The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-21 00:00:00

ACT OF ACCUSATION.

In the year 1833, in the months of May, June, July, August,
and in the beginning of September, a conspiracy was organized
in Greece, having for its object to disturb public tranquillity,
to overturn the internal security of the state, and to injure the

independence of the nation.
The principal leaders of this conspiracy were D. Plapouta,
surnamed Coliiipulos, aged 45, and Theodore Colocotroni,
aged 64, both residing in the province of Caritena. The said
leaders of the conspiracy made use of all possible machina-
tions, fraudful plottings, and intrigues; they had recourse to
persuasion, to promises, to falsehoods, in order to ensure suc-
cess in their criminal projects, and in their schemes of high
treason, to excite the subjects of his Majesty against the su-
preme authority of the State, to procure and bring about civil
war, and to change the form of the existing Government.
Towards the months of July, August, and in the beginning
of September, the said D. Plapouta and Theodore Coloco-
troni, with the end of paralysing the Royal authority and of
exciting civil war, engaged several chiefs of brigands to begin
plundering—those brigands having formerly belonged to their
service, such as specially George Condovounissio and P. Bal-
cana—by aiding and abetting them in their infamous practices
by counsel and protection, and by furnishing them with ammu-
nition and other necessaries for the purpose. Those brigand
chiefs therefore, at the instigation of the above-named pro-
moters, commenced plundering and marauding through various
provinces of the state. At the same time the aforesaid
D. Plapouta and T. Colocotroni laboured for the said purpose,
as well by themselves in person, as by the agency of their
friends and others of their adherents well known throughout
the:Morea, and by different emissaries despatched into con-
tinental Greece, and specially by their organ, by name Con-
stantine Dimitricopoulos, of Alonisteno, their faithful envoy
in Livadia, one of their followers, and long attached to their
service ; and all their efforts tended to bring about civil war
among the subjects of his Majesty, and in effect the intrigue
had succeeded, and civil war was on the point of breaking out.
Towards the end of the month of July in the same year,
the aforesaid D. Plapouta and T. Colocotroni, being traitors
to the independence of the nation, signed, and engaged several
of His Majesty's subjects to sign, at Tripolitza, and in other
places, a petition to a Foreign Power for the purpose of up-

That the witnesses, A. Diamandapoulos, Papa Adami, J.
Drivali, D. N. Tsarouka, A. Papadimo, witnesses for the ac-
quittal, brought forward to prove that Christo Nicola at the
epoch which he states to have seen and spoken with D. Pla-
pouta and T. Colocotroni was at Albana, all depose vaguely
as to the period of the arrival in that village of Christo Ni-
colo. That the said witnesses declare their being culti-
vators—and, consequently, emi loyed in the tillage of their
lands—which presents the physical impossibility of their prov-
ing the absence of the witness, Christo Nicolo ; that an alibi
carnot be proved, but contradictorily, that is, not generally,
but specifically.
That by the deposition on oath of the Nomarch of Mes-
senia, D. Christides, it results that the witnesses for the ac-
quittal A. Diamandapoulos, Tsama Louca, demogerent in the
village of Albana, brought forward by the accused to prove
the alibi, were for several days towards the middle of July at
the Nomarchy, which proves their absence for some days from
the village of Albana, while from their depositions it would
appear that they were then at Albana ; that the witnesses for
the alibi declare that Condovounissios was not at the village of
Albana on the 15th of May, while by the declaration of the
monk Zoto Didaskolo given to the Nomarch, Condovounissios
was at Albana on the 11th of July, a circumstance which is
also proved by the testimony of Anagnosto Ambriossi.
That D. Tsarouka, witness for the alibi, declares that
Christo Nicolo, on setting out from Albana, had gone to find
Condovounissios ; that all these circumstances prove the con-
tradiction and improbability of the alibi.
That from the deposition of Athanasios Anagnostopoulo, it
results that Condovounissios himself had said that D. Pla-
pouta had advised him not to present himself, but to keep him-
self concealed, as things would change in twenty days ; that
Condovounissios had told this witness that the Government
had sought him to say that he had come to Nauplia in order to
speak to Colocotroni, a circumstance which is proved by the
other witness, Christo Nicolo.
That the reproach proposed by the accused to prove by their
witnesses, T. Photopoulo, A. Chadgi, and P. Mothonios, that
the witness A. Anagnostopoulo had devised his testimony, as
given before the Attorney-General, is by no means proved, nor
even admissible, for the same A. Anagnostopoulo declares that
he was menaced by the said P. Mothonios, and the said Anag-
nostopoulo adheres on oath before the tribunal to the testi-
mony given before the Attorney-General.
That by the witnesses A. Macroidi, C. Castalini, G. Libe-
ropoulo, P. Costandi, T. Tamrakopoulo, it results that Cap?.
janni carried on the plundering system, and that he was therein
su; ported by Coliopulos and Colocotroni, and that Capojanni
had avowed to G. Liberoupoulo that he had spoken in persoa
with Gregorindi, who had advised him to continue to carry on
the brigandage.
That the other brigand chief, Balkans, declared that he had
for protector Theodore Colocotroni, which was also declared
by the companions of Balhana ; that those companions of Bal-
kana were from the village of Skliro, and that the primates of
the said village—avowed partisans of Colocotroni—produced
as witnesses for the acquittal, are under accusation as accom-
plices of Balkana, which results from their own testimony as
well as from that of the nomarch M. Deligorgopoulo, that Dal-
kana, at the time of carrying on brigandage, frequented the
village of Skliro.

