The age-herald., 1899-07-22
Two Swung Up in Jail Yard and Others at Slaughter House.
ROW STARTED OVER HERD OF GOATS
They Had Annoyed Dr. Hodge Until He Shot One of Them-The Sici- Hans Wanted Revenge and
 Planned His Murder

New Orleans, July 21.-Five Siciians we're hanged today by mob at Tallulah, a town of several hundred inhabitants, in Madi- son parish, about seventeen miles from the river. The dead are:
 JOE CERERO
 CHARLES DEFATTA,
 FRANK DEFATTA,
 SY DEFERROCH,
 LOT CERERO.
 The five victims were strung up to trees for supposed complicity in a plot to mur- der pr. Hodges, a prominent physician of the place, who yesterday was shot and fa- tally wounded by one of the Sicilians In addition to this, several acts of lawlessness that have occurred in the neighborhood recently were attributed to the gang. Sew eral of the men are believed to have faml- lies in Europe.
 Quiet was restored immediately after the lynching, and the grand jury began an investigation of the affair, but because of the feeling against the men it is doubtful If any action is taken against any mem- bers of the mob.
 The Picayune's special from Tallulah de- scribing the affair, says:
 Started Over Herd of Goats
 For several weeks lot of goats belong ing to Frank Defatta have been sleeping and running on the gallery of Dr. J. Ford Hodges office and residence The doctor on numerous occasions requested the owner to keep his goats locked up, but he would not do it, and on the night of the 18th Dr. Hodges shot of ba h lery. Early the morning of the 2Oth Frank Defatta came to Dr. Hodges office and said to the doctor: You shot my goat. now you'd better shoot me-" The doctor very promptly ordered him to leave, as he wanted no difficulty with him, and Defatta left mumbling something which the doctor did not understand During the day the two shops of Charles and Joe Defatta were closed and was the shop of Sy Defer roch. Charles and Sy spent the day in Franks store on Front street. About sun down Charles and Joe returned to Joes store on Cedar street.
 Laying in Wait for Him
 pr. Hodge took his meals at MT. Kauff- mann's, and had to pass Joe's shop going and coming. About sundown on the even- ing of the 2Oth the doctor and MT. Kauff mann started to supper. and as they got to Joe's store Ca narrow plank walk is in front of the store), MT. Kaufman in the lead, saw Charles Defatta, who was sitting on the steps, and Joe standing in the store door. Kauffmann spoke to them. Charles had his head resting between his hands. MT. Kauffmann said: Good evening""
 Neither of the Italians spoke, and as Dr. Hodge, who was immediately behind Kaufman, passed, Charles jumped up and said: You shoot my goatsi' and struck the doctor. Hodge attempted to repel the attack by striking back with his fist, but finding the Sician too much for him, at tempted to draw his pistol. Joe Defatta, at the door, pulled double-barreed shotgun and fired. two loads into the doctor strk- ing him in his hands and abdomen Imme- diately on the crack of the gun Frank De- fatta, Sy Deferroch and John Corono, who were in Defattas store on Front street, started on a run to Joes store with shot, guns and long knives in their hands.
 Court was in session. and a large crowd of country people were In town, and with the sheriff and his deputies they joined in the chase and succeeded in arresting and disarming Frank Defatta, Sy Deferroch ahu ooih NeteHo utter tougn struggle. John Cereno made lunge at one of the crowd with one of his long knives and was promptly knocked down by a by-stander.
 Cverpowered the Sheriff
 The sheriff with his posse at once went to the house where Charles and Joe De- fatta were barricaded, surrounded the square and after battering down the doors of the house succeeded in taking Charles Defatta. Not finding Joe in the house. the crowd begun a vigorous search of the