Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-08
DOOMED ITALIANS
AWAIT EXECUTION
IN JAIL At AN|TE
Attorney Hutfies to Wash
ington With Supreme Court
PIea-0 One Prisoner At
tennpts Suicide

ANTE, La, May six men
sentenced TO be hanged for the muir
der of Dallas Gaines reached here
at 9:O5 a. m from New Orleans and
were placed in individual cells IN
the parish prison where they will re-
main until Friday, the date of the
execution The men were accom-
panied by a troop of national guard.
A tremendous crowd was at the sta
ton.
Girault Farrar, attorney for the
six men, was today on his way to
the national capital in last effort
to obtain from the United States su-
preme court a stay of execution att
err Judge Foster, Of the federal dis
trict court, yesterday dismissed an
application for a writ of habeas COR
pus for five of the prisoners and
later refused to grant an appeal. In
denying the writ the judge stated
it was not the prerogative of the
United States district court to inter-
fere with the orderly administration
of the law IN the courts Of the state
of Louisiana, and that the prisoners
have had due process of law
The condemned men, Natalie Dea
more, Joseph RIM, Joseph Bocchlo.
Andrea Lemantia, Roy Leona, and
Joseph Giglio. bid their friends IN
New Orleans goodby last night.
TROOPS GUARD DOOMED
MEN ON LAST JOURNEY
NEW ORLEANS, May six
men sentenced to BE- hanged Friday
were taken from the parish prison
here early today and started on their
Journey to Amite, La. where the
executions will take place. They
were escorted by a troop OF national
guard.
When Warden Rennyson awak-
ened the condemned men at 4:l5
o'clock to dress for the trip, he
found that Roy Leon2, of Brook
Ivn. N Y, had stabbed himself five
times with three-inch dirk. One
OF the wounds penetrated his lung
and is regarded as serious. Leona
confessed to the Staying of Dallas
Gaines, who attempted to frustrate
a bank robbery at independence.
La, three years ago.
One Refuses to Dress
Natalie Deamore, Of New Orleans,
who for more than a week has been
acting insane, refused to dress and.
prison attendants put clothes on him
while he fought them off
Andrea Lamantia, of Chicago,
would not awaken and was forcibly
taken from his cot. He had not
taken off his clothes or cap for sew
eral DAYS and was fully clothed
Joseph Giglio, of Brooklyn; Joseph
Bocchio. of Chicago, and Joseph
RIM, of New Orleans, marched from
their cells protesting they were 60
ing to their death unjustly
Bocchio, who was studying for the
priesthood before turning bandit,
made a statement before leaving the
prison
why should 1 die?" he began Il
have done nothing. ! have been
three years in cells. | have made
man of myself during those three
years. l did not know the world
when [ came to jail. | have studied
it since. [ have read. | have not
read lately;,I have only prayed for
way to save us. What would [ do if
| were freed now? Well, I studied to
be a priest. | would not be q priest.
| would be a reformer. | would teach
young boys of my experience; I would
go to all penitentaries; L would tell
them to be good. l have made mis-
| take, but should | hang for such
mistake? | never had murder in my
heart. | never committed it, 1
would not have it in my heart in
| thousand years
The men were handcuffed and
schackled and marched 10 waiting
patrol wagons which took them to
the depot where they were placed
on train to begin the siXty-nine
mile trip. The soldiers, deputies and
condemned men filled a special
| coach attached to a regular train
The men will be held in the Tang
ipahoa parish Jail until Friday noon
at which hour the executions are
scheduled to begin.
Says COod-by to Dog
RIM. before departing, called
Steve Elliott, the parish prison
chief, who gave him a Chihuahua
terrier. ''Toots," two years ago and
which was raised by RIM in his cell.
He asked Elliott to give the dog to
his Rini's) brother.
IF he doesn't want it. you keep
it." RIM told Elliott Then followed
detailed instructions for care of the
| dog:
Give him running water; don't
let him stay in the yard; make bed
for him in the house; he will stay
awake at night and then sleep until
noon"
Then turning his sole compan-
ion during the last two years of his
exile, he petted his terrier, scratched
its ears and said, brokenly:
We'll, Toots, guess III never see
you again