That by the letter of Gregorindi, found among the papers of
Theodore Colocotroni, it is proved that these seditious move•
ments were made in concert with Colocotroni.

That the three brigand chieftains scattered in different parts
of the kingdom proclaimed the same things of D. Plapouta
and T. Colocotroni.

That the witnesses, J. Panoutzo and A. Karakatxani, de-
posed that Stamati Mitsa at llermione announced a revolu-
tion as about to break out, and that he had a letter from old
Colocotroni, and that this circumstance was confirmed by the
speech which Stamati Mitsa made to the Eparch of Her-
mione, in which it is seen that he menaced the Government.

That the reproach proposed by the accused as to the en-
mity existing between S. Mitsa and the witnesses for the pro-
secution, Panoutzo and Karakatzani, is not such as the law re-
quires, for there does not result therefrom a capital enmity,
but merely a difference of opinion, and nothing is to be seen
but a difference of opinions and of parties, which had totally
ceased after the arrival of his Majesty in Greece, and which
was the mere effect of circumstances and of the troubles of the
times, into which all the Greeks at different periods and from
different motives were divided. That the witness for the de-
fence, A. C. Stavro, brought forward to prove the enmity be-
tween Mitsa and Karakatsani, deposed the contrary, and said
that there were between them amicable relations.

That G. Carambeli, N. Joigakopoulo, C. Tzouni, and N.
Dimitropoulo advance that A. Massoura, on their return from
the festival of St. Monia, at the time when Colocotroni was
there, engaged them not to pay their tithe taxes, as in a short
time there would be a civil war, as Colocotroni assured them.
That P. Armyrioti deposed, that in the month of May, old
Colocotroni had told him, that if the Greeks were united, they
would not have any Bavarians, and that he ought to tell his
fellow-villagers what was passing in Nauplia, and that he ought
to take his measures ; that the witness, T. N. Phlessa, declared
that he had heard Dedikolos state that all was ready, and that
he was astonished that a movement had not taken place.
That the witness, T. Jeromoualsos declared having beard
Colochera say that Sklavochorito had been sent to get up a
revolution ; that the witness, P. Constandi, declares having seen
Sklavochorito armed, and accompanied by two others, going to
seek Colochera ; that the witness for the acquittal, Galate, a
monk of St. Monia, declares that Colochera had come to the
Monastery when old Colocotroni was also there; that the wit..
ness, N. Phlessa declares that Colochera had told him all the
military were ready, and had engaged him to go to Tripolitea,
where old Colocotroni was holding an assembly.
That the witness A. Marvoidi, of Solsina, declares that
T.
puzori declared to the village that he had letters *on,
locotroni, and that he followed his orders.
That Capojanni, a brigand chief, I declared to Libero.
poulo, a witness for the prosecution, that he had a letter which
engaged him to keep in arms until the month of May, and pro-
mising a rank.
That Gregorindes was in correspondence with T. Coloco-
troni, as it was proved by the letter found among the papers
of T. Colocotroni ; that in this letter Gregorindes did not con-
fide in the common post, and that he announced the discon-
tent of the people; that it was impossible to avoid something
disagreeable, and even frightful ; that the people were in de-
spair and resolved; that Papuzori did the same thing, and
that it was necessary that he (Colocotroni) should write to
animate them, and that he awaited his instructions.
That from the letter of S. Vaya, it resulted that the mili-

