The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-15
SHOT WITH HER
 BABE IN ARMS
Derby Italians Cowardly Attack on Woman Who Had Sued
 Him for Slander.
BRUTE THEN SUICIDES
His Victim May Recover, But Is in Serious Condltion-E'lye Bull lets Fired.
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 After firing livc snots from A ealibre revolver into the body nf Mrs. Percdna Proda near her nome Ill Compton, this place short'y before , o'clock to-day llicolu VDlnro at tempted to ilee and when hls escape was cut off by tha poli,a h. committed suicide by drlnking the contents Of ? oz. bottle of carholic acij. Mrs, Proda was almost riddled with the bullets, everyone of which took effect The woman was standing In the yard of her home In Housatonic avenue with baby in her arms when Vollaro saw her. He Immediately drew hls revolver and began firing. She fled from her own yard. leaving the baby behind. and down through two other yards trying to seek place of safety. Vollaro followed. firing until she fell unconscious. He then fled up the Compton road. up Hawkins, over East Ninth street and down Seymour ave- nue. He was headed of at Gaynor's store on the avenue by officer Urbano. who was working In the Comb shop. and receiving telephone message im- mediately left to hunt him up. When Vollaro saw Urbano he stopped, took the bottle out of his pocket, emptied the contents and was just throwing the bottle away when the officer grabbed him. Urbano tried 10 choke the acid out of him but could not. He was Immediately hurried to the police station and Dr. Loomis was called. He died in less than five minutes after reaching the station. He was man about thirty-fve years of age and was a very repulsive look ing individual. His body was removed to ]. P. Colwell's undertaking parlors about o'clock. He has wife living in Italy.
 The friends of the unfortunate woman hurried to the spot where she fell and carried her into the home of friend nearby. Dr. Donovan was | immediately summoned and treated her injuries. Upon examination he ' found that four of the bullets had en- tered her body One went directly through her left arm and entered her right breast This was easily ex- tracted Another entered the neck, penetrated a lung and imbedded itself | in the left breast. about an inch from the surface. This bullet was secured. A third bullet entered the nape of the neck and could not be reached by the probe although the surgeon put the ! instrument an inch in the wound. The | fourth bullet entered just below the right ear and 1t Is thought entered | the brain as it could not he reached by the surgeons probing instrument. The fifth bullet almost severed the in- | found later imbedded in house near by.
 The doctor made the woman com ! fortable as possible but 1t Is thought she cannot possibly live. Up to a late hour tonight she was still uncon- scious. The injured woman has a husband and three small children.
 The attempt at murder was a pre- meditated one In the opinion of the police and arose out of slander suit brought against Vollaro by Mrs. Prodo short time ago Volaro boarded at the Proda home and it was asserted circulated stories which were detrimental 10 Mrs Prodo's char acter The case came up in the local court and she secured judgment for s75. Since that time Vollaro has been hanging around the house, saying all the time that he would get his s7b worth. He was around the house early this morning and Just as he got the chance he was looking for he opened fire. The carbolic acid was bought In Bridgeport and carried on his person which proves concluslvely that the crime was premeditated one.