Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-19
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Of Little Italian Boy Whom hon
They Stranglled, Will
Not Hang for i
Great Excitement Results in
HdhIlViIle aud New Or
leans Over L
Militia, in Race 10 Jail With
M0bs Of Ly!Rchlefs,
Win Out

aannV1lle, y lily lS---IWo cOInpan-
les of militia were tonight ordered
here to protect from threatened
lynching the four Italians today con
yicted without capital punishment
Of completely in the murder of little
Walter Lamana Of New Orleans, who
was kidnapped and strangled about
month ago.
The verdict was reached just be-
fore dark tonight after the jury had
been out 45 minutes and at the close
of d four-days trial full OF excitement.
Absolute silence greeted the fore
mans announcement The specta-
tors listened quietly while the jury
declared that its verdict was unani-
nous and the court adjourned.
An hour afterWard it was reported
that preparations for lynching to-
night were under way. a physician
gave out a statement declaring .sthat
the good people Of st. Charles repu-
1 diate the verdict and calling 1t q
"prostitution OF Justice. g
The 1ynching reports appeared as
far as New Orleans and local OFFICERS
were apprehensiye that d party might
be made up in that city to aid in
such an attempt. The distance be
tween here and New Orleans IS 20
miles.
Only three of the prisoners were
mentioned in these rumors of VIC.
lence, Mrs Campisciano being omit,
ted. The verdict was generally sat
isfactory in her case. The Others
are the wonaan's husband, ColIagero
I Gendusa and Tony Costa.
The prisoners were returned to
st. Charles parish jail, an iron
structure standing In the fields q
quarter Of a mile away from any
habitation, except the sheriff's house
& It was deemed unwise to take the
prisoners back to New Orleans By
train tonight. The sheriff has re-
peatedly stated that he can preveni
Il lynching of the italians in Ills
parish and he is looked upon al
/ capable Of defending the men.
Militia on Guard.
New Orleans, July Eightystwc
state soldiers reached Hahnville jail
late tonight after passing through :
mob Of several hundred persons ii
Gretna, La, who tried to induce thu
train crew to sidetrack the militia
special, The mob hoped thereby L
& get to Hahnville first
Cooler Heads Prevail.
New Orleans, July ii. Crowds o,
people gathered about the newspape,
bulletin boards on receipt Of the news
that the Italians were not TO hang
There was more excitement and
threats than have developed during
similar occurrences here for severa
years.
As q result OF these gatherings ali
automobile was started for TIahnvile
following the river road, for the pur
! pose Of learning whether this thor
oughfare IS In condition to permi
quick transportation BY automobile,
B from New Orleans Meanwhile, /
company Of militia from New Orleans
and one from Gretna have started fol
Hahnville and will reach there bs
special train ahead OF anyone else.
Messages from the Jail where Thu
Italians are confined say that q crowt
headed by the leading men OF ths
parish. who early III the evening gath
cred about the pail and discusses
whether the prisoners should be lynch
ed, has dispersed and Il was agreed
among these men that they wouIs
neither hang these prisoners nor per
! init anyone else IN their parish to a
so:
long term OF district court !
being drawn out at Grafton.