The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-24
BUTCHER READS
LAW TO JUDGE
cAMoRRlsT WITNESS DENIES re
is STEALING LAWYERS
THUNDER.
TORTOISE SELLER TALKS /
Naples Beauty on Stand Chooses Life
Imprisonment Rather Than
setray the Man
She Loved.

Vi.erho, Italy, April 23--There III
not a duh moment in the trial OF the
Camorrists. The auditors never know
what to expect, but they crowd every
available place in the court Of assizss
daily, fully assured Of some sort q
entertainment.
Today vincenzo Vvolio, the butcher
disputing the law with the Judge; An
tonic Percuoco, seller OF tortoise
shells, frankly expressing the hope
that he would get free advertising out
of his misfortunes, and Maria Stem,
dardo, THE Beauty Of Naples" who
chose Imprisonment rather than he
! ira the man she loved, were the prin.
cipal performers In this strange mix
iture of comedy and pathos
The two men are accused of par
I
I: ticipation in the meeting OF Camor-
rist leaders at Aida tavern in Bag
: noli, on May 26, 1905. when Gennaro
/, Cuocccolo. the fallen Camorrist,
was condemned to death.
When Avolo DOTTED his meat shoE
| garb for other attire he chose super
lative texture and cult This morning
he fairly dazzled the spectators viii
his sartorial display He Is a splen
did specimen of manhood but none
was prepared for an oratorlcal exhihi
ton from him. He spoke like {
| scholar.
Innocent as Babe.
| Aviolo made the us&al denial 0
guilt, then went farther. At the ores
OF his oratory he produced a copy o.
| the Italian criminal code. From 1t h
read passage after passage to suppo :
| his claim that there is no warrant 0
law for his detention as a suspect Il
| the Cuoccolo case.
/ President Bianchi listened after
Itiyely, appearing much interested aa'
not little amused, and when b
| thought there had been sufficienc
of legal erudition from the prisone
he said:
But Aviolo, you usurp my profe'
sion."
Came back Aviolo.
II might say much more, but d
not wish to steal the thunder of N.
lawyer"
| Antonio Percuoco, smiling gracious
lily, was next called for examination
| He assured the court and jury his IL
nocence was as that of a babe. H
had not been in .Bagnoil at this tim
| the sentence OF death was passed o.
| the Cuoccolos. Then, in a whimsical
Ivein, he concluded:
/ Il am not slayer nor a companion
of assassins. | am a business ma
land trade in tortoise sheels | ser
| my goods to the United States, pa
iticularly to Chicago, and do hope i
1.-The midst Of Amy misfortunes thi
trial will be good advertisement TO
| my wares"
| There was special interest wit
Testimony of Maria Standardo, h
only woman among the prisoners. 3h
| is the comon law wife Of Nicola Nor
otherwise known as Red Sandy,
land one of the alleged principals /
| the murder Her career has bee
colorful. At 80 years she retain
much of the physical adornment tina
attracted a trail Of suitors in he
fyouth. F~,Fts ~
II OF humble birth, Maria was give
In marriage at an early age to a doc
laborer. With him she set UP a lodgin
house which attracted the attentio
| Of the police. Soon afterwards MarI
met Nicola Nora, and the state a
lleges became power in the Camors,
All these allegations she denied K
Iday, saying:
Il u was arrested only because wa
the friend and companion of Morr
land refused to comply with the wishe
Of The carabineers that denounce III
man love and whom I know to b
innocent,