The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-19
Race Riot Case Heard in City
Court.
v. STACY WAS RESPONDENT
v. Stacy Was Respondent. AT Eleven
O'clock Last Night the Jury Report
ed That It Gould not Agree
Was Sunday Night Row.

Aiter trial DeI0fe acting tttY Judge
a. A. Sargent which lasted from 10
o'clock yesterday morning until IL
o'clock last evening, in which two in
Iterprsters and 20 witnesses were called,
the six good men and true who acted as
iurynien in the breach of the peace case
Of State W. Victor Stacy were unable to
agree and we're discharged. The case
was continued until July 26. This is the
case growing from the alleged race riot
between four Frenchmen and from two
to 200 Italians which is said to have
taken place on Blackwell street last
Sunday evening.
A. Calcagni was the first witness ard
his face. bore mute evidence Of having
been in some sort of a fray as it was
badly discolored and bandaged. He said
that he and ". .Macchi were driving along
Blackwell street minding their own
business when one of the party Of four
Frenehmen pulled him from the wagon
and struck him on the head and face and
after this some one picked him up and
took him to a doctor. He said that he
did not go to the house on First street
where it il alleged that Italians had
surrounded the house. He said that he
and his companion, Muacchi, drank lit
tie wine that day but nothing else.
VI. Macchi was the next witness called
and his story corroborated that Of Cal
cagni except that he was dazed by a
blow or blows and when he came to was
washing himself at the house OF wo-
man whom he did not know. He said
that he and Calcagni had drank six bot
tie of beer but no wine and that he
didn't chase any Frenchman to the house
on First street.
S. Bondi testified that he was driving
along Blackwell street with his wife and
saw the two Italians in the road and
that the Frenchmen were pounding
them; said that he attempted to rescue
one of the Italians but that his wife WAS
frightened and he went to his home. Did
not see any other Italians at the scene
of the affraY.
@. Asper who was in the wagon with
Bondi agreed with the formers testi-
mony and both said that they did net
pursue the Frenchrnen. Asperi said that
he did not know who struck Calcagni but
that be saw Victor Stacy there.
Silvio Chelchini said tlgGt he saw Mac.
chi and Calcagni on the ground and saw
man strike them; saw v. Stacy strike
one of them He said that the Italians
faces were covered with blood and that
the assailants ran away soon and that he
did not follow them.
A. Lautti was called next and his tes-
timony was practically the same as that
of the other Italians and he also said
that he saw the Frenehmen throwing
stones at the Italians. These witnesses
were followed by M. Milifnini, Leo Spi.
nelli, "A. Spinelli; all Of these men testi-
fed that they did not follow the French
men.
The defense opened and Fred Lange-
vim was called. Langevin said that he in
company with the Stacy's and Electa
Blair were walking on Blackwell street
last Sunday evening and that they were
nearly run over by the team in which
Macehi and Calcagni were riding, that
he shouted TO his companions who were
little behind and spoke TO the Italians
whereupon one Of the Italians threw
something that struck Blair. As soon as
this happened the Italians jumped from
the wagon and attacked Blair, throwing
him to the ground and beating him. He
said that large party Of Italians gath
cred and that they threw stones at the
I'renchmen and that he saw one Of them
try to use a knife. He said that the
Frenchmen ran away as soon as posi-
bic down to Main street and ran into his
house on First stress followed by the
mob of Italians who were throwing
stones.
He said that he ran through the house
and took refuge at the house Of a friend
where he staid that night. At the con-
cmsion OF Langeyin's testimony the
court adjourned until seven o'clock.
Electa Blair was called after the re-
cess and his story agreed with that Of
Laugeyin and he said that the object
which was thrown at him was a beer
bottle and showed the scar on his face
where Il struck. He said that when the
Frenchmen ran to the house on First
street it was quickly surrounded by q
crowd of Italians to the number Of 200,
who staid. threatening them until the
arrival of the police. He said that all
Victor and Tom Stacy did was to assist
him to get away from the Italians who
were holding him to the ground.
Mrs Charles Fasini, French woman,
was called and testified that Macchi came
to her house and washed the blood from
his face; that the Italians were chasing
the Frenchmen. She said that She took
a board. which was exhibited in the court
room away from Macehhi. These wit
nesses were followed by Charles Fasini,
Mrs. j. Tondro Leon J. Carle, Thomas
Stacy, Oscar Stacy and Victor Stacy.
Their testimony tended to show the
affair as described bv Fred Iangevin and
the other principles IN II. Victor Stacy
testified that one Of the Italians struck
him with knife and showed q cut in his
side
The arguments were concluded by
Grand Juror Davis and NJ M Gordon,
defending, late in the evening, and the
case went to the jury shortly before ten
O'Clock
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