The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-04
ORGANIZING THE M4FI1.
A Branch Being Formed by Italians In Luz
cerne County, Pennsylvania.


A special dispatch to the Philadelphia Press
from Hazelton, Pa. says: Ever since the kill
ing of the Malta leaders in New Orleans. the
Italians in this city have been very restless:
On the new railroad that Coke Bros x Co., OF
Drift0n. are making. the majority OF the men
employed are Italians who have been IN TINS
country only short time. Fights have been
of daily occurrence. A few days ago, an
Italian was struck on the head by Wiiham
Richardson with a club and killed
Saturday morning word was passed along
the Italian line mysterlOusly. The Itallais
were more peaceable than they had been Tor
some days. In the evening some of the whites
met some Of them in a saloon IN town; ana me
death of Paadin. who was struck by Richard,
son. was brought up. The whites contehdeI
that Richardson was justified in what he did.
and tue Italians said If the law would not pun
ish him some one else would:
Nothing was thought Of the threat by the
parties who heard il until the evening. when
it became noised about that the Italians heid
q meeting at u shanty near No. breakers
mile from town. and organized branch OF
the Malta.
This information was divulged by an Italian
named Anthony PascO. who wanted to curry
favor with one Of Reed * Co. 5 bosses, yester-
day. He met the boss in the Amann House
here ami asked him FOR better job. lie sad
tell HIM something If great importance. The
boss promised him the position and Pasco told
him that he must swear that he would not di-
yulge what he WAS told for II he did ne would
be killed The pledge was given and Pasco
told him that the word passed % the men on
Saturday morning was that they were % meet
at the No shanty that evening after work.
lie said he WAS notified along with the rest,
and knowing 1t would oe rs much as his life
was worth 10 refuse be Went there. When he
arrived nj the rendezvous he found the shanty
was packed with his countrymen.
A man. whose name be would not give, was
haranguing the crowd about the outrage com
United at New Orleans. He called upon MS
hearers To be men and ayenge the death OF
thor fellow-countrymen at New Orleans. The
speech WIS frequently interrupted by the
plaudits of his hearers.
AsocGErY OF VENGEANCE.
He said the object Of their meeting was the
establishment of q society To protect their IN
terests in this section. and also 10 ayenge the
death OF their slaughtered countrymen IN New
Orleans. The gang Immediately broke out
into loud cries Of the Malta. and the leader
announced that any mnn who did not approve
OF tine course should withdraw. but he warned
them for their lives 10 keep quiet.
The leader waved a stllettO above his head,
pricked the skin Of his lett wrist with It until
the blood flowed freely. and then rubbed the
weapon IN II until II was crimson dNeu. l1oll-
ing il above his head he called upon his hear
ers each % hold aloft his weapon aud swear
the following oath:
We. the descendants Of Italians. do swear
in the presence of this. our symbol lthe lead
ers stilettol. that we Will hold an open hos
tilitv % an Americans II legal measures are
q failure IN New Orleans We viii nyengo the
death % our iellow-cOuutrymeu by taxing the
life OF Americans
The oath WAS taken and the leader immed-
ntely made chief of the gang. More speech
making followed. and the leader appointed
number from the crowd to bc hl- assistants.
After he mad done this he dismissed them
telling them to remember their oaths. and iir
would inform them later or when the next
meeting would bee held.
PaSco would not di,ulge the names ~ any
who were present. hut said that all of the
Reeds men and some from this place were
there The crowd soon broke up into small
gangs and Pasro made h', escape The eN-
element here is intense and the people are IN
dread of an onslaught from the Italians.