The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-24
GEBBIA HANGED FOR MURDER
Italian Pays the Penalty for Staying Little Walter La
MANA Kidnapped from His Parents in New Orleans
Two Years Ago By Black Hand Murderers.
Buoyed Up by Religious Consolation the Villain Met Death With
out Finching-Peter Lamana Saw the Hanging Although
He was Excluded from the Yard of the Jail
The Story of the Crime.

| his crime. He confessed to Father
Mauret and received communion
this morning, saying after his con-
fession that whatever he had to
tell he had told to the priest. He
wrote a long letter last night to
his sister, Lena, who is in the
Sacred Heart Convent in New Or
leans.
STORY OF KIDNAPPING AND MURDER.
| Peter Lamana of New Orleans,
regarded a good citizen and an
undertaken of means, who still
lives with his broken family at
1924 st. Philip Street. had among
his children, one on whom the
love of an affectionate mother and
the ambitions of stout father
rested. This child was Walter L.
Lamana, 10 years old. On the
evening of June 8, 1907, when the
Lamana family gathered around
the supper table Walter was miss
ed. An all-night search failed to
find him. Then the police were
called in and the search for the
lost child became general. The
suggestion that it was Black
: Hand abduction was not taken
seriously. Lamana had no enc
mics. He was not wealthy.
On June 8. Nicolina Gebbia
: brought consolation in the shape
: of the statement for Mr.. Lamana
; not to worry, that bad men had
: the boy and that they would give
him up for big sum of money.
On June 10 a letter was received
> demanding $4,000 as ransom, and
threatening that unless the money
I was paid that the kidnapers would
t torture the hoy and return the
corpse in pieces. Driven to des
: peration MI. Lamana placed him
! self in the hands of friends, ant
d through them, went to the polics
e with his letter. The instruction,
It were that he should go alone vi
, the Baton Rouge road to Kennc
y on a white horse and with whit,
l. hat, and there he would meet {
man to who whom he must pa,
D. the money.
,e Lamana followed directions
lie But he went fortified by News On
l. leans detectives and by Sherit
" Marrero of Jefferson Parish. Th
10 ruse brought no results. Hi
ne movements were watched at HON
e. and on the road. The blackmai
if ers were tipped off by confederate
be who were sharp. On the night {
nd June IL a IL ass meeting OF either
pr, was held. The city was arouset
or A vigilance committee of prom
ma inent Italians was formed.
if purse was made up to make I'll
fight. The Italian quarters W,
to searched by citizens and by polio
he but without avail.
Ills GAVE WORD TO MURDER BOY.
an That night Gebbia hurried
sk- st Rose, where Campisciano he
up the child prisoner, and the wo
no was given to STAY it. The chi
to victim was strangled to death.
per corps was wrapped in sack, d
led posted in box and carried
aid Campisciano into dismal hole
ose the st. Rose marsh. There it Ii
his a prey for the vulture and t
w. ground hog, until, growing desp'
Jail ate the vigilantes. and the offic'
the of jefferson, Orleans and of
vas Charles stole their way to St. RI
in the dark of the night aud s.
$. prised Campisciano and his wifi
row WITH ROPE AROUND HIS NECK
In CONFESSED.
ave A confession was wrung fr
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