The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-09
Terrible MutiIation BY Two or
More Central Vermont Trains
NEAR LADD ST. CROSSING
Remains o. Alessandro Bazzoni Were
Disco yesterday Morning-He
= IS 'Away From Home
ssoe Early Afternoon.
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a mans body terribly mutilated, was
| found on the Central Vermont railroad
track 2l5 feet north of Ladd street
early yesterday morning and later it
was identified as that of Alessandro Baz.
zoni of 20 Second street, stoneclit,
ter who had been employed recently
by Guidici Bros, in the North End, and
who left his boarding place shortly be
fore 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The
extreme mutiaton of the body and.
marks, showing that the body had been
dragged 800 feet and part way back
indicated that at least two trains had
passed over it.
The discovery was made by Engineer
Michael Mcmahon of an inbound train
shortly after o'clock, but not until
TOO late to stop his train from running
over the body. Immediately the traii>
men notified the police station, and Pa.
trolman Gamble, on duty at that hour,
went to Ladd street, followed short
time later by Chief Sinclair who had
been summoned from his home. Dr.
NJ. d. Lamb OF the board of health was
also notified, and he responded.
Walking north from the Ladd street
crossing, where the first evidences some
particles of clothing were found, they
came across a naked foot which had been
nut off at the ankle. A little further
along they discovered an arm, also with
out clothing. Still further, hey found
parts of the brain, and 2l5 feet from the
Ill
mass of the flesh and bones, with par
ticles OF torn clothing adhering to it.
Going beyond that point, they found
where the body had been dragged by an
outgoing train. only to be brought back
So feet by an incoming train, while, in
tervening were other evidences of the
death.
The remains were in such shape that it
was hard to identify them; but it was
suspected that the body was that of
Bazzoni. and an acquaintance from Sec
ond street was called. A pipe, a comb
and black felt hat were found near.
by, together with one cent. By means
of the hat and glance at the face which
was not badly torn, the Identification
was complete. A great deal of the mu-
tilation seems to have been done when
the body was dragged against the sharp
end OF a rail at an open switch, which
is between the Ladd street crossing and
the extreme point where the body was
carried
Ladd street is a quarter of mile from
the mans home on Second street. Ba'
zoni is reported to have been seen il
that section of the city in the earlJ
evening. At the Second street house, il
was stated that the man did not re.
turn home for supper Saturday even
ing, and nothing had been heard of him
until the discovery of the body. The
police think that the man was first run
over early Saturday evening, and as sew.
eral trains pass during the night the
body must have been run over sever
al times. After the officials had made
their examination, A. W. Badger & Coz
took charge of the remains.
Bazzoui was 40 years of age and was
born in Albagnano, Italy. He leaves
a widow and six children in Italy, he
himself having been resident of this
country only few years. Before com.
ing to Barre two years ago he resided
N South Carolina. So far as known he
caves no relatives in this country. He
had been living at the house of Rhode
Island Olgiati 25 Second street, during
he past three months.