New-York tribune., 1911-03-23
CAMORR|STS IN A FRENZY
Wild Scenes at the Murder Trial
in Viterbo.
PRISONERS CURSE AND WEEP
President, Unable to Stop Saw
age Invectives, Is Obliged to
Declare Recess Of Court.

N.- Italy. March 2.-Angry ex-
cha. uc.ween opposing counsel az to-
day. session Of the trial Of the Camorrist,
provoked n demonstration from the pris-
oners' cage beyond the control of the
oolr, officials that necessitated a suspen-
sion Of the proceedings. The accused men
alternately cursed in a rage and sobbed
bvstericallv while their women friends in
the audience screamed and tainted. the
wife OF one Of the prisoners being seized
with commissions
The scene was enacted soon after the re-
sumption OF the sitting, which was ad-
,oiirueJ az the close Of the morning session
yesterday because Of the illness Of a juror.
Al that time Giuseppe Salvi. one Of those
who is ALLEGED 10 have stabbed 10 death
Gonnaro Cuoccolo and his wife. was being
examined concerning his career by PreSl-
dent Bianchi
This morning Salvi was called for cross
examination II is charged that he j. the
/ m.n who furnished the final evidence or
CuoccoIos treachery In the Camorra, and
g. brought about his sentence ~ death
/ In o letter written from the prison where
/ Inc was confined for robbery he asserted
that Cuoccolo had betrayed him % the po-
lice because he had given share OF the
/ bootv Of his crime % another than Cuoc-
( colo He called upon his brother Camor-
ri=ts 20 avenge him. II is asserted that
F according 70 the rules of the Camorra. a
ring was taken from the hand ~ the mur-
6s-ed man 10 he sent 20 calvi in proof Of
the fact that his wish for vengeance had
+ been observed
/ Carabineers claimed to have found this
ring in the mattress o, a bed AZ the home
81 woman known as the companion Of
eslvf salv protested that the ring was
rlsctd In the bed 10y the carahineers for
Tie purpose of manufacturing evidence.
RING Causes Wild Uproar.
As the crcss-examination progressed to-
dav President Bianchi suddenly produced
the ring. and holding # IN his fingers so
that n could be seen by all in the court
room said
This Is the ring found IN the home Of
your woman associate
This statement called forth a chorus Of
protests from the prisoners. who shouted,
.%o, No, Il is not Cuoccolo's ring It is
not his"
The cries grew louder and were taken Up
by svmpathizers in the audience. Then VI
r.ielorl. president Of the Board Of Attor-
news. 4 Naples, who is defending the In
former Gennaro Abbatemaggio. pushed his
way 10 the space In front of the great stee
cage. and staring into the eyes OF the ac
cused men. exclaimed. Yes; that II Cuoc
colo's ring
This interrupt brought the scores o.
) lawvere for the defence into the fray, anC
as the execraton of the prisoners grew
louder these lawyers made a verbal attacl
upon Liguori that threw the whole court
room into an uproar In the babel %
tonguee one could distinguish these oft 70
poated exclamations. Who pays YOU TN
rrice Of Abbatemaggio shame" "Yol
arc paid from the secret funds OF the gov
eminent" You were sent here under or
ders from the carabineers.'
This attack vas encouraged hy the pris
oncrs. who applauded as they exclaimed
bravo, Bravo"
t I'VE Have Been Betrayed"
For n moment Giovanni Rapi. the alIege
treasurer II the Camorra. and known a
. the proprietor OF sdlH''iH i'd''N III Ndple'
, Rome and Paris held tre centre Of IA
. stage when he pressed his face against "a
bars # tho cage and cried.
We are innocent We have been be
tray,d. We have been sold ike lambs I
the slaughter
c At this point Enrico Afano. known ais
y as Erricone the alleged actual head of N
q Camorra not t. be outdone hy a Jesse
u uant ln The Beautiful Reformed Society
b made himself heard. CRYING dramatically.
Il call from the other world the soul