ANARCHISTS ON TRIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18706, 12 May 1924, Page 9

ANARCHISTS ON TRIAL.

EMPOLE MASSACRE SEQUEL. 'ACCUSED: NUMBER > 138. A. ! arid N.Z. ■ ;'"■■'■. LONDON. May 9. '. The Borne correspondent of-the Daily Telegraph states 'that'one oi the greatest trials in the history of Italy has opened at Florence, "where, 138 anarchists and Communists are charged with responsibility for the massacre at Empole, 15 miles from Florence, on February 28, 1921. It is the custom in Italy for all accused persons to appear in Court shut up in an iron cage. A special cage had to be' constructed to accommodate the accused in this case.' ' '" f " ' ' i The prisoners are . all numbered. - They occupy five tiers of seats, and the jury is supplied with a plan of the cage like a; theatre plan. :: -'V * . ; •' • Each, juror is provided with .- a volume of 276 pages ' containing the accuseds' photographs and details of the charges. • , i Special;' dormitories ' have been built, where the prisoners will sleep ; under a strong •• military <-.-' guard throughout the trial. u The proceedings are , expected '? to last for ; several ' weeks, and * possibly months, as 600 witnesses are to 'be : examined. There ■ are 60 defending counsel., The jury, at the end of ; the r trial will have to, answer -3000 questions.,■■,->. ... V, >