The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-30
DENIES He HELPED
To COMMIT CRIME
Laboring Under Violent Emotion
Accused Camorr1st Shouts That
he Knows Nothing of the
Murder of Cuoccolo
and His Wife.
(By Jo,,rnaIs leased Wire.)

~ A~nAc(O " ALC.l -
VI Il r o, ITALY, Special
Seventy-five additional guards wer
stationed in the court room to prevey
a recurrence of yesterdays riot whe
the trial OF Enrico Alfano. alias "E
rlcone, and his ehirty-eight fellc
CamorristS was resumed today.
Ferdinand hi MatteO. who Is a
cuseu OF Turing Gennaro Cuoccolol
ms death on the lonely roadway les
ing TO Tore del Greco, was place.
on the stand and interrogated by
President Bianchi, Of the Assize Court.
Matteo is charged in the indictmenk
with having lured Cuoccolo by the
promise OF q fruitful diamond rob
pery which might be committed In
the Cupa Calastro community. "
n rich Neapolitan owned a Wills
there ana CuoccolO was to inspect the
grounds and plan the robbery. Ac-
cordingly MateO and Cuoccolo set out
10 look over the grounds and. {S-Aec-
essRry, rent an adjoining villa in or
der 10 further the plans for the great
diamond coup. 1t Is charged that
while the two men were walking along
the road, Cuoccolo was attacked bv
Matteo and five associates, who were
IN hiding, Matteo striking the first
blow.
When this was recorded today Mat
teo grew violently excited.
L know nothing of that murder.
nor of the murder of Maria Cuoc-
colo, GennarO's wife," he cried
Ahother woman was added to the
defendants today, when Anna Sinis-
caIcni, sister-fn-law OF Gennaro De
Marinis, or "Omandriere." as she was
known to the police, was placed on
trial with the other Camorrists
The newest defendant is a hand
some woman. and She was stylishly
attlred as she took the stand She
lifted her white veil and faced the
court defiantly. She declared that she
could not speak the Italian language
to defend herself and asked for an in
terpreter.
plea TO the court lie attacked the
Caribineers and the Neapolitan mag
lstrates. charging them with trickery.
Abatemaggio is a scoundrel, and
al the evidence against us false he
shouted.
Marinis is said TO have helped Pro-
Iessor Rapi plan the Cuoccolo muir
der, and has a long police record.
Another Dramatic Incident.
a demonstration VAS narrowly avert
ed during the interroga ton OF Matteo
when the prisoner flung himself on his
knees and, raising his arms, screamed
IN voice that reverberated through
Ine court. Il am "a victim OF the
ss C tpbIheSrS Sa ana theS would cruelty me
The other defendants cried out. but
they We're subdued by the additional
tated. This dramatic incident followed
number OF passages between the
pAlSouST ana the court.
Question of Disguise Figures.
The indictment had charged Matteo
with manufacturing a false beard for
Corrado Sortino, another OF the alleged
slayers OF Cuoccolo. When this charge
was pronounced, Natteo cried: sig
nor President, 1 am innocent Why
should / make a false beard. for
Sortino, when he is a wig maker him
SELF and could easily have made one
himself"
President Bianchi replied: Yes. he
is wig-maker, but our evidence shows
that ne could not make a beard, where
upon YOU made it,"
At this point Sortino arose in theN
prisoners cage and interrupted the
proceedings.
ALLOW me TO show you that I can
make "a beard, and l Will demonst late
that can 10 this court" he cried
InS president assured Sortino thyS
ms interests would be protected By th
court anu the Interrogation proceededy