KILLED IN A TRAMCAR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18814, 15 September 1924, Page 7

KILLED IN A TRAMCAR.

SENSATION IN ROME.

POPULAR FASCIST LJEADER.

CAPTURE OF THE ASSASSIN

AVENGING MATTEOTTI.

ITALY HORROR-STRICKEN.

By Tolocraph—rress Association— Copyright. (Received 5.5 p.m.) Router. ROME Sept. 13. Another Deputy has been killed under sensational circumstances. A workman named Corvi fired throerevolver shots at a tramcar, fatally wounding Deputy Casalini, Under-Secre-tary to the Fascist Corporation. The whole of Italy is horror-stricken at the crime. It has still further increased the tension on the nation's nerves. Corvi is a carpenter. He whs formerly a porter at Signor Casalini's villa. The latter was wounded in the forehead and in the temple. The injured man sank into the seat in the tramcar against his 14-year-old daughter, murmuring, "They have killed me." Corvi threatened the conductor and the passengers in the tram with his revolver and then tried to escape. Ho was caught by passing carabiniers and soldiers, however. They had difficulty in protecting him from the crowd, who threatened to lynch him. Corvi appeared to bo mentally unbalanced and bordering on insanity. He said he had killed Signor Casalini in order to avenge his (the assassin's) " brother in idealism," the late Signor Matteotti, who was murdered recently. Signor Casalini was taken to a hospital, where he expired on the operating tabic. The Cabinet is taking measures to ensure public order, the whole of the press and the directory of the Party are exhorting the nation to exercise restraint, The poet deputy, Signor Benelli, the leader of the new Italic League, publishes an impassioned appeal to the whole nation to lay down arms and end tho martyrdom of terror and threats which is stifling the nation's civilisation. Signor Casalini was a popular member of the F* XMst Party. He leaves a widow and five children.