The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-24
WILL THEY LYNCH THE RASCAL?
Big Spring Aroused Over a Das-
tardly Outrage.
The italian Who Brutally Assaulted n
Seven-Year-Old Girl Captured In
Lynchburg and to be Taken to Big
Spring this Morning-Grcnt Excitement
and NJ UGH Talk of Lynching.


assault of an unknown Italian upon tho
person of the little 7-year-old daughter
of William Kirkwood, has been inten-
sified by the report of his capture this
morning at Lynchburg. Crowds Of men
are congregating at various places, and
talk of lynching is openly INDUCED in.
he circumstances attending tho as
sault were particularly atrocious. 1t
appears that the Kirkwood child, ac-
companied by the little daughter OF an
Italian laborer, wandered down the
road short distance from the village,
and was induced by the Italian, who is
described as being somewhat elderly
and rather bald, to go into n neighbor-
ing thickct to see some flowers there.
When he arrived there the rascal first
assaulted the Italian child and then at
tempted similar assault upon the
little Kirkwood girl.
The outcries OF the children attracted
the attention of some fellow. country
men of the william to the thicket. but as
they approached he fed. He was iden-
titled, however, and when he got to tho
village he was closely pursued and took
to the woods. He was seen to board an
east-bound train later in tho day, and
two Italians followed him, boarding the
same train.
Tho Italians, if possible, are oven
more incensed than the other citizens,
and it is believed that plans will have
been maturcd to lynch him upon arrival
LYNcnBuRG, Jan. "a Especial l.
Last night about $40 o'clock Chief of
Police Irwin received n telegram from
the authorities at Big Spring, Mont
gomcry county, requesting him to look
out for and arrest an Italian, who was
wanted there for assault, and who was
known to be on tho Norfolk and Western
train from the west. The train arrived,
however, at $50 three hours before tho,
telegram was received. Sergeant Seay
and the officers of tho force were at once
notified and the description of the man
contained in the telegram read to them.
A search was made and tho Italian
was located at the Central House, whero
he had taken supper but he had left
| before the officers arrived. Later. how
| ever, he WAS spotted at the Opera llouso
| by Officer Cochran, who took seat bo-
hind tho Italian. When tho latter be-
came aware of the policcman's presence
ne got restless and started to leave. Ho
was followed by Officer Cochran to tho
door, where Chief Irwin and Sergeant
Scay both recognized him, and he was
taken TO the station-house.
After court adjourned this morning
he was brought out. He could speak
only a few words of English, and when
asked his name he wrote it as follows
Leo Dclcbarri." At the Central House,
however, ho registered by IL more I'M
pronouncable name, which, he said,
was that of Il friend ut Big Spring.
Dclcbarri denies all knowledge OF tho
charge against him. When its nature
was explained to him he said
"Mc no lika woman; woman no
gooda."
Chief Irvin-"Comc now, you know
that you arc guilty?"
Delabarri-"Yo saya yes, me saga.
mo-. Me wanta coffee witha whisky
in H."
1t was Delebarri's intention to have
left this morning for Pittsburg, Pa,
where he claims to have procured work
at his trade of a stone cutter. lie was
lodged in Jail to await tho arrival of tho
Big Spring officers.
Chief Morris Thursday received n dis
patch from Big Spring requesting him
to take the man from the train as
it passed through Roanoke, but before
he received tho dispatch tho train had
gone on. While stopping at the depot
two Italians, presumably those men
toned in tho dispatch, got Off the train
and approached Officer Trout, on duty
at tho platform. They pointed out 81
foreigner answering the description of
the dispatch, and violently gesticulated.
They could not make themselves under
stood, and when the train left they
boarded it, and it is believed delivered
the rascal up to Justice in Lynchburg.
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