Evening star., 1895-07-11
CHARGED WITH LIBEL
Celso Caesar Moreno Indicted by the Grand
Jury
For Publishing a Statement That the
Itaifnn Minister Was In League
With the Padroni.

The grand jury this afternoon returned
an Indictment against Celso Caesar No
| reno. a well-known Italian-American,
charging him with Iibeling Zavier Fava,
the italian ambassador.
The Indictment, a volum!nous docum ent
recites the passage by Congress. February
26, 1885, of an act to prohibit the impor.a-
tton and migration of foreigners and aliens
under contract or agreement to perform la
Dor in this. country. and the ameniatory
act of February %, 1887 and refers at
great length to certain u2scrupulous and
rapacious persons in this ~ountry, Italians
commonly known as padroni. as being per-
sons violating the two acts by traficking
and speculating in the labor of the needy
and ignorant persons whom they induce to
leave their homes in Italy for this country
The unlawful contracts made with these
poor persons by the padroni are referred to
as SO harsh. burdensome and unreasonable
as to involve the surrender to the padroni
of their personal liberty, freedom of action
and earnings to such an extent as to prac-
tlcaliy reduce the unfortunate ones TO the
condition of serfs and slaves of the pa
droni. --l...- ,.-.....
So fragrant became these violations of the
laws, says the Indictment that the matter
became the subject of correspondence be-
tween this government and that of Italy
during April, May, June and July of last
year. AS one of the results of that cor
respondence, Ambassador Fava, May T.
1894, appointed one Alessandro Oldrini an
agent of the Italian government to inter-
view and advise italian immigrants to this
country, and, with the consent of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, this agent was sta
toned at Ellis Island. New York harbor,
where the immigrants landed.
The Charge Against Moreno.
The Indictment then recites that Celso
Caesar Moreno, being a person of evil
and wicked mind, and Of a most malicious
disposition, did contrive. wickedly, mali
ciously. and unlawfully, to bring Anbas-
sador Fava into public scandal, infamy
and disgrace by writing and publishing.
and causing to be written and published.
November II. 1894. certain false, scan
dalous, malicious ard defamatory libel con-
cerning tn ambassador IN a newspaper,
known as the Colored American, printed,
issued and circulated here" The alleged
to control the italian padroni and slaves.
to continue to receive the lions share Of
the spoils. to continue to blind the Amer
lean nolice, to continue to mislead the
United States commissioners of immigra-
ton at Ellis Island. and to continue to
keep in ignorance the American people and
government on the nefarious traffc In hu-
man flesh, VIZ, the traffic in Italian slaves
of beth sexes and Of all ages, Don Rasilto'
Fava, the ambassador of the King Of Italy,
has appointed the self-styled professor,
Count Oidrini, a veteran accomplice OF the
said padroni, and a go-between for Ambas-
sador Fava. the Italian oonsuls and the pa
droni all over this country, as the chief of
the bureau for the protection of the Ital-
ian immigrants.
''The Italian ministers, Corti, Blanc, Fava.
and consuls, Deluca, Ratio. Riva in New
York, CALI in Philadelphia, Manassero and
Scintli and Squitli in Chicago and Lom-
berteughi in San Francisco have received
millions of money from the Italian padroni
as their share of the spoils derived from
this traffic of italian slaves, or, better said,
Of human flesh. But they have outraged
and dishonored Italy, America and hui
manity."
A Bench Warrant Issued.
Upon the filing of the indictment bench
warrant was directed by Judge Cole to
issue for the arrest of Moreno. and iep-
uty marshal was at once sent out to make
the arrest.