Word: quaglia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...witness, Signor Zaniboni's secretary, Signor Carlo Quaglia, who betrayed him to the police, insinuated during the testimony certain remarks about Tito Zaniboni's private life. "Spy! Agent provocateur!" cried Signor Zaniboni, "you lured me on! I swear by all I hold sacred, by my little girl, that you yourself begged the honor of firing a second shot at Mussolini. ... I thought you were a spy till then. Then I believed you! . . . Pig! You shall not attack my morals or my honor or the name of any woman dear...
...knowing that you lie!" shouted Signor Quaglia. At length, after repetitions of such scenes, the Court adjourned to consider testimony already given...
Arrived at Rome, the alleged conspirators were aided by Zaniboni's secretary, one Quaglia, who reserved a room in each of the three hotels which command various aspects of the Palazzo Chigi. The rooms were engaged for "an old friend, a wounded Fascist officer who wishes to view the Armistice Day celebration." And early on the morning in question a certain "Major Silvestrini" limped into the little Hotel Dragoni, demanding the room which had been reserved for him. The hotel manager, noting that the "Major's" breast was covered with decorations and that his open throated tunic revealed...