The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-25
ITALIAN CONVICTS
CAMPIGCIANO AND WIFE SEPA-
RATED FOR ALI. TIME.
FATE OF THE PRISONERS
VIII Never BE Permitted to See or Talk
to Each Other Again--Never To See
Their Children. Who Have Been
Placed in an Orphan Asylum.


Baton Rouge. says: Free from anxiety
and removed from the constant fear that
they might be attacked and lynched. the
four convicted murderers of little Wal
ter Lamana enjoyed their first day in the
State prison here today. They had been
shaved and fitted out will, closely fit
ting wardrobe of the colors fashionable
i'll the penitentiary. and were placed in
the corridor of the cclroom, beyond the
carping gaze of the popuace.
The three men, lgnazio Campigciano
Collogiro Gendusa and Tony Costa had
been shaved up clean. both as to their
heads and faces. within an hour subse
quent to entry into the prison. After
their stirring experience in the .stfeet Of
the capital this was deemed almost "a
necessary precaution. and as soon as
possible after their admission to the bull
pen everything possible to change their
identity was done By 80 o'clock the
three Italians looked like any one of the
scores Of other convicts within the pris-
Oh walls. and as they were placed in the
common cellroom it would have been
for them to have been spotted
if score of men were admitted for that
especial purpose.
Mrs. Campigciano was placed in the
womai1's ward. where she was likewise
fitted out with neat striped clothing of
the kind decreed by the Madame Grun
dy of prison etiquette. Nocilina Gebbia
was taken with her. but, not being a
convict, was allowed to remain attircd
IN her costume of blue and white. 1t
was stated that she was the first female
prisoner ever admitted into the peniten-
tiary who was not fitted OH in the Gus
tomary garb. Her willy brother also was
allowed to retain his street suit Leon
ardo requested the prison officers to
shave him. saying that it was cooler and
he wanted to have his hair and beard re-
moved. He was accommodated
The four men were placed together.
being unshackled. and were allowed the
freedom of the corridors of the cell
room.
Those quarters. Captain Duncan stat
ed, were temporary for the four con-
victs, who would be confined at night in
the regular cells, which are small square
apartments having but one piece of fur
niture, an iron bed with spring mat
tress and quilt He did not think any
of the men would try to commit cucije.
they seemed to be only too happy to be
able to be in place Of perfect security
after the perlous position they had been
occupying in the. jail at Hahnville dur
ing their trials Captain Duncan as
serted that the prisoners were all in a
contented frame of mind, and that to-
day was the first time they had enjoyed
feeling of tranquility since their ar
rest during the excitement of the de-
velopments in the Lamana murder case
FATE OF THE PRISONERS.
The captain of the prison guard, L.
B. Duncan, said that the fate Of Cam
pigciano and his wife would be hard
one, more CALLING probably than death
itself They would never be permitted
to see or talk to each other again. Never
again would they be allowed to see their
children, who have been placed in a
New Orleans orphan asylum. Never
again would the mother be allowed te
look upon the face of her chubby four
months old babe, from whom she hat
parted in agony at the parish prison a.
New Orleans. Never again would tn,
father, who had fondled so tenderly tht
infant and his little son on the nigh
that he had confessed to criminal knowl
edge Of the murder of the innocen
eight-year Lamana child, have th'
satisfaction of hearing of or from hi
)wn children. or of having them see O
visit him. The family ties so firmly es
| tablished. those bonds which had prob
| ably driven the woman to share the gull
of her husband. were to be completed.
| severed. and the wife and mother mus
forget the existence OF her spouse am
of their offspring.
When the two convicts parted at tn
prison gate. she to go into the woman
ward, he to go into the common bu
pen of the male prisoners. all association
or communication between them cease
forever. The woman might see her hus
band at distance, as with the othe
prisoners he was taken from the COZ
lridor through the main yard Of the pcni
|tentiary, which is visible from all its in
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