Iberia County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Valezano, Gabriel December 10, 1901
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New Iberia Enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, December 14, 1901, Image 3

Gabriel Valezano, a respected and well-to-do citizen of Jeanerette, was 
killed at that place at an early hour on Wednesday morning. From what could 
be learned Valezano was seen last Tuesday night in company with a stranger, 
who told him that he was wanted by a family of Italians living in the 
western portion of the town. This was the last seen of him until Wednesday 
morning, when he was found murdered in a small alley-way leading to Main 
street. His face and head had been terribly beat up with some blunt 
instrument. One of his arms was broken, and from the bruises on his hands 
and his cut fingers, it goes to show that he must have made a desperate 
effort to protect himself. Valezano came here and settled several years ago. 
He worked for a number of years as a blacksmith for the old lumber firm of 
Milmo, Stoke & Co., and accumulating a little money started in the grocery 
business. He made a success of this and accumulated quite a lot of money. He 
retired from business about a year ago, and had the esteem of every one who 
knew him, as he was always looked upon as an honest and upright citizen. He 
owned quite a lot of valuable property in the town. The authorities, both 
municipal and parochial, are investigating the cowardly crime, and already 
two Italians, Joe Cantello and wife, have been arrested and jailed. 
Circumstantial evidence is very strong against them. Spots of blood were 
traced to their place of business, and their room had been washed this 
morning, not sufficiently, however, to wipe out all traces of blood which 
were yet visible. The clothes worn by Cantello on Tuesday were found hanging 
on a line; they had just been washed, but yet disclosed several bloody 
spots.


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