The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-07
Vincenzo ScaIi is Accused of
Shooting Up River St 1ouse
AFTER HE HAD >sN ELECTED
A Man Was Unwelcome Visitor at
Party Last Sunday Night and Barre
Officers Arrested a Suspect at Web
sterville Yesterday Afternoon.

After a search through nearly every
quarry on Barre hill yesterday, officers
from police headquarters were rewarded
late in the afternoon BY landing one
| Nincenzo Scali of WebsteryiIIe in the
lookup on charge of assault, which
specifies that he sent bullet through
the side window OF Mary Dunop's house
at % River street Sunday night with
intent to kill. At preliminary hearing
held before Judge H. w. Scott in city
court last night, several persons who
were in the vicinity of River street Sun
day night are said to have identified
Scali as the man who was elected from
the Dunlop house because he used
abusive language.
The arrest was made by Officers Har-
ry Gamble and Edwin J.. Mcleod who,
with only meagre description of the
wanted man, went to the quarries at
noon and began the search that ended in
Scali's arrest. The warrant was issued
by Grand Juror Hugh II Carpenter. The
two officers We're unable to ascertain
the mans name and it was only upon the
description furnished by inmates of the
Dunlop house that they were able to
pick him out Seali was busy in one
of the e. /. Smith Co.'s quarry holes in
Websteryile near closing time when the
policemen summoned him to the top At
first the man denied leaving the hill at
any time lately, bnt at last he reluctant
ly admitted that he had been in Mont
pelier Sunday night Scai spoke Eng
lish indiflerently and it was only with
the aid Of an interpreter that the off
GERS were able to converse with the
man.
According to the story of several per-
sons who stopped at No. % Sunday
night, Scal came early in the evening
and asked to share in Mrs. Dunlop's hos
pitality. Mrs. Dunlop was absent at the
time, but Mrs. Bertha Perry, Joe BEN
nett and Annie McDermott, who are
said to have been at the house. objected
TO his presence. Seali. ii is alleged. be-
gan to heap abusive language upon the
three, who were seated around the ta-
BILE. 1t is not claimed that he made
any threats as he left the house at the
instance Of Bennett.
II was around o'clock when the shot
vas fired. The guests at the Dunlop
louse were seated comfortably around
he fire when the crack of Il pistol rang
nut, followed almost simultaneously by
he falling of shattered glass and the
whistle of a bullet in the room. All
hree jumped for the door. according to
he story. although signs of the man be-
lind the gun were lacking. Afterwards
'ennett investigated the room and found
he bullet on the floor. Ii had evidently
assed perilouslv near his head. grazed
he side of a table and then with its
orce partially spent, struck the wall.
'ther persons in the room believe that
he little leaden missile struck the stove
nd bounced back onto the floor A
mall pane of broken glass in the window
n the south side of the house told
here the assailant had leveled his gun.
Sometime afterwards members of the
ousehold notified police headquarters
nd a quiet search was set on foot.
t the preliminary hearing last night,
cali grimly maintained his innocence
nd chung to his original story that he
ad not left the hill at any time within
he last few weeks. Several persons
lid to live in the vicinity of the
aterfront' on River street were pres
1t to aid in identifying the prisoner
A second hearing was started in city
'urt this afternoon at , o'clock. At u
tie hour the respondent had not re-
ined any counsel Grand Juror Car
inter had charge of the prosecution for
e state and several witnesses were
-esent to testify if called upon.