Affidavit of Dan. Douglass and Mike
Early.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans:
Before me, Richard Henry Downing, a notary public in and for the parish
and State aforesaid, personally came and appeared Messrs. Dan. Douglass
and Mike Early, citizens of this parish, domiciled in the Seventh ward
of this city, who, being duly sworn, depose and say they were personally
acquainted with” Rocco Gerachi, alias Francisco Gerachi, who was killed
at the parish prison in this city on the 14th of March, 1891, by the
uprising of the people; that he was an American citizen, and to their
personal knowledge he voted at the election held in the Sixth ward for
delegates to select a governor at the polling place for delegates in the
Sixth ward of New Orleans in the early part of the year 1888. and that
he also voted at the general election held in this city on the 17th of
April, 1888, for State and city officers at poll 1, Sixth ward of this
city, and, to the best of their knowledge and belief, he was a member of
the political club known as the “Italian-American Democratic Association
of the Second district of New Orleans,” and took an active and prominent
part in the political affairs of this city.
Dan. Douglass.
M. Early.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th of April,
1891.
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seal.]
R.
H. Downing,
Notary
Public.
[Indorsement.]
Office Superintendent of
Police,
April 14,
1891.
Deposition of Dan. Douglass and Mike Early, relative to the
citizenship of an Italian, Rocco Gerrachi, alias Francisco
Gerrachi.
Respectfully forwarded to his honor the mayor.
D. F. Gaster,
Superintendent of
Police.
[Exhibit 10.]
United States of
America,
State of Louisiana, Civil
District Court for Parish of Orleans:
I, E. A. Luminais, clerk of the civil district court for the parish
of Orleans, do hereby certify that at a session of the late Fourth
district court, holden in the city of New Orleans, on Monday the 6th
day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-eight, among others, the following entry was
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made on the minutes of said court:
Present the honorable Paul E. Theard, judge. This day personally
came and appeared in open court, Frank Romeo, a native of Italy, and
having proved, to the satisfaction of the court, that he arrived in
the United States in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-nine, being then a minor, under 18 years of age; and it
also being proven to the satisfaction of the court, on the oaths of
H. Percival and O. Blarco, citizens of the United States, that the
said F. Romeo has resided within the limits and under the
jurisdiction of the United States for upwards of five years
immediately preceding the date of this application, and within the
limits of the State of Louisiana, where this court is now holden,
for more than one year, and that he has behaved as a man of good
moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of
the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness
of the same, and that it was bona fide his intention, three years
previous to the present period, to become a citizen of the United
States, the said F. Romeo having taken the oath required by the
first section of an act of Congress entitled “An act to establish a
uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the acts heretofore
passed on that subject,” and by the first section of an act of
Congress entitled “An act in further addition to an act to establish
a uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the acts heretofore
passed on that subject.”
The court thereupon orders that the same be entered on record, and
that the said F. Romeo be admitted a citizen of the United
States.
A true copy.
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seal.]
E. A. Luminais,
Clerk.
