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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-24
coIFAx La SATURDAY. JULY "a 1909

way into the density OF the thicket. |
He brought forth the decomposed
remains of Walter Lamana. When
the corpse was brought to New
Orleans the city was aroused III a
manner not experienced since the
slaughter of Chief of Police Hen
nessey's slayers many years before.
An overpowering sentiment for
Justice and great public sympa-
thy for the bereaved father and
mother welled up in the bosom OF
every Orleanian. Ter days later
Campisciano, his wife, the Geb-
bias, father and mother, son and
daughter, Tony Costa, Frank Cen
dusa and score of other Italians
were behind the bars. The arch
fiends of the tragedy, however,
Chico Luchessi. Tony Gendusa.
Angelo Incaracatara and Stefano
Monfre had already flown.
TRIALS OF THE ITALIANS.
The trials of the cases at Hahn
vile, in the parish of st. Charles,
showed that there had been rot
ten conspiracy formed in the home
of Leonardo Gebbia, opposite the
Lamana home in st. Philip street,
New Orleans. Leonardo was the
originator. He was assisted by
Luchessi, who hoped to become
his brother-ln-law; Costa, gam
bier; by Monfre, whose wagon was
needed; Tony Gendusa, worth
less wretch; Incaratara, and by
Campisciano, whose home at st.
Rose offered itself as favorable
place to hold the child for the
prospective ransom. Walter Lam
ana had played in the streets often.
He knew Costa and he knew Geb-
bia and the conspirators knew that
Walter was beloved by his parents.
Nicolina Gebbia, her mother and
father, and Mrs. Oampisciano knew
the details that were being Matched
Nicolina was to profit by the money
for she was to marry Luchessi.
On the evening of June s between
1880 and 7 o'clock Costa led thu
boy away from home. Monfre wat
waiting with his wagon i'll Roya
street. The events that transpiret
after this were SO deeply burned
into the hearts and minds of tn
people that a recital of the nerve
racking occurrences which follow
ed the kidnapping need not be re
peated here. The jury which trie'
i Campisciana and his allies spares
their necks. Public indignation
rose to fever heat. Lynching pal
ties organized in New Orleans wit
with men of prominence and socis
position. Before the vengefr
populace could find meansof trans
portation the troops had been pr
I on special trains and rushed
: Hahnville. A quick sentence We
5 imposed. They are now servin
3 life terms, all save Costa, who die
: soon after entering the walls.
s, The trial of the Gebbias WI
f postponed because Leonardo al
s his sister were used as State wi
!. nesses against their fellow conspi
i ators. When their case was Gale
4 the jury was speedy in returning
e verdict of guilty as charged. III
S death sentence followed. They a
e pealed to the Supreme Court al
to the Board of Pardons. Mic
lina's sentence was committed b
O cause of her sex. Her brother W
d condemned to die alone. He b
d always been considered one of t
ID most guilty of the black hand
is williams who engineered the d
E. bolical plot.
y The man who gives his own bu
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-24
FIRST BLACK HAND HANGED
LOUISIANA.


the first time in this State, since
the so-called Black Hand Society
has figured in the execution or
threatened execution OF horrify-
ing deeds, all agent of the dread
organization has met death through
the process of the law. The death
Oh the gallows here today OF Leon
ardo Gebbia only partially aveng-
es little Walter Lamana, who was
lured from his home in New Or
leans and then brutality murdered,
but it is believed that it will have
an enduring lesson to the criminal
classes of Italians in this State or
who may come here.
The conviction of some of the
accused without capital punish
ment has been held to have been
q travesty on justice. The jury
in that case was severely criticised,
many having believed that the
Italians were either guilty or not
guilty and that verdict OF guilty
should have carried with it the
death penalty. though the evidence
against them was largely OF a CIR
cumstantial nature.
GEBBIA DID NOT FLINcH.
Despite the prediction that Geb-
bia would finch in his last mo-
meuts and that trouble would be
experienced to get him to the glib.
bet, he met death with a show OF
courage, this probably due to the
communication which he had with
a priest. He went to the scaffolo
declaring that he was innocent o.
the crime for which he was abou
to suffer.
It was l2:45 o'clock when Geb
bia met his doom. Notwithstand
ing that he had carefully rehearset
with Johnson, the hangman, tn
method of his execution, SO tina
he would die as painlessly as pos
sible, Gebbia's neck was not bro
ken and death was due to strangu
lation.
LAMANA EXCLUDED FROM JAIL YARI
There was a large crowd in tn
Jail yard, but this did not includ
Peter Lamana, father of the kio
mapped and murdered boy, and SCI
eral of his male relatives, VIII
came to Hahnville to witness tt
execution. One of the last r.
quests made by Gebbia of Sheri
Tony Madere was that Lamana
not admitted to the Jail yard, al
this favor was granted. Howeve
ms the scaffold was much high
than the wall of the Jail, LANAI
saw the execution without any di
ficulty.
As Gebbia was being taken
the scaffold crowds inside OF t
yard set up derisive cries Ii
seemed to affect the doomed M
and he showed some signs OF wea
ening, but managed to muster
his courage. Gebbia made
confession nor woui3 be submit
an interview with any newspaE
men. He explained that he fear
il he did matters which they wor
talk about would cause him to Il
his religious faith, which WAS
consolation. He asked that ne'
paper. men be kept out of the J
enclosure during the time OF
execution, but this request
not compliad with.
DESTROYED ALL OF HIS PAPERS
Gebbia's last act was to destl
every letter and scrapof paper
his cell so that he would not ie'
behind him any written history
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-24

