Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-08
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.
Life Sentence for Murderer.--DIvprce
Cases---Recess Taken.

Cases.--Recess Taken.
On Saturday last, a recess was taken
until the 18th inst, when the few re-
naming jury cases win be taken up and
tried or continued. Then the civil cases
will come MP at once. 1t looks as il there
would be two or three weeks work to
conclude the business of the term.
At the close Of the murder trial last
week, the following divorce cases were
heard and bills granted for the causes in
dicated:--
Alta LsMotte VS.. Albert LaMotte, in
tolerable severity. Petitioner resides at
Proctorsville and was represented by
Lawrence & Lawrence of Rutland.
William r. Cher VS.. Julia E. Ober, for
desertion. Petitioner is g railroad man
residing at White River Junction. ]. G.
Harvey for petitioner.
Mary Chamberlain VS.. Israel Chamber
lain. Bill granted for desertion. Gus
tody Of minor child, Louise, given to pc
titioner. who lives at Quechee, and for
whom William Batchelder appeared.
In the case OF State rs. Thomas Clay
ton, respondent pleaded guilty to stealing
some articles of dlcthing from his broth
er, Harry Clayton, OF Ludlow. Sentence,
two months in Jail
The main work OF last week was the
trial of francesca Gimmilaro for the
killing OF Giuseppe Casterino by stabbing.
/ him With a stiletto. The killing was
done at Reading in a lumber camp, where
the deceased was boss of q small gang of
/ Italian pulp wood cutters. The scene of
4 the killing was a shanty of the Henry
Merrill farm. The dead man had en-
ployed as cook and wash woman for the
Z fak
Louise Gerard, who was brought from
Waltham, Mass, by Casterino. When
she lived at Waltham she had boarded in
the same house as the prisoner, Gin
milaro. Along the last OF May he came
to Reading to urge the woman to return
with him to Waltham, or West Newton,
Mass. She declined to go with him and
he departed.
On Monday, July 21, he came again.
and VI hen he entered the kitchen of the
shanty, Mrs. Gerard promptly retreated
to her bedroom and locked herself in
with her baby, whose father probably the
prisoner was. He waited in the kitchen
for the return of Casterino, who
had gone to Bridgewater with his employ
er, Jim Bell OF Ludlow, to look over an
other job.
About half past four in the afternoon,
Casterino came with Bell, who went to
put up the team, while the former, all
unsuspecting, opened the door and en-
tered the kitchen where respondent was
waiting. There were q young italian,
Vincenzo, and q fourteen-year-oId boy,
son Of Mrs. Gerard, also in the Kitchen.
Just what transpired will probably never
be known. The two other occupants OF
the kitchen say that Gimmilaro sprang ct
Casterino and stabbed him, though Vim
cenzo said that the deceased fred q shot
J from a revolver, and certainly g revolver
! was found on the floor after the affair
with one empty shell and four loaded car.
tridges. When Casterino fell mortally
! wounded, the accused fed, quickly pur.
! sued by Vincenzo, who overlook the fugi.
tive in the pasture and held him until
! Forrest Heath, who lives on the Merrill
farm, came up and Gimmelaro was cap
tuSed and taken back to the outside of tbs
} shsnty. whence be was taken and lodged
J in Jail ct Woodstock.
! His trial began Monday afternoon
June 2s, and on Thursday, July /, he wal
: taken to Windsor to begin bis life sen
) tence, the prescribed punishment fol
! murder in the second degree, which wal
] the verdict against him. He was defend
g ed by E. B. Finn, assigned by the coUr
] to defend him. The prosecution VA
$ conducted by Attorney-General Sargent
{ assisted by States Attorney Edward R
e Buck, who prepared the case for tria
/. with commendable dispatch.