Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-14
CAMoRRA TRIAL is
FULL OF Revelation
Chiefs Shown to Have Beer
Past Masters in Perpetra-
ton of Crime.

World.
The famous Camorra trial at Viterbo
has served more purposes than that of
trying to bring to justice the murderers
of Gennaro Cuocolo and his wife. 1t has
revealed the most extraordinary picture
of concerted crime that has existed in
any country. AS the evidence unfolds it
self I'm the Wordy warfare between counsel.
Judge and witnesses and the flood of re-
elimination from the Gagged criminals
worked up to the fury of wild beasts the
public stands agf:ast that such things
exist in modern times and that justice
itself has been tainted almost to the foun-
tain head. The trial has also brought out
some curious stories about the more
prominent Camorrists apart from their di-
rect dealings with the association of
which they formed part.
The Italian press Is very fond of using
the stereotyped headline. "Truffa II
rAmericana" (Robbery OIL the American
plan), when recounting an unusually
clever theft, evidently considering the
American crook the smartest of his kind.
But the stories told In the court house at
V!terbo disclose an ingenuity which out
does the wel-worn confidence trick and
other lodges popularity credited to trans
Atlantic mobsmen. Apart from these l
have obtained from police records some
details of the more famous swindles of
recent years in which prominent Canon
rists have figured. The particulars given
are absolutely authentic.
Although shoplifting is a very elemen-
tary form of theft, De Angels and
Amodeo reputed to be the actual muir
derers of Cuocolo, were for years in part
nershap in this branch of business, which
they seem to have elevated to a fine art.
DE Angels subsequently joined Cuocolo
In the same line of business and he de-
scribeS how, posing as his secretary, they
visited many of the leading stores In
Naples and rarely came away empty
handed.
But DE Angels soon found his too
narrow Il circle to work in and altogether
unworthy of his talents. He formed a
friendship with another Camorrist, a man
of pliable temperament and an apt pupil.
The two studied electricity and electrical
appliances and then furnished with the
regulation cap of the central power Of
fice they began a systematic tour OF
wealthy residences. to which access was
easily gained on he pretext of inspect
Ing storage batteries or household ap-
planes supplied by the company. In
this way they gained al intimate knowl-
edge OF the places. A number of regis
tiers" have been found in the possession OF
DE Angels, with an accurate description
OF villas and wealthy apartments. the hab-
It's OF their owners, and location and de-
scription of the safes and other articles
of furniture likely to contain %valuables.
One of the smartest frauds of the
Camorra gang was perpetrated by a man
so closely resembling the popular journal
list Barzini as to pass for his double The
sham Barzini was a young mar with
great charm of manner, a brilliant con-
versationalist, and he knew Just enough of
Barzini's dsings and his circle of %acquain-
tances to avoid sailing too close to the
wind in his different operations. The
chief OF these was to circulate subscrip-
tlon lists among the neapolitan aristocracy
in favor of charities in other talia cities.
The lists disclose the names Of abine
ministers. publicists, writer's of repute and
many prominent noblemen. The most of
these were willing to leave the man to
entangle himself In the meshes of the law
so as to avoid being laughed at for their
c~redulfty. This he did at last, but not UNI
til he had pocketed something over 10000
lire. and was about to make off ia
America.
A more elaborate fraud, and one which
required several cOnfederates, was the
bank note swindle. to which were allied
the gold bar n gold dust fraud, all
these being carried through simultaneous
~ by the famous gang of which Susie
was the leader. Ernesto Susie, elegant
gentleman In appearance and name,
and money-lender. had his eye on the gild-
ed youth OF Naples. the fortunes and ex-
pectations of whom were accurately
known to him.
"As you are a customer" he would
say insinuatingly, to a visitor. II can
put you In the way of making q grand
stroke. Ten thousand lire O2.Ooo). will dc
the trick. ! can offer you q series of 1000
lire bank notes, precisely the same as
genuine, which were secretly struck off
during the last issue. You shall have
them at 10 per cent Of their face value,
It's n of those chances 1 like to nut
In the way OF those who give me Their
custom. No. don't put your money down
yet. ! understand your eagerness, but |
shall hold to my offer. We must carry
through the deal in a quiet place. / am
going tomorrow to Villanova "a village
outside Naples). Meet me at such and
such an hour.
To the next youth who came along,
Susie would say:
II have q number of gold bars. and some
boxes of gold dust, which 1 can offer YOU
az Quarter value. They came into my
nands tnfocgn some smugglers who have
since been caught. The gold is assaved
at IL carats: no. don't worry about the
cash now. but bring 1t tomorrow to VII
ianova. when the bars and boxes will he
brought along. l like to carry through
these little matters outside my business
premises"
Both victims turn up next day in time.
and In addition to Susie there are ths
friend with the gold and II or two 9th
ers who are to see that the deal goes
through fairly. Susie has just handed
over notes and bars. when. suddenly. .
couple of excise agents make their an.
pearance n demand in the name OF the