The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
IS FACED BY HIS.
 ACCUSER l
ALLEGED CAMORRIST ASSAS. SIN HEARS INFORMER TELL
 OF THE MURDER.

NITERBO. May ,. Mariana de Gennaro. who, il is alleged. was the first to attack Gennaro Cuo""Clo. stabbing him with a dagger was gwen the chance today 10 confront his &cruser Gennaro Abba'enaggio.
 As the accuse and accused stood heiCre the judges bench today Alb batemaggio reCited what he atiirms was the part played by De Gennaro in the tragedy at Tore Del Greco, on the evening Of June j. 1906. He said in substance:
 De GennarO was armed with a dagger and also carried in pocket kitchen knife. which had been taken cautiously from the tuoc- colo home. This knife was later placed ill the right hand of the dead man to give the impression to those who might discover the body that Cuoccolo had been slain duel
 When the assassin, accompanied by the unsuspecting Cuocolo, reach ed the place of meeting Gennaro suddenly drew his dagger and stab
 
 10 defend himself with d pocket knife and wounded Dorado Sortino Oh the hand. but he was soon over powered Nicola Nora also stabbed him. and Antonio Cerrato struck him over the head with his cane When CuoccOlo ceased 10 breathe De Gennaro placed the kitchen knife in his hand. while the other took a ring from his finger and from d locket a latchkey to his apartments.
 De Gennaro then went. 10 the inn of Mimi-aMare to report the success of their mission to Enrico Alfano, Cuoccolo home and murdered Maria CuOccolO"
 AbbatemaegiO's confession has been supported by the carahineers. who claimed to have found Cuocolos ring at the home Of a woman friend of one of the assassins.
 This ring. they claim. was 10 have been sent to Luigi Arena. who from his prison cell had asked for the death of Cuoccolo, alleging that ahe latter had betrayed him to the authorities Sortino was found to have wound on his hand as de scribed by the informer, but explain ed this by saying that he had been scratched by wonan's hatpn and accidentally cut his hand with scissors
 De GennarO denied every incident of the story related and emphatical ly prostete hisinnocence of the crime with which he is charged jointly with other members of the Camor Ia. During the exchanges between the infOrmer and de Gennaro, a brother of the latter. who was in the audience attempted to interfere, and was elected from the room upon the order of President Bianchi.
 NiTERBO, Italy. May 4. - resumed today. substitute juror taking the place of Dr. Michele de Maria whose indisposition necessi- tated an early adjournment yester- day afternoon.
 Again Genarro Abbatemaggio, the informer. held the center of the stage, being called upon to confront Giuseppe Salvi. and later Antonio Cerrata, both of whom he denOunc- ed as having taken an active part in the murder of Gcnnaro Cuocolo He repeated his original accusations against Salri the latter denying each in turn. Then the two eXchang- ed invictives, the war Of words ending thus:
 Abattemaggio: You are an assas- sin.
 Salvi-You are like COW which is called an ass with horns. You have a muddy conscience, which you have sold to the carabineers.' .
 Carrato. whose manner suggested that he had not forgotten or for given the insult of yesterday, when Abbatemaggio spat in his face, was released from the prisoners cage and stood before the informer.
 This man" said Abbatemaggio, 'struc Cuocolo with a club after he had been stabbed by the others and was half dead"
 You are liar" was the response, and in this vein the dialogue was