The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-18
STABBED TO DEATH
BY FATHER AND
17-YEAR SON
Murder In Rutland Over Debt
OF S45
VICTIM AGREED TO PAY
But Sacco and Son were Angry and
Attacked Mario With
Knives

Rutland, Sept. 1S.-Michael Mario,
~ years old, was probably fatally
stabbed by Andrew Sacco and James
Sacco, father and son, in a fight oc-
curing on the corner OF West and
Meadow streets last evening shortly
after 8 o'clock. The injured man is
at the Rutland City hospital with Ave
knife wounds in his body. James
Sacco, the son, is in the city Jail and
Andrew Sacco the other assailant is
still at large. Special Police Officers
Louis Ricci and James Pitanello with
several other special officers have
secured the vicinity, in which the as
sault was committed, but to no avail
1t is expected, however, that the ell
der Sacco will be taken in custody
some time today for descriptions OF
him have been sent to all adjacent
towns.
The cause Of the crime was a debt
OF S45 which Mario owed to the elder
Sacco. Shortly before 8 o'clock last
evening both the of the Saccos went
to the home of Mario on the corner
OF West and Meadow streets 10 collect
the debt The money had been loan
ed to Mario by Sacco senior for the
purpose of paying for the baptism OF
Marcos baby. The men differed as
TO the amount OF the debt last even.
ing, Mario claiming that he only owed
$25. Andrew Sacco was insistent
that the amount was S45, and Mario
rather than have trouble, promised TO
pay that sum after work tonight. The
younger Sacco accused Mario OF try
ing to avoid payment Of the debt and
with his father attacked the debtor.
Mario who was unarmed was hurled
to the ground and received clasp knife
wounds in the head, throat, chest and
two In his arms. Following the as
sault, the elder Sacco ran to his home
on Trayers place. obtained some mon.
ey and fled. The younger Sacco was
arrested at his home a few minutes
later by Police Officer p II. Conlin
, in response TO a telephone call to DO
lice headquarters.
Young Sacco, II years old, confined
: at the city Jail denied all knowledge
, OF the crime. He said he had been
on Center street with friends previ
GUS to the assault. and that a few
minutes after returning home just be.
fore o'clock he heard a noise on
! Meadow street and rushing to the
, scene had found Mario stabbed. He
denied participation in the attack and
! pleaded ignorance of his fathers
F, whereabouts. At the time OF young
, Sacco's arrest by Police Officer Con
4 lin his coat was missing This was
! later discovered in his home on fur
7 Their search, and the garment bore
=, several blood stains. During his in
terrogation by States Attorney Stat
4 ford young Sacco maintained a child
2 like innocence. Witnesses maintain
that the young Italian took more
7 active part in the fight.
= Anna Appetite of No. 264 West st.
another witness, testified to pulling
both of the Saccos away from Marie
after the latter had been felled to the
ground. The witness clothes bore
blood marks received during her crap
pie with the Saccos. She said tina,
she heard Mario say, "I1l settle with
you, but talk with your mouth, doAt
use your hands"
Amarosa Mario, wife OF the man In
, the hospital was an eye witness e
the whole ARRAY from the start OF the
% argument until, as she claims the two
: Saccos got her husband down and
{ were stabbing him. When she ap
/. lpeared before States Attorney Stat
ford her garments we're blood-stained
where she had assisted to care fol
her husband until the ambulance an
rived. According to her story the el
Q der Sacco came to the house and tn,
two men were conversing about som,
money Michael Mario told Mr.. Sac
co that he did not wish to have AM
trouble, but TO come over the mex
night and he would have the money
ready for him. BY this time tn,
younger Sacoo had arrived and boil
men opened knives and started In e
cut up her husband. She screamed
and others rushed to the scene, Al
the time she was carrying baby anC
she dropped the child and attempted
to separate the struggling men. Dur
Ing the fracas she claimed Andrew
Sacco bit her and she showed her arm
which still retained the clear prints
OF the teeth
The elder Sacco, who nc an early
hour this morning was still az liberty
is between 40 and 80 years old, weighs
about llO pounds, is slightly over nv,
feet tall, and has black hair and
black mustache. II is believed tina
he has made his way to Whitehall, n
Y, or TO the shaoks OF some OF IN,
Italian section hands along the rail
road, where he can lie low, until h
formulates plan OF escape AT tn
time of his flight he had enough MOI
ely to carry him to New York or an
other OF the eastern seaports wher
. he could obtain passage for the oil
n country.