Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-12
cAMoRRA SECRET EXPOSE
Deteetive Witness in Trial Of Bandit
Band in itaIy-Points Out Leaders OF
Society as They Sit in Prison Cage.

SOSi0Sy - my SiS III VubSSu SSSSs
viterbo, Italy, July 12-One Of the
most interesting states witnesses In
the trial Of the Camorrists appeared in
the person Of Captain Fabroni Of the
carabineers Of Naples. With Marshal
Capizutti and Marshal Farris, also OF
the carabineers, he did detective work
against the Camorra under the dtrec-
ton of the ministry Of justice. The
work OF these three men was remark
able.
Ferris played the gentleman and
mingled with the aristocratic friends OF
Giovanni Rapi, the alleged treasurer OF
the Camorra.
Caplzzuti, disguised as Sardinian
brigand, associated with criminals and
finally obtained the confidence of Cen
naro Abbatemaggio from whom he
learned the secrets that led to the in
formers confession.
Shows judiciary in Plot.
Fabroni assumed the role Of a clerk
from the ministry of justice and de-
voted his energies to discovering the
alleged connection between the Neap-
olitan judiciary and the criminal or
ganization.
According to the crown, each man
accomplished his mission completely.
Captain Fabrino said he had studied
the Camorra not from . social OF
psychological. standpoint, but as cap
tain Of the carabineers. desiring to
know the bottom Of the criminal
phenomena. He began what he said
was the history Of the Camorra by re-
citing the evidence that led him to be-
lieve that Gennaro Cuoccolo and his
vile were murdered by fellow Camor-
rists. His testimony was given under
Interrogation by President Blanchi.
Body Bore camorra Sign.
The body of Cuoccolo, the witness
said, bore the marks that the Camor-
rists always left upon their victims as
a warning to others who might offend
them.
He declared that Enrico Alfano was
the real head OF the Camorra, altho he
did not appear to occupy that position,
having invented the plan OF placing a
hgurehead nominally in charge Of the
main organization s.1.a similar eSS:-c
heads in supposed control of the
branches.
In each case selected Camorrist'
was the ruling spirit. Some Of these
AOLIAlle1l1h6 oASS WEI z SAAl0AS kAC ~
cused, he said, and turning to the pris-
oners' cage, he pointed out Monichiello
Bartollozzi, and De Lucia as among the
number whom he had in mind. This
caused an uproar among tho prisoners
the demonstration being led by Alfano
The noise was stopped only when the
president threatened to send the pris-
oners back to their cells.
All Forbidden to conf0sS
Captain Fabroni told Of the rule of
the Camorra which forbade Camorrist
to confess or to give evidence OF the ex-
lstence OF the society even when to do
so might help the accused. On the con-
trary, a Camorrist was to be prepared
to go to prison tho the admission that
there was such an organization as the
Camorra might set him free.
The supreme object of the organiza-
tion, he said. was to prey upon every
one who fell into its clutches, from un-
fortunate women and sneak thieves to
the highest official. Who ever betray-
ed the members was subject to pun
ishment varying from beating to
murder. The witness declared that the
informer Abbatemaggio was already
condemned to death, and that II he left
the prison 1t would be almost impossible
for him to escape the vengeance of the
Ca:ac::e.