The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-03

and comes with the air of an inquiring
spectator to the place of the crime.
The dcmirant character of the Mafiosi
is diffidence and DISSEMINATION. He affects
simple good nature; he patiently bears OF
lenses or wrongs; but, look out one
evening or other he may kill you.
The maxims of the Mafosi clearly indi-
cate the state of mind of those who be-
long to this strange body. Here are some
of them:
He who takes the bread from you takes
your life. A friend in the Piazzi is worth
hundred ounces in your pocket: me
gallows is for the poor, man justice for
the imbeciles. He who has money and
friends laughs at justice. Do not say
either coed or i'll of that which does not
concern you When there is one dead
YOU must think of helping the living. les
tinonv is good is long as it does not IN
iure your neighbor. Prison, illness, and
novertv prove the hearts of your friends
An AII-Pervading Usurper.
There being no longer a general associ-
alton as there was in all probability m
other times. the Malta is subdivided into
an infnitv of associa ton Independent Of
one another. NE
II takes diverse aspects and mixes Itself
I'm in all social relations. Hence comes the
in1possibility of judging it summary, OF
Giving, a definition which embraces ell its
a
newer over the municipal administration,
if if has penetrated into the organization
of the army, if it has taken part in politl-
cal elections-that does not mean that 1t
win disdain operations of minor import
once.
The Malta can also serve the interests
| and passions of persons who do not belong
| to IT, Ii will avenge an assassination; II
will chasrise. for the sake of woman VINO
| has been abandoned, her faithiess lover. IT
| benpens occasionally that the Mana lh>
noses the servants and furnishers OF the
house on a new family
The same author gives vivid account OF
| the action of the Malta when one OF us
| followers falls into the hands of justice
| Recent events nave lurhlshen eNd"ip'o9 -
When this happens, the Malta makes
! 9verv exertion 20 save the one VINO IS
| taken. The furnishing of information Tor
| the sustaining of the charge IS rendered
| difficult and diverted from the truth oy
| false witnesses, anonymous letters ana
| articles in the newspapers.
Intimidation of Courts.
70 tho "friend' is sent to take his tr' a
At tho assizes the Malta Immediately 70
| crres the names of the jurymen; 1t ma Ike
| known 10 them that the defendant Is l nno
| cnet that he is the father OF IA mily
| that the preventive" Imprisonment Wi
bring him to misery and that ne is tn
victim of the maneuverS or ms enc mics
| TO mis- Is added the information that b.
has many and powerful friends 'eady t.
| help him with their money, and o aveng
him at need friends near and IA r, and, ii
| fine. ready for anything.
1t is evident that the jurymei / easily al
| low themselves to be conVln ed by TIL
| last argument.
The Malta has given terri BILE example
| in this regard; judges have been killed tn
day after verdict In op en- day in III
heart of the city.
I'm Pronli ct Potogrs .fie per Collez
| lone" a work published few years ag'
| in Palermo. the curious I'm pursuit of IN
| formation regarding tha working of thi
Malta in individual case may find severa
| interesting examples
The Malta has at its complement wha