Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-15

the city hall, the actions of the commit
tee were ratified, and they were encour-
aged to continue their labors to secure
prosecution and trial by the courts. Al
ter months of preparation and the trial,
which continued three weeks, and in
which distinguished counsel assisted the
able district attorney, the jury, charged
to have been bribed and corrupted, in
the face of established guilt rendered a
verdict OF mistrial as to three assas-
sins, Scaffedi, Monastro and Pollitz,
and acquitted three assassins, Ma
checa, Marchesi and Bagnetto. Three
more were on trial and were acquitted
because Of insufficient evidence, these
being Matranga, 1ncordona and the boy
| Marchesi. The acquittal of Macheca,
the chief conspirator, and of Marchesi
and. Bagnetto, and the mistrial as to
Pallitz, Scoffedi and Monastro, fell like
thunderbolt upon the community,
and impressed the law-abiding citizens
! with the conviction that the laws had
been violated; that their verdict invited
assassination, and the engrafting of the
| Italian Malta upon American institu-
tions. The feeling grew strong that for
| seif-preservation the people must assume
| the authority which they had delegated
4 to the courts, and which the courts were
| powerless to enforce. This feeling in
/ creased until it found vent in mass
meeting this morning at 10 O'Clock.
This uprising of the people to secure the
punishment Of the murderers who
struck down their chief of police in the
night time, with premeditated assassin
alton, was orderly; and the people dis
persed quietly as soon as their work of
vindication was done.
PRESS COMMENT.
The States will say tomorrow, editor
tally: Yesterday the cancer which
for years has been gnawing at our social
systematic hideous Mafia-was once
for all, amid torrents of blood, fiercely
rooted out by the peoples strong arm
and with the peoples Instruments. The
evils which remain to infict our COM
munity-the vicious jury system and
the sub0rners living among us-are not
OF the deadly character which demand
heroic treatment. Let the constituted
authorities move against the jury who
have outraged justice and insulted COM
mon sense"
The Times-Democrat will say: "The
paralysis of justice the past two years
was due to the settlement in New Or
leans of lawless bands of men, hailing
mostly from Southern Italy, who brought
with them to this country pernicious
ideas and murderous methods, which
have planted conspiracy and assassina-
ton societies in their quondam home.
The short, sharp and decisive drama
of yesterday had in it, moreover, a
warning for another class, which they
they will do well not to disregard. We
refer to the jury fxers who are experts
in getting at talesmen and jurymen, and
in filling the jury box partially or who'll
ly with men pledged to consult above
all things, the interests Of the Grim 4
inals."
esxs THE ITALIAN PRESS. i--4s-,---
New YoRK, March 14.-Le Cod Italia,
one OF the represent alive Italian news
papers in this city, issued an extra
edition on the New Orleans killing. The
story was followed with the following
editorial and appeal: ''Without words
we want satisfaction full and COM
plete. If the minister at Washington has
rot at this hour made his word good
1,OO0, 900 of the Italians residing in the |
United States, will know how to do it. |
II the massacre that we have witnessed |
in this free republic is allowed to 90 un-
punished, we will denounce it as assas-
sination. Our word is quickly pledged;
we never repent"
The Vendetta, "a newspaper.) invites
to mass meeting who ever has heart
that beats in his bosom. The article
continues: ''In this moment of persecu-
tion through the malignity of wrath and
hate, we ought to remember that
oil Ifo1sorc
such we invite Ell Progresso and
Ell Colombo to unite with us in a
grand mass meeting. Colleagues, be
quick to join hands, as we are ready and
always with you. In this supreme hour
of our vindication let us be united in
the name of God. Death to assassins
Death to those that allowed such butch
ering"
THE ITALIANS GREATLY EXCITED.
Although LIE Cod Italia announces the
meeting for Tuesday night, this an
nouncement was made this morning,
and the excitement grew so intense dur
ing the. day that it was decided to hold
a meeting as soon as possible, and it will
be held tomorrow night.
Late tonight number Of prominent
Italians forwarded kilograms to the Ital-
toii luOdooduOI dU WdSulLSCOu, w CdlllHR
his attention to the murder at New Or
leans, and demanding that he take
proper steps in the matter and give to it
the recognition its Importance deserves.
CHICAGO, March 14.-Signor Durante.
editor of l. Italia, of this city, regards
the lynching of the Italians at New Or
leans as a great shame for the American
people. He thinks the italian
government will take prompt action
and ask reparation from the United
States. A banquet of Italians
in this city, in honor of the forty
seventh birthday OF King Humbert, has
been indefinitely postponed, because of
today's tragedy at New Orleans. The
secretary has sent telegram to Premier
Rudini, at Rome, demanding energetic
Intervention and protection from the
government of the fatherland.