The investigation shows that within
a quarter of a century ninety-four mur
ders have been committed in the
city by members of the Mafia, or
through their instigation, and that the
terror in which these people are held
has been so great that out of the ninety
four murders and assacsinations in
that time no evidence whatever against
the offenders could be obtained when
the cases came to trial, and as the re
sult the prisoners have gone unwhipped
of justice, and the human wolves have,
because of these facts, been let loose
again on the community, to use at
will the silent stilletto and the mur
derous Mafia musket. What wonder is
it, then, that the law-abiding citizens
of the "Crescent City'' should be
aroused beyond endurance ? What
wondei is then, that the tragic affair
of the Parish prison lynching should
have been enacted ! and where is the
surprise that the participants should be
applauded for the work ?
So long as the Mafia finds a place
in New Orleans, so long will there be
a blot on the fair escutcheon of that
city, and the sooner the people realize
the fact and aid the Delta in its good
work, to its fullest consummation, the
better will it be. To drive the Mafia
beyond its border, would be a holy
duty with the people of New Orleans,
and in their endeavor to rid them
selves of the festering sores they should
have the encouragement of all civil
ized people. Norfolk Landmark.
FARM BUILDINGS.
How These Multiplied and
Cavared
Barn Yard Resulted.
