Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
Says Band Members Are Vic.
tins of Made Evidence.
SALvI SURPRISES COURT
Accuses Carabineers Of Conspiring
Against Him.
CAUSES SENSATION
Juror Taken Ill at Close Of Morn
ing Session and Trial
Is Delayed.

VTERBO, Italy, March 21.-The Ca
morrists on trial for the murder of two
Of their number are attempting the de-
tense that they are victims Of false evil
dence, manufactured by the Legion of
Carabineers Of Naples. who, while accom-
plishing the apprehension of the defend
ants, sought to discredit the police of
Naples and make the latter appear to be
hand in glove with the criminal organ
ization.
This was the defense set up by Giuseppe
SalW when he was Intercepted at the
resumption Of the case today. Salvi is
one Of the six alleged assassins of Cen
naro Cuoccolo and the latter's wife. 1t is
charged that he is one Of those who stab
bed the husband to death and later, in
company with Cerrado Stortino, executed
the Camorrist sentence of death against
Maria Cutinelli Cuoocolo at her home in
the Via Nardones.
Confronted With Ring.
Today Salvi was confronted with a ring
which had belonged to Cuoccolo. and
which the authorities had found hidden
In the mattress Of a bed at the home of
a woman known as friend OF the &C.
cused. The theory Of the police was that
this ring was to be sent to Luigi Aroma
as proof Of Cuoccolos death. Arena
asked his brother Camorrists to murder
Cuoccolo In revenge for his betrayed. He
set forth that Cuoccolo wished a share of
the spoils from 4 robbery committed by
Arena and a few companions, and, being
ee s0g n the er to 1he
Cuoccolo already was under suspicion
and this final accusation against him re-
suited In the determination to put him
out Of the way.
the attention of the court to this fact.
saying, THE strong and dreaded Ca
morrists would never think Of employ
ing q man of my size to murder an
able-bodied woman"
Says It Was Plot.
AS to the finding Of the ring. he de-
clared that it had been placed in the
bed by the carabineers in deliberate
effort to make evidence against the
Camorrists. This assertion. though not
unexpected. produced something of a
sensation in the court, as it made plain
that the carabineerS are to be attacked
on the ground that, having antagontzed
the police. they are prepared to go to
any extreme to show connivance be-
tween the Camorrists and the police
officials of Naples.
The priest Giro vitozzi is suffering from
angina pectoris, and 1t was against the
advice Of the prison physicians that he
went to court today. While ne was being
taken thither the springs OF the wagon
broke, and he was told that, in view Of
the weakness Of his heart. the accident
might have resulted in his death To this
the prisoner replied:
THAT would have been short cut to
the end Of all my miseries."
The priest said that he had made will
while In prison bequeathing all his earthly
possessions to his sisters.
Bartolozzi, another of the thirty-six de-
PENDANTS, was not present In the court
room today, having suffered an epileptic
attack.
At the close Of the morning session It
developed that one of the jurors had
been taken Ill, and as consequence the
proceedings were not resumed this aft
ernOon.