Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-15
A Committee Of Fifty al New Orleans
Report the Result Of their
Investigations.
soclAtlsric THEORIES Hrfurro
~ THE POPE.
Two Steamers Collide on Europe Point,
where the "utopIav was sunh
No Lives Lost.
ny telegraph to tho Sswsl
Al NEW ORLEANS REPORT.
The Commis,ee Of riny Tell Their
story.

Tho Committee Of ftuy Teh I"e''
story.
NEW ORLEASs, May 1.-THE COM
mittec Of my made ius report TO the
mayor tonight. IL says In part: "rho
first work OF the committee was TO
obtain from tho chief Of police report
OF the ninety.four nssassiDatiops ny
Italians and Sicilians where the ac-
clsed escaped for want OF evidence.
Then followed tho assassination OF
Chief OF Police Hcnnessy, and the result
Of the trial demonstrated 10 the people
that no one was safe from tho mystcri-
Gus band that was operating regardless
Of law. II was only when this fear
grew Into absolute conviction that the
people rose In their might, took the law
In their hands. and then followed the
event Of March lath."
Tho report then, at length, goes on
10 show
THE EXISTENCE OF THE MArrA
and tells Of n visit made to the Italian
consul 10 secure Information. He stated
that no wns ready 10 cooperate with
the committee and would prepare re-
port, containing tho Information In his
possession. He was convinced Of the
existence Of the malta In the city
aud had n strong suspicion nv ~ who
were tho leaders. lie furnished the
committee their names. lie
stated that prior TO this Henressy NJ.
| sassination he had ir some way in-
CURED the displcasuse Of the coteric,
composed principally OF the men who
met death at the parish prison. They
invited him to supper, and although
he partook only Of oyster soup, he was
taken desperately III that night with
symptoms OF poiroinigiand was salts
fled mis- life had been attempted. The
written information promised, how.
ever, never came. After some delay
he notified tho committee that, II
being mn extra judicial body, bo did
formation. During the interview
with him the committee called his at-
tention to n published statement In a
| New York paper to the effect that the
| mayor had apr ointod an extra judicial
body, but its object was frustrated,
owing 10 his (cort,'s) EARNEST protest
and tue Intervention OF Mr.. Blaine.
awe reminded him that he and
| prominent Italian citizens had called
ON the committee before tho mass
meeting last fall and approved q pacific
coursc, aud asked him how he recon.
ciled his published statement with this.
lie replied that the statements he made
| In the New York Tribune were made
m an Individual, not m consul, and
that the reporter greatly exaggerated
his statements"
The committee, In pointing out
RENrDirsr FOR THE EXISTING TROUBLE,
suggests the regulation NJ Immigration;
reform In tho criminal laws and nd.
ministration Of criminal Justice, n law
recognizing the existence Of the Bar
Association and endowiug II with full
power 10 try and disbar any attorney
whose evil practices render him UNI
worthy Of being an officer OF u court.
"The only radical remedy which
suggests itself 10 us IN the entire pro.
hibition of immigration from Sicily
and lower Italy. II was found neces.
sary 10 prohibit Chinese immigration
and Congress passed tho necessary law.
The danger TO California from the
Chinese was no greater than the
danger TO this State from To- Sicilian
md Southern italian. They were un-
desirable citizens, and there Il no
reason why they 'should be permitted
to participate In the blessings OF
freedom aud civilization, which they
nre not only unable 10 appreciate, hut
which they refuse TO understand and
to accept"
THE GRAND JURY
was called together today 10 act on the
published statements Of Italian Consul
Corte, that he frustrated q plot OF