Telegram-herald., 1891-03-18
SAYS HE is DOOMED.
Letters from the Malta Threaten
ing ParkerSon with Death.
The Leader of Saturdays Mob Does
Not Regret His Aetion-lnses-
tigating the Bribery.
THEY WANT HIS BLOOD.

NEw ORLEANS, March Nv 6
Patterson, who led the crowd against
the jail said he Only performed pain
full but necessary duty last Saturday.
tie denies that there was any race
pre- udiee in his action. and says
he was the best friend the ltal-
ians had Saturday. One word
from him after the crowd grew
excited would have led TO massacre
on large scale, but he constantly
urged that only the men proven guilty
and acquitted be the sole victims of the
public vengeance. Under the circum-
stances he thought it ungrateful for the
Italians To threaten him. The cause of
this remark was the reception of the
following letter by Mr.. Parkerson:
You a domed man are: God Amity can't
save you We have sworn our comrades you
murdered and we viii XIII you and your famli.
you will be poison; the stll-to viii 90 for the
vrest-"
The letter bore no signature save
sort of seal composed of skull, cross
bones and blood Mayor Shakespeare
and Mr.. Wickliffe have received letters
of like import. Mr.. Patterson was
asked If ne did not regret his action.
He replied:
'No, bit This was q great emergency
greater than has ever happened in New York
Cincinnati or Chicago. While the Malta CON
fined itself TO killing its own members lid
not resort TO violence But Hennessy's kill
ing struck at the very root OF American institu-
tions. The intimidation OF the Mafia and corrup-
ton OF our iuries 10 be met only with strong
measures. Moreover. l recognize no power
above the people. Under our constitution the
people are the sovereign authority. and when
tha courts-their ayents-fail 10 carry out the
| law the authority is relegated back to the
| people who gave H. In this case / look upon
IL that We represented the people-not the
| people OF the whole United States perhaps
| but the people OF Louisiana. This is a
thing with which the United States has
nothing 70 do II ia question OF state gov.
eminent entirely. since the state controls its
own municipalities. I apprehend trouble
unless from federal authorities. Ii is urged
that these men we're the subjects OF foreign
| pctentates. but / understood that they were
| Just dumped here and that their own govern
ments were glad enough to get rid of them"
The Italian consul. Sig. Pasquale
| Corte, does not at all agree with Parker
son as TO the commendable necessity of
his action. The consul said:
".
Mr.. ParlSerson is young man OF good family
and high character. and ia doing what he die
he probably thought be was right. But l do
say that grave responsibility rests with the
governor the mayor and the sheriff. Only five
OF the not killed and two OF those killed were
unnaturalzed Italians. All the rest were
naturalzed. demand . change OF venue for
the trial Of the others to part OF the country
where no prejudice exists. 1 demand also, in
the meantime, that they be kept in Q safe
place"
Mayor Shakespeare, whom the Ital-
ian consul as well as the country at
large is disposed TO hold responsible
for the violation of municipal law,
makes no bones about his own feeling
in the matter He is an impulsive. ir-
! rascible man. middle aged, of the Sir
Anthony Absolute type, with genius
for autocracy. He declares bluntly that
Patterson and his associates did just
right. He said:
II was at my Office in good time on Saturday.
was down at II 30 i2 Is my usual time
didn't know anything at all about the move
ment TO break into the prison on Friday night
and was not al the meeting. In fact was
dining then with Gov. Nichols and Mai Gen.
Glynn- The next morning when saw the call
OF course knew something was going TO hap
/ pen"
Where were you during the riotg'
Attending TO my private business"
"Did you take any measure TO prevent the
tragedy
No"
Don't you regret itf'
/ mo. SIR" cried the mayor. belligercntly: 81
am an American citizen and am not afraid OF
the devil These men deserved hanging. We
expected disagreement and had made arrange
ments for retral When heard OF che YER
dict I was frozen to my seat
/ Couldn't you have punished them by lawful
mesnsf'
They were punished by lawful means. The
men who did IL were all peacesble and law
abiding The Italians had taken the law into
their own hands. and we had to do the same.
/ II was what they did IN Italy. The Malta got
/ too strong for them. and what happened The
/ sovereign took bold Of 1.-THE king. Here the
4 sovereign also took hold OF 1.-THE people"
The district attorney has entered q
/ nolle pros as 10 all the indictments
+ pending in section Il of the criminal
1 district court against the Italians i'm
/ plieated in the Hennessy assassina-
I ton This releases Charles Matranga,
/ Incardons and the Msrehesi boy. The
indictments in section A. Judge Mari $
division. still hold sunzerri. Pstorno,
I John Csruso. Natalo and Pietzo.
The grand jury is investigating the
/ charges Of bribery Of jurors in the Hen
messy case. and it Is understood they
have some important clews Judge
Mari Of section A. criminal district
4 court has instructed the grand jury e.
/ make an investigation of the occur
rences Of Saturday
Great interest attaches % the where
f sbouts IL private detective OMaIlev,
at whose door IS laid the charge Of
bribery II is believed he j. in hiding
+ In this citv II Is not likely that O'Mal-
( ley will continue % live in New Orleans.
a. The feeling against him is very
strong
The records Of the registration oflce
/ in this city show that Antonio Mar.
I chest vas registered as voter October
/ 4. 1890 He was one 81 ths four that
Z the Italian consul claims were still
I Italian subjects No record il found OF
I NonaSserio CoTuitez and Trahina
The result Of the events 81 SATURDAY
+ Is that the Proven zsnos and Nstrzngss
az accusing each ether Of being mem
h.srs II the MaHs. and from this SOME
Important facts nav become known.
That The Mstrangas are prominent IN
this society - sSSa>SinS there seems n
~ no doaht. hut.n the Heonessy case
there vss not sufficient evidence 70 IN
plicate Charles Matranza