New-York tribune., 1868-11-05
ITALY.
rug PrsARO CAsE--CRIME AND POLITICAL 81
rrpTIEs-CONDITlON OF THE LATE fAfAL
PROyINCEs-sPREAD OF REPUBLICANiSM'
,vpom ouR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

PROyINCEs-SPREAD OF REPUBLICAhiSM'
IFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
pADrA Oct 14-The telegram brings us the iol-
lowing result of the famous trial of Pesaro The
Public Minister, after analyzing the documents and
the testimony of the witnesses. declares unfounded
the accusation of associations of maefactors, and
after euogy on the patriotism of the accused de-
mands their acquittal' This, then is the result OF
the monstrous trial of so citizens, torn from their
families, immured for years and months in prison,
then lest the Count of Pesaro should be influenced
by fear or sympathy, transported to the Asszes OF
Bologna and exposed in an iron cage to the pubic
gaze The Public Minister will not conclude MS
speech until Sunday, the 18th. Up to the present
moment his conclusions are as follows:
After naming the 80 individuals arrested during
the years 1866, Go, 81. and6S-and retained IN Pson
ever since as members of association OF lnaieiaId d
torshe explained the reasons why the tr was tha
i'm Bologna instead of at Pesaro and eTcuip;mu m the
judicial authorities of Bologna from all sio ~ sn VIZ
istrmtora then examined tne ME, un the written
documents he proved that the r'ed roce yelv
the witnesses did not confirm them ana seSea ana
give their opinions before the pollce oinoul' in IN
before the Instructing Judge, ana Why nU' In
public paated or retracted liein mch less proof
Of any such association existed and denan9su " 'do %
Jury verdict of mot guilty. Cpuluc % norn' Nv Wv
less when out of 260 witnesses by the Soscrhn, IN
nlen., ,ntoa oa' nf an association of malefactOrs."
Ono an officer, another an inspector anoanel ane
ss,nr Of the prefecture. Equally unfonnded he de-
clared the accusation of insult and dIsobedlenee ~
the intimations OF the agents OF puDhc stcuIIG, .
ani,nadyertng strongly on the conduct OF the pyU.o 40
an the eyenng of August 1863 Passing at ehgLn 10
the accusation founded on the murder oi tne Ie H.
gate Terro lie confronted the witnesses pios,u ~ ~
discrepancy of their testimony, secuted nttery 1 .n
idea OF a plot but Opnng from the circuuslaiiinr La.
evidence that Siep OF the accused Is no LIN;
Of the crime demanded that tIe jury j.; an eX
puty of voluntary homicide committed III an IL ~
cess of rage in consequence OF serious ~. of
Until the iury's verdict is pronounced, ,he io a. ~
Slept hangs in the balance. Inc 9ueS'SD tDe antior
of the misdeed, but whether tn tneio 4a,t
i'm Jtaly band of assassins who. under the preteA'
of ootriotic committees combine murder anu ihPno'
and crimes of every species ana eIten; nm;i inn,ar
ATE government. whether headed by hlcasol. hr ~ III
mora or Menabrea ains fTst IN Mutual Aid Societies.
Mazzinian committees. etc. ETC.. are but otnet '
names for "Brgands' Club" "Assassins Soelety ihe
Liberals throughout the country are natnra imos
nont hence the illustriOus names that glIre among
the counsel for the accused Manclni, C0rchsSi trsp
Piapciani etc. Recognizing and deplolng tne Giinss
which stain the exPapal Donlnl9si aley
that only uninn of the forces OF the goVeInre.s
with those of the calumnated liberals can eAtlIp"e
the fatal remnants of priestly RUE. i, c,,
The question was fully ventilated IN Ihe Chahioef
of IDENTITIES on the nth Of june 1Ss when the afro
cous murders Of the royal Procurator Cappa ied 10
the Interpolation on the facts OF kaVenha olgnor
GOdOrna then Minister Oh tnt Intcfiut, "
the House the following statistics Of crime III tne
provinces of Rayenna and Bologna. In the province
of Ravenna, whose population amounts 10 USai-' "a
murders 23i highway aggressons ITO bloody anIays, ~
4Si robberics wilfu nceDdiaries. IL attacks on the
policc-in all LILO crimes were committed from ISL
of September 1861, 10 lst of May, 1863 In the Pro-
vince of Bologna with population OF 4O o. h n-
ders 12i highway aggressons So bloody ARRAYS, so
robberles wifu incendiary, attacks on the ponce
LIN all ,Dmsrv Se crimes 10 ist we're OF Msy f iSSs This
statements naturally astounded ana aniicteu
the IIobse and all parties tie oses agreed r,oasl IN
nres ieco}ized by the law for the prompt suppress
sion of suvh a deplorable state OF things Cadorna
distinctly declared that no hoped ana believed Una.
