ANOTHER CRIME

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 September 1924, Page 5

ANOTHER CRIME

ITALY HORRIFIED

DEPUTY FATALLY WOUNDED. «T CABLIPBSBB ASSOCIATION—COPTIIGB7* ROME, Sept. 12. A, workman, named CoryLfired three shots with a revolver at. a * tramear, fatally ; wounding Deputy Casalini, under-secretary to the Fascist Corporation. The whole of Italy is horrorstricken at the crime, which .has still further increased, the tension of the nation’s nerves.- ; Corvi is ‘-acarpenter;- and was formeivly, a poster at Deputy Casajjni’s villa-. Deputy' Casalini-vwas wounded in the forehead and temple and sank into a seat on the tramcar against his four-teen-yekr-olcl daughter. murmuring, “They have killed me.” Corvi threatened the conductor and passengers'' with the revolver and then tried to escape. ' but Avhs caiight' by passing carabiniere and ;sofdiers, whip had difficulty in protecting, hipi from the crowd, who threatened fto'A lynclj him. Gorvi appeared unbalarieed|, :b6r? dering on insanity. He said he killed Deputy Casalini viU . order/to avenge p brother in idealism, Matteott. Casaiitti was taken to hospital, and he expirerl on the operating , table. Cabinet is taking measures. to ep,? sure public order/.The whole press arid the directory of the Fascist Party are exhorting the Ration to, exercise restraint. The' poet Deputy Benelliy leader of the new TiulicLeagtie, publishes an impassioned appeal to the whole nation to lay down, arms and end. the martyrdom, terror, and threats which are stifling the nation’s civilisation. .

Deputy Casalini was a popular member of tfie Fascist Party. He leaves a widow and five children.