The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-26
THAT PICNIC SCRAP.
Both Sides TELL Their Stories in Trial
verda Bruno.


The trial of Verda Bruno, charged
with breach Of the peace il assaulting
Joseph Bianchi 1T ali Italian picnic Oh 4
recent Sunday, has occupied the city,
court for two days. ana Ii still uncom-
pleted. The defence has several wit
nesses to pnt on the stand before the
close of the case. Bruno was arrested
along with Joseph Sassi and Luigi Cas-
81, and later when he got out of the hos
pital, Bianchi himself was arrested.
When court resumed this morning the
defense called Louis Calcagii and Mrs.
Annie Mariani who testified that Bruno
took the revolver away from Bianchi,
Emilio Gusbeiti was next called and
his testimony agreed with that Of Joseph
Sassi who followed him, Sassie said that
he asked the party in regard to the part
which Bianch took in the publication OF
la flyer which had been circulated upon
the street and Bianchi told him that If
he would come out with him he would
tell him about it.
Sassi said that as they walked away
from the crowd some one told him TO
/ look out for revolver or knife and just
then he saw Bianchi draw q revolver.
He said that he caught his hand and
THE revolver was discharged the bullet
passing near his body. Sassi said that
he struck Bianehi and tried to wrest
the revolver from him and in the struggle
he threw Bianchi To the ground. He said
that Bruno came and took the revolver
away from Bianchi but did not strike
him.
| AT The conclusion Of Sassi's examin-
alton court adjourned until this after
moon.
| At the continuation Of the case this
afternoon Officer Frank Hamel was
called to the stand and testified that
Bianchi told him that Bruno did not
strike but that Sassi and CASH did.
John Moyalh testified to the statements
as made BY the other witnesses.
Opening Of the Trial.
Joseph Bianchi, who was badly wound
ed,. was the first witness called to the
stand and testified thathe went to the
grove on the day in question and that
he had an argument with Cassi and Sassi
| and that Bruno struck him on the head,
4 making him unconscious, or at least
dazed. He said that someone put his
hand into his pocket. He said that he
tried to use his revolver but that some
one took ii away from him and that it
was discharged into the ground as it
was wrested from him. Under cross-ex-
animation Bianchi admitted that he shot
man in Massachusetts,, that he was
/ fined in Washington county for assault
and impeding an officer, that he had
been convicted in Barre of breach Of
the peace
DR.. Reid, who attended Bianchi, said
| that the patient was suffering from con
tusions on his head; did not see any
on his body.
T. yenetti, Charles Colombo, Charles
Mafliani and Robert Brook testified
to being in the vicinity on the day in
question and said that their attention
was called TO the trouble by hearing the
shot and that they ran 10 see what the
trouble was and saw Bianchi lying on
/ the ground Vanetti said that he saw
some one bit Bianchi with q club. None
Of them saw Bruno.
/ Peter Bianchi said that he did not
see anyone strike Bianchi, said that he
saw Bruno 60 away with the revolver
I IN hisl hand. Said that he heard Sassi
and Bruno arguing in regard to paper
which the latter had signed. Under
cross examination he said that he saw
4 Bruno 20 into the crowd Immediately
after the trouble started and come out
at once with the revolver in his hand
The state rested and the defense call
ed If. d. Camp, who testified that Joe
Bianehi pointed a gun at him one time
A. Trube was the next witness called
and his testimony agreed with that given
by Peter Bianchi in all essential parts.
Court was adjourned al this time un-
til 0 o'clock this morning.