New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITALY.

| THE EVENTS OF TWO YEARs-LOBBIAS CASE
| AND ITS wONDERs-BRIBERY AND COERCION
! OF WITNESSES BY THE GoVERNMENT-AN IN
FAMOUS TRIBUNAL.
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
FLORENCE, Nov. 3.-Two years since at the precise
hour of noon. Garibaldi and his followers set out
from Monterotondo to march on Tivoli, and were
summoned to halt by the Chassepot rifles Two years
| since and the French are still at Rome and Mena-
brea is still Prime Minister Of the King Of Italy
During this period, however his Cabinet has been
| repeatedly modified Mari, Gualterio. Provance
CadOrna, Broglio Ccione, Cante Pasini, De Flip
] pc have successfully abandoned or been abandoned
| by him, and now Luigi Ferrars and Michele Piront
have sent in their designations and are replaced by
Marquis Prudini and Commentators Vigliani. The
cause of Ferrars's retirement seems TO be general
difference on all points from all his colleagues,
whereas Judge Piront has been by his colleagues
| expelled because his measures were seen to be too
tremendous not for their approval, but for the pa
thence of the too patient country Charity leads us
to believe that the eight years passed in the prisons
| of Naples must have turned the mans brain. so
| preposterous his actions Minister Of Grace
| and Justice. You will remember the removal of
Ne the fiscal advocate Of Florence, as soon as he
upon the traces of the of LObbia; the
| removal of all the judges of Milan because they
found to bring TO trial the arrested by
the Minister'S orders simply because they were OBJ
noxious TO him. the resignation of the fiscal advO-
cate of Genoa after 40 years of service, account
of the Teprimands addressed to him for finding no
cause for procedure against CanziO Mario and Co.
All these amenities occurred in the Month Of Septem
| Der.
| Early in October, Car Borgnini, Royal Procurator
| in Florence, also resigned because after lond and
careful examination, he could find no cause to bring
Deputies Cuccbi and Lobba to trial for the robbery
of the famous letter from Brenna Facue, and for
this failure was by the Minister PrOnte requested to
quit Florence and await another destinations
Borgnini in FlOrence-precisely at the moment when
the monstrous LObbia trial was pendiDgf ImDossi-
BILE! Some msre docile instrument must be found
so Cav Nicola Cenni. Yice-Presldent of the Correc
tonal Tribunal of Florence, was promoted and en-
trusted with the unenviable task Of proving that
Lobbia was not attacked by assassin but that be
himself inflicted on himself wounds in the head and
arm in order to bring discredit the COnsoraria!
Surely had man so sacrificed himself for his party,
lie would merit q civic for the novelty Of his
patriotism; hut Lobbia is not ambitious of said
honors and only awaits tho opening of the Cham
beers TO present himself to his colleagues and obtain
their consent 10 his trial. Pironti, in his Madness
chose to pass oyer the Inviolabity of Deputy,
WINGED his fellow ministers that he had proofs of his
crime, and they allowed him to proceed. But the
general Indignation that followed compelled them to
sacrifice him; Plronti has fallen, and the Lobbia
trial is proceeding in Lobbia's absence. On
the 2Gth Of October he presented himself in
court with his lannon's advocates, Mancni
and Carcassi, and said, "As citizen and soldier
| desire this trial bot there is q law above me,
and this consecrates in my quality of Deputy the
involability of my person. stand here to invoke
this prerogative, and to maintain that no trial can
ABA wit la Of ha
Mancini made eloquent and convincing speech,
but the tribunal composed of friends of Pironti.
declared themselves competent TO judge deputy
without the consent of his colleagues, excepting
when the House is in session. On this the counsel
for the defense, all Deputies retired, and Lobbia re-
luctantly accompanied them so now in the absence
of the culprt in chief. his supposed accomplices,
Prof Martlnat Carcgnato, Noyeli and Benelli. are
undergoing their trial. The crown has summoned
l35 witnesses, TO prove whatf That they were IN
the neiglborhood of Martinatis house; that they
heard shots fired, but no assassin. The Judge
who Intercepted tho witnesses privately. made
great point with them all to declare that they saw
oLbia take of his hat and throw it the ground;
but they seem to have forgotten their lesson, and
Yesterday three witnesses summoned by the crown
declared that agents of the police had been to their
houses TO promise them money if they would say
certain things and that when, during the private in
errogatOry, they declared themselves ignorant OF the
circumstances which they were called upon to prove,
Judge Londi menaced them with the caribniere and
withimprisonment and on one of them asking, GLOW
can say that saw such and such things when l
WAS in bed ~ the Judge jumped up from his seat cry
ing: In bedi I'll send you 10 bed with mess of
broth the whole lot of you"
Clearly these witnesses for the crown are the truc
witnesses for tho defense. Nevertheless, 4 should
not be at all surprised in my next to register the con-
demnaton of tho accused SO utterly lost to all
ofiustice and honor save the President and the men,
hers COMPOSING the tribunal. Yesterday the Public
Minister took exception to certain words offensive to
tb, Enfe GoreHo The counsel for the defense main
tanned that the person of the King alone is sacred
that the Int Goreno is composed OF Ministers and
Parliament and that under the constitutional re-
pime both may DO censured aud criticised at will.
The Public Minister founded his objections q GER
rain article of the Tuscan code when Tuscany was
ooverned nv an absolute monarch. The Judges retired
I'm consult and on their return ordered the offensive
words against the governing being to DO omitted!
Apaiu this morning, one of the witnesses for the
crown was the ex-Questor of Florence, Berti. To
all the questions in favor of the he replied;
but when questions were put to him by the accused
or their advocates he intrenched himself behind his
official position and declined to answer. At length
ono of tho accused Benell requested the Quesor to
declare on what facts he had founded an unfavor-
oble report against him. IL don't ask how he came
by the facts nor who is his informant; simply ask
for the facts let me know of what am accused"
Berti declined to reply. The defense affirmed that
there il no article in the Code justfying the silence
of the witness; the public minister approved this
silence the judges retired for quarter of an hour
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