The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-06-25
Details of Murder.

New Orleans, June 24.-The Times
Democrat to-day draws together the
many threads OF the kidnapping and
: nurdex of the little Lamana boy, in
com prehensive Summary of the
tragedy and aftermath.
strangied to Death.
Walter Lamana. the innocent vic
tim OF one of the f0ulest crimes in
the 9npals. q Louisiana cripllnelegy,
housf OF his parents in this city short
ly after daybreak yesterday morning
a wasted little corpse.
His body was found by posse in
dense swamp near st. Rose, La,
shortly after $3.50 a. m. Sunday, and
two hours later was brought into New
Orleans and taken first to the morgue
and then to the St Philip street home
of the little boys parents.
The child had been murdered by his
kidnappers, and for nine or ten days
his little body. lay. wrapped in an
old blanket and floating on some wild
cane and marsh grass, in q pond deem
in the swamp in St Charles parish.
about twenty miles from New Orleans.
Decomposition had set in, and when
the body was picked up by the Off
GERS, who were led TO it by IgnaZio
Campigciano, one of the alleged con-
spirators, who is still held in connec
tion with the case. the head fell from
the trunk. giving rise to the belief
that the throat had been cut
Notwithstanding the wasted condi-
ton of the flesh, the body was posi-
lively identified by the heart-brokeu
father as that of his eight-year-old
>son. and yesterday afternoon, amid
scenes of the most pathetic and touch
ing character, was laid in it's last rest
ing place in the Metairie Cemetery.
Murderer Not in Custody.
: Angelo Incarcarterra, an Italian,
Who formerly lived in Charities street.
and who is now being looked for by
the police, is alleged to be the muir
derer
Five conspirators, who are in
prison, are looked upon as being just
rs guilty as IncaTcarterra, but he is
said to be the man who actually COM
mitted the murder. According to the
information furnished the police and
the visilantes, his fingers strangled
the little boy to death eight or ten
days ago in vacant house on the St
Rose plantation. about three-quarters
of mile from st. Rose
The men said to have been present
when the murder was committed are
Tony Gendusa. Stefano Monfre Frank
l-uNIntSl anu lSHdLlp CdnlnlScl1n1-
Only one of these is in custody. 4
reward of $500 each has been offered
for the capture of the other three. and
{, relentless campaign IF prosecution
has been inaugurated against all who
were in any way connected with the
case Every effort will be made to
run down the Hdnappers and murder
ers. and no expense will be spared to
effect their capture. Already Pinker-
ton detectives have been put on the
case and are working with the vigil
antes and other authorities in an eff
fort to corral the crowd.
Confession of Campiqciano.
In the party which found the body
of the boy in the swamp yesterday
morning were all of those who have
been leading the chase through the
last two weeks. Among them were
Cant. Thomas Capo, Judge P. ]. Pa
toSuo. Chief Deputy Sheriff Leo A.
Martero of Jefferson parish. with
othsJt officers. deputies and vigilantes.
This party went to ST Rose at mid
night Saturday and drove directly to
Campigciano's home. The Italian was
taken into the woods a short distance
from his home and there. after being
severely .sweated" by the officers,
broke down and confessed. He said
The little victim of the kidnappers
lconanusa on Third Paaeh