The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-18
Body of Adolfeo Frank Fer
rari Found Nearly Two
Weeks After His Death
REVOLVER CLUTCHED
IN HIS RIGHT HAND
Barre Stonecutter Had Been
Despondent According
to His Friends

Adolfo Frank e ,mNNs good his
threat to end &c ~ n the light of
what tran NV afternoon, Fer
rari is b. go nave committed suicide
on the ar .oon of Tuesday, October 5,
for the body which Louis Fontana of Il
Berlin street discovered while hunting for
mushrooms in the woods to the east of
upper North Main street is believed to
have been there nearly two weeks.
| Friends of Ferrari, men who have been
his companions since the boyhood days
in Compagna, Italy, sought their COM
patriot long and earnestly, but it re-
manned for Mr.. Fontana to chance upon
the body in a secluded nook on the Byron
Jackson farm around o'clock.
A bullet from 32-calibre revolver had
entered the right side of the mans head
just in front of the ear. To all appear
ances he died instantly. Fontana did not
recognize the man, nor did he tarry long
enough to examine the remains very care
fully. He hurried uptown and conveyed
information of his grewsome find to
Health Officer DIR. j. W. Stewart Chief
Sinclair and Grand Juror William Wish
art were also notified and the authorities
went to the grove and confirmed Fon-
tana's suspicion that death was due to
suicide. Ferrari lay on his face and when
the body was turned over revolver,
tightly clasped in his right hand, was
disclosed. By his side was the umbrella
which friends remembered seeing him
carry on the day of his disappearance.
The body. badly decomposed, was re-
moved to the undertaking esta ablishment
OF Perry & Noonan on Depot square.
The discovery OF Ferrari's body dis
solves mystery which served to arouse
a large following of the mans friends.
He resided at 80 Granite street and for
the past two years or thereabouts, he had
been unable to work on account OF failing
health. On the morning of October he
left the house and went to Frank Free
COSTS barber shop on North Main street.
The fact that he had threatened to end
his life had put his acquaintances on
their guard but nothing he did that day
that he contemplated immedi-
tie action. He hung around Fregosi's
until early afternoon. when he started
,ut in northerly direction. II was the
ast seen of him. During the first few
lays of his disappearance. frienN OF the
nan felt that they would hear from him
'efore long. As time went on, however.
o word came from the missing man and
asst Thursday the newspapers were asked
o join in efforts TO locate Ferrari.
Among his countrymen Ferrari was ac-
orded the Difference which is given so
zen who are thought well educated. In
he past two years he spent most of his
Ime poring over books and was known
0 be in sympathy with some very rad-
n political beliefs. He frequented the
ublic library and read with avidity any.
hing and everything that Dealt with GER
lin economic and sociological subjects.
atterly he exhibited unmistakable signs
dependency and few Of his friends
no heard his threats were inclined 10
Ike them seriously. According 20 those
no knew him best. his father ended his
sn life in Italy few years ago aud il
thought that the son had hrooded over
le elder Ferrari's act. IL was when the
ans finances became shortened that he
'oke most determinedly Of ending il all.
hen the body was found there were II
nts and a small knife in his pocket.
The dead man was 40 years old aud
IA been a familiar figure in Barre for
e past II years. He was a granite cut
r By trade and for some wears he
ayed an instrument in the Barre Citi-
ns' band. He was born in Comparna |
ID came 20 America in 1902 So far a.
n be- learned. he has no near relatives
this country.
Friends Of the man notified the au-
orities last night that they would look
ter his burial The funeral viii be
IA from the Perry A Noouan chapel
lesday afternoon a ? o'clock and IN
rment viii be made in Hope cemetery.