The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-30
Salvatore DescarIo, The Target
Was Injured Yesterday
BUT WILL LIVE TO TELL OF IT.
Fellow Railroad Laborer Called "Sanlmie"
Is Being Sought as the Man Alleged
to Have Shot as Result of Soda
Fizz Row at Websterville.


ployed by Douglas, Varnum Gilfllian
on the Barre railroad extension at the
quarries, is nursing bullet wounds in
the left wrist and right arm as the result
OF shooting fracas which occurred az
Lamoy's lunchroom in Websterville, ans
another Italian member of the gang,
laborer known as "Sammie,' is sought
by the police officers. The fight whicf
led up to the shooting is said to hays
taken place at the Lamoy place yester.
day afternoon and "Sammie's" departure
lis claimed to have followed Immediately
after Descarlo had been the target f0
three shots from six-shooter revolver
Within few moments after the af
fair happened, Deputy Sheriff w. F.
Cutler of South Barre was summoned,
and he in turn notified local police head
quarters, as well as Sheriff Frank Tracy
to be on the lookout for the alleged
gun man. This morning it was believed
that "Sammie" still remained somewhere
in seclnsion on the hill, and the officars
who took up the search last night vera
confident of running down the fugitive
Workmen on the extension say that the
man is without money, and it is then
opinion that he has sought safety IT,
the vicinity of where the shooting oc,
Cured
Descarlo and the one called Sammia
belonged to a gang of Italians who cams
to Websterville from Boston last week
to be employed on the railroad job. To
the number of thirty-five. the laborers
pitched their tents on the meadow back
of Selectman Daniel Fraser's house, near
the scene Of the McAulay murder on tha
night of July IL, 1911. So far as the
officers could ascertain, the little camn
had been spared from trouble up to
yesterday afternoon.
Events Before Shooting.
Some time around $3.50 o'clock. five OF
the laborers started for Lamoy's lunch
room near the Nerney & Cummings store
at Websterville village. In the party
were Descarlo and Sammie, apparently
on the best of terms, as their comrades
join in declaring. At Lamoy's place. as
the story is told the men patronized
the lunch counter and were topping of
on sodas of the strawberry, lemon sou
and sarsaparilla brand. The sodas arr
sold in small bottles and when the CAP
is yanked off the carbonated water turn
to something like fzzle and the contents
may be squirted at will in any direction
1t was to this moist pastime, then, thai
the lunehers turned Just before the fight
began OF all the spatterers, Sammis
seemed to shoot most accurately and
after Descarlo had been completely
drenched by the flying soft drinks, it
IN cal haIt !
Turning to Sammie, chief of the fun
makers, Descarlo demanded to know why
he should be the principal target of the
soda singer. Without any words, ac-
,ording to the version furnished Deputy
Sheriff Cutler, Samtnie drew a gun froni
his pistol pocket and began firing. Some
IF the lunchers fled in haste, but the
shooting all happened so quickly that
others were too dazed by the sudden
urn of events to move either toward
he door or to the assistance of Descarlo
The first shot grazed Descarlo on the left
wrist and the two men closed on eacl
,ther Samme let loose another shot
which embedded itself in the wall back
If the counter, and then twitched hi.
struggling opponent to the floor Seem.
ngly in a second, Sammie wrenehed him,
til iibHi lHt gasp VI Ills
,tarted for the door. As he turned ia
tep out, he wheeled suddenly around
md took another shot at the PROSTATE
orm of Descarlo on the floor. The third
,ullet sank into the flesh under the man
light arm just below the shoulder.
A Half-Hearted Chase.
Sammie set out for the Barre railroad
racks. BY this time, his companions
lad regained their senses and all started
o give chase. The fleeing one was too
wifi. however and they returned withip
few moments, reporting that Sammit
lad disappeared around bend in the
rack. Young Joseph Jeanet, a resident
# Webstervile, who witnessed the
hooting-up, telephoned to Deputy Sher.
# Cutler, while companions of the
rounded man removed him to the camp
)r. Papineau, who boards in the family
t Joseph Rock. was called to the Fraser
meadow. and he made a minute exam
ma tion of the mans wounds. The effect
+ the first shot, which only grazed ths
esh on the left wrist. will not be seri.
us, although the opening bled profusely
Fortunately, the third bullet. although
mixing deep into the flesh, did not af'
act the bone. and the physician was able
q locate the lead after some little effort
he wound is not likely to prove serious,
nd DIR. Papineau stated that Descarld
'ould not be laid up for more than
ew weeks. Descarlo is young man,
nd his only relatives in this country are
Boston He will remain at the camp
ntil the wounds heal.
This morning warrant was issINd
,r the missing mans arrest. and if APP
he viii probably be arraigned
n charge of shooting with intent to
ill., Sammie is described as a middle
ged man. dressed in the garb of com
on laborer. His companions persisted
saying that his name was unknown
them lie left few effects at the eamr
nd took little with him, as he had beer
orking only three days and was known
have but little cash in his pockets.
Sammie,, the only name by which he
known, accompanied the gang from
oston last week. 1t is believed that he
Is relatives in Boston, who may assist