The record-union., 1891-05-06

Sicilians landed here during several years
past, showing the official records of their
crlmlnality in Italy and Sicily. Hun
dreds of them are among us to-day. We
doubt not that the Italian Government
would be rather rid of them than to be
charged with their custody and punish
ment. 1t cannot be questioned that the
secret organizations whose teachings are
hostile to the fundamental principles of
the Government of the United States
must be a continual menace to the
good order of society and the material
welfare of the people. The law
is the safeguard of society; its just execu-
tions expresses the will of the people in
condemnation of crime, but where this
lofty principle is condemned by the prac-
tlce OF assassination for revenge or spite
and cOncealment under the most binding
oaths, rendering powerless the efforts OF
the law to reach the chief actors and Sc
cure witnesses, it becomes the duty of the
people in the exercise of their sovereign
rights to issue their decree of condemna-
ton. That verdict has been rendered.
The power of Malta is broken. 1t must
be destroyed as an element Of danger, a
creation of leprous growth i'll this COM
munity."
REFLECTIONS ON THE JURY.
The report severely reflects on the
action OF some Of the jurymen in the
trial. and says: ''SOme of the jurors testi-
! fed in the most emphatic terms that had
it not been for the persistent and the we'll
directed efforts of three jurymen, con-
| spicuOus from the first, the verdict would
have been materially different. 1t is GER
tain that the special effort of counsel for
/ the defense was to select for service such
as were well under O'Malley's influence.
! What can be thought when three jurors
were accepted with some unimportant
question, or the clerk told to swear them
! WI &c &c
| almost unheard of, but ii has its meaning
| as We'll as the other instance"
EVILS OF IMMIGRATION.
| The Grand Jury goes on at great length
! To talk on the immigration question, set
! ting forth the evils Of the present meth
! DDS, instancing the recent introduction OF
Italian immigrants, without any exam
| NATION whatever, and whose names,
even, were not on the passenger lists of
| the ship. 1t declares that the crisis is
reached, and on the magnitude of the is
! sue, 1t becomes the duty Of the next Con-
! greSs TO quickly enact such laws that
! complete protection shall be afforded
The Grand Jury says it has at no time
! lost sight Of the necessity for thorough
! Investigation of the whole affair They
| examined Il large number of witnesses.
| embracing those who were present at the
memorable meeting on Canal street, in
the vicinity of the prison, etc.
II IL SnONu Ill tDb 0N1u0DcG.' saws the
| report, that the gathering on Saturday,
March l4th, embraced several thousands
of the first, best and even the most law
abiding citizens of the city. We found the
| general sentiment among the witnesses,
and also III our intercourse with the DeO-
pie, that the verdict rendered by the jury
was contrary to law and evidence, and
secured mainly through designing and
INSCRIPTIONS agents employed for the
special purpose Of defeating the ends Of
justice.
"At that meeting a determination was
shown that the people would not submit
to surrender of their rights into the
| hands OF midnight asSaSsinS and their
powerful allies. The assassination Of
HennesSy was deemed necessary to pre-
vent the exposure and punishment of
criminals whose guilt was being fast
established by his diligent pursuit.
The condition of affairs in this COM
| munity as to certain class of viOlators
of the law had reached such a state that
the law itself was well nigh powerless to
deal with them, so far-reaching was their
power and influence.
"In regard to the public meeting on
Canal street, general and spontaneous in
character, as truly indicating an uprising
OF the masses, we doubt if any power at
the command of the authorities would
have been sufficient to overcome it's in
! tentions. The evidence is before us from
official sources that eleven persons were
killed in the attack on the prison. Wo
find that eight of them were beyond
! question American citizens, and another
had declared his intention,' which
act comes with its remuneration of allie
glance to his native country. The mag
nitude Of the affair at the prison makes it
a difficult task to fix the guilt upon any
member of the participants. In fact, the
act seemed to involve the entire people of
the parish and city of New Orleans. so
! profuse was their sympathy and extended
their connection with the affair.
''In view of these considerations,
! thorough examination of the subject has
| failed to disclose the necessary facts to
| justify this Grand Jury in presenting in
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