Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-06
SleNEvvtsEVIL, As'ALL PRIESTS DO.
that HE MIGHT SUCCESS
FULLY COMBAT II.
GODFATHER or ERRIcoNE
OBTAINED HIS RELEAsE
Man ~ The Cloth Appealed 70 the
Queen Methsr, Asking Mercy on
Ground That He Said Masses For
Dead King NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gives
y Hearing Dramatic Tone.

of the soul Of the murdered King Hum
bert, was called in the court Of assizes
today to explain how misery had ac-
uuainted him with such strange bed
Fellows as Errtcone. the usurer; Rapi.
the gambler, and others OF the band OF
thieves ana cut -throats.. who made up
the Neapolitan Camorra.
..Thruout my life" said the prisoner,
II have been q good priest. but priests
more than others come in contact with
the good and evil The priesthood Is
intended to combat what Is bad and
thus we know it.''
SIt was vltozzi who secured the re-
lease of Erricone, whose proper name
II Enrcio Alfano, Giro Alfano, and
others, when they were first arrested
and charged with completely in the
murder OF the Cuoccolos. The priest
Nent to the authorities and said that
He had learned in the confession the
identity Of the assassins and that the
men under arrest were innocent. He
Vas believed and not only secured the
freedom OF his friends but subsequent
II denounced de Angels and Amadeo
= the murderers. These men had some
difficulty In discrediting the priest
AZ he testified today Vitozzi could
not or would not control his emotions
ana aided by his attorney. who inter
fupted with counter charges against
the carabinoerS, caused such an up
roars M the court that President Bianchi
waa forced to suspend the sitting.
Priest Physical Wreck.
4 The priest has suffered physically
fron his long confinement in prison
ana when no was summoned to the bar
No advanced slowly leaning, on his
cane. ssAt his elbow waS his physician
Who explained to the eo0kfs AhAt he
u6shatG efye his patient frequent
sfiISulsnfa 70. save him from faaatfnG.
s. N0vSffh01esDr tha priDnner 1pok0 IN .
SlrnatE voice IN the tons or the preacher.
HA nrocIaiu1ed himself innocent, exc
nresoing surprise that the fact that he
;y9aSs the Eodfather Of Erricone should
Eavd Deen used against him. He had
Isyer done wrong and knew evil only
. !. servant OF the church must know
Il In order to fight It successfully.
& ''When WAS arrested" he continued.
81 fpetitioned the queen mother recalling
10 hsf mind that at the time Of King
Humbert's assassination L celebrated
the masses for the repose Of his soul
for eight days, I also asked Queen
Helena for my release because I was
N. Instead OF attracting compassion I
vas sent to. the prison hospital
The remembrance Of his experience
VAS too much Tor the guardian angel
of the Camorra" and he sobbed vio-
iently. The president told him to be
calm but the more the justice exhorted
the more the prisoner wept.
VI Errieone Shows Emotion.
when vitozzi referred to a woman
companion OF Erricone's brother, Giro.
who died in Jail, Erricone rose and in a
voice charged with emotion asked per-
mission Of the court to leave the floor.
The president ruled, "Erricone is a man
and must show his strength. It is inn
posyiblI TO allow him to leave the court
every time the name Of his dead BROTH
ersis ismentioned.".
Erricone however explained twas
not the hearing Of his brothers name
that got on his nerves but that he did
not wish to be present when reference
was made to the woman whose name
had been linked with that Of "poor in
nocenf Giro.
The president permitted him to with
DRAWN the custody Of the carabineers.
At this point Signor Pistolesi. coun-
rel for Vttozzi, broke in with the as
sertion that the witnesses against his
CLIENT had been bought and he could
sDroveit. This brought forth denials
from the prosecution and in the hub
hub that followed the session was ad-
3outned.