tary were highly discontented, and closely united among each I
other ; that the military chiefs were understood by each other,
that the thing was almost general, and that nothing was wanted
but the sound of the trumpet to give the signal ; that C. A.
Alonistioli Dimitracopoulo, a relation of Colocotroni, bad told
him ( Vaya) that all the Peloponnesus was of accord.
That this Alonistioti, from the declaration of the witness C.
Semignioti, had revealed to him in confidence that he had been
sent by old Colocotroni and D. Plapouta to form an under-
standing with the chiefs of Roumelia ; that by the letters of T.
Alexandropoulo, addressed to Carbouni, it appears that at Tri-
politza, at the very moment of the departure of Alonistioti, it
was observed that the intention of buying cattle was but a pre-
text for. the journey of Alonistioti ; that it appears from the
declaration of G. Vaya, that although Alonistioti had pretended
to go to the fair to buy cattle, he had not bought any, and that
he had not decided to do so, but on account of the pretext which
he had advanced for the journey, and that he was ashamed to
return without having made any purchases.
That the contract of partnership presented to the tribunal
not only does not prove the interests of Alonistioti in any com-
merce done at Zeitouni, after the fair of Livadia, by his pre-
tended partners, but as signed by another, and in his absence,
and on account of other irregularities, and does not present
any: legality.
That the witness A. Mousaki declared that T. Peretopoulo
had told him not to come to Nauplia, because in fifteen days
there would be war on all sides to hunt out the Regency and
the Bavarians, and that he had letters from Colocotroni.

That. by the sworn depositions of the Nomarch Christides,
it appeared that in his district (nomos), where the partisans of
Colocotroni possess influence, there existed a spirit of tur-
bulence and opposition, which seemed as if about to trouble
public tranquillity.
That it results from the interrogatory of Prince Wrede, that
be had advised several persons whom he had seen extremely
discontented, and ready to let themselves be drawn into impru-
dent acts, to abstain from all movement ; and that in speaking
of the discontented, he had designated the party of Colocotronn
That the witness T. Carbouni declares his having heard at
the time of his journey to Andritzena that conferences were
holden at Tripolitza, and that the military were prevented from
entet ing in the corps of the gendarmes.
That the witness T. Alexandropolo declares that, being one
night concealed in a ruined fountain, which formed part of an
old bath, opposite, to the house of Boukoura, where Roma, Co-
locotroni, Plapoutas, and several others held their conferences,
he had observed at various times persons quit it, and that
having followed them, he saw them take different directions
on the roads to Nlistra, Arcadia, and Calavrita.
That the witness C. Spiliopoulo affirms that in the house of
Boukoura, where were Colocotroni and Plapouta, Colocotroni
had invited him to sign a petition to a foreign power, which
was against the Regency and the Bavarians, to drive them out
of Greece.

That the witness P. Tsonocospoulo made the same decla-
ration. _ . _

That the witness C. Gardalino declares that Chrida had en-
gaged him to sign this same petition, which he showed to him.
That Chrida is designated in several letters from Alexan-
clropulo as doing the duty of the police at the nocturnal confe-
rences of Colocotroni.

