Daily national Democrat., 1860-06-27
Atrocities in Sicily.

The whole civilized world is watching
with eager interest, the progress ofthc revo-
luton ia Sicily That Island forms no in
considerable portion Of the Kingdom OF Ma
pies, and contains a population of over two
million. 1t bears pretty much the same re-
lation to Naples proper, that Hungary does
to Austria, with this difference however viz:
that the rule of His Majesty Of Naples over
the Sieilians has been more despotic than
that Of the Emperor Of Austria over the peo-
pie of Hungary. The Jarbarous nature Of
the government against which the Sicilians
are now arrayed in rebellion, may be learned
from the following statements made 10y cor.
respondent Of the London Chronicle, who
vouches for their truth:
The police of Palermo, desiring to get pos.
session OF citizen suspected Of patriotism,
who had taken flight arrsed as hostages
threw into filthy dungeons, and put to the
torture his aged mother, his wife, and his
sons and daughters. The youngest of the
latter. beautiful girl lately married to re-
/ spectacle citizen underwent treatment that
moved the whole capital to pity" Madame
! Catalano, wife of a celebrated advocate, en-
treated and at last obtained her release, and
she Is now slowly recovering. Pon'illo, a
cummissaly famous for bis cruelty, makes his
prisoners Sit down on chair with an open
work seat furnished with razor blades, and
! having underneath n chatting dish Of burning
coal Inspector Louis Mauiscalco applies
iron manacles to the accused, which are made
to grip tighter and tighter ii the sufferer IS
stubborn In the slang Of the Sbirri, this is
called "the angelic Instrument Jailer Bruno
strips his prisoner of his clothing and then
lies his head between his legs. But the most
infamous Of the crew Of The Director General
is Captain Chemiui, who was once rob
| Der by profession. Being sent to the town Of
I Ncosia to discover the assassin of a govern
ment official out Of thirty individuals thrown
into prison on suspicion, he chose two at hap
hazard. named Chimera and Pizzolo, These
two unfurtuuates Chemici subjected to the
most horrible treatment. such as the "cap of
silence" the "angelcll instrument" starva-
ton, beating, dc, but he could not make
1 them confess crime they were not guilty Of
/ He then seized on the wife Of Cmmera,
! Young and handsome woman After having
/ perpetrated on her the most abominable vio
/ lence. he had her tied naked on bench, and
!
| She remained three DAYS in that state, with
out solid food, until, half dead, the poor
creature deposed that her husband had said
formerly that he should ike TO kill Captain
| Gorgouc This testimony, so obtained, was
Immediately taken down by an officer Of jus
| tee, brought for the purpose; and Chemiei
rejoicing as having an iuklug of proof, re-
turned to the dungeon Of the prisoners to in
form them that Chimera's wife had confessed
They still persisted in their denial and he
then had r,couse to a mode Of torture of such
moustrous obsceuily that description is i'm
possible. The sufferers at last yielded, and
confessed whatever was required. The poor
creatures were then taken before mags-
trato that they might repeat their confession
in the presence Of the multitude. The light
and air of heaven and the presence Of their
fellow citizens, however, revived their euer-
gy, and they not only proclaimed their in
nocerco but denounced the Infamous means
employed against t1cr. cry OF horror
arose from the assembled crowd, and the
sLirri hastily surrounded them and carried
them back to prison. The former torture
was again applied; Chimera and Pizzolo
again sank under it, and confirming their
first avownl of guilt, were taken to another
town for trial The tortures they had en-
dured We're SO evident, however, that the
court appointed . commission to inquire into
their case. The commission was told enough
to report the truth, upon which the court
pronounced them innocent and ordered them
10 be set at liberty. 1t was Of no use how
| ever, the unhappy men are still in prison, by
the pleasure Of Director Maniscalco.