The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24
ITALIAN VILLAGE HAS
IT'S LITTLE CAMORRA.
Twcnty-eight Marine Residents
Accused of Conspiracy
and Murder.
SEVERAL CATHOLICS SLAIN
Trial " Members Of CarbOnari
!, Expected to Arouse
Worlds Interest.
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R5siL May IA sensational trial. re-
Milling that ot the Camorra a: 30. is
,xp-cteJ here In the near fut- "hon
r.sn:y-e!ght Inhabitants OF Iar.LO will
= charged With criminal conspiracy and
murder Mlrino. the small town on the
Albaa Hills. about thirteen miles from
GONE. formerly q stronghold vi the Arsni
ind the Colouua and now noted for It's
vine. has population OF about 5000.
strangely enough the majority OF the
.tzaus are rabd republicans and anti
.,erIta's and as they are OF turbu-
ea' character and ready to use their
knives IN the slightest provocation crimes
OF blood are painfully frequent.
Nine years ago the inhabitants Of Ma
...o attacked Cardinal Merry del Val.
me ralal secretary OF state, who then
used to spend the summer months In the
nearby peaceful town OF Castel Gandolfo.
l, several later occasions anticlerical
concentrations OF violent character
we're held az Marine, where troops had
20 De sent TO Gycl serious riotinR. From
tine 70 ,ime attempts have been made
against police officials. who were mysteri-
ou,iy shot %; from behind country walls.
and stab5i1F cases and murders became
'-eqgent. Since 1911 thirteen persons
Lave been murdered and sixteen stabbed.
- most % ;hcse cases several persons
..fs r-es.ed on suspicion. but the ma
| oHy were acquitted for lack OF evil
| d.nce
Catholics Are slain.
Two years ago we'll to do wine grower
vino wac the leader OF the Catholic party
o. Nar,no was mysteriously shot dead
Ano,hs. prominent Catholic was mysteri-
ously murdered few years ago. These
murders were at the time attributed to r
secret sec. and Il was openly charged
aA, they were nothing else but regular
executions" The names OF the murder
.rs were whispered in the town. but no
| evidence could be obtained against them.
| AZ the Inhabitants OF Marine, like the
s'!ilars. follow the code OF the so-called
"omerta." or honor.
Last January another murder vae Gem
n..tcd al Marine ia broad daylight. at
,sr banquet IN a crowded locality. Bot
me victim and the murderer. who this
line wa1 arrested. were notorious charac
.ers aid month before they had pro-
,gGed tie grave OF a Catholic ana organ
god a banquet in the cemetery. new
7o,lcs Inspector with a squad ot detec-
yves WAS sent to Marine and within n
couple Of months a sensational discovery
rls mae.
All the notorious characters of Marino
nsu WITH criminal antecedents and under
soll,e surveillance. who openly professed
o De anarchists and republicans. be-
oRged 10 u secret society OF Carbonar'
.sseutialiy Hmti-mvnsrchics., and anti
clerical! The police raided wineshop
cellar where q meeting had just
seen held and discovered skulls. daggers,
.Andes and other emblens used In the
-l,eg OF Initiation. SlNty Carablneris
went around the town at night and ar
rested twenty-eight citizens who belonged
% the Society OF Carbonar!. Three Others
had already been arrested After a
couple Of days the thirty-one prisoners
chained together and handcuffed. were
conveyed TO Rome under a strong es-
coft and the preliminary investigation OF
The case mas now been started by the
examining Judge.
Meanwhile there are thlrty-one weep
ing families at Marine loudly proclaim
Ing the innocence OF the victims Of po-
lice persecution and clamorlng for re-
vsnge The anarchists and republicans
throughout italy ARE organizing meet
!ngs Of protest. and the investigation
about The members OF the Carboneria
Ike those OF the Camorra, Is bound 10
be most difficult and complicated.
Dumb Man Receivers speech.
supposed miracle Is reported from
Lula q small village near MORO, Sar
tlnin, where young man named Martir
Delogu, who had been dumb for two
years suddenly recovered his speech.
Delo.u two years ago was called u
serve hi5 time In the army. lie passe'
The necessary medical examination ant
was drafted into regiment serving II
Naples. Within month he mysteri
ously became dumb. He was examined
BY many army surgeons. who agreed tina
ne was shammng. and they suggested
that the only remedy consisted In send
ing him 10 prison. Dclogu was kept II
prison for six months. but he continued
dumb. The doctors were surprised ant
after examining him again admitted tina
after all the soldier might really nav
lOst the power OF speech. The miiitar'
authorities then sent Delogu home. wher,
his parents We're heartbroken Deiog'
remained mute and all the specialists VIII
examined him shook their heads and sal
that ne would never talk again.
More than a year passed and Delogu'
mother prayed hard to all the saints I
give back her son his speech. A few day
ago she persuaded him to undertake
pilgrimage TO the Church OF ST, Francis
more than twenty-four miles distant
Delogu walked for seven hours and whe
M reached the church on the hill n
recovered his speech. Now, while a
ii WV lnhdoltiits OF Luna are eid'ru' vi
military authorities are investigating tn
case In order TO decide whether Delog
should be called to serve his time in tn
army
society known as the House @
Dante has Just been founded In Rom
with the object OF promoting conference
and lectures on Dante creating librar
Illustrating his life, his works and time
IA assuring In Rome the permanent GU
y ltaly's greatest poet This societ!
which is under the high patronage {
9Ieen Margherita, will consist OF homo
~ members. who will contribute $500
ne members, who will pay 5000. and oil
ilTary members, who will pay only 81
year
The Palace OF tho Anguillara has bee
'ehted ard will be used as tho heat
quarters