, 1873-02-24
TWO WOMEN ON THE BLOCK.
Tho Awful End Of tho Esaby Earnncrs
Of NnHIcs.


Tho Awful End Of tho Esaby Farmers
.. Of NnPlcs.
Aag'ts tFsb y Correspondence u tho Ne!c Yori Sun.
Ncithor OH tho gallows nor tho guillotino have
Hoge Porro and hor frail accomplico expinled
c9nt!y wrote ;yon, tho necessary dotaile. The
o!d-fashionod block, mysterious mud dreadful,
with Its dark 'nodimvnl associations, md 1rapod
With dusty black algacs thet may hRvo soon tho
princes, wna brought into roquiaition yos-
tho living vwas this block removed from
It's gloomy resting, place In tho Castlo l'Novo.
Of infamous memory. At salcrno STATIONARY
ecafIold Inns beou 1atoly erectod aud it was geti-
orally believed that In tho death sontonco Upon
Rose porro' md atargarito Coraldl, sa1e:no
trary to expectation, TIC cortilo OF tho Castle
HNovo, near tho subterrauonn passage whore
tradition says tho Nonpoltan Kings aid mobiles
toos refuge upon learning from tic goniarmes
q q any. mslrderous conspiracy, was selected us
The trial Of those most abandoned women WAS
haety aud decisive when compared with tho
tardy processes Of n murder caso in our Auoyi-
cSn tribunals. On Saturday last. tho caao
Q. onod. Tho representative Of tho Grown,
whose duties correnpoua with those OF our our
District Attorney, first read tho hoart-qualing
confession OF Mrs. porro, aud tho aubsoauout
nvowalB Of Mergarito Corald, which. were no
less L, terrible. coralM goes even, SO far aa to
design Of poisoning the infants, or ntarying
thonl to death, and dispatching tho
little corpses beneath tho tiles Il tho
floors, The earth Of tho cellar, or within tho
plnyed music sang, eat, and slopt. TIio re-
reyo0led this glastly truth
Black gowns aud yoils had boon provided for
I1n t7ru1 tx.,A l. VII. S1I.
TO the spiritual charge Of females inprisoned in
tho lrafects chamber, and the doomed women
cat together aud a1ono in tho dock. Margarito
coralai looked boldly out at tho usl,ors, tho law
yers, her jury, and tho presiding judge. Noao
porros faco was buried i'll her handkerchief
while tho Attorney Gonoral road Lcr affidavit,
and lcr despairing heavy sobs frequently
Interrupted tho dismal recitation. Tho Sub
Protcct, 1iont. Cordoban. and two policemen
stantal evidence againHt tho prisoners, The
corpseB OF the murdered innocents, and Tho con-
1eBsion OF tho unfortunate women did tho rest
Tho court adjourned at 8 in tho afternoon,
soon aftor ,Naplcs's best criminal lawyer, tho
Count Massin di Giuglio, had concluded q pu-
thctlc appeal to the Judges and jury in bollaif
or tho prisoners. He attributed the horrible
crimes of his olionts to what ho described 10 on
uncommon torce Of circumstances and an ig-
norant wealtnoss which WAS only rovonlel in tic
GIaring. light Of their guilt whan 1t WAS dis
covered Tho Count worked ably TO raiso n
4 favorable point in his cionts' behalf by urging
that q rccont legislation which gayo a higher
forco to palpable cironmstantial evidence in nlur-
der caaes, mid validity to tho testimony Of rnur-
dorers IN their own cases. WAS not yot active, or
that II q doubt existed as to the now amend
tho benefit Of tho 6amo. Owing only to the
atrong pleadng Of Count NIassin ii Giuglio, tho
conclusion OF This trial, Which would Lave tor-
minated MN s2 IN single day, waa postponed until
ramo certain doom Tor noao Porro aud Margas,
rite goraldi Spite tho most eloquent efforts OF
tho Count and Tho influence Of lis n3socaees.
Tho presiding Judge told the jury that human
society demanded tho sacrifice Of these womens
ll;os, 1; TINT sny other punishment named BY tho
state would only place them on a Lowell with men
1'sd women who wero not, and thoy should pro-
sumo Mcro not capable Of being, guilty Of such
atrocties confessed by tho praonors ut tho bar.
tlo jury retired, and aftor twonty min. min
ltes the recording clork, atair in |
hand, officially informed the Judge that tho Jury
iau come to unanimous conclusion, ,Wlore3ipon |
iis Lordship solomnly oraorod ttem to ro-entor
All thia while Mrs. porro haa not removed hor
from llor eyes but Margarito Co. /
'aldia bold looks Of Saturday last had changed
nto dull ffatigued, hopoleaa look. Tho lattor's
had grown deadly palo, ind auBpi-
'ioue. dark spots undor her eyes BETRAYED ii,o
act that she Ind come TO court in tcors. The
y nry brought n verdict Of guilty, upon loaring
loud tho namo Of tho chaplain Of the prison,
Sho was at hand, aud passed horn little cr,1citx,
'lich sho kissed. She rose to hor feet, Eraspci
l'o z. rafllngs frantioally,, mud screamed out
no MIC! daleml Foccasfono di salpdrmi
anina'"' (Aly God! give moa chance to Havo my
oouied woman's wild cry called it, ,unrnorcif
the W,hoop ot t,,9 female possoHaaa by devil"
nd when tho presiding Judge was on tho
olnt Of pnsalng tho Rontonco OF death Bho wept,
ut striyed to autIocate her sobs with halid-
orchlef. Whom tho sentence was boing
ronounooa, Rose Porro knoltin tho dock, clasp
ag her lelsds IN what seemed to DO foryont
rayer. hlargarito Coraldi followed her exam
10. and the sympathy OF the crowd seemed
sawn to the Magdalena Of the law as they
i,alt, Bhroudod in black, within tho dock. Tho
d bnck to their cells, whore ti.oy % woro joined hu
y sieters Of Charity and tho prison clergy.
Early Yesterday morning, when hardly u soul
as aattr II tho narrow and boiatorona thorough
'aoa re- o. Of Naoy Gn 9ninaous,looling vohiclo
40 Chlaja. Several taombera Of the preaa woro
Gated III tho Projects anto- chamber receiving
istEuctlons from Llout. Cordobnn touching tho
our and proliminarics Of tho execution. Tho
ppcaroa unusually porpoxed Gll gloomy.
nrning to his Lieutenant once, llo whispered:
! wish you had lot mo sloop thia morning,
'ordoban; anything for me but this ortlcnl.'
Jn tho ,nppormost floor Of tllo prison 10 tic
hnpol, where tho condemned women woro at
'ntsing mass,--ther last,nusB,-and Tho mourn
u ntralns Of tho "Misororo," ohantea by the
lhtors IN tlcsr. choir, could 10 heard g1oomily
afting through tho long corridors. TLo prls-
10 appointed limo "cts received | tieir iat co COM.
lunlon. tho yiaiicun 10 callod becau,lo it ig
.oans to bo takcn with them on tho road to tho
thor world,
Toward halt-psst tho prisoners, flanlsod by
Z oacort OF ton Gondnrmea aud preceded by
1rco olorgymon, moved from tho chapel to tho
III IN front Of tho prlaon door. The vnn con
I!nod tho prisoners, tho chaplain and assist
ITS, two Sisters Of Charity, the Prefecs anl hIu
snd to Hnal guanson tho outside.
. way to the Castle d'Noyo, which ia built right
4 tho edge Of tho Day Of Naples, 1na,,y hnrsh
'lamenEa were mado from groups of atgagglors.