The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-09
Eugene Capt. Called Out the
" 4ole Fire Department
~ at Midnight
AFTER THREE MEN
HAD ATTACKED HIM
Police Promptly Arrested
Three Men Accused
of Assault

Three men attacked Eugene Capt. aged
20, an Austrian granite cutter, on Circle
street late Saturday night, attempted to
gag him, beat him severely with their
fists, inflicted deep cut on the head and
then fred two revolver shots in his direc-
tion as he feigned Inconsistencies and
fell to the ground Capt. made his way
to box 10 at the corner of Circle and
Lewis streets and turned in q general
fire alarm. The alarm registered at the
fire station few moments before mid
night and regulars aboard the auto
truck, who hurried to tbe box, found
Capt. lying in dazed condition by the
roadside. He was hurried to police head
quarters in the auto truck and descrip-
tions he furnished Of his assailants re-
suited in the arrest early Sunday morn
ing OF three men, Pietro Zampini, Pietro
Garele and G. Polti. wno were hustled
away to the county jail and held without
bail on charges of having assaulted Capt.
with intent to kill. Having been arrested
on warrants issued by States Attorney
+. Il. Gleason, the trio was detained in
Jail until this afternoon, when they were
brought before Magistrate III. W. Scott
in municipal court, the arraignmcnts hav-
ing been set for o'clock.
Horse drawn apparatus, the auto truck
and calmen OF the department, as well
as the regulars, joined in the race to box
43 when the alarm sounded. A good
many people were abroad ON the streets
and many automobiles hurried to Circle
street with the expectation of seeing a
fire. What they actually saw was the
fire truck making for downtown again
with very much pummeled man aboard.
Diligence on the part of the Barre po-
lice resulted in the arrests of the men
charged with the felonious assault Chief
Sinclair, accompanied by Officers Harry
Gamble. John w. Dineen and David Hem
derson and Constable George l.. Morris,
having obtained description of Gapit's
alleged assaiiants, were working in the
south end soon after midnight, and
scarcely an hour had elapsed before Zam-
pini, Polti and Garele were arrested at
their clearinghouse on Lewis street. All
denied any knowledge of the attack.
Police headquarters was alive with minor
offenders detained over the weekend and
L was deemed advisable to take the men
TO the county Jail States Attorney
Gleason. who had been advised of the at
tack as soon as the facts were ascer-
tained, came to Barre at an early hour
Sunday morning.
Gapit's condition to-day was reported
% be fairly favorable for an early recov-
,ry. Both ewes were blackened, his lips
we're swollen where the assailants had
.ried TO gag him aud there was deep
bile to say whether the cut was inflicted
" a knife. Capt. says he was walking
oward the home of his brother on Lewis
treet when the trio overlook him.
Reaching Circle street they began their
.ttack and for time. he told the police,
ie thought he would never emerge alive.
The young man SAYS he voted 10 90 back
o work during the strike last spring and
hat the quarrel Saturday night centered
round his action several months ago.
Sefore leaving him, Capt. says, the men
Uttered some threats and as they with
rev. two Of them turned and fired at
i'm. lie pretended that he had been
rounded he goes on, and fell over into
he gutter at which the asssilants made
II with all speed. Fearing that they
rould return 20 resume the attack, Capt.
avs. he turned in the FIRE alarm.
During the day yesterday and again
o-day people living on Circle street and
ther south-end streets called az police
eadquarters 10 tell the officers that they
card firearms discharged in that ncigh-
orhood Saturday night. One man from
Washington street also reported having
card two shots.