The man who gives his own bust
ness due attention, seldom has any
time to attend to the business o.
other people.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
Vengeance of Pi Ro Nu

Continued from page 8
The Washington times., 1909-04-02
JUDSON INSPECTS
ENGINEER WOFK
New Commissioned Obtain
ing Intimate knowledge
of His Department

Mai William V. JUdson is losing no
time in acquiring an intimate knoVI-
81 ge Of the duties of the Engineer
Commissioner.
Accompanied by Capt f. NJ Mark
ham. Assistant Engineer Commissioner.
who explained the connection of the
Engineer Department with each OF the
propects in question, Major Judson has
inspected the Union Station, Rock
Greek Park. Sixteenth street extended.
and the Anacosta bridge, which is 10
be removed in the near future
The new Engineer Commissioner is
making e close study OF the various
needs or the District with a view Of
obtaining the best possible results in
the expenditure Of funds and in the eS-
tablishment Of additional improve
meuts.
The safety Of public buildings is con-
sidcred OF the utmost importance, and
with this in mind he IS observing care
fully the construction Of school build
ines and EhoaterS.
The Washington times., 1909-04-02
MACHINISTS UNITE
TO STOP DISMISSALS
viii Appeal to President Taft If Any More Men Are
Discharged From Navy Yard-Hialt
Time May Be Asked For

Before President Taft is appealed 10
10 reinstate the machinists who were
dropped from the Governments payroll
al the Navy Yard yesterday. the Of
ioers or the machinisJs' union will at
tempt TO head of any additional oismis-
sails IRON that place. Failing IN this,
steps yvfI re taken immediately 10
bring the matter 10 The attention OF
Ihe President ss tho court or last resort.
This IL Jne program outlined this
morning by James OrConuen. president
OF the InterIin ,ionAl Association Of Ma
cnIuIsts, who Il cooperating WITH the
officers or Columbia Lodge. no, ia, IN
making arran g,-menrs Tor immediate
support or the discharged men. Accord
ing tC O'Conn-il. the men who were
cropped. hoVuL I40 ia all, are IN need Of
employment. and idleness % any con-
siderable duration wall mean great dis
rress 20 them. HIS idea IS, therefore, 10
keep the men Al work OH nalr time, II
not more. 20 that when tho appropr1a-
ton Tor the next nsUal year becomes
available, in Ju-y- they can be restored
70 fun time.
1t is very unToTT'IC4Js mat Jnese dts
charges come at this season. with 20
much uncertainty IN the industrial
world" said Presi sioent O'CornelI thfs
morning. with no work at tho navy
yard FOR these men and little prospect
The Washington times., 1909-04-02

OF getting any outside q washington,
their position is unfortunate in the eE-
treine.
The whole problem of providing SUI
ficient work at all times could be solved
10y the building Of a large foundry at
the navy yard One has been needed
Tor several years but for some Tea son
Congress has not seen dt 70 appropri-
ate the money. With a foundry OF adr-
Quate size there would he no need Of
letting any O. dnance work go 10 private
firms. and the Government could be
saved many thousands OF dollars "
RumOrs OF more dtsmissals continue 10
be in the air at the navy yard, and the
workmen, especially in the machine
shops, are III a state Of unrest. The
men who have been fortunate enough
10 have been retained are IN fl,ll sym
pathy with their less fortunate broth
ers, and until the present trouble Is
over viii contribute from their wage
envelopes toward the fund for the un-
employed.
The question whether q general dis
charge viii follow that OF yesterday y
Is as yet prObleHatiC1I Rear Admiral
LeutZc, who * responsible for the dis
charge. declined to discuss TIE matter
this morning
At the Navy Departmen ~ vas said
that the question Of dIsm. ssiug OF re-
tanning she men woulf bt left In the
hands Of the head OF the yard. as it
was a matter under his Jurisdiction.
just as II the yard were a 'varship.
The Washington times., 1909-04-02
CALLS IN MEMBERS
FOR A TARIFF RULE
Republican House Whip
Urges Adoption of Meas
ure Monday.

