The morning call., 1891-03-15
LOCAL OPINIONS.
Prominent Italians Den0unce the
Lynching.

A number Of the leading members OF the Ital-
ian-American colony in this city were inter-
viewed last night to what view they took of
the lynehing by the New Orleans people of the
Italians accused OF lie murder of Chief Hennes-
sey and acquitted by jury. Their opinions are
as follows. aud IL viii b. noted that one and all
strongly deuounce The killing, and thai much
blame is attached by them 10 the authorities of
New Orleans for failing TO project men In their
care who had been pronounced innOcentfot the
charges against them.
AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR.
Peiro R0ss druggist 3lS Montgomery ave-
nue., said: 1T Is Il most unfortunate affair.
Here are men acquitted By an m-rican jury OF
The charge brought against them, and yet they
are buIcheIed while perfectly deIenSeless and
supposedly iQ OF law officers. II they had
been found eullly and then had been allowed 10
escape, 10 be 0nly run down ana Fecahured, lt
would be a different thing, but 10 Kill them In
this way Is bai ibarOus aud unworthy OF even the
most cruel savages. Even il some of them were
guilty, not all oi them were. Yet they'weTe all
at is strange that the New Orleans police
could mol, either would not, protect these uu-
fortunate men It looks to If the vigi-
lauteS aud the police had stood in together. II
these men had been IN the hands of the San
Francisco police mob could not have taken
them ana Killed them. When an attempt was
made here 10 lynch GoldelSon some years ago
the esolution TO do so was started only few
hours alter the crime had been committed. and
yet the police were prepared, and tuiued back u
large and determined mob.
- In New orleans ttey btld Ueei lnSs me even
Ing before The killing occurred, and they made
fun and public preparations 10 carry ott tier
plans, giving the police every chance 10 defeat
them, yei they did not do so.
There were no Italians ON The jury. They
were all Americans aud selected ont OF yenire
OF 600, Ii has not been shown tnat the jury was
brlbed TO acquit the accused men. IL speaks
very BADLY Tor The New Orleans authorities all
round"
Mr.. Rossi also added that he had discussed the
mat With Drs. Ol!iuo anf D Neceh during Inc
evening ana heir opmlons concerning the lynch
Ing were the same as lis.
ENTIRELY UNwARRANTED.
DR.. Joseph fescia, eX-SuperyIsOr and one of
the best-known members OF the local Italian
American colony, thus expressed himself
al thluk that the news we have 50 Tar received
from New Orleans is hardly sufficient TO fern q
finai opinion on But if tie facts as published
IN the evening papers are rect the action OF
the New Orleans people was, to say tue least,
very hasIy aud entirely uDwarranted by law.
II such proceedings are 10 be tolerated we may
well say: % die mh ct eras tibi.' Whilst am
personally most strongly opposed to 'Maha'
of any nationality, we who do not belong to any
'Maha' are looking III THIS sort OF action as ul-
lawful, unjust aud contrary to law.
II cannot understand when jury OF Amerl-
canS-not Italians, mind you-finds some oil the
accused Italians not guilty, how the general
public should consider them guilty, and, acting
on hat belief Kill not only them, but a number
OF others WHO had not been tried, or even
charged with the grave crime. but merely hap
pensd to be in the same prison with them.
81 hope, however, when further details are
received, that for the yIndication of the
people OF New Orleans We viii ind that they
nave only acted on positive facts, carefully cou
slider d, and that they may have only done what
other communities would have done. 1t Is
rarely that lie American people make mis-
take"
SUCH MEASURES ARE UNJUsTIFIABLE.
" " lille 1t may be probable that the prisoners
were treated as they deserved" said A. Cali,
The fruit dealer. OF 3O3 Hayes street, a. do not
think that such violent measures were justifa
bic. In this country, where law and order pre-
walls and all are supposed to have equal rights. l
believe that citizens should not lake the law in
their own hands. No mau should be But TO death
until lie has been properly tried and convicted.
AS | understand it, the better Glass OF HaliaHs
here take little interest IN The fate OF their iel-
low-cOunirynlen who were accused OF the mur.
der OF HE Chief OF Police of New Orleans. They
were, of course, lawlesS band, and the better
class OF Italians can have 10 sympathy for them.
i 90 not care 10 express an opinion as 10 what
action should be taken III reference to those cltl-
zcns of New Orleans who had hand In the
shooting aud lynching of the prisoner. AS 10
what italy may do in reference TO tile killing Oi
ner subjects il is impossible TO surmise. but The
affair is not of sufficient impoI tance to Cause an
intet national controversy"
THE INDIGNATIoN IS DEEP.
Z. CaibOni, photographer. 307 MOntgom-
cry avenue, saG: / believe | express the
feelings OF the local Italian colony When 1
say that The feeling against the New Orleans
people and authorities Is one of deep indig
nation for their action In Killing men who had
been declared Innocent. The law should have
been given full course and ju7Iice awarded re-
gardless of nationality. This kllling will be
matter of close consideration by all Italians re.
sldHg In America, and will surely G"pTess inmi-
grafton. IL Will undoubtedly be the subject of a
strict investigation by The Italian Government.
Americans have been fully protected III IJaly by
the law there, though many American sharpers
have yictinlZed The Italian people there. hope
the American press all over This country Will
act uupIeluGicially and condemn the cOwardly
numbering of declared innocent and in
charge az the time of their death of tie lawful
authorities Of New Orleans The least the off.
Gals could have doue would have been not TO
allow them 10 be slaughtered like cattle"
DENOUNCED AS AN OUTRAGE.
F. n. Be!grano, wholesale grocer, 521 Front
eet: - think IL is an outrage. III men are
COW eted | should be glad 10 know that they
were untshed, regardless OF what nationality
they belonged 10. 1he murderers OF Chief Hen
ue-sey ought certainly to be hanged after ceu-
vct OIL. bl men charged with the crnle and pl o.
nounc innocent Shnuld not be butcbered by q
mob. These deIed men were tried by an
American 1adge ana an American jury and ac-
quilted, aud they ought not 10 have been allowed
10 lie butcheIed by ploodthlrsty horde OF bar
barians.
can understand how the New Orleans peo
pie feel about lhe murder OF Chief Hennessey;
bu II they thought the jury had been bribed TO
acquit his murdeters they should have taken
legal steps TO seeuie new trial and have pun
shed the perjured jurors 10 the full extent OF the
law"
CAN THIS BE ToLERATED9
j. c. Sala, President OF the Italian Mutual
benevolent Society, said: "It seems most
strange TO me that such proceedings should be
tolerated in America, where respq ct for the laws
Is SO general, especially among those of foreign
birth, who become citizens. 1 think the action
OF the New orleans people Is simply barbarous.
II II had been committed IN any other country
the officers of the law would az least have re.
sisted to the last ] hope that the matter VIII be
investigated by the Federal Government aud the
gully ones properly punished"
"IT Is AN INFAMY."
Joseph d. Calegano druggist, corner Kearny
and Pacific streets, expressed his opinion very
briefly. He said: ''It Is an lnfamy."
Execution Of Murderer.