The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-18
'FABR|ER ACTE D
IN SELF-DEFENSE
Verdict Of C'oroner's Jury Which
Investigated Killing Of
Mattel.
DECISION IN CIVIL CASE
Interesting Statistics Furnished
to Petersburg Baptist
Association.
Times Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street,

Petersburg, Va. September II.
The details of the killing of the Ital-
Ian laborer. Giovanni Mattel, by fell
los italian at Golfers Camp, in Din
widdie county. last night. were received
to-day. Early In the evening Mattel
had charged his fellow laborer, jamie
Fabrier, with the theft of watch, and.
drawing pistol, had threatened to
shoot him. Fabrier took Mattei's pis-
tol from him and warned him to go
away and let him alone. Mattel, still
threatening, went to his shack and pro-
cured a razor, and an hour or so later
met F'abrier in front of the commits
: sary. and there. though warned away,
advanced on Fabrier with his razor,
threatening to kill him. AS he did
SO Fabrier shot Mattel with the thirty
eiEht-calibre pistol he had taken from
him. the ball entering the latter's breast
ard passing through his heart. Matte.
walked away a few steps, fell and died
almost Immediately. Fabrier had kept
Mattei's pistol. having been arned
that the latter intended to attack him
with razor.
The two men were brought here from
the North some time ago with gang
of Italian laborers to work on the con-
s,ruction of the Norfolk and Western
belt line. Fahrier was a steIdy, sober
workman. and was popular in camp.
Mattel, on the contrary, was turbulent
and troublesome and was regarded as
desperate man. II was testified be-
fore the coroners Jury at the inquest
held to-day by Justice Watkins that he
had killed two men one in Philadelphia
and another elsewhere at the North
The razor with which he attempted to
attack Fabrier was found in his pocket,
tightly grasped in his hand. this morn
Ing.
The coroner's Jury to-day exonerated
Fabrier. rendering a verdict of death
from pistol shot wound inflicted by
Fabrier in self-defense. Fabrier dis
appeared after the shooting and ffas
not since been heard from Mattel was
buried this afternoon in Blandford Gem
etery.
Important Decision.
Judge Mullen, of the Hastings Court,
rendered an important decision yester-
day In civil case A controversy
arose between landlord and certain
execution creditors of his tenant over
the proceeds of the sale of certain per-
sonal effects of the tenant, found on
the leased premises. part of which was
sold by the High Constable, under a
distress warrant for rent. and part by
the City Sergeant, under executions
of the Hastings Court without action
for determination 1t was held by the
Judge that, as the tenant held the prem
Uses under verbal lease from month
TO month. the lease was not continue
GUS one, but that the beginning of Zach
month was new tenancy. There
Iore, as the lien of the executions un
der the levies was created several
months Prior TO the default In the nav.
nlent OF the rent for which the distress
warrant was issued. the amount due
uhder such executions was entitled 10
sale - NV
a Rnrn Avis.
While hunting on his marshes in tha
AppomattoX yesterday. Hon. Wtn. p
Mohenney killed an albino sora. The
nird was bright yellow color like
that OF a canary
Interesting Statistics.
Statistics furnished to the Peters
burg Baptist Association at Its recen,
session at High Hills Church. In Sussex
county. show that the association has |