Representative Dwight Of New York.
majority whip IN :iIe House. today
sent out notices to every member of
his party ordering q full attendance
next Monday morning at which time
the Committee on RIles viii bring in
resOlutlD,r to expedite the passage
Of the Payne tariff bill
Mr Dalzell OF Pennsylvania already
has prepared a draft Of the resolution
which he Will submit to the Committee
on Rules tomorrow, aGi II viii be re-
ported from that committee without
opposition II was said today that the
resolution viii perm votes only on the
lumber and hide schedules.
Despite the great pressure which is
being brought 20 Oeur TO give the
House an opportunity 10 vote on beer
and petroleum. Jle Rules Committee
has thus Tar refused L. consider that
proposition. Mt Dwight said today
that his preliminary call OF the House
showed that the Rules Committees 5
resolution would De adopted by a safe
majority
The Washington times., 1909-04-02
GO WILD
OVER ROOSEVELT
Military and Civil Authorities at Gibraltar Pay Then
Respects to Former President at Unofficial Recep-
tion--Voyage to Naples Resumed

tory that Will hc gone over by the
African hunters. {. IS expected that
big game hunting VIII be the chief topic
discussed Just what hotel the RooSe-
veit party viii stay at - being kept a
profound secret by the authorities. so
there will be no opportunity Tor an
archiSts 10 plot against the life OF the
distinguished visitor.
Watching Anarchists.
While the police hoIe there Will be
no attempt made against the former
President they do not disguise the
fact that the Italian anarchistic or
ganizations look upon Colonel Koose-
Welt as a shining mark. and the pre-
cautions taken 10 prevent al outrs ge
are the most elaborate in tie history
OF the italian nation.
An official telegram sent by the
government 10 Gibraltar. asking for
sketch Of Colonel Roosevelt's plans
remains unanswered. as does one ask
ing for the real version Of the wild
report OF an attempt g." ROoSeVelts
life while the HAMBURG was en- route.
While II IS not yet known If the
King Will go 10 meet Colonel R0ose-
welt, the general impression is that ne
will not. Ambassador GTiscOm holds
to that opinion. Asked for a state
ment today he said:
II am in the dark as 70 the Kings
plans but inaSmuch as 7 have not been
Informed that ne will he In Naples. l
must assume that he viii not 80 there
The Washington times., 1909-04-02
MESSINA CUT OUT
OF THE ITINERARY

ROME, April Col. Theodore Roose-
welt will not visit ruined Messina, after
all. despite the fact that King Victor
had placed the big battleship Umberto
at his disposal Time viii not permit
This WAS finally decided upon following
a conference between the italian Of
fcials and the steamship companies that
have charge OF The distinguished visitor
The captain or the steamer Admiral,
On which Colonel Roosevelt viii con-
Jinue MS voyage. TO Mombassa, reported
that he would not be able, because Of
contracts already entered into, to make
4 special stop at Messina, while Am
basSador GriSCom explained that the
time at Colonel RooSevelts disposal, is
too short 10 allow the special trip by
wurship King Victor had planned.
Another element that entered into the
abandonment or che plan was the TN
possibility OF effectively guarding che
visitors. and on this point the Italian
police officials laid great stress.
Will Meet Ambassador.
The program as AT present arranged
win take up all OF Colonel RoOsevelts
time Sunday, the only day ne VIII be OF
italian soil When the Hamburg reaches
Naples Sunday morning, she viii be met
Dy Ambassador Griscom, and the local
authorities. Colonel Roosevelt and his
party VII bo escorted 10 his hotel and.
II time permits. Will later be driven
about the city
In the evening the colonel viii be the
guest OF honor at a dinner rendered by
the Duke and Duchess AOsta, which
viii also be attended by Ambassador
Griscom.
Inasrnuch as the Duchess Of Aosta
has recently covered the same terri
The Washington times., 1909-04-02
NATIVE FILIPINO
SPEAKS IN HOUSE
Pablo Ocampo Discusses
Tariff Relations With
States.

