The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-25
Attilio Olgiatl Was Fined
$500 To-day
ENRAGED AT SWEETHEART
After Wrestling Many Hours With Ques-
tion Of Jennie McMiIlan's Guilt or
Innocence, Jury Reported a
Disagreement.

Looking satisfied that he had been
allowed to get of SO easily, Attilio OF
giati paid fine Of sl0o in Washington
county court to-day, after pleading gull.
ty to an assault on Rs former sweet.
heart, Assunta DeIfruo, at Montpelier
He had previously been arraigned on
the charge Of assault with intent to kill,
being armed with a revolver But this
charge, on recommendation OF States
Attorney Gates, was changed to the
lighter oifense. The case is an old one,
the affair leading up to it having oc-
Cured nearly three years ago
Olgiati was very jealous OF his sweet
heart, and his jealousy had reached such
q stage that the girl was afraid Of him.
So following a telephone message that
he would call on her at her place at the
Pioneer, the people at the house called
an officer TO see that no violence was
done. Arriving at the house, 0lgiati
asked the girl to marry him. On her
refusal, he demanded the presents which
be had given her, including a watch, ring
and pins, When the girl assented and
returned the presents, Olgiati became
still more enraged and drew a revolver.
AT this point, Deputy Sheriff Lawson.
who was stationed handy by, broke in
on the meeting and together with Sew
eral other men finally disarmed 0lgiati,
placing him under arrest. Some time
after being lodged in jail 0lgiati was re-
leased on bail He decided this term of
court to plead guilty when the charge
was reduced. He didn't seem to under
stand the procedure when his case was
called to-day, 50 Angelo Scampini ex-
planned it 70 him.
Judge Hall in pronouneing sentence
stated that he recognized that people of
the sunny Cline might be more ardent
and more excitable than those Of the
North, yet that would not be recognized
as an excuse for pointing a deadly weap.
on at anyone Stae's Attorney Gates
had agreed to accept the plea Of guilty
Of simple assault. Olgiati paid the fine
before leaving court. He is 27 years Of
age.
After being out all night, the jury in
the case of State vs. Jennie Mcmillan
reported this morning that they could
not agree on verdict. The respondent
was charged with keeping d house Of III
fame in Montpelier, and previous trial
had resulted in a disagreement Judge
Hall stated that he thought this jury
We're as capable as any Of deciding the
and after 1eeeiving negative
response to his inquiry If they wanted
further instructions, sent them back for
further deliberations.
Attorney M. MI Gordon for the de-
fense had not denied that the inmates
II the Mcmillan house were in state
81 stupid intoxication when the place
was raided a year ago last May, but
tented that the woman kept such a
house Al the warrant charged The state
testimony to show that many
people were seen coming to and going
from the house, but it was limited by
lie defense that they might have been
here for their washings
The case was given 70 the jury last
evening at five o'clock.
The Jury again reported this after
aaon that they had been unable TO agree
md Judge Hall discharged them, making
IN ending OF the case similar to that
il the first.
William Wright, the man who broke
lis parole while out having last sum
ner, requiring considerable effort to To-
,ate him after several months freedom,
will come up late this afternoon on the
lharge oi breaking Jail. 1t is understood
hat an attempt will be made to take
he case to supreme court on an agreed
itatement Of fact.