, 1880-06-07
4 SICILIAN CRIME.
IFutv n Wealthy citizen N'n~ Abducted
nnU Murdered because fs(~ FrlcHslx
IahttIt Nat lEutnt His Y21u4UJ.t.

How n Wealthy citizen N'n~ Abducted
md Murdered Itcca,s~t IEl. Frlenslx
Gould Not lknfre His Rnusof:s.
Tilt. Rome correspondent Nf tho LHntlpn
.Stt,ilf1.tl gives the following account nf
.slriliaa ca,tse cpltl,rr. The "details ARE ex-
tr;,t.te,l from n1lciMl ln'nnu:n:>:
son tin iutll Of .>ltil twii:rS the c'rrr-
SpuutC1li). towards i U'rinck III the nvrtl-
ing, mn enormous crowd filled tlu4 tnrsh
yittnrio }:,,anl1plf. tic Piazza San Fl;n-
rrsrt,. nn I'LL ti,u u,ljacallt streets. III ihs
rx-s'n,iyr1t uf San Francesca the CoHrt ut
Assi,ts Is now held. There, at'"r trial
la.tins r|t.vrn days, tie jury tal Just
pronounced their verdict M the pris-
nners ArrNsttl nf being Chu"tsled III
the murder uf Giuseppe CataIfah!0, nnd
the .Eu,lr, lmi PASSED SENTENCE "h them.
Within the c,,urt the S'rlu' WAS s:rlsInEly
lnrribIe. III tl&e hrltir,rle In front Nf the
magistrates AMI the jury. anl rS1rtly n1,-
! p,,sit 10 The stat nt tic public prosecutor,
stOnh Ill Iron case, within which were
| lIsdHlrA eighteen "f The twenty psisn'i-
rrs. TIE other twu @;und al III iron
laling In fr'tnt uf the cage. entii OF
them surrounded ly a group nf tire" carl'i-
nrrls, urnlea t" the teeth. To protect them
from their feil't"-eriM!llll|. VIM II wa,
feared. might attempt ~ murder them II. n-
Tile words uf rn1nielnl,att1;t were m sooner
| pronounced than Mutolo-s,,it' nf those Upon
. wtlt,ln sentence uf death had in., uassrI-
hurst firth into intreratfon' against ON: ni
| hI+ arcumpiict., who hal bUrhrw winrs~agAfnst
HIN, ant! then intn the most vinlen, inrn-
! .,rts asai1!St tho Judge and the jury,
| This WIS the signal for IL lli,lrnt,s oHtrry
| llt4Jll tile rest. SUu,e nf the llslnHn tigers
| within tll. rl-e hUwlrtl alNI yelled with iln-
| pui.l,t fury and tiisnlns: Others w''I't aM!
sl!,ba al''lltl; one !nal lr'l tn tie s<I"un!
| like ult stlts.,t.tl: N1I"ther struggled amt
| 1antt III e"ll.ul@i'hl~: hatlis a''t t'lnspl!e-
=ls wrl1. l,ur!t.t tnrtl! like tnlles against The
Representatives. uf tbs lhw, a'l'l 4 .lrrp ltl1.
mir ram through the h"iror-S;'lrk"ll crowd
| uf -IItrtath1S.
| ".l1 t'rt.tlu. Il small Sirl'an srapnrt N! tile
northern r.G,> OF tlu island. a5.ttl half way
!rIwrrh Palermo and M,ssln:, there lircI !!
rich family n;'nnsl iataltano vito wrHllisa;,tl
tllrir uwn rs;ntr, wl.irI. !Iay At 4 sl'nrt Dis
tanrr frn,n The town. Ii, the sanl.. rlaes.
lived bnrl,er s,,,,lrd vrnturella, II yt,,M:
HAN of ."uly - y.a's Of "Er. Vie
terms with TIC rich ca'AlfamoS. cnn- r.:
knowledge ri thu three: hinll1ar. fatal
tlat tho inns; r$pu!li'ls ,,"tlnM "f doing, $,
wuni,l III. 10 max" *fIHfRfTD.ni ''fle " lliS
hrnrfartnrs.-i. T., IN kftlnnp him md sru,,aaid
Il v;,,.so,n.. l{s i'n kin:m!la ri Ata,nh, l'ar-
| Fsrse, GIHl l4tt ltlbtfRl ~
| Gently e,,ilupn,Ned). These two kthH,mN
srn,u ner..p :.s III ll!o ,leslraliily "f l@yinrm-
iI.E sc.Istcxtlt'o III the prIsa' nf Mig ol other
of ti!t! gicIl lbrnt!nrs tlnl s33ahti!ip!m was
| charged to seek fitting at1uNpte.s. WHICH ~
dill :ti.,otl= thp !nwest utlscuurhlEs of the
lluNlt III PALERMO.
