Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-29

Is worth a hundred ounces IN your
pocket The gallows is for the poor
man, justice for the imbeciles. He
who has money and friends laughs at
Justice. Do not say either good or i'll
OF that which does not concern you.
When there is one dead, you must
thing of helping the living. Testi-
mony is good as long as it does not
} injure your neighbor. Prison, Illness
and poverty prove the hearts Of your
friends
An All-Prevading Usuiper.
There being no longer a general as
ISOLATION as there was in all proba-
bility in other times, the Malta is sub
divided into an infinity of associations
Independent of one another
1t takes diverse aspects and mixes it.
self up in all social relations Hence
comes the impossibility of judging
it summarily, of giving q definition
which embraces all it's manifestations;
for, If it were exercised it's power over
the municipal administration, If it has
penetrated into the organization Of the
army, If 1t has taken part in political
elections-that does not mean that it
will disdain operations of minor i'm
portance.
The Malta can also serve the inter-
ests and passions of persons who do
not belong to IT, 1t will avenge an as
sassination; it will chastise, for sake of
woman who has been abandoned, her
faithless lover. It happens OCCASION
ally that the Malta imposes the SER
wants and furnishers of the house on
new family.
The same author gives vivid ac-
| count Of the Malta when one of its
followers falls into the hands of JUS
tice. Recent events have furnished ex-
amples of this.
When this happens the Malta makes
every exertion to save the one who il
taken. The furnishing of informa-
tion for the sustaining of the charge is
rendered difficult and diverted from
the truth by false witnesses, anony-
nous letters and articles In the news
papers.
Intimidation of Courts.
| II the friend" is sent to take his
trial at the assizes the Malta immediate
ly procures the names of the jurymen;
1t makes known to them that the de-
PENDANT Is innocent, that he is the
father of a family. that the "preyen-
tive" imprisonment will bring him to
misery, and that is the victim of the
maneuvers of his enemies.
TO this added the information that
he has many and powerful friends
ready to help him with their money.
and to avenge him at need, friends
near and far, and in fine, ready for
anything.
II is evident that the jurymen easily
Iallow themselves to be convinced by
this last argument
The Malta has given terrible exam
pies in this regard; judges have been
killed the day after verdict in open
day in the heart OF the city.
In "Profili Fotogarfie per Collie
zoine," a work published a few DAYS
ago in Palermo, the curious In pursuit
of information regarding the working
of this Malta in individual cases may
find several interesting examples.
The Malta has as its complement
what is called "L'Omerta," which is
the sentiment of personal dignity
pushed to extremes. which puts this
dignity above all law. This "Omerta"
Is distinguished by it's evry chivalerie
spirit, and has its points OF honor, as
dueling has.
Amongst Its max.ms are these:
Blood washes out blood One drop
of blood renders the whole ocean
muddy"
The great strength of this offshoot
of the Malta consists in silence. The
word is derived from omu, serious,
firm and strong. Thanks to the
"Ometa," every author of a crime is
sure of immunity justice is paralyzed;
since no one will bear witness against
him. the guilty one cannot be pun
ished.
The Malta and the omerta take the
matter up. and nothing can be discov-
cred.
Case of Notarbartolo.
The case of Notarbartolo's murder.
and the accusation brought against the
deputy from Sicily to the Italian par-
lament Raffaele Palizzolo who is
suspected of being the person who
commissioned the assassin or assas-
sins, renders this account OF the Malta
OF interest today.
Up till now, during the six years that
have passed since the crime, justice
has only succeeded in bringing before
the courts two persons charged with
the crime; the railroad conductor,
Giuseppe Caollo and the brakeman.
Pansrazio Garuh.
Leopoldo Notarbartolo. the son of
The murdered man. who Is a lieutenant
in the marine. has made il his mission
in life to discover the moral authors of
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