The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-25
New Orleans Kidnapping Prisoners
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CITY IS CALM ON SURFACE
Crowd Made Threats In Front of Gus. tom House-Governor Blanchard Issues Orders for Every
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New Orleans, June 24-The state militia was notified today by Governor Blanchard To hold itself in instant readiness to pro- tect the Italians arrested in the Lamana Kidnapping ease. This order was issued because the prisoners will probably be transferred in few days from the New Orleans parish prison, where they arc considered safe, To St. Charles parish where the boy was kidnapped and where the trials must be held This parish Is an entirely rural community with small police protection and' within such d short distance of New Orleans that mobs from this city could reach there in two hours
 It is also expected that escorts will be needed if the police arrest any of the four Italians stll at large who arc charged with the murder by those now under arrest Although in the city the excitement has entirely subsided, yet the temper of the crowds was shown today when about 100 men formed and made threats at the United States custom house against an Italian whose name closely resembled that of one of the mur- der suspects and who was being quizzed by police officer.
 Fifteen Prisoners.
 Up 10 tonight fifteen prisoners have been placed in the Orleans parish prison three of them women. The state will att tempt to charge conspiracy in the murder against about half of those under arrest. and the murder itself against one of them. During the day two prisoners wlfose safe " was feared for in neighborng parish jail were brought to New Orleans, where all the suspected Italians are separated from any hostile crowds which might gather by five gates made of two-nch steel bars and also by protection wall
 In addition to his order to the state militia Governor Blanchard took steps today to have a special session of court in St. Charles parish to try the com bined Kidnapping and murder charges.
 Italian Quarter Quiet.
 After two weeks of excitement attend. ant upon the search for the kidnapers of Walter Lamana, the S-year-old son of Peter Lamana, well-known Italian cti- zen of New Orleans, eliminating with the finding of the murdered boys body early yesterday morning. the Italian auar- ter of New Orleans has again sunk back into it's usual lethargy and quiet once more reigns in that section of the city
 It was at first feared that there would be demonstrations of more or less dis orderly character when the chllds head less body was brought back to the city
 
 parish, where it had been hidden by the murderers. Every preeaution was taken to protect the dozen or more Italian pris- oners held in this city and to prevent q repetition of the lynchings which followed the murder of Chief of Police Hennessy by Italians here in 1890
 At no time, however was there the slightest disposition on the part of any one to start disorders. although rumors of mass meetings and the forming of mobs flew thick and fast throughout the day. Gatherings of even five or more persons in the Italian quarter were broken up by the police and extra guard was placed at the parish prison where those held in connection with the Kidnapping and murder are incarcerated
 Todays search for other Italians who are implicated in the confession of Ig- nazio Campigciano is being made by the police and it is probable that more ar rests will follow during the next twenty four hours.
 Maintains Innocence.
 In conversation with representative of the Associated Press. Campigciano stout " maintained his innocence of any con- nection with the murder of Walter La mana, but the fact that he first denied any Knowledge of the boy and then after being subjected to a terrific ordeal broke down and finally led the police and viz lants through several miles of swamp and bog in the middle of night to where the little headess body of the kidnapped child was lying in pool of water, is held as grave evidence against him by thos2 interested in ferreting out the crime
 Angelo 1ncaraeatera who choked the child to death, according to Campigicia- nos story, is still at large.