Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-22
FIVE ITALIANS LNSCHED.
They Had Fatally Wounded Louis
ianian Whose Death They Planned.


ianian Whose Death They Planned.
TALLULAH. LA, July 21.-Fve Italians
were lynched here last night for the fatal
Wounding of DR.. j. Ford Hodge The deld
men are of class which has been trou-
blesome for some time. and it is believed
that they had planned to kin the Doctor
Some Of them, it is said, have families in
Europe, but they have no relatives here.
The dead are Frank Defaua, Charles
Dcfaua, Joe Defatta, Cy. Deferroch, and
John Cereno.
For several weeks lot Of goats be-
longing TO Frank Dcfatta nave been
sleeping and running on the gallery OF
Or. Hodges office and residence. The
Doctor. on numerous occasions, requested
the owner to keep his goats penned up,
but be would not DO IT. and on the night
Of the l9th Or. Hodge shot one Of them.
Early next morning Frank Defatta came
TO Dr. Hodges Office and said 20 the Doc.
tor: You shoot my goat, now you bet.
ter shoot me-" The Doctor ordered him
TO leave, alo Defattl left, mumbling some.
thing which the Doctor did not under
stand
THE LYING N WAIT.
Dr. Hodge took his meals at the resi-
deuce of % Mr.. Kaufman, and had ~
pass Joe Dcfatta's shop in going there.
About shutdown last evening the Doctor
and Mr.. Kaufman started TO supper.
and as they got to- Joe's store Mr. Kauif-
mann. who was I'm the lead. says Charles
Defatta was sitting ON the steps and Joe
was standing in the stOrc-dOor. Kaum-
mann spoke 20 them, but neither of the
| Italians returned the greeting. As DR..
Hodge passed Charles jumped up and
said, you shoot my goat" and struck
the Doctor. DIT. Hodge attempted TO re-
pei the attack by striking back with his
first. but finding the Siciian too much
for him attempted TO draw his pistol.
Joe Defatta. al the door. pulled double
barrelled shotgun and fired two loads az
the Doctor, striking him in the hands
and abdomen. Immediately on the crack
OF the gun Frank Defatta, Cy Deferoch,
and John Cereno. who were in Frank
Defattas store. on Front street, started
/ on a run 10 JOe's store with shOtguna
and long knives I'm their hands.
Court was i'm session. and q large crowd
of country people were in town. WIN
the Sheriff and his deputies. they joined
| in the chase, and succeeded in arresiine
and disarming Frank Defatta, Cy Defer
r0ch. and John Cereno, after hard
struggle.
MEN TAKEN FROM THE SHERIFF
| The Sheriff with his posse. at once
/ went TO the house and succeeded IN tax ms
| CHARLES Defatta. Joe was found hidden
under "a chimney in an adjoining house
! He was promptly taken out and the
/ Sheriff started to the jail with CHARLES
and Joe When the Courthouse Square
was reached a crowd of go citizens over
powered the Sheriff, and. after a severe
| struggle took Joe and Charles Deiatia
down in the field 10 the slaughter-pen
and hanged them on the gailoWs used Ioi
| Strengthening becvcs.
Joe denied the shooting. and SAID
| Charles aid it. Charles said Joe fred the
! shots which half a dozen people saw
charles said he jumped on DIT Hodge
and was sorry for g. He said Frank D9'
I fatta and Cy Delerfoch were '"0
| OF the trouble. g.,
The crowd then adjourned 10 the Jai
| and overpowered the jailer and deputies
| THE KEYS were secured ana the cfo"e
! o,,icllv brought out Cy Deferroch, Franz
/ nofatta and John Cereno and hanged
Them ON an oak tree in the jail-yard NO
| n shot was fred, and the crowd was or
| DERBY and quiet.
THIRD OFFENCE OF ITALIANS.
good many citizens pleaded for the
! lives Of the Sicilians. but 10 no avail u
| mis- was the third outrage OF the KIND
! committed by this class OF people. About
| two wears ago Frank Defatta shot ano
/ killed a negro for picking up water
melon which Frank had FOR sale. On.
wear ago Joe Defatta shot ana klleo
| pat Matthews, landing-keeper al Miller
Bend, La. over trivial con'rVfefs!