Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-31
Ab6siemaggio Continues
On Stand at Viterbo.
Defense foiIsd 10 Attempts 10
Impeach The Intorner.
Informer Says Naples s Divided
Into cammorrist Asgiens.

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Viterbo, Italy, March 3o.--According
to the revelations of Genarro Abbate-
maggie, who Is appearing as d Witness
against his former Camorro associates
in their trial for murder. Naples is a.
vided into IA Camorrists regions. each
having its Camorrfst hierarchy. In ev-
cry one of these regions a fnembef 90
the organization is dailyX entrusted
| with the maintenance of oiller among
those affiliated with the Camorra- His
| influence is greater than that of the
| police. because he is expected to de-
nounce those who commit disorders
and thus compromise the existence of
| the association which Is destined for
| more important Enterprises
| The entire afternoon was taken up
with the evidence submitted by Abbate-
maggie at the various investigations.
| but the witness maintained his COM
posture and gave a good account of
himself and energetically refuted their
accusations.
| Abbatomaggio sid that shortly aft
| er the murder of gu9ccolo, when he
| was in the company of Giovanni Rapi,
| the alleged treasurer of the Camorra,
| he mt lie priest VitoZZo, who sug-
| ge&teo HAT Er-jsa1e so that he might
| not be suspected. should go frequently
to the Mimi Mare cafe to give tho
police the impression that he was a
| freQuenter of the place 1t was in this
inn that the report of the murder of
Cuoccolo is alleged to have been COM
munieated to Erricone.
Vitozzi. Oh hearing this statement
by the witness, raised his hands and
eyes, and with a Mortified expression
| exclaimed. turning arcs the pris-
onersn cage:
IF fAl1ad Ger Inspected that Erri-
cone was staine9 with such a mon
strous crime Would have delivered
him myself ustice, saying to him:
Bear the burdens of your SINS
His tone was SO melo-dramatic that
Ill burst into laughter. Rapi appeared
even more amused than the others.
Abatcmaggio swore that Vitozzi was
an active member of the Camorra. that
he freouented the meetings of the Or
ganization, dressed as q layman and
was particularly aggressive in helping
TO carry out the Camorrist schemes,
Niterbo, Italy, March 30.--Gennaro
Abbatemaggio, the informer. was. cross
| examined at today's sitting of the court
of the assizes, which is trying the So
Camorrists for the murder of their
associates, Gennaro Cuoccoio and his
wife.
Most of the questions asked by Pres
ident Banchi and the lawyers for the
defense concerned matters of seconary
Importance and were intended to I'm
peach the informer. The latter stood
the ordeal very well, making many adj
missions concerning his own evil career,
but clinging tenaciously to the story of
Camorrist crimes which lie originally
told to the police sp, Marshal Capez-
zuti and later submitted in the form
of an affidavit to the court.
Lawyer Tore. of counsel for the
defense today received an anonymous
letter in which the writer attempted to
prove that which has before been as
serted by the other prisoners, that the
Carahineers who ran down the Canon
rists had manufactured the Cuoccolo
ring evidence. According to the po-
lice the ring had been taken from the
hand of Cuoccolo to be sent to Luigi
Arena in proof of the death of the
man whom Arena had denounced as a
traitor to the Camorra. The Carabineers
swore that they found this ring at
the hong. of woman companion of
| the assassins.
AS proof that this evidence was fabri-
Gated. the writer of the letter states
that Littiello. Gardiner Of the Lee
| sion of Naples. being oflended boxed
| the ears of his superior officer where
| upon. instead of being courtmartialss
he was sent to a hospital as hsssod
threatened that il he were pssashed
he would reveal the da,lipi9 ~ .na
officers of the Legi9ne ouoseaaentiy
the letter states. r. clio was declared
tnsane ,ra rar,n,. from the army.
| In tha;. hing counsel for the
nrisonars atttelespted TO bring QUE thst
AbbatemaY was in the pay 81 the
m your wife receive money from
+,o ARA bineers?' was asked.
'NShe does not.
J how is it them tfpt she lives So. 7
CON. while ytu are a prison. Is
she lives" f.ni.1 the witness. ron. %
what left her ~:.e,4 l was impn1 Gohef vi
md what she has since Eureif
.nrough the sale OF our three Notuss n
md their harnesses" ~ III
TIE informer fatty denied thar n
eceiVed anything from til Cs5hbt1 ~
eers either for himself or for thSssup-
ort of his family. AT the srequ(st &
ne lawyers, Abbaterlaggiosg w. &c.,
lvid and thorough dascripti sins h III ~
Aamination to which thossza srlf3hg to-
ecome memaers of the CstaXrfA 49,
'inpeiied to submit. ThaS cand9
ates VINO pa -sed through the ordeal -
proving their Courage.
lpaniiity arc trustworthiness. weret
Many passed upon by special tribun-
winch accepted or rejected them.
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