The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-18
Lsniency Shown Toward Mrs
 CampisciarO
TRIAL WILL NUT BE LONG
Four of Those Accused of the Murder of Little Waiter Lamana are Still at Large. Defendants
 Used as Witnesses.

Hahnville, La, July 17-That Mrs. Campisciano, one of the women accused of the Lamana boys murder, will prob ably not receive an extreme sentence be- came evident today when the prosecution closed it's case after less than two days of evidenee-taking, without having dl- rectly connected the woman with the crime Of the other three prisoners, the woman's husband and Gendusa go-be- tween for the ransom money have had strong clrcumstantial evidence given against them Of the .remainins pris- oner. Tony Costa, it has only been testl- fled that he kidnapped the child in New Orleans and gave his wagon to the gang winch carried the little fellow away and later strangled him.
 The defense started it's rebuttal today and it appears likely that the jury will receive the case some time tomorrow. Record time has been made. Three of the defendants, including Campiseiano, will be placed on the witness stand In the final bringing together of the threads o1 it's evidence, the prosecution showed that the Gebbia household, two of whose members stand charged with the murder
 
 the meeting place for the kldnapers while the plot was forming.
 From the testimony about the meetings in New Orleans damaging evidence was given against the four Italians who are still al large and who are charged With having actually committed the murder Witnesses again today testified that Mrs. Campsciano had persuaded a would-be rescue party from going to find the boy. This, however was the only evidence against her The prosecution went into detail of the go-between Gendusas s ac- tons showing that he reduced the ran som price from s6000 to 5000
 Friends of the Lamana family tried to raise money and offered $500 which they said was all they could get to save the boy. Gendusa refused this sum. Testi- mony was given as to whether Campis- ciano was treated with violence when he confessed. Judge Philip Paterno, repre- sentative of the New Orleans vigilance committee, who was present. said the whole affair was a pantomime and that there was no violence.
 The first witness for the defense, Joe Di Pauella, a neighbor of Campiscianos S denied that the latter made an agree ment tO shield another man in return for the care of the Campisciano children. Di- Pauella on ss-examinaton admitted all the material facts which the prosecution h,-i brought out as to Campisciano's con nectlon with the crime
 Before court convened this morning for the third day of the trial a long con ference was held between Campiselano and hid counsel and the district attorney was later called into the consultation. It is believed that this conference will bring about some sensational develop ments but this afternoon the court pro ceedinga were along stereotyped lines IL was Campisciano that led the officers and vIgiantes to where the body Of the child was found.
 Among the witnesses who gave test- mony today was Ignaeio Carayello. Ig nacio said the the kidnapers came to his house near St. Rose in St Charles parish ana when they learned that the house was not occupied by Ggnacio Campiseano they left. The mistake was attributed 10 the fact that the first name of both Cam pisciano and Caravello is Ignacio.
 A new phase of .ne case developed tonight. It was learned that Campis ciano today asked permission of his at torney and the prosecutor to testify that the murder was committed at the suggestion of Leonardo Gebba, who has been considered state witness and who for this reason will not be tried until next week. Campisciano said GeD- bia went from New Orleans to the boys account of public indignation they could not longer keep the lad alive and that the boy was immediately killed.