Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-30
Necessary to
Suspend Court
TuMuLT AT TRIAL or MURDER
GUS cAMoRRIsTs.
ABBATEMAGGlo ON STAND
Witness PersistentIy Interrupted by the
Observation-Disclosures Closely Cues
toned by President Of the Court.

Viterbo, Italy. March 29.-The entire
sitting in the trial Of the Camorrists
was occupied today. in the further ex-
animation of Gennaro Abbatemaggio,
whose testimony was constantly inter-
rupted by prisoners in the cage The
president of the court. Signor Bianchi,
interrogated the witness at great
length during the afternoon concern
ing contradictions in his statements
made at different tines
Denied Suffering from Epilepsy.
To the question of the president as
to whether he suffered from epilepsy,
Abba temaggio replied in the negative.
Here is a military medical certifi-
cate said President Biancli, stating
that you left the army after three at
tacks of epilepsy
Then did IT p,lrposely to be sent
home from the army said the wit
ness.
Defense Lawyers Make a Point.
The lawyers Tor the defense jumped
to their feet shouting: Then you de-
ceived the military. and you are now
trying to deceive the judicial authori-
ties"
During the questioning Of Abbate-
maggie by the president, the prison
ers were radiant, in the belief that
the severity with which the president
selected disputed polnts for explana-
tion was a good omGn in the1r be-
half
Prisoner Kissed Hand to President.
Giuseppe Salvi, who is one CT those
charged with being directly response
bic for the murder of Euocco!o and his
wife, kissed his hand to the president,
while Erricone, the Camor.ist leader,
exclaimed: >''The cylinder If the pho
nograph is exhausted
Tells of a Wink.
Asked about the 5000 which had been
paid to the assassins of the Cuocco-
los, the tnformer replied that Alfano
had divided the money, giving $50 to
the witness and distributing the re-
mainder among the actual assassins.
Ferdinand di Matteo, one of the assas-
sins, protested against the giving of so
large share to Abbatemaggio, who
had not participated in the killings.
but he was silenced with wink from
Alfano.
Money eaid Him for His Silence.
Abbatemaggio saw the wink and
understood its meeting. His associ-
ateS were aware that he knew too
many of their secrets and could be-
tray them at any moment. Accord
ingly, no sum of money was too great
to pay for his silence until the oppor-
tunity came to put him out of the way
as they had disposed of Cuocco1o.
Aibattemaggio realized the feeling
toward him, and this induced him to
make the first revelations, which were
followed by a determination to tell all
and SO redeem himself.
Now York Judge Wants to Attend.
President Bianchi has received a re-
quest from Judge Frank C. Laughlin
OF the appellate division OF, the su-
preme court of New York state that
he be permitted to be present during
next weeks proceedings.
TumuIt Causes Court to Suspend.
Abbatemaggio's examination was in
terrupted today by Corrado Sortino,
one of those alleged to have killed
the Cuoccolos, who asserted that the
informer had declared that Sortino's
brother was a member of the Camor-
ra. Rising from his seat in the pris-
oner's cage, Sortino shouted.
You are liar. My brother is one
of the worlds greatest sculptors. He
lives in Paris, where he is the intimate
of notables."
Witness Recognized Trick.
This gave excuse for a tumult, the
other prisoners and their lawyers cry
ing out: "Abbatemaggio is calumni-
ator."
The informer, recognizing trick to
impair his testimony, raised his voice
above the chorus, Yelling.
81 never said that Sortino's brother
was a Camorrist."
The confusion continued and the
president was Compelled to suspend
the sitting.
Trying to Discredit Abbatemasgio.
The policy of the accused is to
catch Abbatemaggio in contradictions
or untruths if only in secondary mat
ters. and SO dicredit his whole story.