Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-26
TT CAME AT LAST.
Mr.. Blaine Receives Gov. Nichols
Long-Looked-for Letter.
Louisiana's Executive on the Recent
Lynching- Nothing Said About
Its Right or Wrong.
NICHOLS TO ELAINE.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Secretary
Blaine has receiv letter fr0m Gov.
Nichols, of Louisiana, in regard To the
recent killing Of eleven Italians in the
Jail at New Orleans. of which the fol-
lowing is a copy:
"ExECuTlvE DEPARTMENT. STATE or LOU
IsIANA, BATON ROUGE March 21-Hon James
G. Blaine, Secretary of State, Washington:
Sir-At late hour on the 18th instant re-
ceived dispatch from you having reference to
the forcible breaking, on the i4th Of this month.
of the jail of this city and the killing Of eleven
persons confined therein under indictments
found in the criminal district courts for the
parish Of New Orleans.
"You stated TO me that il h ad been repre
sented 10 the president, by the minister of
| Italy, accredited TO the government Of the
United States, that among the killed on that
occasion were three or four subjects OF the
king of Italy The telegram disclosed an
apprehension, on the part OF the minis
ter, evidently shared by the president that
the disturbance continuous and swelling
disturbance, which might involve the Italian
subjects in New Orleans.
81 have reason to believe that the hope ex.
pressed by the president that I would CO.
| operate with him In maintaining the OBJ
| legations OF the United States toward
Italian subjects who might be within the
violence and bloodshed might be pre-
vented, was based upon that belief The presi
| dent further expressed the hope that all OF.
| tenders might be promptly brought TO justice.
ION the 10th instant teegraphed you that
there was no excitement in the city at that
time and that saw no reason TO anticipate
| further trouble.
Il also stated that the action taken was di-
rected against particular individuals, and that
the race or nationality Of the parties did not
| enter as a factor into the disturbance. A week
has passed since the date of my dispatch and
| the opinion then entertained as TO the
| termination Of the trouble has proved to
have been well founded. The men killed
as 1 have stated, were confined IN prison
under indictments found in the criminal dis.
trict court for the parish Of Orleans the sher-
lift has made his return OF the facts TO the court
| the judge thereof has charged the grand Jury
now in session in regard to the NATTER and the
| whole subject is, assume now under inyesti
| cation by that body.
! 81 am satisfied that most OF the persons
/ killed were American citizens but 1t IS proba-
| bic that two or three were Italian subjects
II have the honor to be, very respectfully,
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS Governor"
Gov. Nichols letter is written on
official paper, and is dated at the
capital of the state. 1t is evident,
| however, that it was written in New
Orleans, as it speaks of the killing as
having occurred at the Jail in this"
! (that) city" Secretary Blaine has
sent copy of the letter to Baron Faya
the Italian minister.
PARKINSON DEFIANT.
New YORK, March 25.-The following
letter from Mr. Patterson, one of the
leaders of the New Orleans mob, is pub
| lished:
1T appears to me that there has been a great
deal Of noise waste of INK, paper and cleo.
tricity spent over the just execution
of eleven assassins. be they from Italy
or any other country. Meetings have been
held in every city where the Malta enjoys
| home and we have been found guilty
and condemned to the nnal punishment that
the Malta may elect to impose I have yet to
hear OF single meeting Of Americans to indorse
the action of Americaps in disposing Of these
horrid reptiles that cursed our country
There is not reputable Italian in this city
who does not indorse our actions We care
nothing for the condemnation Of such men as
President D'Angelo of the Society Fraterna.
II he own the eleven brutes who met their
! death at our hands as his countrymen and
wishes to avenge their death, / hope he will
hurry to do So i hope he will collect every
black-eyed of Sicily TO his standard and
come to New Orleans ready for business
we would welcome the day to meet ten
times our number in honorable com
bat but confess that we are afraid OF one DAN
cello crouching in the dark TO stab us In the
back. We have nothing to conceal, nothing to
apologize for and would repeat the act If the
occasion ever presented itself again.
"W. J. PARKERsoE.
New Orleans, March 49,"