The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-26
TERRORIST BAND
ABOUT TObE TRIED

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capssutto SGT about his task ria trail
Icd 70 the Camorra Gapezut,o 5oined
fhat body and Wa4 takcn into iayor
by its leaders, Bit by sit he PICKED I'D
threads OF evidence. lie learned that
? man namod .Nbattemaggip formerly
high III the councils OF the Ca inorristt.
had bacn expelled ~ that society. ana
was supposed TO be familiar With the
murder of Cuocolo and his wito
hbattemaEgio WAS in sail, ana there
;hc detective Joined MIN. Gradually he
"ofmed himself into Tho good sraccs
OF his fellowp prisoner and dragged
from him the history OF Inc crime
belonged to Tcrruri.t..
Cuocolo ana his beautiful wife l!e
learned wcra:. iii ciofe associA ION with
doubtful eocial standing w!ih meif o.,
wealth learn the location ol treasure
worthy OF tho band OF criminals whom
they served. The mysterious arrival OF
the poi!ce however. Willie tie Black. :
Handers were engaged III their rob.
berries led them to believe that the
Cnocolos were playing q double game
end were acting as the spies Of tho
police y Camorrn tribunal was call
cd. with Erriconc at its head and Il
was decided that Cuocolo ana lis wife
must die. six OF The most resolutc yui
nans being delegated 10 execute this
sentence. Their plan was TO murdeg
CUocolo on n lonely road near Ma
pies steal his keys ana after gaining
entrance tt ills house In Naples, sluS
qlis wife as she slept
Ihesc facts We're communion IL
dhe authorities at Rome. and In ths
spring OF 1901 almost a year after ,n,
crime had been committed the t,al
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rounded tic houses Of the slspcct.
and seized every member OF the ca
mora Who was present nj the tatcfu
tribunal. When tie prisoners were
taken 10 the jai], il was found ina
their leader. Erricolc WAS moi anionl
them. y diligert scarcn revealed til,
fact that he had III some linknoWr
manner learned Of the irjended coul
and made his escape lie va. traced
70 the port OF Sew Iori; and alrcstc,
by Dotect;ve l'etrosin head of ,h
Italian Burcau oe the %cw Yorh 20
lice Department. Who later paid iii
debt to INC Black Hand FOR Ills &C
7iyiiy IL inycstiga,ine its ofalrs wit
his life
Case Stronger Livery my.
All this occurred FOUR years axc
and since then tic Authorized hav
been making the case stronger cSet
. day with fresh cyldcnco AZ The ira
approaches c&traordinary preeuution
arc taken against an aitempted ia
delivery on the part OF TIC reiative
and friends IL t!io impfigonod rnel
The Ian guards were tTebiod III
little town Of Nitcrbo, wharo tie irii
VIII be heid, is hllcd witli Foldter
aP9 The courtroom IL provided wit
TWO great iron cages, che for tho "a,
rus6d and ono Tor the witnesses Til
last rrecantion lis taken TO foil a,
etternp, on the part Of the Blac
Il Hand to either murder the witness
or FREQ the prisoners.
It lie probable that ths trial OF q
Afty.eeven Camorrists, because az II
wealth Of legal talent that has boi
retained by that society and the, mn
titudinous charges against its inci
lI bers. VIII consume many months, al
Eli ia the meantime. Tic eyes Of ihe civi
izo0 world viii watch with interc
Italya attempt 10 free herself rro
tho clutches or monster THAT h
%tranEicd tho freedom Outs C.tiae
roF, q easT atoms. -.+. w. .