L'Italia., 1909-03-22
AN ITALIAN VICTIM
OF RACE PREJUDICE
Our cOuntryman Giuseppe Pia convicted
through the hostile ambient created around
him by the Sheriff and District Attorney
of San Rafael.

Giuseppe Pia Italian wokngman of San Rafael has hn fond
guy OF monous crime by city We have followed
the closely and with great mparaty and the desire of
sld countryman OF acquitted has absolutely
nd so as not to give the right weight the evidence
against the accused If had been strong enough h
satisfy our conscience that a guilty beyond doubt
would say in his favor nor woud we snnd single
his behalf When few days ago the news Of the coward
murder of Joseph Perosno reached us we wrote
vehement article that thugs have ter
roed the Italian Colony of New York for the months
ing suggestions to both the Italian the
way OF getting rid of them Said article of published
sh by the San Francisco Call and transmitted by wire New York
and several of the metropolitan dales reprinted All
that we have absolutely regard for those of who
do in and shame the fair moherland
In fact exceptionally against them than
else Tor the fact mat crime committed the Italians
increases the prejudice prevailing amongst the lower class of American
people against the Italian
But the of Giuseppe P which aforeadw have followed
with great interest and mpartaly feel that injustice
has been committed the fault of which does not lie with the but
with the sheriff and the District Attorney who in handling this
have worked in such unfair create hostile ambient
in order to obtain the conviction of the man they had deg
mated the upr The principal wrong of theirs that of having
caused Miss Grapes identify her alleged offender improper
way having brought the defendant alone before her instead of being
accompanied by several other individuals whom she should
have recognized the culprt.
The Sheriff who gathered socaed evidence against Pa the
had the trial his charge and well founded is the
isupposo that he continually influencing them in his many
conversations with those gentlemen for the She OF San ae
whether Pa innocent providing he could win
his point in having him convicted
AS for the district attorney closing alone upod
statement especially he told the jury not to give weight
Ito the many Italian called the defense albi in
his favor insulting specifically worthless people and utterng
unwarranted remarks about the Italians general saying
they have grievances amongst themselves ana tnat
are ready and perur themselves when they want to get any OF
their friends of the clutches of justice 1t is easy to imagine the
deem impression made upon jurors by the nasty and unjust
marks made bv this uncrupuous public official unworthy OF his
position Italian and in consequence ne used to frequent
italian places with countrymen e ms VINO se tne
ouId rov an aib peope Had Pa been together with
Italian well with American people 1t would nave pee
no more right that the albl should De proven p
t a e defendant that night in Italian place where only
ans were if improper and unjust to disregard the testimony Oh
the just because they were OF the same nao"'9 S ''
defendant 1..,o. for q now trial
@ no same will be granted country and people cannot be
OILED civilized if their Justice not administered fary ana
l and if all preudces of and nationality are not oaneu
from its sacred temple of justice