The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-22
.IyNCHED FIVE ITALIANS.
mug vEY WERE STRUNG UP FOR
SHOOTING 4 PHYSICIAN.

,oui.ianinus Again XIII Sons of Sum
1taIy-One Italian Struck the
Motor. Another Shot Him and
rt,ree Rushed to Their Aid-The
r.o,tIe Was over GOat-MOb
q p,,rsucd and Then Took the Prfs-
mars From the Sheriff and the
Jail.
q rauulah. La. July 21.-Five Italians
q u.ra lypebed here last night for the fatal
q ..,,,7ine of Dr. J. Ford Hodge. The dead
q w., sr,. ola class which has been trouble
.,,a for some time, and it is believed that
q ,,.,. had planned to kill The doctor. Some
of them II is said, have families in Flu
q r.es Iul they have no relatives here.
Tae dead are: Frank Defatta, Charles
n.f,tta Jo Defatta, Sy Defferroch ana
John C,reHo.
ror several weeks a lot of goats belong
i1r to Frank Defatta have been sleeping
and running on the gallery of DR.. Hodges
office aad residence. The doctor on numer-
o,s occasions requested the owner to keep
hi. goats penned up but he would not do
i. and on the night of July 49, DR.. Hodge
sho ore of hem.
Early next morning Frank Defatta came
10 Dr. Hodges office and said to the doc
tor: You shot my goat. now you better
shoot me" The doctor ordered him to
leave aud Defatta left, mumbling some
thing which the doctor did not understand.
d. Hodge took his meals at the resi-
dsnee of a Mr.. Kaufman and had TO
pass Jo Delatta's shop in going there.
About suudown last evening the doctor and
Nr Kaufman started to supper, and, as
they got TO JOS store, Mr. Kaufman, who
was in the lead. says Charles Defatta was
4 sitting on the steps and 10 standing in the
store door, Kaufman spoke to them, but
H neither of the Italians returned the greet
ing As DIT. Hodge passed, Charles jump
ed up and said: You shoot my goat" and
struck The doctor.
How the Doctor Was Shot.
Dr. Hodge attempted to repel the attack
4 ~ striking back with his fist, but finding
Tie S.ciIdn TOO much for him, attempted
q draw his pistol. 10 Defatta, at the
dqor pulled q double-barre1 shotgun and
urea two loads into the doctor, striking
him in his hands and abdomen. Imme-
dlatey ON the crack of The gun Frank De-
fatta. Sy Deferroch and John Cereno. who
i were in Dafatta's store, on Front street,
4 sarlad on run to JOS store with shot
i guns aud long knives in their hands.
4 Court wos in session and a large crowd
H Of country people was in town. With the
sheriff and bis deputies they Joined in the
Il chase and succeeded in arresting and dis
4 armins Frank Defatta, Sy Deferroch and
Il John CprtUo ff6r a hard etrlIg-glp
Strung Up Like BeeVes.
The sheriff with his posse at once went
to The house and succeeded in taking
Charles Deiatta. 10 was found hidden
under a chimney in an adjoining house.
He was promptly taken out and the sheriff
afjed TO the jail with Charles and Jo.
"aeu The court house square was reached
crowd Of 250 citizens oVerpowered the
s-eft and after a severe struggle took
DO aIi Char.cs Defatta to the slaughter
PEN and hung them to the gallows used
-'I sl3ushtering beeVes.
Jo denied the shooting and said Charles
Gd H. Charles said 10 fired the shots
"ll'o a haff-dOZen people saw. Charles
Sa4 he jumped on DR.. Hodge and was sor-
# " ilf IT, He sad Frank Defatla and Sy
81 Ng.etoch were the cause of the trouble.
are crowd then adjourned to the Jail and
y'et""ered he jailer and deputies. The
81 As1S We're secured and the crowd quickly
Il OVusat out Sy Deferroch, Frank Defatta
ana Joe Ceenno and hung them 10 an oak
u'e 'n ,he jail yard. Not a shot was fired
snd the crowd was orderly and quiet
Many citizens plead fer the lives of the ST.
ohans' but TO no avail. as this was the
.iI" outrage of this kind committed by
U-s class OF people
Record of the Men.
About two years ago Frank Defatta
s'ol aod Killed a negro for picking up a
@a't'ineIon which Frank had for sale. A
t ago Jo Defatta shot and killed Pat
Ne Ns, landing keeper at Milliken's
i'' i-a., over a trivial controversy. He
-s ed by technicaIty of the law.
Aad frequently made boasts that
9 would do as they pleased and their
money would clear them Since these
"o serapes they had become more open
1-.H actions and talk, and on several
4 1T'Ns o,i- mad quarrels with the best
me PEOPLE here believe the five men had
i'','"'H TO XIII DR.. Hodge just at dark.
"1 was soiug 10 his supper, as the doc
WI seHefa'fy goes by himself The plan
LOT CHARLES to jump on the doctor,
Fl ~ W SHolt him from the door and, if help
H'0neq, the others would have gone
k ''0f ail. Their plans were well laid
S 1iI'd our. Joe's gun was found on
b o.ol,r with a box of shells by it.
' h'aee is badly shot and lhe doc ors
-' cannot recover. The five Siciians
r. .I.utl'd Today in the potters field
soS 1@"l'ah. The grand jury Is in session
IT, i investigate the matter
,rnlt Sfand jury, which investigated the
aT. ''.'-' reported tonight as follows:
+, Us evident from the facts brought
| Know edge that the men who were
51.aed had formed a conspiracy to as
s'hate Dr. Hodges. and the MOB learn
o %, me facts, took the law into their
@' w. '"'os. After dH.gent inquiry we have
H., '..n able to learn the names or iden-
rrt. 'l any of the men composing the