The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-11
DEFENSE BEGINS
In MURDER CASE
State Rested Yesterday Afternoon in
Case Of Iaccobueci, Charged With
Staying Dominic Schittini
in Windsor County.

Woodstock, Feb Following thu
close Of the states case yesterday after.
noon, the defence in the case of Pom.
pelia laccobucci, charged with the mur.
der Of Dominic Schittini. opened IN
! Windsor county court. The close OF the
stae's side OF the case was taken IN
mostly with evidence that tended to
show that Sehittini and Iaccobucc never
had any talk about going away to get
2 better job, and that laccobucci never
had any money. The bosses and two
! workmen at the coal sheds were on the
stand and only one Of them ever heard
conversation between the two men along
/ that line. lie heard Iaccobucei saw he
I had no money
/ An Italian boy who was with Glenn.
eit Schittini the night Of the murder
WREN he met Iaccobucei on the bridge
I between West Lebanon. n. H.. and
! White River Junction, corroborated the
testimony Of Clement He said Iaaco.
bueci was alone and would not recognize
them, though Clement threw an apple
against his hip to attract his attention
The Italian woman with whom Iaeco-
bueci and Antoinette Nitale lived ties.
tiled they never had any money. but
another Italian had paid $40 on their
account. She said she became tired Of
not getting pay and told them thew
must board themselves. When She found
they had no food for three DAYS she be-
gan to feed them again.
Alexander Schittini, a brother Of the
dead man, was the next witness. Dom.
mic had lived with him and boarded
himself and be had not talked of going
away. lie always had more or less mon
ev with him. Witness said his brother
had money ready to return loan to
Luigi Fol2erano. He could not get
discount, however, and the settlement
was not made Another man when
asked If Iaccobucci had money replied
he could not look into another mans
pocket.
Two letters We're put in evidence. one
evidently written by Miss Vitale and
the other apparently by the prisoner
while he was in jail at PHILADELPHIA. |
The letter from her told him to send /
after his wife II said there were spies
about night and day and that he was
too near they would get him. It end
ed with many kisses" The letter from |
the Jail said the writer was in iail and
Deputy Sheriff Pascal Ricei Of Rut.
land, who is acting as interpreter for
the state and who came to Vermont
with laccobucci after his arrest. was
the next witness. On the way 10 Yer.
mont witness said laceobucci told him
about the events on the night he left
White River Junction. The story was
a. follows:
Iaceobucci had been offered Job at
Wilder and went there, but found the
Job taken He was told to 60 to work
N the pulp mill, but went back to White
River Junction. After supper he and
Schittini went out for a moment and
went out for a walk. Iacco-
lueei stopped for a moment and Schit.
.ini went on ahead Iaccobucci heard
hot and Sehittni came back and said
Re had shot at three loafers The loaf
Ms came up to them aud tried to make
rouhle before he left.
He said he had SlSS saved up and he
lsed the money TO get out OF town as
he was afraid he would be arrested for
he shooting done by Sehittini
The evidence showed that Iaecobucc
lever earned more than Sl.l0 a day
nd had never saved a cent of il.
The state rested after this testimony {
{ $3.50, after examining about 25 wit. :
esses !
The defence began its case with evil .
enee to show there was an old feud 7
gainst the Sehittini brothers because
the shooting Of one Alfonso Tisi. for
.hich Dominic was in court some time
GO. Witnesses said they heard threats
mong the Italian that they would make 2
Dominic Schittini sick They did not !.
link the punishment given him by the :
burt was enough. o