The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-17
MOTHER SOBS DURING STORY Shouts at the Accused
 Italians. WIDE EXTENT OF PLOT SHOWN Pretty Girl of Italy Gives Important
 testimony. Tells of Hearing Kidnapped Lamana Child Crying Fer HelD-Detec-
 tive Describes the
VIDE EXTENT OF PLOT SHOWN

Hahnville. La, July 16-The wide extent of the Italian plot which caused the kidnapping and subsequent strang- ling of Walter Lamana developed in today's testimony against four of tho alleged murderers. In addition. evil dence that may help to hang Mrs Cam pisciano. one of the women accused, was introduced.
 Several persons. in addition to the ten indicted were connected with the plot by two witnesses. Leonardo Geb- bia and Mrs. Peter Lamana. the mur- dered boys mother. Gebbia, who turned States evidence, told of over hearing the agreement made in jail be- tween Campisciano, the most import ant prisoner on trial. and another Ital- ian whose name was not given In ro- turn for giving a home to Campis1 ciano's children If he should be arrest{ ed or hanged Campisciano promised no} to duplicate this man in any way.
 The boys mother was placed in th( witness chair while her sons clothina introduced as evidence. was before th& jury. She sobbed and shouted at tho four prisoners:
 "Oh. you muderers. you dogs."
 Then she implicated several members of the Gebbia family of New Orleans as go-betweens to secure the e6,00o ransom. She said that the aged moth- oT Ol tuiS ldullly tOlu u0T tu8t tnY boy was not dead. but that ransom must be paid if she ever wished to sss him alive.
 Girls Important Testimony.
 Jennie Gariffo. a pretty Italian girl. gave the evidence against Mrs Campis- oiano She said that she and relatives had heard the kidnapped boy screaming "Oh. Charley" and .Oh. mama" in . house near the Campisciano's and that ( ho, haA nat ntrt n, taar utot A matter. Mrs. Campisciano came out pr her house and stopped these would-he investigators. assuring them that the boy was only calling the cows. Tho witness also saw the boy taken into Campisciano's house and saw him es- cape. pursued by a man who carried him back with one hand over the chIld's moutk- Four other witnesses corroborated her testimony.
 Questioned by the defense Miss Gariffo said she had been threatened with hanging if she did not testify. The state. however. had her repeat this statement. when the girl she had been told she might hang if she did not tell the truth.
 A new feature was Deputy Sherifr Weaver's testimony that a well con- structed ambush had been made about Campiscianos house so that those on the premises could watch the road without being seen. Weaver said that when Campisciano's house was search. cd a few hours after the boy had been killed. he noted that weeds on both sides of the place had been cut down to destroy this ambush.
 Nearly the entire session was con- stunned in evidence directed only against the Campiscianos. Tomorrow 1t is ox- pected to connect the other two prto- oners. Monfre and Gendusa, with ths crime. Leonardo Gebbia, the Stara witness. said today that he saw Costa kidnap the boy in New Orleans and put him in a covered wagon
 The State has witnesses from whom confessions have been forced and the prosecution proposes. If possible, to e.. tablish its case without using these witnesses.