Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-28

seen by TELEGRAM man at his home
this forenoon. He was resting COM
fortably and talked cheerfully with
the newspaper man. He was some
what nervous early in the night but
finally slept soundly and awoke this
morning feeling better. 1t is def
nitely decided now that the two
wounds in the abdomen were caused
by two separate bullets. Seven inches
Of antiseptic cotton wadding was in
serted in the wound near the navel.
The other wound is about six inches
to the left. This physicians cannot
tell yet whether both bullets are still
in his body or not.
The only danger now is from blood
poison.
When asked why he did not shoot
his assailants he said "there was no
use with SO many shooting at me.
My first thought was to get under
cover although l did try to get my
revolver which was inside my over
coat"
He said, "The man, A. Bernacco,
fired the first shot," While the
TELEGRAM man was there Mayor
Hersey called and said he should still
look to Mr.. Brown as chief and should
look to him for instructions.
Begazzl the last one Of the gang of
seven was arrested this morning by
Officer G. De f. Bancroft and was
brought to Barre to appear before
City Judge Fay. His hearing will
take place Jan. End.
The four Italians arrested yester-
day for the attempted assassination of
Chief OF Police Brown and confined
in the lookup, were taken before City
Judge Fay shortly after 3 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, and at the instance
of the state their cases were continu-
ed till Jan. 2. They were held with
out bail and taken to Montpelier Ill
on an electric car and lodged therein
for safe keeping. Artura Bernacco, a
stone cutter and a native OF Italy.
aged 27 years, was in the custody of
Officer L. N. Gauthier. Luigi Sassi, a
stone cutter and native Of Italy,
aged "a years, was in the custody Of
Officer II. ]. Slayton or South Barre.
P. Bernacco, a stone cutter and ma
tive of Italy, aged 25 years, was in
the custody OF Officer Homer Camp,
and Ceharldo Guiseppini, stone cut
ter and native. OF Italy, aged q
years, was in the custody Of City
Sheriff C. DEF. Bancroft OF Mont
pelier.
There have been seven arrested but
one OF them has been discharged
Besides the four just mentioned there
are two more who were taken direct
to Montpelier Jail by Constable W. ii
Buchanan after he captured them or
the car. These two are Andrea Fred
iapi and Batalia Premo. Buchanan
had an exciting time in catching thesf
two.
He saw them step on to the electric
car at Dodge's crossing and arrested
them. With his hand on the coat col
lar of one he turned to seize the othel
when the first one made dash for lib
erty. Tue car was full of passengers
and some yelled "shoot him Bill ,
Buchanan pulled his revolver ano
blazed away, following the fugitive al
the top Of his speed. The car wa'
emptied of its contents, with the ex
ception of one or two who remained
to guard the other prisoner. They al
ioined In the chase. Buchanan sho'
several times without effect and ther
he saw the italian making for an EN-
bankment and he knew the chances
were that he would lose him II he
iumped over that SO he shot for busl
ness. The bullet narrowly missed
the fellows head and he fell Within
a short distance of States Attorney
R. A. Hoar who was heading hin
off from the bank. Buchanan with
revolver In one hand siezed h1s. cap
Mve with the other. The Italian
face was as white as the snow aoou'
him. He was covered with blood ano
the spectators shared his fears thai
his hour had come. His first words
were. "Don't kill me WILL lnves
tigation proved that no bullet nae
touched him, but that the blood was
flowing from a wound in his hand IN,
tjicted when he fell by striking on
rock. NJ.
He was taken back to the car. Hls
overcoat had been left there. Atte,
he had been sitting quietly a moment
he went to get his Overcoat, but bu
chanan forestalled him. In the coal
was found 80 caliber revolver, wit1
four Of the five chambers loaoeo ana a,
one one empty. Two Of the shells were 60, o.
9 = W. make; the other two were
marked N "Peters. The latter were
an exact counterpart Of the empty
shells oh found about the place where
| Chief Brown was shot,