New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
SAW CU0CCOLO MURDER
Report That Informer Will Con-
fess His Presence at the Crime.
TRIAL MAY BE STOPPED
Two New Witnesses Deny All
Charges-Prisoners Conf
dent of Acquittal.

Charges-Prisoners Conf
dent of Acquittal.
Viterbo. Italy. April l9.-The trial of inc
Neapolitan Camorrists may be halted anu
q new investigation into the murder OF
Gennaro Cuoccolo and his wife may ne or
dered on the ground that the mformer'
Gennaro Abbatema ggio. was an accomplice
in the crime.
This possibility depends on the truth OF
Z report, circulated on the resumption OF
the case to-day. that If the evidence al
ready prepared By the state appears In
sufficient TO convict the accused persons.
AbbateInaggio VIII confess completely in the
assassination of Cuoccolo. 1t is said that
he will swear that while he was not one
Of those who struck the death blows IL
witnessed the proceedings In the role OF a
picket who was posted TO warn the actual
assassns against interruption and TO help
them IN making their escape.
II this confession is made the trial will
lie stopped. as a new inquiry into the facts
of the crime will be necessary.
After the respite during Holy Week the
band OF shackled Camorrists trooped into
the Court OF the AssiZes to-day and again
faced their accusers from within the steel
bars of the cages which occupy the right
arm of the huge cross shaping the Interior
of the ancient Church OF San Francesca.
Prisoners in Fine Spirits.
The holiday has improved the prisoners
physically and refreshed their spirits. All
Of the thirty-six. with the exception Of Bar
tolozi. were present. The latter who suf-
fered m epileptic attack a month ago. Is
still confined 10 the prison hospital in the
mediaevaI monastery Of Gradi, now a penl-
tentisry. Gennaro Ibelli, who is alleged 10
be the mead of the Camorra in the Nesuvian
villages has recovered from the pleurisy
which seized him following his intsrroga-
ton. Giovanni Rapi known as the treas
urer Of the CamOrra. who wore himself out
in protesting his innocence. IS restored.
Pasduale Gargiulo and Luigi Arena. the
latter Of whom is said 10 have asked for
the death of Gennaro Cuoccolo, both of
whom had been excused from recent sit
tings on the plea Of Illness. appear NJ Tor
a firther ordeal.
Giro Vitozzi. the priest whose flights OF
oratory and exhibitions Of passion have
enivened the trial. is perhaps the most
cheerful of the band to-day. As he was
led into court bound. but still wearing his
priestly garb he said that during the Eas-
ter recess he had engaged in fervid re-
lgious exercises which had given MIN
strength 10 endure every suffering. Il
am, proclaimed the guardian angel Of the
Camorra." spiritually armored against
everything and everybody"
The confidence OF vltozzi appears to be
shared by his associates and their law
yers. and the trial was resumed under cir
cumstances deemed auspicious by the de-
fence
Motion for Vitozz Denied.
Vitozzis lawyer opened with moron
that the court order the production Of the
warrants for the arrest Of his client and of
Giscoro Ascrttore. who. the state alleges
entered into 9 conspiracy 70 denounce DE
Angels and Amedeo as the murderers OF
the Cuocolos IN order 20 save the real as
sassins. President Blauchi said that he
thought that the production of these war
rants was unnecessary. The lawyer, how
ever. insisted. saying that he wished to
that the carabineers had been
furnished with orders Of arrest In which
the dates had been left blank. and were
empowered 10 make use Of the warrants on
any occasion which served their purpose
The court definitely rejected the motion,
ruling that orders Of arrest must be con-
sidered legal until the contrary had been
proved President Bianchi added that II
the defence had evidence Of Illegally IN
the matter Of drawing or serving the war
rants. II would be necessary 10 institute
special suit 10 determine the matter.
Luigi PUGET. who is described as the iic-
titious head OF the Camorra, having re-
ceived q nominal Office in order 10 protect
Enrico Alfano. the guiding spirit, was
called for Interrogation II is charged that
some time in 1898 Alfano ceded the high
est place in the Camorra, that Of the Head
Of Heads OK the society. 70 his creature
Fucci. to the end that the former might
keep in the background and escape the
surveillance Of the authorities. which had
become increasingly dangerous to him.
Fucci averred that he was neither the
real nor the nominal head Of the organi-
zatior. and also denied that ne was even
D&morrist
No, Qualified for a Camorrist.
1t would indeed be most strange said
the prisoner. ~ this society were 20 choose
for It's leader a man like myself. Why
throughout my nfe have been condemned
only once. and then 10 only two months
in prison because l had mixed IN fight in
which / was well beaten.
1T IL true that I attended a dinner with
Fr4. ~. a Aida Tavern in
Bagnoli. in the spring Of 1905. but II Is ab-
surd 10 assume that Cuoccolo was sen
fenced to death on that Joyful occasion.
Fucci then launched into a dissertation
on the honor OF his family. Like Ascrit-
tore. he. too, had an Octogenarian mother
who was weeping her eyes OUT over the
plight Of her beloved son.
And my brother" said he, was holy
priest"
"Yes. true" interrupted Vitozzi, solemn
lv bowing his head. II knew Fucci's broth
or. and ain convinced that he wac most
devout man"
Two other, prisoners We're nterrogated,
hut both were Just emphatic as their
predecessors on the witness stand i'm their
deniaIs of membership in the association.
one Of the men, Disarno, who Is believed
TO have been the cashier Of the Camorra at
one time. said that that would have been
impossible. as he was illiterate and was
therefore not capable OF keeping accounts.
He said that Luigi Fucci. under whom he
would have served, was his enemy. that Z
would have been impossible for them 20
work together. and finally added that the
Camorra was a lengend.
SEPARATION IN PORTUGAL