Again, I learn that a search, instituted by Salvatori into the priest Santurri's papers, produced no "evidence favourable to his infamous purpose," that the accused were never examined, though "a certain David, who pretended to be a military auditor, made a few vague inquiries of Santurri, and noted the answers down on paper with a pencil." Then we have a queer story how, when Santurri implored for mercy, David replied, "Priests may pardon, but Garibaldi never," though the very next minute David is represented as announcing to De Angelis and Latini, that Garibaldi had granted them their pardon.

Then I am informed that Salvatori used insulting language to Santurri on his arrest; that it was solely owing to Salvatori's remonstrances that orders were issued for the re-arrest of Latini and De Angelis; and that though Salvatori ultimately, at the prayer of De Angelis' wife, gave her a letter to De Pasqualis interceding for her husband, yet he purposely delayed granting it till he knew it would be too late.
Such are the heads of the long string of accusations against Salvatori, of which practically the sentence is composed.

The evidence, as far as it is given in the sentence on which the accusations rest, is vague in the extreme.

The proof of any personal ill-will against the three victims of the Republic, on the part of any of the prisoners, is most insufficient.

Salvatori is said to have had an old grudge against Santurri, about some wood belonging to the Church, to which he had made an unjust claim.