ITALIAN MURDER SENSATION.
The trial of a butcher named Tozzo, his wife, son, and daughter, commenced in Rome on i Dec. 10th, Defendants are oharged with the murder of Poggi, also a butcher. 1 The motives for the crime were trade jealousy and family disputes. Poggi
was ontrtaded into Tozzo's collar, whore the murder was committed, the body of the victim was cut into pieces and the remains were scattered in a suburban wood. His blood was boiled into black puddings, which were sold in in Tozzo's shop. He made a confession, narrating the story in court with a sang froid that provoked a howl of fury, the audience yelling, "Away with him to the scaffold ! " In reply, tho murderer tauntingly screamed, " Hero I am ! tear me to pieces." The terrible story created intense excitement throughout Rome. Tozzo and his son wore condemned to death ; his wife was sentencod to twenty yoai-s' imprisonment, and his daughter to ten years.
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Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 137, 16 January 1886, Page 4
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159ITALIAN MURDER SENSATION. Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 137, 16 January 1886, Page 4
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