The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-05-30
rrom co,r..pondenee Of The London Christian Times
ANOTHER MA.niAr CASE.
Florenee. !taly, March sO, Is

morning at haH past Iuur, hurFleu away iiVW
his children to the prison Of the Bargellc, con.
,lemned without any trial, without any wit
nesses. bv the Council Of Prefecture, to a
wears confinement in the Penitentiary OF I'm.
broriano. near Monte Lupo, whittier he was
conveyed in chains On the following morning
the crimes for which he was consigned 70 4
dungeon being the possession OF one Bible
and two Testaments, and the ayowal, when
examined hy the Chancellor of the Delegation
nf Santa Maria Novella. that he considered
Jesus Christ the sole Head Of the Church.
The circumstances which led to this arrest
are so Characteristic of the spy system now
prevalent throughout Tuscany. and so honor,
able to the man against whom It was direc-
ted, that make no apology for communists
inc them with as much fulness OF detail as
YOUR columns will allow. Domenico Geo
chetti is a workman employed in the tobac.
co mandatory OF NM. Emanuel Fenzi <
CO.. the well known bankers, who have tor
wears farmed this monopoly. He was one
of the best workmen in the establishment,
earning five paus day, and enjoyed the IS.
TEEN ana confidence OF his employers in the
highest possible degree. His age IS about
forty-three and as he is witlower, with four
bows, of whom the eldest is sixteen, and the
Youngest six. There has devolyed on him not
only the task Of maintaining his boys, but OF
discharging all those domestic duties which
are 4 mothers peculiarproyince. And these
duties he has discharged so well that his four
boys are patterns Of good conduct. and the
whole neighborhond is wont to speak Of Geo
chettis children as models of what children
ought to be. The two eldest were already
employed in the tobacco mandatory, where
they, TOO, earned, on an average, a Ira day
each.
He lived on the first floor Of a honse in the
Via Tadea, close TO the tobacco mandatory.
In another small apartment on the same floor
was lodged young man, the apprentice OF
avintner in Borso La Noce. He was struck
by the good conduct of the young Cecchettis,
and by the excellent and kind bearing Of the
father, and in the course Of conversation and
familiar intercourse, at length learned that
the father was in the habit of reading with
his children and his friends the Bible. And
in casual chat with his own master, he re-
peated this circumstance to him, expressing
his belief that the Bible could not be such
very bad book, after all, when il produced
such happy fruits.
A few days afterwards, the winner went
to confession at San Lorenzo, and there men,
toned TO the conlessor that his apprentice
had been talking 10 him about Diodati's Bible,
which he thought NOT so bad as it had been
represented. The priest Immediately inter-
rupted the confession, and refused him abso.
luton. Next day, he met Priest Buratti,
GO n ca II and ma al
the fercest and most relentless prosecutors
Of the Tuscan PrOtestants. Why, what Is
the matter with you." said Curaie Buratti,
'.you seem so dull :" "Ah, Curate, no Won
der, yesterday was refused absolution.
as YOU There must be some mistake come
to nv house and confess to me, and hope
twill prove nothing"
The yintner made his confession to Curate
Buratti, and received absolution, all snug
and comfortable; and Curate Baratti lost no
time in denouncing Domenico Cecchetti 70
The Tuscan police as guilty Of the crime Of
Protestant prOpagandism, aud requiring them
10 watch over lis proceedings, and, if posi-
Bile, to seize him in the act.
Accordingly, some liree months ago, four gen.
dsrmes suddenly entered Cecchei;I's house. shout
nine O'Clock in lie evening. They expected 10
have found him in company with other ingl.
Iers. reading The Scriptures; lhry found only
another fellow LOGGER named Coli. who had
come 10 repay Cerehplii he sum II Eve pauls.
which he lad borrowed on lie previous day.
Bni they seized and carried Of 10 triumph one
ropy n Dindsli's Bible. and Two eopifs Of ihe
New Testament.
Ceccheii heard nothing more % Tie matter
fof nearly len weeks. On he morning e Wed.
nesday, The I4ih instant, he received an order
10 appear before ire Delegate n Santa Maria
Noreila, 10 The afternoon Of The same day.
Then and ihefe he was examined by the Chan.
celIor Of ihs Delegation. and required 10 declare
Why three Copies Of Diadaii's Bible and fes.
iameni were found 10 his possession. "lndeed.
SigDo' Delegate vas The snswer, f" only wish
there had been ive instead nf three, f1r there
are i've 81 u. nv boys and myself. and We re.
quife Bible s-piece." The Chancellere sue.
cessirtly in,eupgsied him as 10 his opinion re-.
gardihg mas, confession. the suihefily Of The
Pope, % al which points he slated his opinion
without reserve. lie replied that Jesus Christ
had been offered % once as sacrifice for The
sins 81 mankind; that no lulBre sacrifice w. 70
cnuld be wanted. lie ssid AS 10 confession.
when have sinned. i Is my duty 10 confess my
EN-, htI u Almighty God and implnre his par.
don ; lhen 10 ny brother. Il I have acted wrongly
sgslnsi NY broihef--io ynu. signor chsDrelliere,
for example, i ] have offended you. As % The
Pope beng he head Of The Church. know.
he said. 10 hesdship save thai 81 Jesus Christ.
The Pope is--s constituted authority. like YOU.
Senor ChancelIifre Before llisi examination
terminated. lie chsncellere of lie Delegation
bad. doubt not, acquired the conviction Of Jar
CUES. hist. 81
s0ut of fbes. ronvsriies
There i mBeh matter 70 he bsaf5 and learned"
Bot. respecting certain matters, lie neither
heard nor learned anything i,om the Domenicp