The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-22
FIVE ITALIANS lYNCHED.
ONE or THEM HAD SHOT A PROM
INENT PHYSICIAN.
Crowd Was Fsrmed. Captured the
Assatiaaf and His Brothers and
Two Friends and Hanged Them.

TAff.rIsA. La, July 2i.~For several
weeks a lot OF goats belonging TO Frank
Defatta have been sleeping and running
on the gallery of DR.. j. Ford Hodges Of
flee and residence. The doctor. en- numer-
Gus occasions. requested the owner to keep
his goats olt. but he would not do IL and
on the night of the 18th DR. Hodges shot
one Of the goats on hi gallery. Early on
the morning Of the nth Frank pefatta
came 10 pr. Hodges office and protested.
The doctor promptly ordered him 10 leave.
and he left, numhiing something the C0c-
tor did NOT understand.
The Assault ON DIR. Hodges
About sundown on the evening of July
%. as Dr. Hodges ard Mr.. Kaufman were
passing 10. Defatta's store, Charles De-
fatta came oni ard said: You shot my
soats, and struck the doctor. Hodges at
tempted 20 repsi the attack by striking
back with his INST. but finding the S.ci..an
too much for him. attempted TO get at his
pulled a double bsrreled shotgun and fired
two giaofs at the doctor. striking him In
the hands and abdomen.
Immediately after the crack OF the gun.
Frank Dcfatia, sly Deberroch and John
cerrsno. who were IN another store on
Frort street. kept by Frank Defatta start
ed on run 20 Joess store with shotguns
and long knives In their HANDS.
Running Down the Italians
Court WAS in session ana a large crowd
IL
sheriff and hts deputies they Joined in the
cheese ard succeeded I'm arresting and dis
aiming Frank Defatta. Sy Deberrooh and
John Gerrena. after 4 hard struggle John
C'erreno MADE a lunge AZ one OF the crowd
with one 9f his long knives and was
promptly knocked down by a bystanisr.
The sheriff with his posse at once went 20
the house where Charles and joe Defa,ta
We're barricaded, surrounded the square.
and after hatte!ing down The doors 90 the
house, succeeded in taking charss Defatta
No, finding Joe IN there. The crowd began
the sarss dwelling. Immediately behind the
shop. which was owned by the Defattas
There they found Joe hidden usder the
chimney.
Tw" Promptly Hanged.
He Mas promptly taken on; and the sner-
lfs 1esrfed 20 the lail with Charles and
doe. When he got 10 the courthouse
square = crowd Of about go citizens ever
powered tae sheriff, and after severe
dawn In the field 10 the slaughter pen AMI
hanged Them to the gaiows uses. .or
Strengthening besves. joe denied the shoot
ing and accused Charles. charIe. IN turn
accused his brother. bat said Frank pefa'-
In ard ~ Desserrash were the cause os
the trouble
Three Others Sent TO Join Them.
The crowd then adjourned "a The jaiI.
overIspwaTea the tailsr and deputies took
the keys went III and brought out Sy De-
ana hanged them 20 an oak tree In the
Jail yard Not q shot was fired and the
crowd WAS aoEet but very determined.
Italians Were Desperate Men.
good many citizens pleaded for the
lives u the Sscil}ans. bat without ayal! as
the people were much wrough, up this
gang being charged Nith a number OF OUT
RACES that have recently occurred in the
neigheDfheoG Ate0gt three years aga
Frank i'efat'a shot ard KILLED negro
for picking nR watermelon which Frank
had for sab. ana ahaut e year ago los.
nvFstia stsoi aud Killed Par Matthews. the
Infisn keeper az M2ikenshurg. La as he
was passing Ais store Ia cold blood ana
about a trivial quarrel they had about
seygis freight. and Mss cleared by sugns
ferauicality ~ the law TIE people aeueVa
the eve htss planned - KIN Isr Hodges
ttF. J Ford Hodges Is a prominent phy-
stefan. and ss parish coroner. He h had
IS Wounded asa th@ doctors say he eaarct
recover
fhe itye Sic l.sns wern buried today IN
ths Hottaf's ael} near TstfsEs
IRE xsauSs suFy - in session and viii in
TesttEste tae afTair.