Evening star., 1912-07-09
CAMORRA HARD HIT
Every Prisoner in italian Grim
inaI Band Convicted.
ALL RECEIVE LONG TERMS
One of Accused Cuts Throat on Hear
ing Verdict, Returned Amid
Tumult.
ALL RECEIVE LONG TERMS

VITERBO. Italy, July 9.-In scenes OF
tragedy and tumult the power of tbs
great criminal association Of Italy. the
Camorra, was given It's death blow.
The jury last night returned verdict
of guilty Tor almost all the Gagged pris-
oners who have been accused OF being d.
rectly or indirectly implicated in the
double murder of Gennaro Cuocolo, one
Of the members Of the assocfat ton, and
of his wife Maria
No sooner had the verdict been handed
down than the criminal De Marinio
(whose wife recently made votive offer
ings in the Church of Santa Rosa and
yesterday morning tainted in COURT ut
tered yell Of fury, leaped to his feet.
and, drawing knife, cut his throat In
full view of the Mortified judge and spec
tators.
The gendarmes dashed into the cage
ana dragged out the wounded man. while
the whole court shrieked and shouted in
a frenzy OF excitement. De Mar1nfo was
not dead. but there was a CHASTITY wound
In his throat and his recovery is thought
hardly possible.
Scarcely had this scene of tragic con-
fusion ended than more excitement was
sprung.
Alfano Creates a Sensation.
Alfano, generally known as .'Erricone I"
the principal prisoner and the nominal
leader Of the Camorra. shouted:
This is the greatest crime of the CEN
tury. l am innocent as my poor brother
was innocent; my poor brother who was
literally murdered while he was in
prison!'
No one made any attempt to stop AL
fano-a picturesque. spirited and well edl,-
Gated man. Indeed. his lawyers led the
loud cheering, and Erricone with flashing
eyes and eloquent gestures, condemned
Il. too. should have died of a broken
heart long before this had l not brought
all my strength to keep ME alive to hear
this sentence, which is not one of con-
viction. but one Of absolution.'
Then turning tigerish glance at Alb
batemaggio tthe lnformer), he pointed a
shaking finger at the man whose ven.
geance had been so largely responcible
for the result of the trial ,and literally
yelled:
There is the infamous calumniator
whose lies have deceived the jury"
Declares Them All Murderers.
Abbatemaggio contented himself with
sneering. but when the applause for Al
fano's speech had died out said:
They are all murderers, and he is the
greatest Of them ALL
The priest. Giro Vitozzi, known as the
guardian angel Of the Camorra,' bu,
really It's clever adviser, its shrewd pro
tector and clerical absolver. never once
changed his mastery attitude Of martyr
dom.
He continued muttering prayers, an6
pio;,,
IT am innocent 1 am in the hands O
God, whom I pray to forgive these mis-
taken jurors. l forgive all freely
All day long there had been excitemen
| in the air, reminding one of the early
| DAYS Of the trial, now nearly two year:
| old, when every session of the court wa.
interrupted by some scene of insult anc
violence.
The most extraordinary measures wer,
taken to prevent surprises. When thu
court was opened the entrances Wer,
| found to be guarded with soldiers armed
with loaded rifles; an Increased numbe
| of carabineers were seen surrounding th'
| cage and an additional platoon was KEEP
| in reserve at the back Of the barred in
closure, ready for the first sign O.
trouble.
All Adjudged Guilty.
The jury delivered its verdict and +
was found that all the prisoners had beer
adjudged guilty in varying degrees.
The verdict declared Corrado Sortint
guilty Of both murders: Nicolo Nora
Antonio Cerrato and Mariana di Genart
guilty of the murder Of Cuooolo ant
Giuseppe Sa1vi guilty of the murder o
| Cuocolos wife. Enrico Alfano. the ALLEGED
leader of the Camorrists: Giovanni Rapi
Di Marinas and the others were convicted
of being instigators of the crime ant
members of criminal organization.
The president of the court immediatel,
sentenced the condemned men. Sortino
Cerrato. Slavi. Morro. Di Genaro. Alamo
Papi and Di Marinas were sentenced t
/ thirty years imprisonment and to tel
| years police surveillance; Di Mattio t
ten years and six months Imprisonment
| and ten years surveillance: Ascrittore +
ten yearse' Imprisonment and three years
| surveillance; Vitozzi the priest, sever
/ years Imprisonment and two years sur
| yeillance. the others to five years i'm
prisonment and three years surveillance
| The fact that none of those charges
with planning or executing the murder
had escaped conviction caused profoun
i sensation.
The Camorrists win appeal against th
l9entence.