"PartIy hy tlle confessions nf solir Of tile
prisoners. partly by The iuststlE'ltio',s Df te
been racesl and recorded. It ~ kEnwn how
tic cuissrlrtnrs, iirst strollrl into tle it,
closure Of thu l'inzx;! GafiIul'il u ti>,rilss
tlletr },rnIrc, amidst The ilowcr, AMI sunshine
| Of i Sictllan September .ay; how nne of the
1nrly hrln. repruypl l,y the custodian OF tlie
| sluir.. for sitting duwH IN the E'!l.s II ~
| Cured to them Tint their conversation 'HIEA!
| ti.u public wlso did not share their unpyrjn-
diced views about ploTlety; how, with ti,S
danger In tllcr minds. they Withdrew tn the
safer srcusinn nf Il ;.:,rssn, Hhslli: To- n, o'i,
penal stryilnie), ninl how. lt.ulrr tho sHrrt-
Smelling Ic,iaa-trrcs there, t!ley finally nrc
rni!geu ill tho details IT tho settucstrAilon u
oihcr proprtct"rs; tls, Sisnori Snnso!.r,
l'uccl, l'acg, ctc.. III I'LL sicttrn abnr!'"ii.,
,uost of w!lic!, were CARRIE! n,lt, us Is "
tested By the police rccor.ls for thu year lS!a
im,E ut the boat which wiis 10 tnslvcy their
yirtEn, wllpl nnct hes1toul'l sn rHrtNrnd from
cetaln tn, PALERMO. md lNylns thus duly rnt
business bct9 i'leaS;M;s,: tes & Wol!d "p i imc
|
shop ln Piazza Calrevtnlu.
"On tl,e night Of the nh Of October; 1870,
bask lett r"!ernlo f"r Cetaiu man'icd y ~ W sl.o
shiet sos!t1.rfi nsy yIHi risG = aI1 " l1Iesn' n,M
an urc.rilpllru WIN wMitetl Un thu shore gave
signal by lighting snn's lnrifer matches;
The luAt drew, rlost III shore, all'l
malid OF TIC .:XLsalthol,.. Flnrl La EocGrll:.
ihey pl1c,,u,l.,tl 10 tnpn t'!ajl IL! tile vicinity
ii iii tisiaia. ilsrs tho F,!i'alls .isvmbark.S,l,
and following tlle snl.l.!!'r", , 1t Nr',tMr911ita'
arrived ut II lsaif-ru!ned building, which l'a.l
nir.t sertrd ns dairy, IN thu 1l,tst of 4. vt'ry
lnnrly md deserted stretch vi lnl,h. GHlnil!.
low, *unc q. The, cnl!spilMtnrs r'',lcealr,'l
Themselves within, Il, Others took ~, ti!Nl!
stn,h,n in anl'llssl hy tho roadside, md titus
tlMy waited from 'lMwN.
uunI. occnlnIail!rtl lis lis i've ucco,Al,!ieeS
Jt!o saIlurs hui benll lett To take eara "f TN
. hoat}, y,islscs nut Into tho rnnt ~ aoGil'
tsitainaproptriy I" yeri' calls oli 10 the
driver tn sinp. within the cnriiagu nr,'
t,lnsepm, cata'fanIu aiul llunis'n''n II Il
his .p!oX uri"so , !h, a. I''o,'1' at, ,r.is n1li
man; Il third cuts the trnrrs and SETS tsle
horses nj !!brtty., IN V"r'!" draws tInlM \
gane-lmuell which ht eHrr1rs Il stui't ,,,I, sor
ho il,rNws ro,.il't tie neck Of t;insaplm Cntnl
fu,nn nftrr tho nl!1,nrr nf y lasSo, n,ltl tll,,'
traI:s hIn, ,lnnR with brutal vlu!n,,ce. il'.
coI,sIir.ltUrs then mike MI sl.etl back q
tAeir ln,at With their unfortunate victim. wilt
Is collreultl under The prov, nl,l thuy ruM
: iuck inw,Iv.ts Palermo, where they make fo
Il point named ALA Vrrgtnco Maria, near t'st
., .trrllnllu.
cn,ur to fetish ulf their prisoner. II" WIS car
: rlrti "a II cavern iat Monte PalleRrlnp. Aiontt
l'tljrKrEID Is close by tite aeit-s!nre, IT, w
l s,F
tlxru tlIa rHllsom af Nlnsurn Catalt,t,n"n q
.N.MU francs, or stuursy ts,U0, AAtl ~
rittisal Eatalf,i,ll0 h copy Letters istl1r'sset
10 his fa,nily III Cvialu, wll!c!, ln tl,non'!
,, l,plr} hut composed III thetc''derestnnd l'''@
.. TlM letters tn tho CataIfalno fulniIy t!e
n,nlling Ii ransom wrru dlspHtcilst', SOM" y,
! la,st. s.lile by prlsatc hand. ho!!iu tl w.
! lultars were written BY tho l,rlsniler il'1dG,
tie tiictat!oii nf his tnptors. others wcre Nti
dressed By tl'e brgu!uss III tle'f r.; owi ~
t tIIcattng that they rum trnt! tho member
. uf powerful b"'n. :, Mlnnte 'tires