Year: 1873

Nv rnem, and In almost every instance was IN
formed that the proprietor was at the station
house. met to-day upon the street two old
Italians, and overnearing their conversation ap-
preached them and asked what they thought OF the
raid made by the police this morning. "Ah, sir,v
said one OF them, 1--WE deem 1t good. God only
knows how some OF my countrymen have lived.
But the police can do nothing At this time. There
are too many prominent Italians In high circles in
terested In the success OF the buslness.r


Invent once more to the


CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS.


was informed there that three prominent
Italians had approached the Mayor and had SAID
that many Of those who had been arrested were in
dustrous and hard-working men, and they re-
spectfnlly asked their release. The Mayor in
structed the officers at once to release those Tor
whose honesty the three gentlemen could vouch.
The three men then went to the station house, and
by the generous carte blanche Of


lTHE MAYOR, SET OVER SEVENTY FREE.


next saw q lieutenant OF the police. 'sThey let
the children ous," said he, "ppon waxose necks we
could distinctly see the marks OF the LASH" then
went to Joseph Malctesta. with whom was per-
sonauy acquainted, and who was one OF the three
arrested. asked him II he did not think there
were more guilty persons In the cells, ana he
said II think there is one. but really don't know


i mad to crowd my way BY inches to the station
house, so numerous was the thr0Ag then went
down among the cells where the Italian boys were
clustered. Such conversation 1 never heard; It.
was like the chattering OF monkeys. They were
fixing IL up among themselves and stood by each
other ITO man." One boy, catching another by
the arm, said to me, ~ am his brother-in-law."
Imagine boy only ten years old being brOtner-in-
law to any one. ! went upstairs and called the
attention OF the other reporters. One went down
and saw how things were drifting; one great over
grown boy catching girl by the arm. cried out,
at once saw that the game was arranged, as did
all the others who were down stairs with me. At
last the parties were called up. The first party
was one DOnOra Adelina, who brought up five
children, all about the same size, and sw0re that
they were all her own. she said the youngest was
eight years old. They then pointed to the second,
who could not have been more than six, and she said
that he was sixteen. The immense crowd in the
room broke out in hearty langh which was only
increased as the Old woman applied the name
Of female to the male child. The children would
say nothing at all. The warrant was on the ground
open their mouths OF course the parties were dis
missed. But the police then gave out the informa-
ton that at any moment an Italian boy girl was
seen upon the street with musical instrument
the yOungStcr would be arrested and sent at once
to the Almshouse. This communication struck
direct blow could have possibly been struck At the
heart OF this disgraceful aud slavtsh business.


THE EXCITEMENT AMONG THE ITALIANS


cannot be described, and, once outside the build
ing, they engaged In earnest conversation. have
talked with the padrones, and they say that they
children complain that they can no more make an
honest living. They will move at once. Let other
cities have q sharp lookout for them and pursue
the same policy as Philadelphia.