The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-03-25
Mysteries Ii Trial
Of The CanlnnOlsts
Women Faint In Court and Prisoners
Wife Goes Into Convul-
sions.

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today's session of the trial of the Ca
morrists provoked demonstration
from the prisoners cage, beyond the
control of the court officials, that
necessitated a suspension OF proceed
| ings. The accused men alternately
cursed and sobbed Historically, while
their women friends in the audience
screamed and tainted, the wife OF one
of the prisoners being seized with
commissions.
The scene was enacted soon after
the resumption of the sitting, which
was adjourned at the close of the
morning session yesterday because OF
the illness of juror. At that time
Giuseppe Salvi, one of those who is
alleged to have stabbed to death Gen
nero Cuoccolo and his wife, was be-
ing questioned by President Bianchi,
concernig his career.
Was Betrayed by cuoccoIo.
This morning Salvi was called for
cross examination. 1t is charged that
he is the man who furnished the final
evidence of Cuoccolo's treachery in
the Camorra and so brought about his
sentence of death In letter written
from the prison, where he was con
fined for robbery, he asserted that
Cuoccolo had betrayed him to the
police because he had given a share
of the booty of his crime to another
than Cuoccolo. He called on his broth
er Camorrists to avenge him.
It is asserted that according to the
rules of the Camorra a ring was TAX
en- from the hands of the murdered
man to be sent to Salvi in proof of
the fact that his wish for vengeance
had been observed.
GARDENERS claimed to have found
this ring in the mattress of a bed at
the home of a woman known as the
companion of Salvi.
Salvi protested the ring was placed
in the bed of the carabineers for the
purpose of manufacturing evidence.
AS the cross examination progress
sed today, President Bianch suddenly
produced the ring, and holding 1t SO
that 1t could be seen by all In the
court, said:
This is the ring found in the home
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Volley of Protests.
The statement called forth a volley
of protests from the prisoners, who
shouted, NO; it is not Cuoccolo's
ring; it is not his"
The cries grew louder and were
taken up by sympathizers, in the au
dience. Then Lawyer Liguori, presi
dent of the board of attorneys of Ma
pits, who is defending the informeG'
Genaro Abbatemaggio, pushed hi;
way to the space in front of tn,
great steel cage and, staring into tn,
eyes of the accused men, exclaimed:
Yes, that is Cuoccolo's ring"
This interruption brought the scores
of lawyers for the defense into tn,
fray and as the eXecration of tn,
prisoners grew louder, threw tn,
whole courtroom into an uproar. II
the babel of tongues one could distin
gnish these oft repeated exclama
tions:
Who pays the price of Abbatemag
gio's shame?"
You are paid from the secret fund
of the government"
You were sent here under order
from the Carabineers."
This attack was encouraged by tn
prisoners. who applauded as they eS
claimed:
"BrovoI Bravol"
Dramatic Declaration of Innocence
; For moment Giovanni Rapi, tn
alleged treasurer of the Camorri
: and known as the proprietor of gaml
ling places in Naples, Rome and Pa
is, held in the center OF the stag
when he pressed his face against tn
bars of the cage and cried: 1--WE ar
innocent; we have been betrayed; W
have been sold like lambs TO tn
slaughter"
At this point Alfano the alleged az
tual head of the Camorra, cried dram
atically:
Il call from the other world tn
soul of my poor brother Cino, VIII
died in prison, to witness that we ar
flesh and blood sold by the Carabil
GERS to the inquring judges, who lei
themselves to this infamous market
BY this time both prisoners an
lawyers We're pretty well exhauste
and suddenly the accused men as wit
one accord burst into tears. TIL
priest, Giro Witez2l, looked as If h
had been stricken with apoplexy. Tn
wife of Mariana de GennarO one