New Britain herald., 1924-06-19
NATTEOTTI'S BODY
 SOUGHT IN VILLAGE
Anonymous Letter Gives Italian
 Authorities First Clue
By The Associated Press.

i By The Associated Press,
 Rome, June 19.-Nationwide search for the body of Giacomo Matteotti, socialist deputy, alleged to have been Kidnapped and murdered by political adNcrsaries, today centered around the little village of Montana, near San Quirico, about loo miles northwest of Rome, as the result of an anonymous letter published by a Naples news paper and transmitted to the crown prosecutor at Rome.
 The letter stated that Matteotti's \ body was buried near Montana, three { kllometerS from the main road lead ing to San Quirico The letter stated that the body contained If knife wounds and would be found wrapped in black cloth. buried five metres 1 deep.
 In conjunction with reports of inn pending sensations in the Matteotti case, the newspaper Corriers 1taliano announced that it would cease publi- cation with today's issue Signor Filippelli, former editor of this news paper. is under arrest in connection with Deputy Matteottis disappear ance, The newspaper was founded after the succession of the fascist to power as a fascist organ.
 The entire Unitarian socialist party has decided to constitute itself as 'parte civile" in the Matteotti case. This means that 1t is entitled under the rules of Italian Jurisprudence 10 sue for damages in criminal cases. Such an act does not necessarily mean that the plaintiffs have any chance or hope of collecting monetary com pensation, but it always has the eff feet of accentuating the gravity of crime and the penalty to be inflicted.
 The newspapers are stressing the alleged confession Of q man arrested by the Milan police who said his name ts Otto Chirszel, and who declares that he was employed by the political opponents of Maiteottl to follow and spy upon the socialist deputy. The prisoner who declares that he is Russian and admits that he betrayed both the socialists and fascist, said that he had learned crime was be- ing plotted against Matteotti and that
 
 formed her that her husbands ene- mics were planning to steal important documents from him.
 Chirszel, who has already given inc police several fictitious names, said that although he warned signor Mat leotti Of the danger faced by her hus- band, he continued Co spy upon fhe socialist deputy 1rn denies that he was personally implicated in the kid mapping Of Matteotti but has given the police the names of number Of prominent politicians, who. he says. were responsible for the crime.
 The Milan prisoner says that the original intention of the plotters was not 10 murder Matteotti, but 10 i'm. prison him in solitary village near fiuggi. where they intended 10 keep him during the entire parliamentary session, thus preventing him from de- liNering a speech in which he was ex- pected 10 read documents incriminst- ing high fascista. Chirszei carried in his pockets numerous letters signed by several persons who are already under arrest in connection with the alleged crime.
 Letters, papers and documents seized by the police in the homes of suspects under arrest are being sub jeetcd to minute examination and r is expected that they will lead 10 other sensational arrests and further start ling revelations