The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12
Viterbo Citizens Fear to
Sit in Judgment on
Camorrists.
DIES P ERADOES
ARE NOW ON TRIAL,
As Brigand Who Turned States
Evidence Enters Court, Former
Companions in Crime Yell
With Fury and Shake
Steel Bars of Their
Cage.
ss' cAMlLI.o cIANrAI,nA.

"a tAMIIAO CIANTAtHA.
IHppacia Nab'e 10 rho Times Dispatch.
'itcreo. itai%. March li.--rhc trial
OF the iorly-two dreaded Camorrists
opened a. 10 o'clock this morning
lechnicaily these arcn.crininals arc
on trial for the murder Or ono ,;enn,ro
oufccoio and lis Wife, hut actuAlIv tho
.nh! Is the determined attempt of the
Italian government 10 break in do
stroy and rid Itself Of the worg, hanJ
OF dcsperadocs that ever cursed Tho
Ringdo ON.
lncidentelly, il is expected That no
,rlal VII trace down the murdcrcrs OF
Lieutenant ietrosino, of tho New York
police force.
Scenes Of ConfuyIon.
The trial began amidst scenes Of Tho
utmost confusion before large array
e or lawyers q crowd OF rcrturbeJ court
oflcials aud siNiy newspaper core
tpondenis representing eight countries
From ms earliest honr this morning
great thronC Of reoplc TANNED tho
Ma Garihaldi. tho street which leads
from the tirandi pcnitentiary. where
Tho majority Of tic prisoners are con
fncd 70 the courthouse. which was
formerly the chapel Of monastery
The morning trains brought from tho
nearby towns aud villages a strong
contingent ~ farmers, picturcsGuely
nrrayed. while German, American ana
English tourists. VINO arc spending
Lent in Rome. niotorcd IN here IN tho
hope u witnessing some exciting In
,idents
IN this howevcr. they uerc disap-
pointed, for at S o'clock this morning
z ccmpeny Of infantry, with loaded
nuskets. closed Tho littio square front
ing the courthouse, and through this
armed line no one could pass but the
holders OF permits And. II should be
added, these p.S>sses We're issned only
after a long examination cf flle appli-
wants br the tribunal authorities An
ether company Of infantry qua rded the
penttcntlary entrance.
The frs, prisoner to arrive. under
heavy guard, at the courthouse Was
Maria Skendardo. Nea politan- This
ts the woman keeper Of nc disorderly
house wher. the Lending Camorrists
met to organize their crin.n. plot
their burglarles aud discuss the di-
vision OF profits,
Next was brought secretly Gennaro
Abbatemagg ic. who has turned states
evidence. and then the rema ming prs-
oners were brought In the pcnitentiary
wagon in patches OF fourS and nvcs,
ell heavily handcuffed. chained to each
other nd escorted by I'VE carabiniers
end a marshall.
Each wagon was preceded by Il
squad Of bicycle poticemen. and as a
further precauiion 200 carabiniers and
hundreds of police lined the route
from penitcntiary to court. and held
back the pushing. struggling throng
with no gentle hand.
Photographers Driven Away.
s they aliglted at The courthouse
most of tho prisoners raised loud out :
cries of objection 10 tho presence OF
photographers and shouted to have
them driven away. All pulled their
caps over their faces or raised hand
kerchiefs as wells before the. clicking
cameres.
Nora. Enriconc pnmarinio ana
salee. who composed the first group
Of prisoners 10 arrive, threw burning
cpithets at the newspaper photographs
rrs appealing at he Same time to
Captain Mast who thcrcupon ordered
the cameras seized. On hearing his
order the Photographers fled, though
they saved their plates.
a moving picture operator, however
was caught OH the roof of neghbor-
ing building and his apparatus con
f)scated.
With the second group OF prisoners
comprising Fucci. Soriino ID Gcnnaro.
Morell! and GarGiulo, came Rapi i'm :
handcuffed. Rapi is undoubtedly very
sick and 1t Is not expected that he
Will be bic 10 endure tho whole trial.
IT took three trips to bring up all the
y 81 4
It was not until all the prisoners
had been placed i'll the huge steel ca pe
made especially for their repression.
that Abbatcmagg was brought int o
tho courtroom. The announcement or
his entrance brought his betrayed as
sociates 10 their feet with yclls Of
fury, while they shook the bars Of
their cage. The former housebrea ker
passed before the ca ged and infuriatc ted
men with head erect and smiling. and
was then led to u small cage which
he occupied by himself and wherein
he sat with his back turned to the
other prisoners
The preliminary examination Of the
prisoners over, the questions relat, 9
mainly to the statistics Of birth, age.
record, etc, the work OF selecting a
jury was quickly begun Nineteen
Jurors were excused on doctors GER
tifcates. Most Of those excused claimed
to be affected with dea fncss, while an :
other advanced the plea Of .'invinctbIe
somn olenCy."
Tho morning session lasted until gao
r. NJ, when. the jury being still in
complete, Judge Bianch ordered sun
Elementary panel OF nifty moro tales
men. s,
Subpoena servers hurriedly left the
courtroom In search OF their mon, hut
It was almost a hopeless task for
when, at $40 r. A., the court was re
convened, the marshal OF the subpoena
servers Informed tho clerk that only
sii two on tho tally lists could DO found,
4 and they were both lawyers and then
sitting at the trial
Flee From City.
All the others had fed the city or
had been summoned away by .impor-
tant business"
On hearing this report. Public Pros
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