Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-29
TWO WOMEN ON The BLOCK.
The Awful End ofthe BABY Farmers
of Nnpics-Thc Necks Of Two MUIR
dcrcsscs Barred 10 the Axe-Rose Por-
ro ana Marguerite Cornidi Expiniing
their Unparalleled Grimes.

aInU NJ
ro amd Mnrgnrite Cornidi ExpIn,in
their UnparalIcIed Grimes.
The two badly farmers of Naples, whose
! appalling crimes have already been mar
rated in the volumes of tho "North- Eas
Georgian" recently paid the penalty 70
their deeds on the block in the Castl
dNove, near Naples. Tho prisoners wer
broug ht before Judge and jury, ana oil
ter brief trial, during which the most re
voting details OF their terri0is crim'
were elioited, both Rose ana zorro an'
Margarite Coraldi we're sentenced TO death
The scene in the court room on lheir De
ing pronounced guilty was euacting In ih'
extreme, the women .sobbiny hysterically
and kneeling in the dock to supplica'e foi
mercy. A Naples letter thus describes
the execution; 'r4i iEq.ISl5
Fairly yesterday morning, when hardly
a soul was astir IN the narrow ana bois
terons thoroughiares OF Naples, an omni
Gus looking vehicle stood In front OF the
Perfccts chamber, near the ChiaJa. on
the upI crmost floor Of the prison Is thu
chapel, where the condemned women wert
attending mass--their last mass-nnd
the mourning strains OF the "Miserere,
chanted by the Sisters in the choir, could
be heard gIoomily waiting through tn
long corridors. The prisoners, still i
black, knelt near the altar, and, at tn
appointed time, received their last com
munion.
TO THE EXECUTION.
Towards half.past six the prisoners
aankel bv an escort of ten pendarmes and
preceded by three clergymen, move from
,be chm nal IN the van in front of The pris-
on door. The van contained the prison
ers the chaplain and two assistants, two
Sisters of Charley, the prefect and his
lieutenant and the usual guards on the
outside. While the van was rolling over
the pavement on its way to the Castle
dNove, which is built right on the edge OF
the Bay of Naples, many harsh comments
were made from groups of stragglers,
while an occasional merciful one ,ouch-
safcd an ejaculation such as "The Lord
have mercy upon them |" for well they all
knew the mission of the rusty wheeled
black van of the prison. During the te-
!ious drive the prisoners prayed and SOD.
bed alternately, and spoke little and only
in whispers to the kind Sisters of Chari.
ty, who never ceased Offering them reli-
gious consolation.
A guard of policemen occupied the gates
of Castle dNove, and doged their hats
when the van drove up and the perfect
made his appearance. The gates being
thrown open, the prisoners were led thro'
n long. stony passagewny, darkened by
bipb walls. Upon reaching the rooms Of
the tailor.
THE SISTERS,
oss;s,sJ hv o,her women removed the
o,oaLs o,I honno,s of tho nr;son.rs Tho
nr;os,s s;s,or, NJ charity and nrisoners
,,nu EnI,it anI nroyed ths oricers s,ond-
',,,,d iii, lowod onI urcovoroa
hne5, hs5 A. uo oloss of Tho nrovers for Tho
n.aus' ns;u ,I'o noon,;nnsr anrearsd we.r;na
.nnei, n,osl orJ l,o,k s;,c,o sb;rt Al
s;s,cJ Inv ,he ioilor tbe execu,ioner MIN
ioned ,he arms Of The criminals, The plaip
white collars around the doomed women's
necHs WIS iou'o''", a"' nn ooi"s i'aaS
'"o ,nins oU,;is % ,ooa or.rasn,;ou @ p prs.
o's."'?ys ?is us''' ,"s p'"'u ~ n;auo s;rh,
s'"'.u ''e,'. ""o ~ s.,ai, II G,ons snr.
=" 'n' eN''.""! !" s, a. ,
'o"hu,u "n" s'on' ot'o"." ',.,s h,, H." a;aL,
,o0N s""p INV hn;r,, ~, nne
iee, squa.e anu WV :" n.'s"'. oh 'i,.
ehu "a 'h'e o'u o'"s', ~" w. Gn's
'"e '"s' "o' 10 wv pe''v,"
very naI'o" s,rp. ~ o".s Wv ,n''o
anu ms heip' 'no Jn'i.', u'' :, Nv Nv III
,re " .he P'n.'S'h ~ s'o0u - o'o'T; I,,ia hi,
o'ooA ,"en'sone. s 49,, ,,; WV" H.. noot ss-
vi NOM IA M iion' 90. i"sens Wv sn,,o =
cureiy. Inc uh'or'un".c women, "ne a
confronting :"ls soe"yi P'",.u 1'V"" nrs
crieu hys'e' 'oa''' i | r." ~.
were reci'su, uhI' WIN oono'nueu, ,o,. NV
Jaiior passeu 10 'he sAe'u,'o"u, ,wt m
s.'umep' III hh uno'on, 'ouni"s o0"bo po"ao
OF iea'her covered WIN s'e'' anu 20
Plallhes' Ine eNvo'.'o" i rn';,sa 'no *
uo"''9 H. so,rowr,L ora af,
,he parapherhai'" oi ms s"' 'u' ~ I,"a,
nc auroit'y uho'as'' ''' "'"'9 ''" ''"'''
are" 'or'h '''s'' 9h .
GLIsrENING AXE. ,
IN, tl0ao ,;Lo , co,,css,l ,ozor and
wy. W. 80 lie ros;,;on on The rear of IN,
'voh up ~" n. i in;.,,;,ia .ros roro hon
P'u'io' III; -, 49, n,';.. -; I;,.n ,,h;ot
'ueeu WIN ,"hs p ~ hol ~ ,ha h,ocL
'eie - mas sr., cordnc,ed 10 IN,
nvs' aJ whan III. ala. vac ,hon, +,
o,oeN' M IT,, 80 Lor av.s .ho st,a
Pino1 wv IL r;o,.n, n,or.mcn,
go oa as;T sha woulJ bnrst Lr,
WIN Nv D., ,hn ohoniain,s - ro;co calmcq
p'n'ons, n,,diua ~ liz namnni,;on sh,
repeated the Divine payer, "lnto Thy
hands, U Lord, commend my spiri', ant
fell upon her knees.
Margarine Coraldi was removed 10 'he
entrance OF the yaru' ana preveh,eu ir0n
Witnessing her nccompiices dea'h' ln'
prison bell OF Castle Noro was now 'oii
ing slowly, 'he clergy and nuns wei
praying ferventiy and ltose forros whi'e
neck was made last TO the olock; ana eA'
posed TO the glittering axe oil the execu'
tioner.
The CHER warden OF the casuei "n'
may be ca He'd sherih, came near tht
platform IN company WIN Two meaics
men and the sinaaco. Inc ehiei waruen
motioned TO oil present 10 preserve s'rie
silence, and then turning towards 'ne eA
ecutioner he raised hls right hahd-uh'
signal for the fatal bloW. Inc execution
er, whose WORK hau oeen s'aiihg "eiiu'y
at the sherih awaiting ina; sigma, ,il'ee
his weapon and stepped 10 ihe ieh slce o.
| the prisoner. lie raised the axe RI Hu