Today, for the first time in the history
OF the Government a native Filipino.
Pablo Octmpo, d elegate from the Philip
pine IsIands. addressed the House Of
Representatives
IF ever free trade" he said, were to
De established in the sIricteSU sense,
that is a reciprocal exchange OF prod
ucts between the United States and the
Philippines. without barriers for one and
elasticity for the other. it is evident that
the effect would be disastrous, and
would involve grave consequences for
the Philippine Islands
ocampo declared that the Payne bin
establishes a novel free trade system
Zee admission of American products
into the islands without limitation. and
restriction OF Philippine inportatiuns
TO this country.
lie presented a resolution OF The Phil
ippine Legislature asking abolition Of
the Dineley duty on sugar, unmauu-
tEctured tobacco, cigarettes. aCriCul-
tUral machinery, and apparatus Tor re-
pairing roads.
Hard to Understand.
The Filipino Delegate is d. short, spare
swarthy man, with characteristic Ma
layan features. He was formerly one
OF AgLnaldo's insurrectos. but has now
adopted the ways OF peace, end. II iS
understood. has AmusSed considers Dle
fortune as n merchant i3e spoke from
manuscript IN broken English. that was
very difficult for the members 80 an
derstsnd.
AT the ciose Of nis rema arSs riepre-
sentative Goulden Dem-, y. ". who
led the applause, stated that he under
stood that President Tart had declared
during the Philippine 1nsUTTection
that if he could secure ocampo's as
sistance there wo4ld be no trouble IN
nacifying the islands.
The islands are pacI1ed. said
Goulden In conclusion bowiug 10 the
embarrassed Filipino
Representative Moore tRep.. Pa
made a plea for safe, sane, and con-
ServatiVe protection. Young (Rep.. y.
Y discussed the hide. leather, and shoe
schedule He asserted that the UinZley
tariff on hides had cost the people
SSo,ooo,oO0 in higher prices ror shoes
Spight to Minority.
Spight Dem. Mss said that he re-
gretted there was some foundation ror
the charge that a number or Southern
Representatives had turned their backs
on the teachings OF a lifetime ri
showed a disposition TO get their share
OF tariff graft that was formerly dis
tributed only in other sections OF the
country. Speaking OF the duty on Iuru-
go hS Sf.iN sAle't IL" PAvtS7S o6a44lSL TIC
lower duties had come to him from con
sumers. and he predicted that a day OF
reckoning would come 10 members who
listened to the voice OF the Lumber
trust and advocated higher Duties.
Landbergh (Rep., Mimi said 10 flau
a three hours speech 10 deliver in only
i've minutes time. He entered into q
general discussion Of the IarlrT question
and said that the taT1fI should be only
high enough 10 protect labor and 70
bring about natural competition
Bowers (Dem.. Miss criticised &c
Ways and Means Committee for having
placed on the free list or reduced the
duty on all the chief agricultural and
forest products Of his State, while farm
products in ether parts OF the country
were heavily protected
The Washington times., 1909-04-02

-------Ne% 80 NA-A J. II - SCI
ton between those two aHairs-the de-
HFeTy OF support IN the House orgarf-
zation light and the reorganization of
the bin at the last minute:
What can be the influence thar
makes the organization stand uD so
strong and firm against all interference
with the beer and OF items? Why will
lney agree 10 give the House a vote on
almost anything else. but not on these
Items? That's what we want to know:
It's what everybody Is wondering: and
l. this bill passes and becomes law
with these concessions - beer and
standard OH, it's what We will all have
70 explain in the next Congressional
campaign.
Members Hostile.
That was a Republican diagnosis. The
speaker was talking to two other Re
pUblicans, and the trio were asked now
they would vote on rule which denied
vote on the OIL item. AL three
promptly answered:
Against ii. Of course"
That's the trouble. The managers
can't yet count enough votes for the
rule they want They can get them on
IN hours notice for some other rule
for rule that will inclUde these votes
and the ones they are Offering. This
is the testimony Of scores Of Republic
ans who are refusing thus far to be led
into The camp
They are already putting the screws
on us hard" said another Republican.
who is indignant at the leaders fight
for beer and oil. They are bringing us
newspapers and letters and petitions
and resolutions of commercial bodies,
demanding, above all else. quick ac-
tion. They are putting US in the posi-
ton or preventing action. when. in fact.
they are the dogs in the manger. They
are determined that this concession 70
the two pov erful interests-b brewing
aud Standard Oil-shaU not be sub
mitted 10 a vote of the House. 1 think
We can stand as long a delay as they
can
Vote Is Wanted
THE truth is that If they bring in a
rule allowing a vote on the beer tax
and on the oil 6uty. the beer tax will
be the subject Of a very close showing
/ rather think it would be, defeated; but
that isn't the point. The House is close
on it, and we want vote. That's all
we want Wen be satisfied 10 be beaten;
but give us the vote The duty on oil
would go out by an almost overwhelnn-
ing vote. That's why they won't give
us a vote. They know it
Still another Republican said:
When the coffee and tea taxes were
Put into the bill. il wasn't expected they
would stay there. They were put in to
draw fire. They served the purpose
They reused q wave OF protest a s wide
the continent The bill was so bad,
in popular estimate. while they were in
H. that as soon they were taken out
Il looked mighty good 20 ale average
persOn, simply by contrast. Under the
cover OF that feint. toe management
expects TO get away with its real OBJ
1ect--the oil tax and the prevention of
an Increase in the beer tax"
Democrats View.
One OF the Democratic leaders said:
1T is perfectly plain what this light
Is about now. It Is a desperate struggle
OF the House leaders to scrape up enough
votes TO pass a rule, without allowing
votes on the petroleum duty and the
proposal to increase the beer tax II
wac plain enough some time ago that
those were 10 be the real lighting
points.
why. the only agricultural schedule
The Washington times., 1909-04-02
ROOSEVELT AS HERO
OF EDESON DRAMA