exceptional measures need not be resorted TO- addig
that should he require additional powers he would
demand them of the Legislative Assembly FOR tins
part of his speech he was appauded by all the depu-
ties present; but when ayang himself OF conideil-
tal report pcnned by the Procnrator Cappa, lew
DAYS before his death. he affirmed II TO be MS DeeI
that the societies constituted WIN the pieteAt oi
mutual aid social meetings and political aims, were
nothing but so many secret sects organized against
social security, the opposition rose unanimously 10
protest Many able speeches were made, bnt that OF
the Deputy Farini was the most thorough and ex,
haustye. Accepting Cadornas statistics he added
others as tremendous for the year 1850 and ls0i out
demonstrated that the public funct0nafles or All the
different branches of the administration were alone
10 blame for the continuance and increase oil crime
Ua shaved how n lieutenant and twelve soldiers,
frightened by the clamors of some women and child
rem, had yielded up a wagon OF corn lnuusteu 10
their escort and had been let of the payment OF
the difference of the pllc9 between the market OF
Rayenna and the market for which the grain was
destined: how a delegate of police summoned To
rest an assassin handed his arms to citizen aud
allowed him TO the risk of the arrest; how the
municipalities had been mortified and dismissed: or
how when syndic and counselors had rendered their
designations in order To avoid conflict with the
State authorities civil and military, important cities
such Ravcnna had been left eight months
without a syndc or municipal council; now
the national guard IN Ravenna had been
dissolved in 1861, and never since reorganized
He showed moreover, that deplorable as Is
the present state of these Provinces II is not SO bad
as under the Papal rule. Above all, he implored the
Government To abstain from exceptional measures.
which could but irritate the populations and remind
them of priestly tyranny. He reminded the House
that Cardinal Rivarola had at one fell blow con-
demned to death seven citizens, to the gaeys 500 to
exile S6 and had but armed an assassin against him.
self that InyernezzI, at the head of special com
mission had filed the prisons TO overtiowing, hang
ing seven citizens in day; that later the Papal
Government had hired the scum of the populace.
drilled and paid them as sbTri, allowed them to
harass and persecute the inhabitants at their own
arbitrary viii He referred TO the arbitrary meas
ures adopted by Austria after 1889 aud TO
the l75 individuals shot in one day in 30.
logua aud what, he asked was the. result
In 1850 the Papal prisons contained 10000
prisoners: in 1851 1879 III 1852. II 7GG III 1853, 12;
in 1884, 1906. But it might be objected that many
of these were but victims OF political vengeance.
Accepted; but take the commune of Bologna Out Of
population of 100000 in six months 5000 were con-
demned, in 1855, for murder burglary. aggression,
and theft Clearly exceptional systems were impo-
tent to restore order and tranquility TO these prov
inces AS nculpating the patriotic societies, he
reminded the House that the only years III which
these societies really tourshed-lS59 and lHO-the
peace of Central Italy was not once disturbed And
whyf Because the citizens, anxious TO yindlcate the
honor of their province had lent their energy to the
Marquis Do Rosa, then Project. and had
worked harmonously with the authori-
ties. Since then the effort of successive Govern
ments had been to mortfy and persecute the PATRIOTS
al sorts of arbitrary perqnisitions and arrests had
been perperated; prcfecs carabinieri sbhri taught
TO regard the people as q conquered race, and i'll
Rayenna, Sept. 2i 1867, treating them as such. to
such an extent that major of carabiniers on fur
lnmgh. donning his unilnrm. had nrnlestcd In the