The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20

Frank Narka. Who from Peaceable Citi-
zen Turned Murderer In Sicilian style.

Frank Narka. Who from "A PeacenbIe Citi-
zen Turned Murderer In Sicilian Style.
NEW ORLEANS. June 1.-THE Jury in the
parish OF st. John the Baptist has Just CON
demned Frank Narka. or Nosca alias Mercurio
Natario. to be hanged for the murder OF the
entire Giordano family. five in number The
case is so clearly one Of degsneracy. or hered-
itary homicide. that crlminologist would find
1t very interesting Narka Is a Scian. but
looks like an Italian. He is yellow in color and
has high cheek bones. He has large mouth
thin purple lips. and very prominent teeth. He
is most unprepossessng in appearance. His
family record Is bad. for his two brothers are
both serving life terms in an Italian penitcn-
tiary for murder.
In spite of this murlcrous family record
Narka. up to his homicidal outbreak In 1895,
was ono OF the most orderly. quiet, industrious
and well behaved OF the many thousand ST.
ciIians working on the sugar plantations Of
Louisiana. He was married and had three
children. He worked hard and saved consid-
eera,R3ie money, which he lent to his brother
SieIllans he was not quarrelsome. as they
sSr sexia Sn d sss.n The
BABY at The breast ' TIE 'r family 70 %h ies
Incurred Narkas epmty was that OF Rosario
Giordano refused to lend ,Narka a brlar hook.
a curved knife with 2 handle TO it like spade.
ana uI 6s r by the alans in cutting
ceived the most violent hatred OF his fellow
c co, a5 Of which the latter was com,
Finally on July 10. 1905. Narka determined
reSsn nSS Am aHs Nth d9uhH shot
" k haf he yhsh es
up to the side window Of the cottage where the
Ave n the q, There
daughter Manuella. aged IS; another named
hhosalna aged 9. and the baby Peppino; less
second shot both through the window Ws and p fhe
IntE room on VA was filed with smoke, Narka
ne had brought down the entire family and
a I6f from the
until four years afterward when he was can
nred at a sa PS6 IN Texas on the Mexican
was, killed outright. and SO was the baby she
held n her arms. Rosario, was wounded
m M tI and lay writhnG on the floor. where
through the abdomen and little Rosaiia had had
several buekshot through the head.
it die number Of other murders by italians
ma aroused such prejudice as to result in
q q oI the q9
Minister H,in called The United States to account
wife died atterward lie seemed to b be CONS ms
nnlieteily overcome by the evil spirit after the
ms Dedl MS Vile and tried
to murder her; he wrongod his daughter mil
she tlnally wasguilty OF what is very rare among
tho Sicilinns. sho betrayed him to the police md
what was stil more extraordinary the Siriiians
appeared IN the court and testified in the case
This was something altogether unknown here
before. as they believe that private vengeance
should punish murder; Indeed n relic oithe old
siciIian customs was the presence in the court
Of brother Of the murdered man and a brother
OF me murdered woman; ready for personal
vengeance II the law failed But there was no
danger Of this. Narka had no defence. He o. o.
a M n do 20
Of his victims II the District Attornoy w vnr9S
MIKE RIl It life imnrsonment instead Of death but
was desired to show the large Italian bonita
tion OF the sugar district that tho law can and
unnecessary in this country IN
p But the trial failed 20 disclose how or why
been quiet. nofrensiye Industrious and
Rlnd- hearted man, suddenly developed into
was no suspIc9n OF insanity and Narka VAS
as I nc ana drank nothing, It would look
him naturally to crime ""u leu