Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-23
ALLEGED SLAYER ON THE STAND
Career Of Man Who Helps Stab Couple
Investigated.
ING OF VICTIM Is EXHIBITED
Carabineers Find Circle Of Metal in
Mattress of Bed.
WOMEN SCREAM AND FAINT
Disorder becomes So Great that
Adiournment IL Taken for the
Dav-COnsDiracy Charge
Renewed.

VITERBO. Italy. March 22-Angry eN-
changes between opposing counsel at to-
dav's session Of the trial Of the Cammorists
provoked q demonstration from the prison
ers cage beyond the control Of the court
officials that neoessitated a suspension OF
the proceedings. The accused mon alter
nately cursed and sobhed Historically while
their women friends in the audience
screamed and tainted. the wife OF one Of
the prisoners being seized with commissions.
The scene vas enacted soon after the
resumption Of the sitting which was ad-
iourned al the close OF the morning ses.
sion yesterday because OF the illness Of a
Juror. At that time Giuseppe Sslvi, one Of
those who Is alleged 70 have stabbed to
death Gennaro Choccolo and his wife, was
beng interrogated by President Bianchl
concerning his career.
This morning SalW was called for cross
examination. u Is charged that he il the
man who furnished the final evidence Of
CuocColo's treachery in the Camorra and
50 brought about his sentence Of death.
IN a letter written from the prison where
he was confined for robbery, he asserted
that Cuoccoio had betrayed him to the
police because ne had given a share OF the
booty Of his crime to another than
Cuoccolo. He called upon his brother
Camorrists 20 avenBe him.
Il is asserted that according tn the rules
Of the Csmorra the ring was taken from
the hand OF the murdered man to be sent
TO Salvi iE proof OF the fact that his wish
for vengeance had been observed,
CaraBinsers claimed TO have found this
ring in ths mattress OF bed at the home
OF n woman ASn0wn 81 the companion OF
salvi. salv protested that the ring was
placed In the bed b. the carabinoers for
the purpose Of manufacturing evidence.
Proseeutor Produces Ring.
A. the cross examination progressed to-
day President lIanohi suddenly produced
the ring and, holding Il so that il could
be seen 10y all In ths court room. said
This IL the Fing found in the home OF
your woman associate.
The stateneant called forth chorus OF
protests hosu aite prisoners. who. sheted.
No! no! ut is not Cuocoolo's ring; it isfnot
his"
The cries grew louder and were taken up
by sympathiEers in the audience. Then
Lawyer Liguori. president of the board Of
attorneys OF Naples, who 10 defending the
informer Gennaro AbbatemaEgio. pushed
his way 10 the space in front OF the great
steel cage and staring into the eyes of
the accused men, exclaimed:
Yes, that Is Cuoocolo's ring"
This interruption brought the scores OF
lawyers for ths defense into the fray and
as the exeoratioh OF the prisoners grew
louder threw the whole court room into
an uprear In the babel OF tongues one
could distinguish those Of repeated ex-
ciamationsl
who pays you ths price of Abbats-
maEgio's shame?"
You are paid from the secret funds OF
ths EoVerHmshtl"
'You were sent hsre under orders from
the CarabiheeFsi'
This attack encouraged by the pris.
oners, who apPlauded as they exclaimed
"Bfavo Braves
Prisoners JoiH In CIamOF.
For a memsnt Givanni Rapi. the ALLEGED
treasurer OF the Camerra and known al
the proprieteF OF gambling places in Naples
Rome and Paris, held the center OF tn,
stage, when he pressed his face agains
the bars OF the case and cried:
We are innoeehtg we have been BETRAYED
we have been sold like lambs to the slaugh
ter"
At this point Alfano. the alleged aotua
head or the CamoFra, cried dramatically
II call from the other world the soul o.
my poor brother. Giro who died in prison
TO witness that We are flesh and blood sol,
by the carahineers 10 the inquiring Judges
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