New-York tribune., 1907-06-24
STOLEN BOY KILLED.
ARRESTS IN NEW ORLEANS
Fears Of Attempt to Lynch Sus-
pected Mem and Women.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

New Orleans June 23.-The body of Walter
Lamana nine years old, son of Peter Lamana,
a wealthy undertaken, who was kidnapped two
weeks ago from his home in st. Philip street
by Black Hand gang was found to-day near
St Rose La, with the head cut off and other
wise horribly mutilated. Five Italians, includ-
ing two women, IN custody. One of them
has confessed to the plot and murder.
Peter Lamana had refused to pay $4,000 ran
som for the return of his son. ignoring the In
structions of the Black Hand by placing the case
in the hands of the police. His was stran-
gled to death near st. Rose June IA and the
body. wrapped in blanket. was cast into a
swamp.
There is intense excitement in the French
Market section and near the Lamana home
Threats of lynching and beheading the prison =
ers freely made. These demonstrations
come from the foreign element.
Extra details of police maintaining order
in the excited Italian quarter of the city. All
day long small crowds have been dispersed
promptly by the police. despite whose precau-
tions n report has got out summoning a
mass meeting at Elk Place. Seventy armed
deputies have been placed on guard at the Or
leans parish prison, the strongest in the state.
Seldom since the Malta lynchings. sixteen years
ago, has New Orleans been so stirred with
threats of violence to-day, and some Of these
threats are made by those who took part in the
ment is much stronger than II has been here
tofore. large number of leading citizens having
pledged themselves to prevent violence.
The prisoners far captured Ignazio
Campigciano and his wife. Miss Nicolina Cieb-
bia Frank Gendusa and Leonardo Gebbia. The
latter two in the Gretna JAIL across the
river from New Orleans An attempt will be
made 10 bring them to this side. and 1t is feared
the first organized movement toward the pris-
oners will be made then.
Tpna 1tA
rest, confessed to harbor!ng the boy for several
days at his home. near St. Rose. during the time
the entire police and detective departments of
the city were securing a wide territory for the
kidnapped child. Campigciano told how the boy,
bitten by mosquitoes until his face swollen
into an unrecognizable mass. and suffering prl-
walton OF the most CALLING kind was carried to
the Italians home. There discussion started
among the kidnappers as TO what should be
done with the lad. The elder Lamana had ig-
nored the Black Hand warning and put officers
on the trail During the argument the boy
broke from the house and screaming down
the road. One OF the men. with an oath, start
ed in pursuit, and, seizing the child by the
throat. strangled him to death. He wrapped the
body in q blanket and, placing the bundle
under his arm. went off into the swamps
The police obtained Campigciano's confession
early to-day after a sweating process, and the
italian led the officers TO the spot where the
body had been cast into pool Of water.
The mutilated body taken 10 the morgue
at the parish prison and later to the Iamana
home. The funeral took place this afternoon
Mayor McCracken refusing request from the
family that II be postponed until Tomorrow
when 1t was intended TO make great demon
stration. The Mayor believed that n violent
outbreak could not be avoided II this per-
mitted.
Miss Gebbia confessed. the police say that
she had known from the first OF the plot TO
kninap the boy and OF his murder. She was in
1.,-1 ~, rIr-Iv,1 ,Vu9I
still at liberty and kept silence. 1t deve'
oped that the desire to marry and the lack OF
funds with which to pay for trousseau were
responsible for the kidnapping The mother OF
Miss Cebba refused TO give her consent for tho
wedding until Luschvino in better financial
circumstances