The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-01
He Found its Defences Good
and Was Defeated
A STRENUOUS ENCOUNTER
Barre Man Was Enraged About the Ar
rest Of His Housekeeper, Laura
Locllin, Who Had Just
Died in jail.

Enraged over the arrest Of bis. house
keeper, Laalra Locklin. who bad been
charged with illegal liquor furnishing,
Joe Bianchi Of Is Railroad street drove
from Mortified to Montpelier last night
and went to the Washington county jail.
demanding to see the woman who, by
the wap had died late Saturday from
chronic alcoholism When told that the
woman was dead, be lunged into the
room and with cry, You killed heri'
attacked Frank Durkee, 'struaty" pris-
oner, who was sitting beside the door,
apparently thinking that be was Sheriff
Frank n. Tracy.
Sheriff Tracy was in the room, being
seated writing letter on typewriter
while Deputy Sheriff Hastings was also
there; and when Bianchi attacked the
"trusty~ they rushed to overpower che
intruder Bianchi put up a vigorous fight
but was soon floored and hustled into a
cell On searching Bianchi the officers
found large sheath. Or hunting knife.
in an inside pocket Of bis Overcoat; also
4 pocket rifle Of high power, together
with nine cartridges to fit 303 Savage
rifle Bianehi carried a large sum of
money, having 1855 in silver and copper
coin.
Whether Bianchi intended to use the
weapons in his frenxied attack is not
known He did not draw the knife, as
was first reported, but struck at Dnrkee
with his fists. Bianchi had been hunting
in Northfeid during the week, and he
drove direct from Northfeld Sunday afs
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according to the information which Chief
Plunkett Of that town furnished to-day
1T seems certain THAI, as soon as iff-
formed that the Locklin woman was ar
rested, he drove post-haste TO Mont
pelier, as. this morning, tracks Of
team were discernible in the driveway
in front Of the jail, while three dollars
in small change was found on the
ground Probably Bianchi was accom-
panied BY friend who drove off when
he heard the scuffie In the inil.
After being placed in the cell Bianchi
moaned and howled to the top Of his
lungs, following this up with an attack
on the furniture Of the cell, smashing
1t ali to pieces. Sheriff Tracy then vent
to the ceif afl1 pm the handouts o.. tha
prisoner iater taking him to the hospital
part Of tie jail, where there was moth
ing but mattress. Bianeh soon quiet
ed down and went to sleep He was
kept ID handouts to-day. He complained
greatly during the forenoon Of pains,
which are thought to come from lesions
in an appendicitis operation he refused
to have anything to say to- day.
The Death Of the LoclgIin Woman.
The Locklin woman, whose imprison-
ment caused Bianchi to get SO excited.
WAS arrested in this city on Wednesday.
together with Goldie Sun Mcleod, they
being charged with furnishing liquor CON
trarv to law When arraiqned before
Judge Scott that afternoon they were
unable TO furnish bail Of $500 each and
were taken to the county jail until their
preliminary hearing, which was to be
held in this city tomorrow morning.
Mrs Loeklin was taken suddenly III
at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon
and Drs, Mcclure and Parmeuter were
hastily summoned The woman was
alive when the doctors got to the iail,
hut their efforts ia revive her proved of
no avail, and she died later IN the after
noon, from chronic alcoholism, which
caused heart weakness Her body was
taken to the undertaking rooms of Jc-
honnott & Hall where tie funeral SCI
vices were held this afternoon, with In
terment in Green Mount cemetery at
Montpelier Sheriff Tracy received In
structions to bury the woman at the ex-
pense of the state Her husband il Ar
thur Lockiin Of Northfeld, but they
haven't lived together for some isme.
The woman was SO years of age and
had resided In this vicinity during the
later years of her life, alternating be-
tween Barre and Montpelier. She had
figured in court affairs ii both cities fre.
quenfly. Bianclsi has also been more
or less troublesome for several years,
always when intoxicated. HE is called
among the Italians s'Niggarn Bianehi and
Is known for his quarrelsome exposition
When sober he Il considered good
workman. Sheriff Tracy, who wss prob
ably the object Of his attack last night
stated to-day that Bianchi had always
been friendly to him and that he con
sidered Joe good worker when he kept
straight
IN Bianchi's pocket, besides the large
sum Of money in coin, was hunters
license. issued by City Clerk Mackay.
1t was well worn. showing that he prob
ably had carried II in his pocket all the
week.