The Red Cloud chief., 1891-05-15

scAThtNo REPORT.
NJ Rev Ovss.ss 0rssA sssy v,rs,sss,
o1seoAns sAs 1erss SysehiaG ne Mss-
se.sy S1sy nsss>A ~ the Asas and tAs
Gears 81 Jsaasee PesvspssA
NEW OalRAxs May d-Aftcr si1
weeka. investigation the grand Jury
.omplesed ita labor In the Henuessy
sac and the killing u the Italians -
the parish prison by presenting sveh
sminoos report virtually exoncratine
The lynchcrs on the ground that Il was
clearly in evidence that the Hsnnc>sy
jury had been bribed Speaking Of The
0a6s the report has this 10 say:
The extended range OF our researches has
1evsioped the existence Of the secret orgsa.
is1ston styled -Asaa" The evidence Gomez
eroa s~vesai sources. fully eompetens In
sheDseives 60 attest lie truth. White the face
= supported ~ the long record OF blood
sardftnG crimes i bsins almost Impossible
- discover the perpeiraio1s or secure VT
nssseA AZ 10 To guard against caposure. the
tagReS or sffietto 10 selected as the deadly
Weapoa Co plunge into the bEeas, or back OF
the victim and si.entiy do Is frarfal work.
neyenxe Vas their motto jealousy and
malice speedily foand solacc In these
III tht sfh6 70 y ~
vendetta sought sAiisfscIioa IN Tho life blood
OF an eu-my. The Officers o, the Nsna and
many OF 10 members are nov knova-
Among them are men born in this city OF
Italian or.gin using their power for The
bascss purposes .. be d said to their eternal
disgrace.
The larger namber OF the soc ETY. 10 com
posed Of Italians and slcilians. - no lefi their
native land In most i~nstinces. under az
suruNd names. 90 avoid conviction and pun.
l.hncnt for crimes there committed. and
others w.re escaped eonylcts aud bandits.
outla~e ed in their own land. seeking the city
Of Nes Orleans for the conxenial eompan
ionship of ihcis own elias, These men know
the ssift rctSiLution Of the iaS In Iia'y. tor
hundreds have been shot down ut sight by
the military In the mountains of sicily With
out second thought To day there - record
ell In the ONCE of the Italian consul IN this
city the names OF some i.iO Italians and
sIcilians landed here dS9ing several years
past, howin the official record OF their
criminaiity In itaiy and sicily Hundr' is of
them are among W to-day. We doubt not
the Italian government would rather be rad
OF them than be charged With their casiody
and punishment
such IL the veil known character Of . part
Of the Italian colony. ~, 10 10 called. sho are
domlcii,d In this city AMI vicinity. IL can
not be questioned that secret orxaaixsfions
whose teachings are hostile TO the Iunda-
mental principles OF the government of tue
United states must DC . continual menace To
the rood order Of society an tho material
welfare of the people Whether under tho
name OF Mans. socialist. Nationalist or
Whatcyer 10 may be. whether located In Ncv
Orleans, Chicago or New York. the meetings
of their members create and disseminate &c.
dltious opinions with a man lest g. sdrncy
to~ ard overt acts whose commission par
takes of tn, rankest treason
The necessity for restrictions in i'm
migration from Italy especially is point
ed out n follows:
We have stated In our remark. hb,a,t the
Malta that several hundred Italian criminals
are In this city who should not have icn
their native land " fhout the Endorsement
OF the American consul as to character ani
should not have been permitted to- land
here. The time has passed when tbs coun-
try can be made the dumping ground for the
worthless and d-prIv.d at every nation.
The crisis Is reached and ON the magnitude
of the issue 10 becomes the duty OF the next
congress to quickly enact such vigorous
laws that complete protection be afforded
hcnceforth against these evils.
At the same time No shall pisinly say
from our own experience thit a large part
Of the Italian colony in this city is rccos-
n lzed rs n worthless class. They do not Ia.
duIxe freely In the use OF beer or alcoholic
drinks Parry Industrious, those who re-
main In the city soon save up a fs~ dollars
more by the strictcst nusali'y than other.
wise. and soon are dong something for
their own benefit As 10 by ommon consent
the iruit and oystcr business, has driitci
into the hands OF the ItaIiaus. tho volume
of which are In whoiesa = aud retail lines
reaching immens, proportions What
more could they wisbf What more
could they sskp No other com
try on this earth would extend to
any newcomers soch privileges. and what do
We ask In return7 simply that they. IKE
others Of foreign birth. should conform to
existing laws by oh ch their persons and
are protected, to s,simIlatc In
thought and deed With our people In DO
.nouncinx the wrong ani uphoidinG the
right. to rise above the fears and persua-
sions OF secret societies. helping to crush
their power. and above all else showing an
allegiance to the principles at the national
and state governments with no doubtful
hdelity. realizing that the ono n ~. n the
emblem of freedom. 10 not less the index of
q nations power. 70 the stars and stripes.
which must and shall be respected
Concluding the report says:
The assassination OF the late chief OF pc
Ice showed the elimination of q conspiracy.
HIS death was deemed necessary 10 prevent
the exposure and punishment of Grim nsls
whose guilt vas being fast established by
his dii gent pursuit. The condition of If.
fairs In this city toward . certain class Of
v oiators OF the Law hal reached such . stage
that the Law Itself vac we'll nigh pow~rie.s
to deab Ith them so far reaching wss their
pow or and influence. In the trial 70 criminal
csscs. Good citizens were profoundly
Impressed by the repeated and zig
mai failures OF justice. The arts OF the per
t,,,.r .oi prfl.r s~espeS In fnnuInaf, in The
courts. paraiyx ng and rendering poscric,s
the ends Of justice. Certainly this VAS a
desperate situation.
In the public meeting shove referred to
general ami spontanrous in eharsct 2 ne
truly indicating IN uprising OF the masscs-
we doubt u ans power at tho command OF
the author lilies vouli have been sufficient Ia
overcome its Intensity Evidence 10 before as
from OFFICIAL sources that eleven persons
were killed IN the attack on the parish pre-.
on In the csrciui examination ss to tine cit
ixrnship of those men ~, nnd that eight Of
them WIRE beyond question American c'ii-
xcns. and another had declared his intcn
tIon" In this court. which act carries ~ b
Il the Remuneration OF sII~gisnce to his ma
tive country.
Ii 10 noteworthy fact in connection With
the uprising that no injury whatever sss
don- to either person or property beyond
the one set which seemed to have been the
oil CT OF the assembiase Attn. parish prison
We have referred ~ the large number OF
citizens participating in this demons "a
ami estimates OF judges nj from s.ano TO
s.m regarded a. . sponfsneous mp !
rising Of the peopia b mag
atade OF thi. affair makes
10 q ainicais task to m the guilt upoa anT
Of participsnts-la fact the sct
seemed to involve the entire poop e Of the
par 81 and city OF Nev Orleans so profn.-
IL their o sympathy and entenied their con
n-c,ion 9th the ana =. In visu of these con |
ssd erattons the thorough examination OF the
subject has failed 90 dis.i.se the n~eess,ry
"a fs TO Justify fhe grand jary In presenting
Indictments