Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-21
fascist OFFICER
IS HELD IN Staying
Of ITALIAN DEPUTY

ROME, June 19.-GioVannia Mari
nelli, former member of the director
ate of the Fascist party, has been
arrested in connection with the kid
mapping and suspected Staying of
Deputy Matteotti. He is charged
with having, with others, sought to
deprive Matteotti of his personal
freedom" There is no evidence that
the deputy was actually murdered.
The semi-official Stanfi News
Agency declares that great demon
STATIONS have been held in many
towns, pledging continued adhesion
to Premier Mussolin1.
The compiled tons of the case are
spreading, involving hourly a larger
number of people. The arrest of
MarinelH was not altogether unfor-
seen.
1t is remarked that Premier Mus
solini, when charging the quad
rumvirate into a directory" early
this week after Rossi's resignation,
Il not include Marinelli in his list.
Marinelli had conferred in his
hands, from its imitation, the entire
organization of the Fascist party
which, after the march on Rome
and the assumption of the premier
ship by Mussolini, became one of the
vastest and most important political
n
rope.
Marinelli had at his disposal i'm
mense sums for which he was
obliged to account only to the other
members of the quadrumVirate, one
Of whom was Rossi.
Marinelli was considered by the
Fascist as one of the irremovable
supports Of their party.
Search Made for Body
The nation-w wide search for the
body of Matteotti centered around
the little village of Montana, about
100 miles northwest of Rome, as the
result of an anonymous letter pub
lished by a Naples newspaper and
transmitted to the crown prosecutor
at Rome.
The letter stated that Matteotti's
body was buried near Mentena, three
kilometers from the main road lead
ing to San Quinico. The letter stated
that the body contained fourteen
knife wounds and will be found wrap
ped in a black colth, buried five
meters deep
In conjunction with reports of i'm
pending sensations in the Matteotti
case, the newspaper Corriere Italiano
announced that it would cease pub
ication with today's issue. Signor
Filippelli, former editor of this news
paper, is under arrest in connection
with Deputy Matteotti's disappear
ance.
The newspaper was founded after
the succession of the fascist to pow
er as a fascist organ.
Socialists Take Action
The entire unitarian socialist party
has decided to constitute itself as
"parte civile" in the Matteotti case.
This means that it is entitled under
he rules Of Italian jurisprudence to
Tie for damages in criminal cases.
Such an act does not necessarily
mean that the plaintiffs have any
jhance or hope of collecting none
AIRY compensation. but it always has
he effect of accentuatinG the gravity
Of a crime and { . penalty to be in
,licted.
The newspapers are stressing the
alleged confession of a man arrested
by the Milan police who said his
name is Otto Chirszel, and who de-
clares that he was employed by the
political opponents of Matteotti to
follow and spy upon the socialist
deputy. the prisoner, who declares
that he is a Russian and admits that
he betrayed both the socialists and
fascist. said that he learned crime
was being plotted against Matteotti,
and that he informed the deputy S
wife that her husbands enemies were
planning to steal important docu-
O1entS.