The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-07
Finally Lucche.. explained 70 the court

Finally Lucchese explained to the court
how, owing to the fact that he had honest<
ly endeavored to bring the murderers OF me
Marquis Notarbartclo to Justice. he hid
been subjected to every conceivable affront
and slight not merely on the part OF the
leading people In Sicily but even at the
various government departments at Ronso
until he had ultimately been driven fnfe
retirement, the high regard IN which ne -
however, held by honest King Humbert be-
Ing Indicated by the fact that he wears
around his throat the green ribbon ana the
white cross of the Order OF Saints Maurice
and Lazarus. conferred upon him by hsS
sovereign. which gives him the In italy
highly priced title OF commentators
The Press Takes the Case Up.
OF course, these startling revelations have
led to others OF a still more amazing char
acter, which 1t must be confessed are due
in great measure to the energy the bod
ness and the keenness OF penetration on tbs
part OF the members Of the stan OF some OF
the leading and most influential organs OF
the Italian press. Young NotarbartoIo.
Commander Lucchese. his Inspector or Gem
darmerie Cervfs and others having testified
as to what may be described as the 6icil-
Ian end of the case. and definitely shown
the responsibility Of Deputy Palizzolo for
the murder and likewise his connection
with and chieftainship OF the dreaded Ma
ma, the newspapers seized hold OF the Ro.
man end of the scandal and began radical
and relentless investigation AZ to the infiu-
ences which Palizzolo had been able to dis
pose OF In the Eternal City. They made 1t
their business to find out how It happened
that all the most important papers and doc
uments relating to the affair had mysteri.
ously disappeared from the dossier, ana
even from the archives Of the government
departments concerned; how 1t was that
none Of these reports had ever received any
attention; how young Notarbartolo came to
be sent on to all sorts Of remote stations
out Of his turn of duty; why Commander
Lucchesc had been driven to retire; why
magistrates who showed any determination
to get to the bottom Of the affair had been
suddenly transferred to remote parts OF the
kingdom; how in one word. Palixx0lo had
been apparently able to bend to his will ev-
cry one of the great government depart
ments at Rome.
The results Of these investigations are
to say the least, sensational For Il
has become apparent that during Crispisa
various terms of office as premier he had
taken advantage OF the fact TO INTRODUCES
many OF his own countrymen. that Ii 10
say, Sicilians, into the government de-
partments at Rome, notably into the MINI
istrfes of the interior and Of justices
Most of these were appointed on the
nomination Of Palizzolo himself, as the
parliamentary representative of the capt.
tai of Sicily and as the political boss Of
the island. Naturally, Palixzolo only
selected men upon whom he could rely
to serve his interests and those of the
Malta, and thus 1t happens that today
large number OF government officials
holding responsible administrative posi-
tions at Rome, and with power to OBJ
struct. and to even stop altogether the
wheels Of justice. are friendly to the
Malta, II not actually affiliated thereto.
PalizxolO and Crispf.
Palizzoio has been all along one OF the
chief political supporters and adherenta
of Crispi. He took leading part in the
ovation to the octogenarian statesman
at Palermo In the early part Of this year,
and, In fact, Is a welcome guest OF the
Crispi family at Naples as well as at
Rome. This. taken in conjunction with
the extraordinary readiness which
the old man is now known to have dis
played when premier to further all the
wishes of his friend Palixzolo. has MATURE
ally led to the charge that the former
prime minister himself remains still q
member of the Malta.
1t IL known that he belonged to this OF.
ganization OF crime In his youth--in those
days when he used to devote his time and
energy to devising nitroglycerin bombs
and internal machines for the assassina-
tratfve.
There are now loud cries to the effect
that Crispi should be put on trial ass
member OF the Malta; that Is to say, as q &
member of a criminal organization for-
hidden by law. and observe from. the
dispatches received from Italy that def
mite charges are about to be brought
against him in connection with the mat
ter. But Justice moves slowly In italy,
and 1t will scarcely be credited that In
spite of the terrible accusations brought
against Palizzolo, and notwithstanding
the conclusive evidence Of his guilt, which
is acknowledged by. the newspapers OF
every shade of political opinion through-
out the kingdom. he has not yet been arr
rested, and still retains his seat In the
national legislature at Rome as the par
liamentary representative Of the capital
of Sicily.
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