The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-03-28
CALL coMoRRIsT
iNFoRMER INSANE
Hope Thus to Break the Crown Case
Immense Crowd Gathers to Hear
Story Of Abatemasgio.

yiterbo, Italy, March 24.-This was
the day set for the interrogation Of
Gennaro Abbatemaggio, the Canon.
rist informer about whose confession
the state has built up the evidence on
which 1t Is hoped to rid the country
of the criminal organization that for
years has exacted tribute from rich
and poor. robbing and numbering with
practical immunity.
In anticipation of witnessing what
may cost him his life, great crowds
gathered early in the vicinity of the
court of assizes and when the session
opened the room was packed to its
capacity.
The defense so far as Abbatemaggio
is concerned, will be that the man is
insane, a theory strengthened by his
desperate holiness. Professor Otto.
length, an alienist from the Univers-
ity of Rome, has been retained TO ex-
anime the informed and as the pro
fessor was not in court during the
morning hours Abbatemaggio's ques.
| tioning was deferred until this after
noon, and President Bianch opened
the proceedings with the examination
of Gennaro Ibelli. following this with
| the questioning of Luigi Arena.
lbelIi instisator Of Murders.
lbelli is said to be the head of that
| branch of the Camorra which opera
ates in the Vesuvian villages. He was
one OF the party that dined with EN-.
rico Alfano on the night that Gennaro
| Cuoccolo and his wife were murdered.
He was arrested soon afterwards but
released on the false representations
OF the priest, Giro Vitrozzi. According
to Abbatemaggio, one of the offenses
of Cuoccolo was his defiance of Ibelli.
He is charged with having been one
of those who instigated the murders.
This he denied today and he also
denied that he had dined with the 9th
er leaders Of the Camorra on the night
in question. He said that he knew AL
fano and Giuseppe de Marinis, an
other of the chiefs, only in business
way.
Luigi Arena was then called Aren;
is the man who is charged with hav
ing called on his brother Camorrist
! to kill Cuoccolo in revenge for hi
< own betrayal. Abbatemaggio says tina
= Cuoccolo wished portion of tn
spoils of robbery committed by Al
ena and few companions This wa
refused, whereupon Cuoccolo denour
, ced the robbers To the police and the
were imprisoned From his cell Aren
sent a postal card to one of the lead
ers asking for Cuoccolo'S death as
traitor to the Camorra.
Find Postcard and Ring.
l The carabineers claim to have fount
j this postcard and also Cuoccoo's ring
4 which was to have been sent to Al
ena in proof that vengeance had beer
4 done, Replying to the president, Ar
tina said: This story of Abbatemag
4 gio is false, | am not a Camorrist
7 While in prison was a Camorrist, I
is true, for in prison all men are Cam
orrists, | challenge any one to pro
duce the postcard which | am sal,
to have written to De Marines. Abba
temaggio in support of his own 40
nance related to the police, made NJ
this story of the postcard. The pretend
ed witness who saw 1t is a myth,
am innocent Of this crime and Abba
temaggio's statement that asked
! for Cuoccolo's death and was respons
ible for his murder is false"