The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-19
Tho Italian Conspiracy Aeainse Ne.
poicoa-Oaicial Accusation or Max.
zfnt the "uead Of the Plot.,'

| Poicoo-O6cia Accusation OF Maz.
zini astAe 'suead of the Plot.''
The aeas doecas sstsos, or hill Of Indictment
read At the trial Of the italian cons pirasors-
Just convicted In PAris-agsinst the life q
the Emperor Napoleon, contains the follow
Ing charges against Magxini:
At tho head Of this plot Is NaRiui. Thi,
ardent eonspifator, already condemned bv
| default on the 3d Of September, 1857, by the
Assits Court Of the Seine, was found 9ulIty
OF having formed, With certain person.
named 1ioaidi, hatolefti. and Others. plo!
| has not ceased to attack, in the person q
Napoleon lIk. tho priuciple Of order and
| authority OF which the revolution a the I'm.
placable enemy. During the trial Of 1851
papers were seized which revealed these
plots, and II II requisite to refer to them In
order to show the criminal persistence Of the
ehief Of the party Of action in Italy.
On the 10th Of June, 1887, Masxini wrote
TO his fellow-cOnspirators, Massarenti and
Campanella, these words: "The carrying out
this attempt is vital affair for the country
1t ID nearly the whole question.
The adAir Of Paris Ia more than ever desira-
bic and urgent" He recommended them 10
call to mind all he had told them % to the
line of conduct they were to follow; he In
formed them Of the means Of procuring
funds, and he added, II would give millions,
but teannot" At thia period he again wrote
to spread over all Italy, bu. which he had
not been able to bring to maturity: The
structure that has been raised With infinite
pains and unhopcd for success up to yestef-
day has been overthrown. It Is enough
to make one dash his head against the wall.
l do not do 30, however; We have to begin
again."
Maszini was preparing for 1898 vast revo.
lutionary movement, the eigaal for which
was the assassination Of the Emperor. Greco,
second class conspirator, seemed to him at
once obscure enough and resolute enough
for the matter to be entrusted to him
"GrecO," said Mazziui, In q letter addressed
TO the Lcndon Times on the 14th Of January
last, 'is an enthusiastic patriot, who has
taken an active part II the expeditions of
1850 and 1881 in the south o: Italy, and =
such was In relation with me-" The fsla-
tions of these two became intimate in April,
1858 Maxzini was then at Lugano.
The plan WAS then arranged, and It was
decided that Greco should proceed to Paris
in the beginning Of May to examine the state
Of affairs, and, when Oppor7u aity "Hared, to
make the attempt at the moment of his
departure Mazxini wrote, In his presence,
note to serve As the key Of the correspond
ChSO. Al IL OVei tAAau8 Wu1 Carefully tTV-
vided for-the relations 20 be formed In Pa
ris, With view to oafHs tue vigilance OF tho
police; the necessity fJr money, arms, AMI
assistants; the notice 70 oe given on the eve
OF the attempt. Finally Naxz;ni mentioned
as the place to which letters We're to be ad-
dressed to him In London the house of q
woman named Roselly, the daughter OF
man with whom he had political relations at
Lugano. The note wss In these words:
FIRM Paris to London.
TO 1adooss feose1v, 50 N, ddelton Square,
P-ntOnville, l. .ndon:
If you come in contact with Murnt, you
are to tell him, among other things, that
you have good hopes as To your military ca
re-r. IL you are absolutely In want Of arms,
ypu are to ask permission to dedicate to him
fantasia Of your own composition, Il voto,
for the piano. If you are absolutely In want
Of pecunis,y aid, you will tell him to send
ycu, buying 1t for you, Balfe's last opera
Address and hour. IF there is great pro.
an insignificant letter, and conclude, II will
Writeto you In week, HI three or four days"
II there be absolute want Of an intimate, "bs
pleased to tell me the price of Broadwood
piano In London"
This note was one Of the documents found
In possession of Greco It Ia manifest.y
from the hand Of Mazz;ni, and an expart has
abundantly demonstrated It, Together with
Greco Grec3 rnen SET out Tor France; ry
way OF Turin and Mont Gents, and reached
Paris carly Ia May. Under the name Of Flo
rctti, ana sometimes under his own name,
he lodged successfully at the Hotel Saint
Marie, Rue dc Rivoli and at No. 19S Rue st.
HonOreO He found pretext, as had been
agreed upon, to present himself at the house
Of Prince Nurat, one Of whose secretaries ho
treQ aently saw; and he succeeded In this way
in making the police agents, who had at first
watched his movements, believe that their
surveillance vas superNuOua.
The Emperor had for a short time LETT
Paris. 1t was dccidad, In correspondence
between Greco and Mazzini, that the attemp:
should be postponed. Greco quilted his
hotel in July; leaving behind him n port
mantna containing various articles, and say
ing he was going to London. He returned
to Lugano, where he again found Mazzinl
His relations with him were continual.
In consequence OF measures adopted by
the Swiss authorities, the Ma2sinians who
resided at Lugano found 1t expedient to dis.
per6s Greco retired to Mendrizio, bit be-
came several times In the week to Maxzini's
lodgings. II was during these interviews
the organization Of the conspiracy was
concluded. Magz!ni, from the COM
mensement. declares that, having gone
to London, he left the address, written with
his own hand, to which letters for him
should be directed, I'M Flowers, IS Tourl %
square, London" This note was seized,
with several other notes signed by Maas!ni
with his usual obbreviation, together with
four Of his photographs, two Of which were
signed BY him.
Eight days before Nsssini quilted Lugano
he left thirteen hundred francs with Greco.
He next sent him one thousand francs from
London, and again two thousand francs In
bank notes. At the same time hc collect cd
arms. Greco received ten bombs, revolvers
and poignards, through various Nazsinian
agents, and particularly through person
named Nostet, Of Genoa. Finally, Greco
selected, with the appreciation Of Maeslni,
the comrades who were to accompany him
to Franco.
He had already secured the sssistaAee Of
ImDsrstori Being at Milan in July, 1868,
where he was known - possessing the con.
ddence Of Ia0ini, he had visit from Natalie
Imperatori, who had been one Of Garibaldi's 3
companions In the expedition Of Aarsals In
1859, and Tor that feason was In the receipt
Of the pension Of ''the Thousand" Inpera.
tori announced himself 8 the originator Of
the plan to make an attempt on the life Of
the Emperor OF the French. GRECO aud he
met st Lugano In the month Of September.
Imperatorl persissing In his determination,
Greco requested bin to write to Maszini. and
received from him flor the latter the follow
ing letter, dated the 18th Of 6eptAmheI. !S63 [:
"RespectableA n Mazz,ni: After having sev-
eral times communicated to yo1r friend g.
my desire and my nrIn resolution to proceed
to Paris, in order TO attempt the life Of i.
E.--seeing that the Aforesaid did not seem
disposed to second my enterprise and my
nrm determisation, have determined "a
address myself TO you, certain Of bstpg
seconded in my nrm resolve. salute, and
aW yours, M11nA1onI NATAx1"
This letter was communicated BY Greco tc
Ma2zini, and then returned y MA4xini Il
| Greco q useful to try and 10 hold Iupero