Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-25
TIE SHOT PROVED FATAL.
We'll Known Young Man Met
 Tragic Death.


 They Were Ordered Away and Later
 Shots Were Fired-One of Them
 Dropped to Ground Exclaiming T
 Am Shof'-Parties Who Did the
 Shooting Arrested.
 While the wind whistled tiercely about the old pumping station near Harper's Ferry, Saturday night, Shooting affray took place ill thatne gh- borhood which resulted in the death of John Bowe of Sylvan avenue, who, with three companions, Patrick Shea, John Carroll and James Wall, were jn that district and while inquiring theif way to William H. Batchelder's inn on the Plank road. aroused the ire ol Pietro Vannone, a mason, 23 years or age, and Mrs Anna Marie Dimascl, o2 years old, who, with their families. i've in the house on the right hand side of the road near the pumping station, and fired several shots at the crowd, one taking effect in Bowe's stomach, from tile effects of which he died at his home last night shortly after ID o'clock. The parties who did the shooting were arrested and had hear
 
 The story of the sad affair. as told to a Democrat reporter by Carroll, Wall and Shea, this morning, is sub stantially as follows: They left Baid win street before midnight and start ed out east by way of Luke street and Sylvan avenue with the intention of calling at Batche1der's, and had reached d point near the pumping sta ton at Harper's Ferry when they con cluded to make inquiries at a house on the waySide and went to the door which opens on the side yera1da. They were answered by parties on the inside. who ordered them to get out of there and immediately turned and- left the premises and headed for home. Before they had chance to get out of sight q man and a woman emerged from the house, apparently with weapons in their hands. The fel- lows hastened along, but before they had taken many steps shots were fired after them and the shooting was kept up until they had reached the Hebrew cemetery. several hundred yards from the house. At this point Bowe turned towards the side of the road and stopped down. it is supposed with view to avoiding the missiles, when suddenly he turned and exclaimed: s.I am shot.'' Then the shooting ceased and aE realizing the seriousness of the situation. set to work to see what they could do for the injured man. Carroll took off his OyercOat and put it under him and then made his way to the rec tory of the Sacred Heart parish. ex- plained what had happened and re- turned to the scene of the shooting ac companied by the Rev Father Fitzger- aid. Shea pushed ahead into the cen ter and went on still hunt for q hack. Wall remained with Bowe. After Carroll and Shea had left the party Bowe manifested q desire fo walk into the center and secure medi- cal attendance, and Wall and himselr walked into town. reaching Exchange place about 2:30 o'clock Sunday morn- ing. There he was put in hack and driven to his home. where he was at- tended by Dr Kilmartin, Dr McLarney and pr Anderson. II was found that the bullet had entered the stomach. passed through that organ and lodged i'll the muscles of the back He was suffering from shock and it was not deemed advisable to probe for the bull let at that time. He fingered until last night. when death ensued. Before he died he was visited by Prosecutor Durant. The man and woman charged with doing the shooting were arrested yesterday evening and held on q charge of assault with intent to kill. Later this Was changed to murder.
 It was difficult to get much informal ton on the matter from the other side, and what has been obtained is not di- rect. Their attorney. NIr Banby. states that Vannone and his wife and 4-months-old child live in the front part oftthe house and that the fellows rapped first and that on hearing the noise the Vannones passeMthrough q rear door into the apartments occupied by the Dimascis,- and were altogetllei. when the fellows reached that part of the house. Shea, Carroll and Wall deny this and assert that they left the premises when ordered to and that or after that could have angered tna occupants of the house. They saw but one man and a woman.
 Acting Medical Examiner Graves viewed the body last night and ,loti- fled Coroner Mix, who came to Water bury this morning and heard several patries on the question. including the man and woman charged with the shooting. and Wall. Shea and Carroll The court room presented sad spec tacle. There were women present with babies in arms and others with little tots clinging to their mothers skirts, while old Mrs Dimasci wept bit terlv on the steps leading from the. lookup. with Chief Egan and Officer Hickey keeping close eye upon rh,, movements of all. The woman's hus- band and their two small children were among those in attendance. Tie hearing was private. Vannone is low sized and stout. His father was Swiss and his mother an Italian. ITa speaks German. French and Italian. but is said to know very little Eng. fish. It was stated that his wife is ill Italy. bunt this was denied. and neat appearing woman withfa baby in her arms pointed out as his wife.
 John Bowe the dead man. was & years old and was born in tho holse where hn died. His parents. the late Mir and Mrs Michael Bowe. were high ly respectable aud commanded the re- sDect and esteem of all who knew them. They were amon@ the first set Hers of that part of tie town and worked hard to bring up their cliil-. dren ill Droner manner. The mother was especially exemplary and was al- ways locked upon as model wnman During the past few years the family have been sorelvT tried. The father and mother died within short me of egrh Ofhpr and -fhTaa conc s,.3 x4e