Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1900

Mr. Hill to Baron Fava.

Department of State,
Washington , April 17, 1900 .

No. 574.]

Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 2d instant in regard to the lynching of certain persons of Italian origin at Tallulah, La.

In reply I have the honor to inclose a copy of a letter addressed to the governor of Louisiana on the 29th ultimo by the district attorney of the ninth judicial district of Louisiana, reporting that the third grand jury has investigated the affair, without finding evidence to implicate anyone.

Accept, etc.,

David J. Hill,
Acting Secretary.

[Inclosure.]

District attorney, ninth judicial district of Louisiana, to the governor of Louisiana.

Tallulah, La. , March 29, 1900 .

Dear Sir: The matter of the alleged lynching of the Italians here was investigated by the grand jury which has just adjourned. All the witnesses mentioned in your communication, whose attendance could be compelled, were summoned and testified on oath that they knew nothing of the affair. They, none of them, gave any testimony which implicated anyone, and positively swore they knew nothing of the matter whatever.

This is the third grand jury which has thoroughly investigated this matter, and each investigation has been thorough and has resulted in failure to implicate anyone.

I am, etc.,

Wm. S. Holmes.