Former President Roosevelt's African
experiences may be recoUnted in drama
through the efforts OF Robert Edeson-
If Mr. Roosevelt will write the play. IN
which the scenes are TO be laid IN jun
giles, and the central character Is to be
himself, Mr.. Edeson VIII see 20 the
staging OF IL. If the former President
does not care 20 write mp his expert
enCes in this manner. however. Mr.
Edeson will see TO # any way that the
play Is written bv some one in which
The weII-known actor viii be given an
opportunity 10 impersonate the StrenU-
Gus idea as 1t is found in Jungle Land.
The Washington times., 1909-04-02
CORN SPECIAL GOES
THROUGH FREDERICK

FREDERICK, Ma. April 2-The
Corn special OF the FarIne rs Iustt
tute OF the Maryland Agricultural Col
!ege left Frederick this morning. con-
tinuing IT'S tour 20 Hsgerstown. which
VIII be reached this afternoon. One
hour stops are made at the various sta
tions. where lectures are delivered on
expert methods or cuittvattnR corn. "
=. / TaliafeTTC. 9. W Nash, II J
Patterson. and Nicholas SchmltE. OF the
experiment station Of the Institute, are
dAli1 eriuS the lectures. A large rowd
heard them here YESTERDAY
The Washington times., 1909-04-02

In the whole bill :hat was reduced TO
a point where it would make the least
difference 10 the American producer,
was barley. Why2 Because the brew
ers wanted il reduced Not another
Item was changed IN any significant
way except that one. They have been
compelled TO put that back 10 . cents,
and so they are more insIstent than
ever on preventing tho Increase In the
beer tax
The House was In a good deal OF a
ferment today over these charges and
the fight was more determined than
the day before. The managers insisted
that they would carry their rule. de-
spite all opposition, on Monday. They
insisted there was no real opposition
to the petroleum duty. while. as for
beer, they said a rule permitting a
vote on beer would be certain OF defeat
because about forty Republicans from
brewing constituents would oppose II.
The Washington times., 1909-04-02
AIDE,
PALMER, ON DUTY

Lieut.. Commander L. g. Palmer. who
has been appointed inspector or target
practice 10 succeed Commander Sims,
who was President Roosevelt's naval
aide. entered upon MS duties today as
naval aide 10 President Taft
Lieutenant Commander Palmer nus lie.
the voyage around the world with the
battleship feet as flag lieutenant OF
Captain Potter, commander OF The
Fourth division.
The Washington times., 1909-04-02

Silk FOur-in-Hand Ties I5c
Mems Balbrigan Underwear. 25c
Meu's SuSpenders. rs......19 .19c
Jean Drawers .ISc
Mems White HandkerehiefS Sc
Boys COlOred Stiif Bosom
Shirts .I5e
The Washington times., 1909-04-02
STRICKEN ON BOAT

CAPE CHARLES. Va. April 2.-R. d.
Rope. ffty-one years old, a prominent
citizen or Hampton, Va. was seized
With a severe hemoTThage when nearing
Cape Charles on the railroad steamer
Maryland, and burst blood vessel IN
hts neck But for the quick action of
Tninistered 10 him, he would have bled
10 death.
The Washington times., 1909-04-02

was given ami the passengers took ad-
vantage Of the occasion 10 present Mr..
Roosevelt with an address. in which
they set forth their pleasure at having
had the opportunity OF becoming So in
timateIy acquainted with him. The ad-
dress wished him good luck on his hunt
iDc