Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-22
VIOLENT SCENE IN COURT
Personal Dispute in CamOrra Trial
suspends Sitting.
LAwYERs FLEE PROM THE ROOM
captaIn of CarbIncrs Makes serious
Charges Against Attorney for
Defense and Near Riot


vITERBo. July n.-The .most violent
scenes OF the Camorra trial was provoked
today by a personal dispute between Cap
tain Fabroni and Lawyer Lioy. In the
tumult all the lawyers fled from the room.
Enrico Alfano and Gennaro Abbatemaggo,
the informer were thrown out bodily by
the carabineers, Gi0vonnio Bartolezzi fell in
a fit and President Banchi, helpless to
maintain order. declared the session ad
journed.
Throughout the hubbub Fabroni stood
pale, but impassive. AS the court was
being cleared he said:
THE Camorra, in or out Of court, can't
intimidate me.
Attorney for Defense Attacked.
Fabroni, captain of the Neapolotian car
abineers, was assigned by the ministry of
justice to uproot the Camorra. He has told
on the stand the results OF his detective
work and the operations OF his associates,
Marshal Capizutd and Marshal FarriB.
Alessandro Lioy. now attorney for the de-
fense, formerly edited newspaper.
Fabroni has testified that revelations
against the Camorra made by Editor Lloy
were not in harmony with the claims set
up by Lawyer Lioy In defense of his clients.
Bitter personal feeling between the detec-
tive and the lawyer has resulted.
When court opened today Captain
Fabroni was asked by CavRdiere Sanford,
the crown prosecutor, wherther the asser-
ton Of zanelli that Marshal Capizutu had
tried to influence him 10 swear falsely
against his fellow prisoners, were true.
Fabroni replied:
"zanelli is the scum of criminallty In
stead 1t was Lioy who, through zanelli,
attempted to buy witnesses for the de-
Tense"
The reflection on the lawyer raised the
first storm. Lioy screamed like mailman.
Abbatemaggio Joined in the row in support
of the captain. Enrico Alfano, the alleged
thead Of the Carorra, led In a chorus of in-
vectives directed against Fabroni and Alb
batemaggio.
The president ordered Abbatemaggio and
Alfano removed from the room. They were
not disposed to go quietly and were seized
by carabineers and dragged from the place.
For a little there was a calm, and then
the president took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to admonsh ali to avoid PERSONAL
tiles
| With much feeling FabronI replied:
Another Exchange of EpIthets.
| For years l have stood the insults of
this man LIoy without trying him before
|
a criminal, but a person whose mental
| faculties were unbalanced" .-
Lioy retorted in fury, concluding by call
ing the witness a hypocrite.
"A greater hypocrite than yourself does
not exist" replied Fabroni. -4 ~
The exchange had again stirred the pris-
oners and opposing counsel. and the din
that Followed fairly shook the court of the
| assizes All of the lawyers for theT de-
Tense except Lioy shouting their indigna-
tion' staiked out Of the room. Lioy
jumped about, gesticulsring. and hurting
epithets at the crowns witnesses.
Meantime the prisoners in the great steel
cage formed sort OF clique, Kissing and
cursing their accuser and applaudlng their
Lawyer. Az last GiovaEHi Baftolozzi and
others pressed their heads between the
bars OF the cage like wild animals strug-
Cling to reach their tormentor.
Get your heads back In there" ordered
the carabineers
mo. cut off our heads Yes, behead u.s.
they cried.
''Our women" screamed Francisco Dist
dero. have become defiled because OF this
pig"
Then Batrolozzi tumbled over in an cpl
leptic fit. The doctors entered the cage ia
attend him and were followed by a score
of carabineers, each of whom seized a
prisoner and held him until he was phys
ically exhausted. His efforts to restore
order being futile President Biachi ad-
journed the sitting. Fabronil to the pris-
oners' threats OF vengeance replied
THE Camorra In OF out Of court can't
intimidate me-"