Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-12
CAMORRA TRIAL IS BEGUN
Thirty-six Members Of Band Charged
with Murder.
yURE Is oUIClY sBcURED
PrluRS S.ers Give HsnpressiOn of Gather
tnE 10 Represent An Types of De-
Eeueracy - PetrosiBO's Re-
port in Evidence

NITERBO. Italy March 1.-THE trial Of
the thirty-siK members OF the NeEpolitRn
CEmDrrR, which has tsrrnrizeu Italy for
many years was begun today. A jury WIS
chosen more readily than had been Eurici-
pRted, and early In the afternoon CRva-
hero BiRnchi the president Of the court
chosen by the ministry Of justice 10 pre-
side, opened the Interrogation Of the &c
cused. he limited his questions to an in
uuiry into their personal records.
The prisoners are charged with the as
BRssinHtion Of fellow-members IN the
CRmurrR GennHro CuOcoolo and ms wife
Maria CuttnelH Cuoccolo, populRrly known
as the Beautiful SorrentinR-" Behind this
charge are allegations Of numbsrlesH mur-
derB and r0bberies perperrBted by What is
perhaps the best organized and most des-
perBte criminal society Of modern times.
The real purpose Of the government is
10 rid the country Of this band. II is be-
Iieved evidence viii be brought out that
VIII throw light on the assassination OF the
American detective, Lieutenant Joseph
Petrosnio al Palermo in March 1893, after
ne had been sent 70 Italy by the New York
police department 10 seek information re
ERrdinE Italian criminals
II WAS Petrosino who arrested EnricO
legged actual head Of the CRmorrR, after
the latter had fled 70 New York City.
The American officer sent BrriCune back
TO Europe and he was taken into custody
II HRvrs. Petrusino's Death iE believed 10
have been the price paid for running down
1be man VINO for years mad defied the au-
thoritiss Of mis- own country.
Prosecution Ordered by King.
The murders OF CuoccoloB followed ny
revelations made by one ~ the CauBorTisrE.
GennArO AbbEtemEggio rssults6 IN 1hs
present prosecution. which wzE ordered by
King Victor Emmanuel En5 pressed ~
slgnur PAM the minister Of Justice
Al daylight. an enormous crowd EEEhsrs5
IN the vicinity OF the 1urmer church uf San
Francisco which mas been transformed into
court Of the AssizsE-
Other crowds surrounded the medisvHl
monastery of Grad, nov 8 penitsntIary,
where all but rwo of the prisoners have
been confined ana Inc prison Of san Lu-
para, In which the iHfOrmsr AbhEterHEEiU
End The one woman prisoner Maria 5Ien-
dErio have been held.
There Was much excitement when the
vans transporting the accused appeared
/ from under the scrhed doors Of the prison
I ne AInlGhnANA AAAlrtltA 10 N1A4A AAlAAA
/ angry murmurH Of the people. PrecEu-
/ tiunE we're taken EEainst an attempt %
] fres the prisoners VINO had many sIleur
! EympathtzerE IN the thr0nE. With IN,
1 dTiver % each van were seated q police
man and q sErbinssr. One soldier sat Jus
INSIDE the door The mounted cErbineeri
I surrounded each van.
When the doors uf the e0urt were opened
EE many Of the crowd az could rushed in
I occupying every available place
The crowd IN the square before the build
ina Was 30 great thai 8 company OF iufEn-
Try was called ou1 10 rsinforoe the cara
I binesrE and police.
Within the attention Of the unlonksrs vras
absorbed by the Appearance ana behar riuT
/ o. the prisoners. An appeared 10 be In
E0od health win the exception uf the priest
4 Giro ViioEu. VINO seemed 10 be il. Hnd
Maria sieudsrdn, N-ho Iimped as Hhe en-
Z tered
DeEenerHaes of AHnF types.
Erricuns maintained ms usual calm De-
meEnur He Ia Ehurr and slender. inEiE-
/ ntfcaut and rather vulgar looking. long
ugF scar extends from the ear 10 The
mtSuth His companions give the impues