The evening world., 1894-02-27
TO ARREST PADRONES
The Mayors Marshal, Englehard,
Promises to Take Action.
Banker PaIumbo Now Preparing
the Affidavits.
Outrageous Treatment Of Laborers
at Pelham Manor.

| The arrival Of foul Italian laborers from
Pelham Manor, in charge of Banker Vim
cenzo Palumbo, caused some excitement
In italian circles this morning. The men
were victims of the padrones. and had
been lured here two months e to work
at the Manor. They looked the picture
of hunger and suffering. One mans arm
had been broken and all of them will be
on the sick list for many days to come.
The stories they told of the torture
endured while at work made many Of
their hearers cry out in rage against
the bosses. They returned just as they
had started out, without a dollar. What
little they had earned had been kept
from them, and 1t was only by the
charity of Palurnbo that they were able
to get back. Two hundred others, 1t is
claimed, are now at work In the same
place. enduring the same suffering.
A man named Donald IL the contractor,
and the work is being done for a firm
who have an office at IS Wall street, this
city. The latter, however. have no knowl-
edge that the padrone system Is in opera
ton. .Donald's riyht-hand man Is named
IPr~iceiardeeli.. who runs the boarding
house at which the men must eat.
One week ago the men wrote to friends
In this city that they were being robbed
and illtreated, and Palumbo was APP
pealed to. He wrote to the contractor
that the men would be paid off on Mon
Manor to see the men paidd of. and he
accepted. He told the story OF his visit
to an Evening World" reporter this
morning.
1T was the most awful sight 1 ever
Witnessed" Palumbo said. THE IN
MA O N foot lnan a~I NrA thaV n .,aAr
sick and hungry, were lying in the shan;
ties. On account Of the snow, work had
been suspended. Not a particle OF food
had crossed the lips Of those men all
Of bread in any of the shanties. nor was
there any fuel.
,o" "xoY ffanno, imagine how the mes
It. They swarmed around IneN ant
begged piteously for me to take then
back. They said they had been robbed
latter. Several OF them had been in,
jured while at work. and no physician
had been called to set the broken limbs.
proposed to pay off the men as he agreed
he said he could not. as his brothers,
who had the money. were in the city,
only laughed and said he could do moth.
ing. l told him / would bring suit In
the name of every man for the money
due. but even that threat produced nc
ltSull.
While coming away the men chung tc
me and begged to be taken back. l only
had a few dollars with me. / distributed
that and too back the four most ser.
ious cases. The men are here now and
you can see them for yourself. l only
wish that some of the authorities here
could see those 200 men In the shanties
If they would only spend a few hours
in going up to Pelham Manor, the
padrone would soon be crushed"
Mayors Marshal Englehard last even,
ing requested Palumbo, through THE
Evening World to procure evidence
against the padrones for violating the
employment agency laws. Palumbo read
lily agreed to furnish all the evidence
needed, and he is at work to-day sc.
curing aff1davits of victims. AS soon as
a sufficient number have been secured
the Marshal will obtain warrants fol
the arrest Of the padrone.
Palumbo is also securing affidavit:
showing the extortion practised upor
Italians In the police courts and by thu
police. This WIFI be used in case thu
Legislature decides to investigate tn,
padrone system.
Commissioner Andrews has his full
force of 1900 men at work cleaning tn,
streets to-day. Tonight he will put OF
800 extra men employed through tn,
agency Of the st. Raphael Society.