New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

good little horse Occasionally some driver.
turned out IF his way. would begin 20 ours"
aud IN varict, II oaths Naples cahman could
give many points 10 a conrad" from London
but generally As soon AS De sd" my companion
his hat went on. all the quick southern i'll
humOr & ~ instantly.
by the way. A very lars" proportion oi tl'
cabdritcrs. Don Nnc"nzo told me-. At" ann
iated" IN one way OF another t. he GampIfa
IN any case uour u ih' IN arr" or. for -" IN ui"r
II that. dare Doe. hostil" 90 IL Ana Z IS TACT
that some few years ago, at IN" tmr ~ a s"h-
eIal cab strik" n Naples. all ih" "uirhNntH. bnth
If the pr.f.ct nd the police. having failed Ia
arrange plsIfcatiOn Of The dispute. which hhd
become serious md was producing = ihig" N
crease in the normally not small number ~
cases Of street stahbiug ia" 'hicf ~ IN" "a
mora. At that date one Don F"riinando c..
was finally called IN and implored by the author
tiles u d-ign ~ settle matters for them rms
h. kindly consented 10 do. Accordingly he
jumped on a carrozzclla and drove slowly round
the principal streets That was all-dni enough
The strike VAS Immediately At an end. and mex
day every driver had returned ob"dicntly 10
work. But that ia a depression. MAS speaking
of Don Nincenzo's street reception. We hhh
engaged the ,lrrozzclla in Toledo. ns The N"a d.
politsns viii persist in calling the newly named
Via Roma. ana We drove very fast. "A said
Don Ninc~nzo paid mo the compliment 81 re-
marking that people would suppose us To hay,
Something f great importance in hand
toward POrta Clpuana. This rapid driving. dis
covered aftcrward was not graiuitous compii-
mcnt paid 10 the Camorra in its head noticed
and ordinary sgarO would have amounted TO-
and Don Vnrenzo explained 10 me that IL was
customary among the better known Camorrsti
always TO pay something over an ordinary rate
so that at an em"rgency-a man stabbed in IN"
street DON VinccnzO illustrated with suG
gestive little gesture Of the right hani) police
arriving UNEXPECTEDLY. or anything " that sort
every cabdrivcr may be trusted 10 do his very
best 10 drive the poor prosecuted Camorrists
out Of harm's-that IL. the policies way WITH
the utmost possible dispatch And had a vision
Of the Don NiugeuZD made hig hand I
rcvolvc quickly around each other from the
wrist 10 show me in a gesture "a your Italians
always will he essence Of the thing
FLATTERING RECEPTION
Even in the main business streets our carroz-
celia received many salutes and more fur,vc
r"cognitions But Don Vinccnzos triumph was
when. slowing down the pace. We reached the
Porta Capuana quarter. As we went at walk
through some Of the narrow evil smelling
streets there. not far from the prson-thc or
ganiZatiOn Of the CamOrra within which. by the
way. il one Of it's most important branches the
whole population men and women. boys and
girls. seemed To turn out. largely from wine
shops. Of course to give Don Vinccnzo his well
come.
While he was there got for the most part
only curious and ty no means unsympathctic
glanceS. but hearty greeting. however. from scv-
cral among the more distinguished class Of
criminals whom Don Vncenzo singled out for
presentation t. me. And returning another day
alone 10 this same neighborhood found myself
generally recognized. and the object OF a quite
embarrassing amount, Of fattcring attention /
fear have left behind me but Indifferent
opinion as to the WITHHOLDING capacity of the
fOrcStirrO.
But to come back TO Don Vinccnzo and al
most fear to where started That first day I
found him. so far as giving particular informa-
ton was concerned. little DISPOSED to be COM
municativc and understood that before graft
Tying my curiosity and answering the numerous
questions with which | ready to ply him
il was necessary for him to make first some in
dependent inquiries as to my bona ndes I saw