Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1900 — Indemnity for Murdered Italians. [ARTICLE]

Indemnity for Murdered Italians.

The President will recommend to Congress the payment of an indemnity to the families of the four Italians who were the victims of a mob at Tallaluh, La., about two years ago. A report from a special agent of the Department of Justice clearly established the fact that the men were killed by the mob nnd that none of the perpetrators of the crime was ever punished by the StatA.authorities, notwithstanding the representations of the national government. The Governor of Louisiana caused an investigation to be made, ami there were some proceedings before a grand jury, but the result was that the national government found itself bound to make some sort of reimration in unswer to’the Italian government's representation, and they will take the form of an indemnity for each of the persorts killed # Who were Italian citizens at the time of their death.