The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-30
One Took Effect in Conduc-
tors Body,
E. MAGIANl WAS ARRESTED
Conductor William Perkins Put Him OF
Car for Refusing to Pay Fate
injured Man Will
Recover

Conductor William Perkins II at the
Emergency hospital with bullet wound
III bis buck, and Erico Magiani Is behind
the bars. all because he refused to pay
his fare ON an electric car last night
land, when put off, took revenge ly shoot
ing the conductor. Perkins injury ii
not dangerous, the ball entering the hip
and lodging just at the base al the spine,
and unless complications arise BIZ will
recover Until the result of the injury
is certain Magiani Will be charged with
nothing more serious than assault with
| q dangerous weapon with intent to Kill.
That may be serious for the prisoner,
however,
When arraigned ir city court this
morning the formal complaint was
brought against Magiani. He dida1st nm
derstand the proceedings and an inter
prefer was summoned. Then the pris.
oner stated that he wanted b hearing
and asked for bail to be fixed. The
court didn't take any chances and liked
the price Of bail at $4,000 This the
| prisoner was unable to furnish and lie
| was taken to the county jail at Mont~
peiier To be held until Monday, when biz
will be given a preliminary hearing for
binding over. Magiani was well dressed
and didn't have the appearance Of dess
perate character, although he looked dis
heyelled after the night in the coop. &C.
i me shooting occurred in the car which
arrives II this city five minutes after
eight O'Clock. Magiani had undoubtedly
been drinking and was III III 1,oIs q s,,,as
OF mind. When Frank Il Minara whn
has Just began work al eond,,,tar VII
, lected the first FIVE cents fran Mont.
, lpelier Maqiani was surIv aver Il Tia
! second fare he flatIv rpgusea III na~
!. Conductor Minard collected tia ether
fares and then went back is pet Ma0;-
ani's When the conductor asnsan3ad
That he pay or pet off. tina man g,ld fls
/ conductor: 60 to H--la ANA endad
] up by calling the conductor an iudpca,,t \
I name. III Il voice which eoald Is haa,d
all over the car. on which there yFeye sev
eral ladies. With that Conductor pa,A
| kins, who was overseeing tbe wsrg. anY3
breaking in the new conductor. sfnnninr
|, the car. took Afaaiani bv fha collaf AT
snapped him oif. He then turned AMI
pulled the bell rope as d signal lar the
car to start.
Az soon as AIariani struck fIa sya,,.,sa
he whipped ouf 40 l;ha sa,s1 s''.s,,i
began firing at the condnefnr Ja anss..
tied the five chambers If tho u.aat,er
but only one Of the bullets faalS a3fasa
4 The other four whis5Ied avaw IA hs,gls
of the forty passengers. eaIa;ns thas,
i TO duck for safety. AIotornan R;sar
at once stopped the car. ana tha nas.
sengers went to The wounded mans 81.
sistance. 4 council ssaa hald sgs.s,. s.
the uasseuaers wera far ss,;,sss Z a..
Mauiani before Id an,,la M - sss-s, ~
4 it was finally decided ta ss,s1. i ..r,:ss
run from Jones Bros. u this e;tv n
cali the police and vnaa;eal
Perkins showed his als,clr IL, sta.a
ing up nearly all the wav II fh;a e;fv
| and then when fhe cas saanI,sd sgs
house of Dr.. ii. W BraleU IL ;,,s;sssd
on walking the 25 wards Il fha hence
but was not allowed fa n IS f,a;,,.,
carried by several ,nan Ar IL.
tion was made 10 r. Bvala- 5, NJ Fl !.
! bullet was located Then Ta,Ls;as 81 i
removed Ia the Fmeroeney H., has.,;ssl Il
Iwhere 1T ten o,eoelS the h,,llat 49, ss<.' ra
moved and the wound dyessad Taaa 3
| the patient Il doino n;eeIy al H. III
1 physicians say that. barrina I'M 49,
/ plication Of blood noison ill., n,a,, ,x;l,
The out I'M i few weeks
Officer Faulkner IA. liz e..s4 aes.s.n
notified, aud in cofnpanv w;tl 1,arsta 1.l,
Buchanan. went after tha sbaatsr ''s1's'ssg Tpa,,
1 met him near sixth streat walIl;nl. =,
/ the Montpelier 4, Wells p;ver <si.5 sIrosa "A
track and coming toward this effv 1nsf
before fha assss,s.. s ~ - g0st
pulled the revolver o,,t II H. nSsctse
and threw II into the bushes s.bey, Fs,ss' II
was found later and faLen 5 sbsree
Of Constable Buchanan. Maoiani made
no resistance when ia aggseasa a,,assg,s assS
him. simply asling what 49,