Three Sentenced and Two Chieti, Mar. 19
The defence in the Matteotti trial, as unfolded by witnesses for the accused, consists largely in a cree attack on the murdered debut who is accused among the most dread ver sive persons. Incidents in his ublic career are brought up tending blacken his character, Other witnesses deposed that Dumini and his fellow-accused were brave soldiers during the war, intrepid Fascistas and good patriots.—Reuter.
***Matteotti was a prominent Italian Socialist deputy who, several months ago, was Kidnapped Fascist extremists, carried out of!
Rome and murdered.
Mar, 24.
The trial of the five men for the! murder of the Socialist Deputy, Signor Matteoti, who was killed in 1924, hax resulted in three mon, Darini, Volpi and Poveromo being sentenced to six years' imprison ment each. They are also debar for life from hold public office and ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution, The two others, jacria and Viola, were acquitted.
The three men sentenced will Lenefit by a remission of four years in the length of the sentences.—
Reuter.
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