The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-01-02
niolona To Mr.. Hoar.


Montpelier. The car stopped when oppo- |
site the plant Of the Consolidated Lighting |
Company and the Italians st Arted to get off |
Constable Buchanan stepped up to Fredi |
ami and told him he should have to detain |
him and his companion whereupon Battag-
liza jumped off the car from the opposite |
side and ran toward the river.
Frediani was turned over to Motorman
George Hobart and Constable Buchanan
gave chase. He fred three shots at the
fleeing Battagia. At the last one he fell
just as he was going over the bank at the
river side. The officer thought he had kill
ed. the man but upon coming upon him found
he was alive though very white.
The officer secured his man and brought
him with the other to all where both were
searched. Nothing In he line OF weapons
was found on Frediani except an o binary
docket knife, but big revolver with five
chambers OF thirty-two calibre and a stilette
were taken from Battaglia and are now in
possession Of the States attorney. One
the cartridges in the revolver was found to
have been discharged
Constable Buchanan, because Of Battag-
liza appearing to be ill and his pallor inceess-
ing, feared perhaps one OF the shots he had
fired had taken effec5 though no blood APP
peared and DR.. w. r. Hardness was sum
moned. He examined the man but found
no wound and the cause OF his palor was
attributed to fright Constable Buchanan
is confident that Battaglia is one of the as.
sailants OF Chief Brown and Fredaui is
held on suspicion,
Battaglia is a well known character in
police circles here and at present City At
torney Carleton has criminal case against
the man, year ago last summer Battsglia
was charged with ASSEMBLING Mrs Primo
Chic at her home at Pioneer village by
kicking her in the stomach City Sheriff
Bancroft had u lively chase over the hills
before he succeeded in arresting the man.
Battaglia was brought into city court in the
afternoon and his case was continued until
the next morning, Harry Bertoli, by whom
he was employed, becoming bail for him un-
til that time. He appeared in court the
next morning ali right, but upon being al
| lowed to leave the court room for mo-
ment upon some preteXt or other, Battaglia
seized Mr.. BertOlis bicycle and jumping
| upon 1t made < cd his escape. Mr.. Bertoli
paid the. bail alter time and sevne months
| later BattaRl1a reappeared in the city and
| resumed work for MIR, Bertoli, working out
the amount of his bail.
Last spring he had some minor troubles
and went to Michigan. He had been listed
| here and upon his return here in October
City Sheriff Bancroft tried to collect the
tax bill against him. Battaglia put the of
ticer of from time to time with gilt edged
promises until finally Mr.. Bancroft learned
| recently that Battaglia was again preparing
to skip The Off yer promptly distrained
the chest of stone-cutting tools it'll the re-
| Is
cd bad egg among his countrymen in this
| vicinity.
Three other Italians, who were observed
to hastily board the 6:55 A N south bound
Central Vermont train this morning were
considered suspects and Sheriff Graves
who had all his deputies in touch and was
directing their movements from Barre, had
these fellows held at West Berlin on sus-
picion. By order OF Sheriff Graves, no one
without authority will be allowed to com
municate with the Italians in jail here until
after their hearing. This is done to avoid
any completely in the way of making up
yarn for court purposes.
Constable Buchanan of Barre is confident
that the entire gang who were following
Chief Brown this morning is now behind
the bars. The Barre officers, with Sheriff
Graves and his deputies, are entitled to the
highest credit for the prompt manner in
which they acted, and for their successful
rounding up of the entire murderous gang
This is especially creditable when the fac
that they were "Dago" anarchists, willing
to shield and assist each other at all haz
ards, Is taken into account.
Luigi SASH, a brother of one Of the arrest
ed Italians identified this morning by Chic
Brown, was arrested in Barre this moor
and he and the two Italians in Jail here
will be taken into the presence of Chic
Brown some time this afternoon for the
purpose of Identification.
AT noon the excitement in Barre was still
rising and the notion that an attempt would
be made during the afternoon or evening t.
take the prisoners from the lookup and
lynch them gained enough credence in thu
minds of the public 80 that the police sale
they feared such thing might occur. They
are keeping sharp watch out to prevent it
Sheriff Graves with Deputies French anG
Templeton and City Sheriff Bancroft left
for Barre on the one o'clock car this after
noon. 1t is supposed they will reinforce
| hn RI a OF TO- oil
the prisoners
The two Italians arrested Thursday a
West Berlin were brought to Montpelier
and lodged in Jail at two O'Clock this after
noon. A large crowd gathered in front o
the Jail to get sight of the prisoners. They
later were taken to Barre and before Chic
Brown. Their n-mes are Dominica Com
moli and Joseph Commoli. They are wei
known in this vicinity and have heretofore
borne good reputation. They are at pres
ent held on suspicion
At three o'clock Thursday afternoon Chic
Brown was resting easily. The shock Il
his nervous system has been 30 great, ant
the necessary excitement caused by ar
raigning the prisoners before him, together
with the loss OF blood told heavily upoI
his strength, and just before noon the wors
was feared. The bullet holes in his abdo
men are about six inches apart. On furth
or examination Of the wounded man th
afternoon his physician was undecided
whether or not both holes were made b,
one bullet. II this proves to be true, ant
inflammation does not set in, the surgeon
has strong hopes OF his recovery. II boil
holes were made by one bullet, then Their,
is no ball lodged at present in his abdomen
as was at first supposed.
Everything is reported quiet at Barre to
day. The Italians who were confined IL
the lookup at Barre were brought to thi
city Wednesday and lodged in Jail withou
incident. The desire for speedy vengeance
which was rife in Barre on Thursday ha
given way to the determination to let tn
} law take its course.
Chief Brown passed quiet night aud wa
reported more comfortable Friday. Hi
physicians have decided that tho two hole
in his abdomen were'made by separate bul
let's, neither of which have yet been OK
tracted. When the wounded man recover
little more from the loss OF blood he sus
tanned the surgeons will again probe for tn
balls.
The wounded officer is by no means ye
out of danger, in fact his condition is ex
tremely critical and his physicians will b
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