The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-26
HE LIES IN DANGEROUS
CONDITION AT HOSPITAL
Young Mikales, Said to Be Of Brood
ing Disposition, Imagined Mrs. Mas
colt Treated Other Greeks in House
hold Better Than Himself.

After firing two shots and killing Mrs.
Constantine G. Mascot, the wife Of his
employer, James sIikales, or Mitchell,
as he is better known, a youth Of 10
years, inflicted a serious and perhaps
fatal revolver wound in his own head
late yesterday afternoon at the wonan's
home in the Eastman block on North
Main street. Mrs. Mascot was killed
instantly. and her slayer is now lying
in the City hospital lowering between
life and death. For some time the youth
has been acting in a distraueht manner,
and Mrs. Mascot, with whom he resided,
seemed to be the person about whom bis
mind revolved. and he Is said to have
told others he would do something ter.
rible
The tragedy was enacted in the kiteh
en- Of the woman's home in the rear of
her apartment, and there were no wit
nesses, although several people IN the
building heard the shots and Mrs. wool
house, who lives just across the narrow
hallway, heard the womans screams just
before the shots. The reports were also
heard by people on the street.
Although Mrs. Woolhouse heard the
screams and the shots nearby, she
thought they came from the outside Of
the building, and she decided to 60 in
and tell Mrs. Mascot that there had
been shooting outdoors. Therefore, she
was the first to enter the kitchen, and
she was horrided to see the bodies Of
the woman and the yonth lying on the
floor, and then she realized that a terri
bic tragedy had taken place.
First News of Murder.
Shrieking at the top Of her lungs. she
ran from the room and up and down
the corridors of the building trying to
secure help Ben Cilley, who occupies
room Just below the Mascotts apart.
ment and who had heard the shots, was
one Of the first to respond a Little
later others came in response 10 the
cries Or anguish. Within ten minutes,
too, the dead woman's husband and John
NTikales, the brother Of the misguided
youth, returned from stroll about the
north end Of the city, they having gone
out after dinner and having gone as far
as Jones Bros. plant and back By The
way Of the Williamstown railroad track
Mr.. Mascott went into his store, the
Barre Candy Kitchen, on the first floor
Of the Eastman block, to prepare for the
regular Sunday opening hours from $3.50
to 1880, while John Aikales went up
stairs to leave an umbrella Reaching
the top landing he was startled to hear
the cries Of Mrs. Wooihouse and he was
then told Of the tragedy in the Mascot
home and in which his brother was the
chief actor. At first stunned by the
news, he rushed down stairs and broke
the news to Mr.. Mascot The latter
was shocked beyond words and could not
believe the news. but as he rushed up
stairs the terrible truth was borne in
upon him with well nigh crushing force,
There lay the body Of his wife, and
beside 1t the still Breathing form OF her
slayer
Police and Doctors Arrive.
Chief Of Police Faulkner ana Deputy
Sheriff George i. Morris aud CITY Health
Oficer NJ, b. Lamb and DR.. NJ. i. Chand-
lei responded to the calls, the officers
keeping the curious and awed crowd
back and on the sidewalk while the ply.
hicians made their examinations
Az young AfiSales was still breathing,
although there was a big, gaping wound
In the head, an ambulance from Badgers
undertaking rooms was hastily sum
monea, and the youth was hurried to the
City hospital for an operation. He had
lost considerable blood and VAS uneon.
scious when carried down the two flight
Of stairs and placed IN the ambulance