago Inter-Ocedn: Why did not the jury
call upon Patterson, who claimed the meeting
y q Ss s o. o
hands? In Illinois Patterson would be held
responsible for the work of tho mob, because he
tncIted II to violent lawlessness.
Chicago Times. The conclusion the Jury ar
rived At, while = logical result OF the condition
existing IN their city, Is disgrace to tho state
Ohieago Ntcuts zettuno. II IA by no mean. to the
glory Of the United States government that there
- no legal way 20 punish crimes OF this charac-
ter. Congress ought TO enact statute allowing
IA<|A ef.L.f t. -.
measures to prevent mob violence by which our
relations with foreign powers are altered and
treaties annulled.
81. Paul DispafeA. No more shocking iIlustrs-
zion has ever been given of the evils OF unre-
ttrieted Immigration. IL renders IL imperative
On the part of the next congress, first Of ALL 10
remedy whatever defects or omissions are
ST. Paul Pioneer Prose: The people of New
Orleans deal unhappily with the matter when
they account for the exercise OF the right of self
preservation by asserting that they have fallen
- low q TO be unable to do justice through the
forum OF the lam.
Nxw ORLEANS. May 6-Pasquale Corte, Ital-
Ian consul in this city, in an interview today
was not at all satisfied with the conclusion ar
rived at by the grand jury. aud became much
excited In discussing il. 81 had taken pains to
hYing before those gentlemen said Mr.. Corte,
call documents and information In my poses
ston. now nnd that the grand jury has not
nsed my information rs had given IL to them.
ana much that did say WAS only partly made
use OF. win scnd copy of the report and an
account OF my actions to my government soon "
I'd Malta
WASHINGTON CRY. May 6.--The report OF the
New Orleans grand jury upon the killing of the
Italians WAS fruitful theme for discussion
nj the department OF state today 1t may he
said tho finding OF the grand Jury excited no
aurprtse. for some such conclusion In the case
Was expected. The attempt to paliiate inirac,ion
of the law By offsctting the alleged attempts a,
ury-ESfng, is deprecated by the legal depart
meui. but there is a weli-eciined opinion that on
the whole the outcome Of the case viii be bcne-
hcial ia its effects upon the turbulent foreign
elements In the United States. inasmuch as i,
win make clear 10 them the fact that they can.
not rely upon treaties TO escape responsibilities
70 the great republic for their unlawful acts
The report of The grand jury will, IL is ex.
pected, reach Secretary blaine in the course oil
time and make quite figure in tho Official cor.
yespondencc between the United States and
Italy. There is reason to believe that in some
details il differs from tire report made to the de
partment of Justice by District Attorney Grant
and notably In the matter of the naturalization
Of the victims. The grand iury's report found
that eight OF them were naturalized American
citizens. aud that one had declared his inten
tion 70 become naturahxed. District Attorney
Grant believed that he found one OF the victim.
10 be OF Italian nativity, but he was an escaped
convict. and that another whose nationality i.
% doubtful rs 90 make IL unsafe 10 hazard an
opinion, so at any rate the Italian complain,
Will be narrowed down To at least two persona
Although II has no naturalization treaty with
Italy, the iast-nsmed nation has invariably
recognized our naturalizei citizens a
free from ainena bility 20 their native
government When the case OF these
Two victims is considered. tho oaestto n
ifnmediaieiy arises where the treaty stipulation
With Italy is broken. This question is likely "a