That the Isitnesses N. Spilistecopulo, D. Michalopoulo,
and Co. Stasinopoulo declare that Theorilo Tsacapoulo, an
old officer of Colocotroni's service, had engaged them to sign
the same petition, and that they had seen thereon the signa-
tures of the accused.

That the witness P. Tsonocopoulo declares that Stasino-
poulo bad engaged him to sign a similar petition.
That the witness N. Tringo being one night in the lower
part of the house of Captain Saranta at Valtetzi, heard him
say to another person present, that Colocotroni had sent him
a petition to sign, which was to be presented to the said
Foreign Power.
That the witness S. Theocharapoulo declares that Collo-
pulos had in his house said that the Greeks if they chose could
immediately put his Majesty on the throne.
That the witness Beniselo Rufus declares that Plapouta had
said in his presence that they ought to lay aside their old
hatreds, all unite, civil and military, and demand the corona-
tion of the King.
That the witness N. Phlessa declares, that a certain Arrs-
~iv s travelling in
Messinia,, to procure sig-
natures to a petibon-ag...--,1 persons
had told him. e enc, severa
That the witness for the defence, M. 0
Mirarch of the Gendarmerie, declares, that during his rait
dence at Tripolitza he had heard the same petition spoken of.
That the witness for the defence, A. Monarchides, State
Councillor, declares that he had heard at Tripolitza that there
was such a petition, anil. that in his nomarchy the people's
minds were disturbed.

That Theodore Colocotroni said in his interrogatory, that
Roma had never spoken to him of politics, and in his exami-
nation before the Court, that Roma had told him that affairs
at Nauplia were disturbed, and that he set out expressly for
the Monasteiy, in order not to be expected ; that on compar-
ing the two examinations, a palpable contradiction becomes
evident.

That Nicolaidi, witness for the acquittal, declares that Roma,
on setting out from Nauplia, had told him he would communi-
cate his ideas on the project of Franz to Colocotroni and Pla-
pouta ; that it appears from the declaration of Calsaiti, and
from the avowal of Plapouta, that Roma had in a merry man-
ner explained himself on the project to Plapouta at Argos.
That it also appears from the testimony of the Nomarch Mar-
cos, of the brothers Pharmacopoulo, from the declaration of
Colocotroni, from the expose of the Director Marcos, that
Roma endeavoured much to recommend the said project.
That the witnesses for the acquittal brought forward to prove
an enmity between the accused and the witnesses for the pro-
secution, C. Spiliopoulo, P.• Tsonomopoulo, C. Gardelino,
and T. Alexandropoulo, and their bad conduct, have shown
nothing but facts bearing relation to the ancient spirit of party,
effects always arising from the difference of the parties, in
which the four above-named witnesses found themselves mixed
up during the various periods of the national war, a spirit of
party and of difference, which has ceased from the moment
when his Majesty arrived in the bosom of his new country :
that this sort of animosity, if even the tribunal wished to take
notice of it as yet existing, is not a capital enmity in which ap-
pears the concourse of circumstances required by the laws.
That with respect to the bad conduct of the witnesses, the
facts advanced do not in any manner prove it ; for those wit-
nesses find themselves in precisely the same category as many
other military men who await, from the Royal decision, the
recompense of their services.
That among those very four witnesses there is one, Garde-
lino, to whom Colocotroni himself gave last year a certificate
a 'service and of good conduct.
That among the witnesses for the acquittal there exists a
great party, against whom the witnesses for the accusation had
made depositions ; others who have been prosecuted as sus-
pected of complicity in the brigandage, excited by the accused,
and consequently those witnesses in their depositions spoke in
favour of their own cause,---that many of the witnesses for the
acquittal, instead of adducing facts, hcstened to launch forth
in attacks against the witnesses for the prosecution.

That the tribunal on declining to hear the witnesses for the
acquittal had allowed their being heard solely with the reserve
of judging of the weight of their testimony, conformably to
the principle laid dean in the act of the 6th of April, 1834.
That every reproach, to be available, ought to be proved
contradictorily.

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