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Show THE MAFIA PLOT. "J, In.p.otar Hyrna. Ha. It. Agent Ifnda gurvellance In New York. New York, March 24. Chief Inspeo tor Byrnes fully realizes the necessity at this time of curbing the revenge spirit of the Italian colonists of this city, and preventing exhibitions of too much aggiessiveuess over the recent episode at New Orleans. Detective Sergeants Perrezo and Sissano succeeded suc-ceeded in locating the whereabouts of two leaders of the Mafia of New Orleans, who arrived in the city Friday. Already Al-ready agents of the Malia are at work among members of the fraternity in this city. Several secret meetings were held yesterday, but Byrnes had an agent in disguise present at each gathering. Chicago, March 24. At the meeting of the Methodist Ministers' association, a long report on the Mafia lynching in New Orleans was presented, in which the Malia and unrestricted immigration were denounced. A resolution accompanying accom-panying it sympathized with New Orleans Or-leans in the impotency of its legal machinery ma-chinery against the Malia, but declared mob law un-ehristian and un-American. After a brief but heated discussion, the mat ter was laid on the table. New Orleans, March 24. The grand jury returned two indictments iu blank yesterday. They are for attempting to bribe jurors, and are supposed to be against McChrystal and Coouey, tho two men previously indicted. The only new feature is the indictment of D. C. O'Malley, as an accessory before the fact in the above cases. |