The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-15
COMMITTEE OF FIFTY
The Citizens Appointed by the
Mayor of New Orleans
Make a Report-Doings of the Mafia-Tbe In.
formation Consul Corte VoIunteered-Pr
hibition of Italian immigration Asked.

NEW ORLEANS, May Il. The committee
of fifty made its report to the MAYOR TO-
night. LII says, in part: ''The first work
OF the committee was to obtain from the
chlef OF police report of ninety-four as
sasslnations by Italians aud Sicilians who
were accused and escaped for want of evi-
dence. Then followed the assassination of
Chlef OF Police Hennessey. The result nj
the trial demonstrated to the people no one
was safe from the mysterious band tho,
was operating regardless of the law. II
was only when this fear grew into absolute
conviction that the people rose in their
might, took the law in their own hands
and then followed the event of March IA u
Inc report then, at length, goes on to
snow the existence of the Malta and tolls
OF the visit made to the Italian consnI r.
secure information. HE stated he was
ready to cooperate with the COMMITTEES
anu would prepare report containing in
formation IN his possession. He was CON
Vlnced OF the existence of the Malta in the
city and had strong suspicion as to VINO
We're the leaders. He furnished the com
mlttee with both these names. He stated
That prior to Hennessey's assassination he
mad IN some way incurred the displeasuae
men VINO met their death at the parish
prison. They invited him to supper. and
although he partook only of oyster soup. he
was taken desperately i'll that night with
symptoms OF poisoning and was satisfied
ms life had been attempted The written
information promised, however, never
came. After some delay he notofied the
con1nlttee that it being an extra
judicial body, he did not feel war
in Crix-in
During the interview with him. the com
mlttee called his attention to published
statement in New York paper to the
erect that the mayor had appointed an
extra judicial body, but its object was fr1s-
trated owing to his (Curtes) earnest pro
test and Intervention with Mr.. Riaine
we remlnned him he and prominent Ital
ian citizens had called on the committee
peIore the mass meeting last fall and an
proved tnelr pacific course and asked him
now he reconciled his published statement
with this. He replied the statements he
made In the New York Tribune were made
as an individual, not as consul. and that
the reporter greatly exaggerated his state.
ments'' ''"'o-
Inc committee in pointing out remedies
for the existing trouble, suggests reenIa,
ton OF immigration; reform in the crimi-
nal laws and administration of criminal
lustlce; law recognizing the existence of
the bar association and eudowing it with
full power to try and disbar any attorney
whose evil practices render him unworthy
of being an officer of the court. ssThe onIy
radical remedy which suggests itself to rs
IS entire prohibition of immigration from
Sicily and lower Italy. 1t was found
necessary to prohibit Chinese Immigration
and Congress passed the necessary law
The danger to California from Chinese
was no greater than the danger to this
state state from Siciliars and southern
Italians. They are undesirable citizens
and there is no reason why they should be-
permitted to participate in the blessings of
freedom and civilization which they are
not only unable to appreciate, but which
they refuse to understand and to accent y