Evening star., 1925-10-12
MUSSO[|N| CALLED
TERRORIST LEADER
Premier Accused in Secret
Document as Actual Head
of Murder Gang.
Correspondence of The Star and New York
World

Correspondence of The Star and New York
World
PARIS, October tBy MaiD.-A SEN
SationaI document, which charges
Mussolini with being head of the
Fascist terrorist organization, is being
circulated secretly in Italy. 1t con-
tains the testimony given before the
grand jury of the Italian senate. which
vas formed to return the indictments s
against the assassins of Mussolini's 8
political enemy, the Socialist deputy,
Matteotti
This testimony has been, in large
part, suppressed. At the trial OF Mat
teotti'S a SSa Ssius it has already been
arranged, according TO this revelation,
that no testimony will be admitted ex-
cept that which bears directly upon
The kidnapping and aSSa SSination of
Matteotti the night Of June 10 and IL,
1924.
Is Kept from Court.
The terrorist orGa nization which. ac-
rordinE TO the testimony, MusSolini
himself named tho Tcheka-the alb
hreviated name of the Communist ter
ror organization in IiuSSia-arranGed
for the Matteotti assa ssination. as
we'll as many other political crimes
but no word of this testimony, rumor
"f which has kept Italian public
opinion stirred for more than a year,
will be allowed to go before the court,
the document maintains.
The trial, which Will take place this
Fall, will be stripped OF its political
aspects. EImini and Nolpi, who are
named in the suppressed testimony
as asSasSins III the hire OF the Tcheka
and their aids. Putato and Panzeri.
are, according TO the enemies of
fascism, to be tried only on a charge
of involuntary homicide. and will be
freed after short prison sentences,
while Cesari Rossi, chief of Musolini's
bureau; Giovanni Marinelli, treasurer
Of the Fascist party. and Philippe
fIlipelh director of the Fascist news
paper Ii Corriere Italiano, all men,
bers of the Tcheka, who are also in
prison awaiting trial as accomplices
before and after the crime, are to be
eXonerated.
Prediction Borne Out.
The above prediction, written on
October /, receives striking confirrna-
ion in the report of the investigating
magistrate. given out in Rome Friday
by the police prosecutor. This report,
summarized in a cable message from
The World News Service correspond
ent in Rome, exonerated Rossi.
Filipelli and Marinelli. the prominent
Fascists accused, and held for trial on
a charge of homicide of public Of
ticial without premeditation"-the
equivalent OF simple manslaughter
charge in the United States-Dumini
and four others-Nolpi, Viola, Povero-
no and Manachia.
If the trial of Matteotti's murderers
actually comes to only this. the en-
emies Of fascism believe there will be
d reaction against the terrorist meth
DDS. That is why they are circulating
in advance the testimony they say
will be declared irrelevant and not per
'nitted to come before the court.
The principal portions Of this testi-
nony have been obtained from Ital-
ian Liberals of high standing, some
OF whom are living abroad TO avoid
the continual persecution to which
hey were subjected in Italy. and some
of whom are in Italy carrying on the
secret campaign against the Fascist
dictatorship.
The clandestine documents turn