The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-06
GETS EVIDENCE
AGAINST GANG
Marshal Capezzuti of Naples
Secures Confession to Be Used
at Trial of CamOrrists.
CAREER OF LEADER OF
THE DREADED SOCIETY
Succeeds to Captainship at Age
Of.20, and Soon Acquires
Great Wealth.

To Marshall Capezzutt of the Legion OF
Carbineers in Naples belongs the credit
| of having secured from the Camorrists q
| confession that will figure in the case Of
| forty-one alleged members OF the Ca
mora soon 10 be tried here for the
murder OF Genaro Cuoccolo and his wife
While the best italian detectives were
at work on the case by order OF King
himself successfully as u coal HEAVIER. "A
porter and a peasant and mixed with the
worst OF criminals, soliciting the honor
OF becoming a member of the Camorra.
Among his most intimate criminal friends
there was one who. whenever the Cuoc-
colo affair mentioned. was wont 10
smile and say.
My dear companion. the police and
justice are mistaken. l know all about
the matter"
However. he refused to go further and
the marshal, betraying little interest,
would say indfferently:
Tell me about it,
To this the same answer always would
be made. NO. my friend. il is not pos.
the society binds me When YOU have
taken II you will know all
The carbincer bided his time and
gained an ascendancy over the young
man. who named Gennaro Ahbate-
maggie, a type OF the common degen-
crate. Abbatemaggio later was sent TO
prison for minor offense
Finally Gained His Point.
Capezzuti. who had posed as an enemy
OF the police, visited the Camorrist fire.
quently. Finally Abba temaggio confided
TO him that he. was in love with a girl
and that he was loved III return. How
ever. he despsired OF marrying her
Capezzuti said he saw a way out of
the difficulty and promised that as soon
as his friend was out of prison he would
land him the money TO set him I'D in
business and have little to "go with
All he desired in return for this favor
Camorrist and wished to have some
little knowledge TO hold over the heads
OF members Of the society should they
show themselves opposed to bis admit
tancei Accordingly lie asked the other
to tell what he knew OF the Cuoccolo
murders.
Ahbatemaggio allowed himself to be
tempted and eventually confessed what
tion and receiving in exchange for his
revelations several thousand francs a
cottage at Caserta. a small cart and a
good horse. He married the girl and
Capezzut went to the wedding In his uni
form as a marshal OF the carbineers 10
the astonishment OF the bridegroom. who
after some trouble, resigned himself TO
becoming police spy.
Career of Alfano.
Enrico ACano otherwise known as
Ericcone. had. il appears. been the head
Of the sections of the Csmorra OF NAMES
since the death Of Ciccio Vappsuccio. the
most famous Of their heads. In 1896. At
the latter date Alfano was 90 wears old
anG a simple member but he had great
ambition and after proving his courage
took up the threads OF the old Camorra
rcorganizing and establishing IL as II is
at present and calling IL the bella Sus-
Eieta Reformata" CThc Beautiful Re
formed Societv). From that moment. ac-
cording TO the testimony to be intro
duced at the trial on March II, Alfauo
was all powerful. the commander of the
twelve factions OF the criminal associa-
lion which corressponded with the twelve
districts Of Naples.
The society exacted tribute from deal
ers IN the public markets and from the
bands of smuggIers lnfesting the sub
protecting" gangs Of thieves which were
compelled u surrender from 10 TO 90 per
cent Of their loot.
Secures Much Wealth.
Soon AIfano rose from the position of
boy In flower shop to opening a store
of mis- own whore he sold feed for horses
Then ne speculated in cattle at the fairs
and grew rich. Finally he became a
usurer. having his headquarters in the
Cafe Fortunio in the center OF the town.
where he received his agents and his
victims.
To those who mentioned the Camorra.
he replied smilingly, DO you really be-
lieve there IS such a thing? Why. those
are stories Of other times.
About the year 1900. the man who is
TO be tried as the head OF this great
criminal organization gave place as the
head OF the hearts" Of the society 10 one
OF his creatures. sort Of Ggurehead.
certain Luigi zucci. that he himself might
be no longer In the eye of the police.
Apparently he contcnted himself with be-
ing head of the most populous and turbu-
lent district of Naples. the Vica ria.
II Is certain that several times. ac-
cused OF direct completely in or respon-
sibility for crimes. among them burg
la % hraul(lnH ChM
ing in the white slave traffic. thefts OF
Jewels and electoral corruption, he con-
tInually saved himself. or II condemned
received light sentence Often he was
discharged for lack OF evidence.
This was only possible, It is said.
through the protection which he received
from authorities who owed their election
10 his influence with the masses