Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-28
SHOT BY ANARCHISTS.


Chief Of Police Brown of Barre in a
Critical Condition, With Three Bull.
let Wounds In His 5ody-Assail-
ants Under Arrest.
Chief of Police Patrick Brown is in
a critical condition with small hopes
of his recovery on account Of three
bullet wounds inflicted by Italians,
early yesterday.
The society to which the chiefs as
sailants belonged held a dance We'd
nesday night. A row occurred MAX
ing 1t necessary to call the police.
Chief Brown went to the hall and
those who caused the trouble were
driven from the place.
1t is claimed that several persons
waited for the chief and shot him on
his way back to the station.
Arturo Bernarchl and Luigi Sassi
were arrested and identified by the
chief as being connected with the at
tempted assassination.
There was great excitement when
the prisoners were arrested, and only
by the greatest exertions by the DO
lice was violence prevented.
The street where the shooting &C.
Cured was dark, and lonely. There
was fusilade on all sides directed at
the chief, who started to run, trying
to secure his revolver. Three men
appeared and the chief recognized
them all. Then he fell unconscious
on the snow and lay for an hour ex-
posed to the bitter cold.
The arrests were made about 10
O'Clock Thursday morning, a young
Italian anarchist named Luigi Sassi,
with Bernarchi, were taken to Chief
Browns house and he identified them
as those who did the shooting.
He first saw Sassi about o'clock
on Granite street and ordered him to
go home. Sassi went a short dis
lance and turned and fired at the
chief, but did not hit him.
Later the chief found him, Ber-
narchi and others on Maple avenue,
when they opened fire on him.
Chief Browns condition became
alarming and it is now believed that
he will die.
States Attorney Hoar took two
stenographers to Browns and secured
an ante-mortem statement.
His most dangerous wound is in the
left side of the abdomen. The ball
entered on line between the stomach
and intestines and passed through the
body to the right, coming out just
below the ribs.
Brown is about 40 years of age, and
weighs 275 pounds, and has a wife
and several children.
He formerly lived in st. Johnsbury.
He has been chief of police only a
few weeks, being promoted from pa
trolman.
ISi,,o ,,,oro orroct, ,,,o,.o ,,.olo Io4o-
Bernarchi, brother of Aftoro Ber-
Comolloi, Peitro Fredonia, and P.
Prima, all Italians.
The last named was captured by
Constable Buchanan on the road to
Montpelier. The men tried to escape
and Buchanan shot Fredonia in the
hand. They were taken to the Jail at
Montpelier, as were also the two Co
mollois who were arrested Berlin.
An effort is being made to clean up
the whole gang of Barre anarchists.
A Later Story of the Shooting says:
At o'clock this morning, Chief
Brown went to Maple avenue to turn
out two electric lights there, accord
ing to his usual custom.
Two Italians stood near and, as he
turned out the second light, they fired
at him several times, hitting him
twice in the abdomen. my God I'm
done for" he exclaimed, and started for
Rev. Mr.. McKenna's house, a block
away.
AS the chief reached Summer street
three more italians on the corner
fired at him, hitting him in the left
foot. Mr.. Brown aroused Rev. Mr..
McKenna and was at once taken to his
own home where he was attended by
several physicians.
The wounds in the injured mans
abdomen are about six inches apart
and near the navel. The bullet in
his foot was extracted. 1t was fired
from a 32 caliber revolver.