The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-19
SHOOTS WOMAN: JUMPS $50
Fl. into SHAFT; Is UNHURT
Young Quincy Miner After Insane
Attack Takes Long Drop
Into Ground.
WAS ARRESTED THIS MORNING

After shooting Mrs. Frances Bar
soccki OF west Hancock. at about IL
O'Clock last night. Peter DeFilippi, a
quincy miner dropped from a second
story window, fled to the Quincy mine
and jumped down a shaft. a distance
OF $50 feet. He was picked up ana
taken to ST. Joseph's hospital early
this morning and was found to be al
most uninjured except for a few
bruises. He was able to walk and IT
about . o'clock this morning was ar
rested by Chief OF Police Thor of
Hancock and removed to the Jail IN
Houghton.
DeFilippi went last night somewhere
around IL o'clock to the home of Mrs.
Barsoccki, located near the old Han
cock cemetery in west Hancock, sourh
or Quincy street. where Mrs. Barsocc-
ki' her two children and her sister.
Mary Geroni, reside. There was no one
else In the house, Mrs. Barsoccki's
husband, 1t is said. being i'll in the
hospital at Trimountain.
S'SSho vvoHdn w Arm.
DeFilippi, according to the story Of
the women, demanded place to sleep.
He was Informed by Mrs. Barsocckl
that she had no place for him. "All
right" he said, but instead of depart
ing. drew revolver, firing II twice at
Mrs. Barsoccki. The bullets entered
her left arm, but her injuries are not
serious. DeFilippl then turned the
weapon on Mary Geroni, firing two
more shots, which missed, however,
and just as he was about to fire the
fifth, the pistol was seized by Mrs.
Barsoccki and turned against the
would-be assassin. The muzzle of the
gun was pressed close to his chin and
discharging bullet went into his
jaw, where II is still lodged.
DeFilippi then rushed to a window
of the second floor. where the shooting
had taken place and leaped to the
ground, a distance of about twenty
feet, leaving the pistol behind him. ly-
ing on the floor of the apartment. The
later which was a % calber was found
later by Deputy Sheriff Vivian and
Milano who were summoned and who
Immediately began search for De-
F'ilippi.
Jumps Into Shaft.
His tracks were easily traced
through the snow and led up the hill
i'm the direction OF the Quincy mine.
Subsequent developments show that he
made his way to No. Z shaft OF the
Quincy mine. Unseen by any of the
watchmen or other employees, he went
to the mouth Of the shaft and jumpe I.
or fell in, dropping a distance of one
hundred and fifty feet. He was con-
scious when picked up and stated that
he was trying to find Captain O'Neill
to inform him that he intended taking
a trip to Italy. Some comments were
made upon the Italians peculiar haste
in dropping in" on the captain in this
abrupt manner and the ambulance was
summoned to take the man to the st.
Josephs hospital, it being thought that
he must have received internal injur-
les from his fall down the shaft. An
examination made at the hospital
showed that no bones were broken and
as he was able to walk, Chief of Po-
lice THOR arrested him and had him
removed to the Jail in Houghton. An
effort will be made today to locate and
remove the bullet imbed1ed in De-
Filippis jaw, after which he will be
arraigned before Justice Olivier in
Hancock on charge of assault with
intent to murder.
DeFelippi is young man residing
at the Franklin location and is about
% years of age. He is unmarried.
The Barsoccki family were only slight
ly acquainted with him. His motive in
making the attack is unknown, and IL
is presumed that he must have been
either insane or intoxicated. Mrs. Bar
soccki's injured arm was attended to
by DR.. Powers of Hancock. who de-
clared that they were not dangerous.
AS DeFilippi has been in this county
onlv three wears he Is subject tn de-