The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-27
STRAY BULLET HIT PEDESTRIAN.
Amateur Marksmen's Bullet Was De-
flected on Buffalo Nickle Onto Street.

| Paola Gislon. Central street man,
was struck in the head BY stray bullet
this morning while walking along North
Main street near the Eastman block.
! The shooting caused a wave OF excite
ment to sweep through the mercantile
section for the moment, at least, and
not until Gislon and his physician, DIR.
| T. ;. Duffy, emerged from the Red Cross
Pharmacy. the former smiling over a
baudage that encircled his head did n
crowd OF curious people see the lighter
side 10 the nesr.tTagedy.
II was a shooting mystery that would
have awakened envy in Emile Gaborian
or the biographer of Sherlock Holmes
had either one OF those fctionists hap
pened around AT any time within half.
hour after Gislon experienced queer
feeling in his head. Gson was on his
way to the postofice when the bullet
struck him. He told afterwards of feel
ing a sudden pain in the region of his
head. Realizing that be had been struck
BY missile OF some kind he glanced to-
ward the roof OF the Eastman block.
thinking, naturally, that the proiectile
had descended from above What's the
natter iutprrogated the companion Of
Gislon, but there was no response. Bloed
was squirting from underneath the mans
cap and he was advised 20 seek first aid
ministrations in 2 drug store. Dr. =. :.
Duffy. arriving at the Red Gross Phar-
macy, was told that dislon had been hit
by piece of ice or = stone. ID had
penetrated the cap and inflicted rather
superficial wound just hack Of the cai
the skull slightly marred hy I
the missile. had detected the bullet. TO-
nothing was located by thc doctors I
probe. The wound was dressed and
friends of Gislon accompanied him home
Meanwhile stories OF IN, affair had
reached police headqusfters and Grand
Juror Wishart and Officer Harry Gambis
came downtown 70 Investigate. A care
ful canvass Of the tencments on the SER.
ond and third aoors of the Eastman block 4
failed 10 disclose anyt who is in the
habit OF taking eonee9lcd water from
the ice man. Inspection of the roof dia
bot tend o. support the theory that the
lttaek on Gislou had been made from
that altitude.
At last the Investigators dropped into
he BaHc Candy Kitchen and also
lroppcd into the basement. George
Rorys. a oardylrakcr employed bv Mas {
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