Baron Fava to Mr. Olney.

[Personal.]

My Dear Mr. Olney:

With reference to our last conversation, I have the honor to transmit herewith to your excellency, accompanied by a summary, the statements which have been forwarded to me by my Government relative to the family situation of the five Italians lynched at Walsenburg, Colo., in March last.

It results from the said statements, delivered by the municipal authorities of the birthplaces of these individuals, that two of the three Italians who have been killed were not married, but have left numerous relatives, and one was married and has left a wife with three children. Of the other two Italians who had their frozen feet amputated at the hospital, one has a son, his wife being dead, and the other has a wife and a daughter.

In submitting these official documents to your excellency’s examination, I leave to your high and benevolent appreciation to suggest the amount which may be deemed suitable to indemnify the families of the victims of the Colorado mob, according to the spirit of justice which prompts all your actions.

It will give me much pleasure to know at your earliest convenience your excellency’s views on this subject.

With my best thanks in advance, believe me, etc.

Fava.
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[Inclosure No. 1—Translation.]

Province of Alessandria, Commune of Cantarana d’Asti.

In re the family of Lorenzo Andenino.1

The undersigned syndic hereby declares that the immediate family of Lorenzo Andenino, 24 years of age, unmarried, son of Giovanni Andenino, deceased, and Luigia Cittarello, deceased, consists of himself alone. His relatives are:

1.
Carlo Andenino, son of Giovanni Andenino, deceased, 38 years of age, wife, Margherita Nebiolo, 30 years of age.
  • Giovanni Andenino, son of Carlo, 9 years of age.
  • Fillipo Andenino, son of Carlo, 7 years of age.
  • Lorenzo Andenino, son of Carlo, 5 years of age.
  • Seeondo Andenino, son of Carlo, 2 years of age.
2.
Peitro Andenino, son of Giovanni Andenino, deceased, brother of Lorenzo, 28 years of age, wife, Delfina Quirico, 23 years of age, daughter of Luigi Quirico. No children.
3.
Marietta Andenino, daughter of Giovanni Andenino, deceased, wife of Francesco Andenino, son of Andrea Andenino, deceased.
  • Giovanni Andenino, son of Francesco Andenino, 16 years of age.
  • Rosa Andenino, daughter of Francesco, 14 years of age.
  • Luigia Andenino, daughter of Francesco, 11 years of age.
  • Onorina Andenino, daughter of Francesco, 5 years of age.
  • Andrea Andenino, son of Francesco, 2 years of age.
4.
Onorino Andenino, daughter of Giovanni, sister of Lorenzo, and wife of Domenico Mottura, a resident of Ferrere d’Asti.
  • Michele Mottura, son of Domenico, 9 years of age.
  • Giovanni Mottura, son of Domenico, 5 years of age.
  • Giuseppe Mottura, son of Domenico, 3 years of age.
5.
Teresa Andenino, daughter of Giovanni, deceased, 19 years of age, wife of Giuseppe Vasino, residing at San Damiano d’Asti. No children.

[Inclosures 2 and 3.]

2.

I have the honor to inform your excellency that, from the information received, it appears that Francesco Ronchietto, son of Serafino Ronchietto, deceased, and Giustina Ablasille, deceased, born August 3, 1869, at Salto, corporal in the Second Regiment of Infantry, on indefinite leave of absence, and lynched at Walsenburg, was unmarried. He left the following brothers and sisters, all of whom were born and are now domiciled at Salto:

1.
Antonio, born December 20, 1870.
2.
Felice, born March 7, 1872, messenger.
3.
Maria, born July 24, 1876, operative.
4.
Celso, born January 9, 1878, tinker.
5.
Giacomo, born January 18, 1880, farm boy.

3.

Stanislao Vittone, also lynched at Walsenburg was reputed to be the son of Giuseppe Vittone, but was in reality the son of unknown parents. He was taken from the hospital at Turin, where he went by the name of Arable, but he was afterwards called Vittone, because he was brought up by the Vittone family of Salto.

Stanislao Vittone left a wife, viz, Maria Avansile, daughter of Antonio Avansile, born July 4, 1864, at Salto, a farm woman, with the following children:

1.
Giuseppe, 7 years of age.
2.
Anna, 6 years of age.
3.
Maggiorino, 2 years of age.

The brothers and sisters of Francesco Ronchietto own real estate valued at 5,000 lire, The widow and children of Arable have no property.

[Inclosure No. 4.]

The syndic, having made due inquiry, and also from the personal acquaintance which he has with Pietro Giacobino, son of Francesco Giacobino and Domenica Riccio, [Page 952] born in this place September 14, 1861, a widower, having formerly been married to Maria Littizzetto, and father of a son who is 9½ years of age:

Hereby declares that Pietro Giacobino’s parents own no property in Bosconero, and that so far as is known they do not own any in any other place, and that Pietro Giacobino went to America in quest of work as a laborer or miner so that he might assist his aged father, who is blind.

Pene Agostinez, Acting Syndic.

[Inclosure No. 5.]

Commune of Pavone Cavanese.

The undersigned syndic hereby certifies that the family of Antonio Eusebio Cobetto is as follows:

1.
Antonio Eusebio Cobetto, born at Pavone Cavanese February 1, 1871, son of Giovanni Giule, deceased.
2.
Giovanni Domenico Cobetto, deceased, father.
3.
Elisabetta Boralo, daughter of Giacomo and the late Clara Cobetto, born at Pavone Cavanese, June 9, 1870; married.
4.
Giovanna Cobetto, daughter of Antonio Eusebio Cobetto and Elisabetta Beralo, born November 2, 1893.

This certificate is issued on free paper at the request of the officer in command of the police station at Qualingra.

For the syndic.

Francesco Ronco, Assessor.

  1. The Christian name is frequently put after the family name in Italian. In this, translation the English order has been observed.