The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-25

In tho smoking-car of wcst-bound
train No 3, ut 10 a. m, yesterday, q
TIMES reporter found Leo Dolabari tho
Italian who was bcing conveyed to Big
Spring, to answer tho most hoinous OF
offences. IIo was seated alone, man.
aclcd and detected, but bohind + i'm sat
Deputy Sheriff S. j. Doyorle. and to
his left Policeman &. w. Foster, both
young, 1.-the, and determined looking
mon, who guarded their prisoner we'll,
and who looked as though they would
brook no attompt to thwart Justice on
the part OF those who had revenge to
satisfy.
Delabari is man Of about forty-avo
years, rather below the medium height,
dark-featured, brown-moustached, with
brown eyes, and not unprepossessing in
appearance. Ho is slightly pook- marked,
and until he speaks would DO taken for
a-native American-and n Southern ono
at that. He was dressed neatly-almost
fastidiously, but woro no collar, and his
clothing showed = lack OF recent care,
WhiSh " 40 apparently UNUSUAL.
AS the train drow out TIE TINES ro-
porter took seat beside him and oucs-
toned him as follows:
"Do you understand Eng,ish?"
GA littlo," responded tho manacled
man.
What is your namc?"
"Lco Dolabari''
won't you tell mo about this AFFAIR.""
Then, i'll fractured English, punctu-
atcd alone by gestieulaton, tho man
told tho following story:
lie was IL Milanese, who had boon in
this country three years tho l5th of
April; he was 4 tombstone cmbollisher
by trade in Milan, but horc he worked
as stone-cuttcr's assistant; had worked
in Virginia for Contractor Gaynor six or
seven months.
He strenuously denied tho charges as
to tho I<irkwood child, in which denial he
was supported by his guardians, Foster
and Dcyerlc. AS to tho Italian child
he was exceedingly reticcnt and as
much unacquainted with the English
language.
From Salem the shackled stone cutter
was ominously viewed by men who
had boarded the train at that point,
in consequence of which Foster and
Deyorlc each shifted pair of pistols
from pantaloon to ovcrcoat pockets and
anXiously lowered around the man, who
now wore startled and hunted express
sion.
Big Spring, or, as, it has been rechris-
tened, Carnegie City, was soon reached.
When the train slowed up and the pas
scngcrs rose up to leave, the two men in
charge of Dclabari dovc their hands
into their respective overcoat pockets
and took station before and behind their
trembling captive and Started to leave
the train, closely followed by the re-
portcrs. "a
Without Moments hcsita ton they
left the car, nor did they heed tho surg
ing crowd of thoroughly excited Italians
about the station. The air was clcaved
by voice and limb of Sunny Italy, but
they lacked leader to enable them to
carry out their evident wish.
a storm OF melliality was all the vio-
lcnce offered in the short walk from tho
depot platform to the magistra TIC Office,
which was located in long and ramb-
ling building devoted to variety of
purposes, but by the time it was reached
at least two hundred men surrounded
prisoner, capturers, and reporters, and
when tho Office was reached deep sigh
OF relief went up from those who were
permitted to enter the room.
Without the snow was falling in big
flakes, but these did not disperse the
crowd. The windows fore and aft wero
darkened by hungry faces ono upon the
othcr; the witnesses within the room
with Struggling shoulders took turns in
piling tho yowcls into tho unwilling
ear Of Delabari until Officer j. III. North
cross Of the Big Spring city force, was
compelled to interfere.
"Thirty-four," he shouted; "you and
66 stand back; 90, won't have this;
473, if you don't hush l will arrest you"
These numerals each referred to an
Italian, for by this means is obviated
the use OF Latin names not to be remem-
pered easily by matter-of-fact Ameri-
cans. BY this means the laborers and
mechanics of foreign extraction are DIS
tinguished one from tho other, but it
has an awkward sound to the uninitiated.
After dyspeptic dinner 1T the hotel,
which forms an adjunct to this building
OF many uses, tho preliminary cxamina-
ton was proceeded with.
Col. a. j. Deyerle, proprietor of tho
building aforesaid, was the sitting
magistrate, and was assisted in his de-
alterations by Mr.. e. ii. Taylor,
Tho testimony, all of which Was unfit
for publication, was given by the vic
tim, pretty child of six years, whose
name was Suzane NIclone. Frank
Seycrini, an Italian butcher who
mingled his testimony with gosticula-
tory denunciation Of the accused go"
whose other name sounded like Franchi
Ohdasher; "3f," otherwise DOMINGO
Rltterio, and DR.. j. d. Scott, whose tes-
timony increased the intensity of the
scowls upon the faces of the present
Italians when he announced that tho