Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
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Carabineers Are Compelled to Clear
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sLEUTH AND COUNSEL CLASH
Capt. Fabroni Defes the Camorra
After Dispute With At
torney Lioy.

V1TERBO, Italy, July N.-The most
violent scene of the Camorrist trial to
date was provoked today by a personal
dispute between Capt. Fabroni and Law
Yer Lioy. In the tumult all the other
lawyers fed from the room, Enrico AL
fano and Gennaro Abbatemaggio. the IN
former. were thrown out bodily by the
carabineers, Giovanni Bartelozzi fell in
fit and President Bianchio, helpless to
maintain order, declared the session ad-
journed
Throughout the fubbub Fabroni stood
pale but impassive. AS the courtroom was
being cleared he said
The Camorra, In or OFT Of court, can't
intimidate me-
Fabroni, captain of the Neapolitan
carabineers. was assigned by the minis
During the past few days he has told on
the stand the results Of his detective
work and the operations Of his asso-
ciates. Marshal Capizutti and Marshal
Farris. Alessandro Lioy, now attorney
for the defense, formerly edited a news
paper. Fabroni has testified that reve-
lations against the Camorra made by
the claims set up by Lawyer Lioy In de-
fense of his clients. Bitter personal feel
ing between the detective and the law
yer has resulted.
Prisoners Shout Invectives.
When court opened today Capt Fab
roni was asked by Cavaliero Sanford.
the crown prosecutor. whether the as
sertion Of Zanelli that Marshal Capiz-
zuti had tried to influence him to swear
falsely against his fellow prisoners
were true. Fabroni replied:
Zanelli is the scum Of criminality.
Instead it was Lioy who through Zanelli
ATTEMPTED to buy witnesses for the de-
fense"
This reflection on the lawyer raised
madman Abbatemaysio. notwithstand-
ing the caution Of the president, Joined
in the row In support Of the captain.
Enrico Alfano, the alleged head of the
in the chorus Of investives directed
against Fabroni and Abbatemaggio.
Finally, the president ordered Abbate
maggie and AlfanO removed from the
room. They were not disposed to go
quietly and continued their cries and
dragged from the place.
For a little while there was a calm
and the president took advantage Of the
opportunity to admonish all to avoid
personalities. we SIOQIQ dlm OIjy dl
the triumph of truth. as 1t IS directly
connected with the trial Of this casa. We
must not go into personalities, he said.
With much feeling Fabroni replied:
For years 1 have stood the insults of
this man Lioy without trying him before
the courts. because I considered him
not criminal. but a person whose men
tai faculties were unbalanced"
Lioy retorted in fury. and in conclusion
called the witness a hypocrite.
"A greater hyprocrite than yourself
does not exist Fabrioni replied.
Aroused to a Frenzy.
This exchange stirred the prisoners and
opposing counsel to a frenzy that fairly
shook the court Of the assizes. All Of
the lawyers for the defense except Lioy.
shouting Indignation. stalked out of the
room. Lioy jumped up. gesticulating and
yelling like madman. hurting epithets
at the crowns witness.
Meantime the prisoners in the great
steel cage formed sort OF claque. hiss
ing and cursing their accusers and ap-
plauding their lawyers. Giovanni Barto-
loZzi and others pressed their heads be-
tween the cage like wild animals strug-
Cling to reach their tormentor.
Get your heads back in there" Or
dered the carabineers. with threaten
ing movement.
mo; cut off our heads. Yes. behead
u.s." they cried.
"Our women" screamed Francesca
Desiderio. have become def1led because
of this pig
Then BartolozA tumbled over in an
epileptic At. The doctors entered the
cage to attend him and were followed
by a score of carabineers, each Of whom,
seized a prisoner and held him until he
was physically exhausted.
His efforts to restore order being fu.
tile, President Bianchi adjourned the
sitting.