The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-24
Was at First Reported to be
a"Dead One"
is MUCH ALIVE BUT SORE
Trouble at an Italian Picnic Yesterday
Afternoon Which Called Out the
POlice--Many Drunks IN
Court.

"A party Of Italian people held picnic
IN Townsend's grove yesterday. The
day was hot. As the humidity increased,
the spirits Of certain belligerent mem
bers Of the party rose also, with the re-
suit that lively encounter ensued. Tho
police were notified by telephone that
a man was being murdered" and half 4
dozen officers were sent scurryinr out
The net result was one badly pounded
man, Joe Bianchi, and warrants for
three other men, Luigi Cassi, verda
Bruno and Lrigi Sassi, charged with do
ling the pounding.
The latter say that Bianchi went to
the picnic looking for trouble. AIT any
rate Bianchi carried revolver which ha
whipped out when he sighten Mr.. Trou-
BILE and fired one shot, no one being hurt
Then a whole avalanche Of men, Bianchi
thinks, descended on him, wrenched tho
weapon away and administered bodily
rebuke until it would take dozen pack
ages Of court plaster to cover the .abru-
sions. Bianchi says that after q while
the men desisted and carried him to a
glen where they forced him to sign
statement that he was responsible for
the whole trouble. Being jammed up
enough, as he thought, he signed. Then
two men helped him to his home Of Rail-
road street.
There he was visited last night by
DR.. w. ID. Reid who looked the Injured
man over and couldn't; find anything but
bruises which might have come from fist
or foot. Bianchi was in considerable
pain from the pummeiing he had re-
ceiyed, but was conscious and told OIL
GERS who his assailants were. Mean
while another batch Of officers were on
another tack looking for the other men
said to have been in the fracas. About
10 o'clock Deputy Camp and Patrolmen
Carrie brought in Cassi, the only arrest
last night.
The trouble arose over the ever fruit
fnl topic the liquor licenses in Barre.
This license matter is a ripple which BE-
comes a wave, 4 zephyr which turns to
tornado, tiny flame which bursts into
conflagration at the slightest propoca.
ton. 1t was a wave, tornado, and con
ilagTation combined yesterday afternoon.
Several of the party tried TO stop the
squabble but were brushed aside. The
ending OF the fight was the ending of the
picnic, the police being met BY the home
comers when they went up to look for
those mixed up in it.
The two versions of the affair win
come out in city court next Wednesday
when the case vii be called. Friends 81
Cassi and the other two men say that
the gathering was composed Of about
fifty people, irrespective OF political be-
liefs, who gathered for q banquet 60 cele-
brate their victory over the so-called
sliquor pirates" They charge Bianchi
with being the aggressor and that when
he fired at close range they waded in and
took his gun away from him and then
sent him home where he belonged, as he
was not invited to the party, they say.
Cassi, who was arrested last night,
was arraigned in court this forenoon on
the charge of breach OF the peace. He
pleaded not guilty and the case was put
over 10 Wednesday when it Is expected
that Bianchi will be able TO present his
version. o. Granai furnished bail of
5000. Bruno, the second man charged,
walked into court voluntarily shortly
before noon and inquired ii he was want
ed. The officers told him be was wanted
and then Bruno went out to find bail so
that he wouldn't have to be locked up.
Bruno pleaded not guilty and furnish
ed bail for appearance Wednesday. Sassi,
the third man, told States Attorney
Gates in Montpelier to-day be was ready
for trial.