The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-21
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81 see. that Is something like the
notices we read in all the store windows.
everything there is sold at bargain.
when you get in they rob you. know"
''well. II may be so. IL that is your
opinion"
Never mind about opinions. / prefer
to have you tell me how long that as
socistion hss-existed in your country"
There are many different opinions.
since the origin OF the Malta Is wrapped
up In the darkness OF old chronicles and
every writer has found for IL dinerent
source. One historian. by the way or re-
search. goes back TO the time OF the
Syracusian republic"
And that would beT'
I'm the year ACC b. c."
''Do you mean 10 say that the Mana IL
older than the Masonry"
mo. because the Masonry claims Its
origin from Solomon. 1ol5. r. c.
80 you accept this mans opinton?'
"At that time, after the Syracusians had
broken the yoke OF tyranny, they es-
tablished the Patalismo. I'm which order
they kept secretly written on the leaves
OF fig tree. the names OF the most promi-
nent citizens, who by their conspicuous
standing and riches might DE menace 10
liberty and II the votes, when taken,
reached the required number. the citizen
who seemed destined TO be dangerous, was
banished from the city for five years"
$50 that Il seems 10 be out OF the ques-
tion that the Malta started since them
mo. because there is a mere guess by
certain researchers. and though the
Patalismo is automatically historic, moth
ing proves that such proceeding had any
analogy TO the Malta"
And then?"
And then comes the next opinion
that the Maha sprung up and got
its name during the French domain
II n. SSrG sey Msfat HTp msdseS ms sS@oGs snd that
the association was regularly organized
on or about the Sicilian vespers, Easter
Monday. March 30. 1882. when Giovanni
da Procida led a band Of conspirators
against the French soldiers who were all
put 10 the sword at the sound OF vesper
bell"
This statement Is based on better
grounds. don't you think so?''
"Of course do. This account is more
creditable than others"
why. are there any more opinions?'
"A countless number. but they are not
worth mentioning. For instance there is
one which says that the Mafa's organiza
tion was the outcome OF fifteenth CEN
tury pontihcal bull which granted male
factors absolution in return for small
amounts Of money. Suffice To state that
the association existed long ago. but with
different purposes from those nowadays
ascribed TO the society"
What IL that difference?'
THAT the sicilians. having a mixture
Of Greek. Latin and African blood, are a
hard people 10 tame. being shy by nature.
but at the same time hotly and stub
bornly hating any domain or yoke
hence the reason for a self protecting So
ciety."
BEG pardon II challenge the ad-
jective you attached TO the society. be-
cause II II be appropriate how would you
explain the murder. robbery. kidnapping.
sand bagging. ahducting. black -jacking-"
"You do not need 10 go further. as the
right explanation of all these multifarious
fibs is that they were circulated by some
fable -monger"
And no shooting affair, stabbing or
murder should be charged to the Mafia,
according TO your belief?"
Perhaps there are many instances Of
each OF these, but they are always be-
tween the members. or as punishment
10 some spy or traitor among their num-
berf
To which Dean replied: 'I think that I
must tell you something OF how the peo-
pie belonging to the Malta religiously car
ry the vengeance. when once proclaimed,
20 the final contamination, and the kind
OF chivalrous pride they take I'm hiding
the crime from everybody. 1 will relate
story; heard that man and his moth
er were coming from church. Sabbath
keepers were slowly returning home. All
at once there was a hoarse sound. like the
explosion OF a small cannon. The man
fell dead. A pistol was thrown beside the
bleeding corpse and the assassin fed
down the street He was quickly over
taken. and while there was stul warmth
in the victims body. the woman denied
the assassin's guilt The murderer fol-
lowed the body OF his victim to the grave.
and appeared as one OF the chief mourn
ers.
'"Shortly afterwards a bullet was found
In the assassin's heart and the woman