The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-21
WARNED BY THE MAFIA.
A CITIZEN OF HOUSTON THaEAT-
kNED WITH DEATH.

delphia Deny the Ax1Stence or the
Malta and Denounce the Lynching.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 20.-Dispatches
from Texas say that the New Orleans Malta
are sending threatening letters to persons
Who have expressed disapproval of their
methods. As a result of the fierce expires
son of conviction that his News Orleans
killing of the Malta members was right,
John Lang, a wealthy and prominent
citizen Of Houston, is In receipt of letter
purporting to have been signed by the
Mafia authorities. warning him to keep his
month shut or he will be done for. 1t Is
written Ia red ink, with the customary
skull and cross bones, and there is no mis-
taking the intent Of the warning.
RED-HoT MEETING AT NEW YORK.
New YoRK, March 20-The great hall
of Cooper union was packed with 5000
Italians of New York and vicinity tonight,
oalled together to denounce the lynching
of their countrymen in New Orleans, and
outside, notwithstanding the drizzling
night, more than as many more
the hall where the speaking
was going on, and resolutions
were being adopted amidst great excite
ment The hot blood of Italy, fired by the
memory of the New Orleans affair, could
not be restrained outside of the building,
and shortly before 8 o'clock the crush out~
side broke IN the doors and number of
people were injured in the rush. 1t took
the $50 policemen present quarter or an
hour to drive the new arrivals out Of the
hall.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The meeting was opened promptly at s
o'clock. The presiding officer was Signor
de Angelo. The speeches were nelrly all
in Italian and denounced the New Orleans
tragedy in almost terrifying style.
Hardly a sentence hut that was ap~
plauded to the echo, and especially
when the speakers spoke Of tie ne
cessity for satisfaction for tie killing.
TIE meeting was an orderly one, barring
the great excitement shown. To pacify the
crowd outside, it was addressed from the
balcony by a number of speakers. The hall
was draped with American and Italian
flags and festoons Of black crepe. Among
those on the platforms that looked down
upon the gathering were DIR. Louis Roversi,
chief editor of the EL trogreSso; B. Clam
pelle, editor OF the CriStofero Colombo; /;
Prof. Colapreso, DIR. LePeute, Vincenz
Porcas and George Francis Train.
SUPPRESSED VOLCANO.
When President de Angelo stepped to
the front Of the platform and raped for
order there was lulI in the noise of the
hall. He said quietly and impressively,
"ltaliani'-a moments silence, then a roar
OK bravo" as of one voice, or the roar of
the ocean, burst from thousands of Italian
throats. The applause was resistless in its
vehemence for fully five minutes. And SO
1t was throughout the entire
the highest pitch. But word
seemed necessary to transform them into
demons The committee in charge seemed
to realize this, and to their credit took every
precautlon to avoid any trouble. That
there was danger from this source was evil
dent just as the meeting was about to close
Resolutions were being read when several
persons III different parts of the hall rose and
asked to be allowed to speak. The requests
were promptly refused by the chairman.
RIPE FOR RIOT.
Men who wanted to speak then appealed
10 their fellows, asking if they meant to sit
there inactive, and urging them to act and
avenge the wrongs done in New Orleans,
me instant they began to talk in this way,
prominent men on the platform sprang into
the aisles and urged the audience to be
quiet and orderly. Meanwhile the police
had taken most of the riot exciters
in hand and hustled them out of
the hall. 1t was a critical moment,
and the leading men Of the meeting
acted none too soon. They admitted after
the meeting that had they allowed any one
OF those IN the audience to have spoken for
hve minutes bloodshed would have fol-
lowed, as the men present would have been
80 wrought up that they would have started
riot almost without knowing why. As
soon as the resolutions were adopted the
meeting was dismissed and all present were
urged to leave the place quietly, and they
obeyed.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Inc resolutions adopted were as follows
WHEREAS, Upon the atrocous murder of
Davlo = Hennessy, late chief of police of the
Guy Oh New Orleans. on Oct. IS, 1890. number
0i ltahans were arrested and thereafter in.
Qlcted and held on suspicion of being the an
thors of said crime; and
HEREAs, An impartial jury, composed of
american citizens, after a long careful and
conclusive trial, on March is rendered verdict
ana pronounced that the following SIX persons
we're not guilty, viz: Joseph p. Macheca, An
Tanc Snony ~ Miarchesi, Anthony Bagnetto, Aspero
-n1aIcnesl (the boy, Bartramo Incardona
Snarles Matranga, and disagreed as to guilt OF
SSlannei Polizzi, Pietro MonRsterio. Antonio
Scaffedi; and
WHEREAS, After such lawful verdict a fero-
clous mob, excited to murder through a mani
ite iigsIo signed by w. 8. Parkerson, John @. Wick
@ tIIle ana many others, and by their unlawful
wbaa beches forced their way into the parish prison
Snere tney numerically assassinated and muir.
ed SeIed eleven Italians by clubbing shooting,
hanging and strangling them: and
w HEREAs. The officials of the state of Louis
iate, the city and county of New Orleans, as
Intinated by the unanimous voice of the public
press OF the United States, did not appear to
f4 HIYice nor did they attempt to prevent unlaw-
LuI outchery and crime committed at the
and, "a 'eNN Nii0 ei14sA Ata'
WHEREAS, Such murderous deeds of the popu-
"J ao9 were lndorsed by the boards of the stock
o nI cotton exchanges OF New Orleans, so that 1t
ed ad pc practically inferred that both sai6 city
eli STATE authorities, together with its So
Sa.leu Su prominent classes OF New Orleans must
naIe d the responsibility which the law OF civil
~ ar@p countries imposes upon defiant murderers
"nI cutthroats; and,
,mHEREAs, In free country, as in the United
oeea.tes' The law must take its high aud vindi-
oas oat,ng course by duly furnishing the promoters
q lu partlclpators in this outrage to humanity
80 as 10 eradicate in the face OF the Mortified
mtorId the Infamous bloody stain thrown upon
We people OF this republic by the outlaws Of the
'iIy Oh New Orleans. Now, therefore be it
1.HeSotCed, That the American citizens OF
oaliah r.h olrth and extraction, assembled in mass
heeItIng OF Indignation at Cooper institute. do
tI tLIeIeoy appeal and apply TO the authorities of
we United States for the apprehension and i'm
a-Ieuidte punishment of the sgners of said
ntanlie ~ este which called out the mob of the city
VI -New Orleans, and of all and every partici-
p paut IN the assassination Of the eleven inno-
eeuI unarmed and unprotected Italians, while
Uo9Ined IN the parish jail in said city, on Sat
uay, march IA; and be it further
aesotued, That all the Italians of New York
a"alt with calmness and flrnness the repara-
thn tIon winch our government has requested from