The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-16
Tells Of the Shooting at
Socialist Hall.
AIN IMPORTANT WITNESS.
Said That He Saw Garetto Fire Two
Shots and Saw corti Fall
Backward.

Montpelier. Dec. 16.-One Of the most
important witnesses for the state in the
trial Of Alexander Garetto, charged with
the murder Of Eli Cort in Barre October
3, was on the stand last evening and this
morning, Samuel Novelli, business partner
OF the man who was shot. His testimony
and the cross-examinati0n were interest
ing. as the witness said he was at the So
cialst hall and witnessed the shooting.
His testimony was completed last even
ing and the cross examination occupied
the whole session of county court this
morning until the court adjourned at II
O'Clock for the funeral Of States Attorney
Z. A. Bailey. The session was resumed
at O'Clock this afternoon. Mr.. N0Yelli
was the first witness to require an inter-
prefer, the official interpreter and an as
sistant being used. He said that he was
at the Socialist hall on Granite street on
the night Of the shooting. He was just
going up the stairway when he heard the
disturbance in the hall.
He said that be heard the word 'sCow-
ard" used, and there was considerable tu.
mutt. Corti was standing near the door
with outstretched arms crying keep
still. y V0chini brandished a chair over
his head, aud then t5aretto fired two shots.
C0rti fell over back wards The witness
told how Goretto held his arm, with the
upper arm close to the body. Novell
said that GarettO aimed at him. He then
kicked the latter in the stomach and the
fellow rolled part way down the stairs.
The crowd then separated, while he (the
witness) went to call doctors. He denied
having any talk with another Italian out
side and also denied saying ssThey have
killed Cortl We are after whoever did It.
Mr.. N0vell said he was not a Socialist,
nor an Anarchist nor Democratie-an-
archistic, but was Democrat
DIR. Charles L. Chandler Of this city.
was on the stand yesterday afternoon. He
tod Of the extent of the wound, which
was Of such character as to be In almost
every case fatal. The patient vomited
blood, aud the only hope appeared to be
in an operation. He then explained the
operation. He was also present at the
autopsy and took down at the time notes
which he read, explaining the course Of
the bullet through the body, also the state
of health Of the various organs. He said
death was due TO bullet wound in the
abdomen
Dr. William Lindsay followed DIR. !
Chandler and was in turn followed by Dir.
Nj. F, Mcguire They oorroborated the
former testimony. Dr. j. Il. McSweeney
Of Barre, came next. He examined the
wound soon after the shooting. Fritz
Jackson of Barre, testified that Garetto
went into a store in Morse block at Barre
and had a talk with him about cartridges
Mr.. jackson testified that on the night !
Of the shooting he sold Garetto box Of /
32 calibre cartridges. This testimony
was corroborated by William Connor, who |
identified the box Of cartridges taken from
Garetto after his arrest as the one be sold |
him The COX had not been opened and I
was not until It was introduced in evil |
dsnce before the grand jury.
Policeman George Wood Of Barre, who |
saw Garetto at the Barre lock up, also T
Identified the box Of cartridges by pri- /
yate mark as the one he had taken from +
Garetto. Wood asked Garetto for his
revolver and the respondent told him the
anarchists had taken il away from him.
Donald McPhee of Barre. special officer, |
gave testimony similar to Policeman
Wood