The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11
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BARRE Yf SAG MAN
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Left Note in Which He Re-
ferred to "Unforgetta-
BILE" Days in 1912

E yesterday afternoon Antonio Bianchl
4 aged "a, Barre granite cutter, attempt.
ed suicide by shooting. After the bullet
from .22-calibre revolver had entered
his body in the region of the heart
and had penetrated the left lung, his
: cries attracted the attention of Mrs. A.
w. Allen of Sunnyside farm and Mrs.
c. w. Vancor, matron at the city farm,
and the two women, after ascertaining
his condition. telephoned police head
quarters, summoned a doctor and then
turned their attention to ministering to
the man. Bianchi was taken to the City
hospital in A. w. Badger & Co.'s ambu-
lance and his chance for recovery is said
to be fairly good.
Temporary insanity is ascribed by BIZ
ianchi's friends as the reason for the
shooting. For some time after the man
was removed to the hospital. the police
experienced difficulty in locating anyone
who knew Bianchi, but an interpreter
finally learned his name and that he had
/ been living on Seminary street. In the
forenoon a man whose description by
hardware clerk tallies with the appear
ance of Bianchi entered local store
where guns and ammunition are sold and
purchased an Iver-Johnson revolver. The
1 clerk who made the sale did not solicit
any information as to the mans purpose
| in buying the gun, but the latter yolun
| tarily declared that he was leaving for
| Waterbury and wished to protect him
| self against the bears which he thought
were numerous in that section.
The police are inclined to think that
Bianehi spent at least an hour in the
cemetery brooding over real or fancied
sorrows. A binding snowstorm pre-
vailed throughout the afternoon and the
authorities are convinced that the man
went to the cemetery for the purpose of
ending his life. 1t appears that no one
in the vicinity heard the report OF the
gun. AT 3 o'clock, however, Mrs. Van
cor and Mrs. Allen. who lives on the farm
adjoining the city's property, heard
screams. Apparently they heard the
same scream, for each was soon hurrying
to the cemetery.
At the grave of Eligioboy Rossi.
child of l3 years who died in 1912, they
found Bianchi lying in the snow. Evil
IDENTIFY he had not lost consciousness, but
he spoke no word to the women, who
were Joined in few moments by Mr..
Vancor just how long Bianchi had been
lying in the cemetery has not been ascer-
tanned, but he had lost only a little blood
and his weakened condition as the police
and DIR. NJ L. Chandler lifted him into
the ambulance seemed to be due as much
to exposure as to the wound On the
way to the hospital Bianchi told one of
the ambulance attaches that he lived
with family named Brusa at "a Sem
mary street.
Efforts to find a motive for the at
self destruction were made last
night. Acquaintanees of Bianchi said
that the boy, Rossi, over whose grave he
shot himself. was a distant relative.
There were those who were intimately
acquainted with the man who told the
police that he must have been insane.
Bianchi has no relatives in Barre and
Turing his residence here of a few years
ne had kept much to himself. Last sum
ner he was accustomed to taking long
rips by his motorcycle and seldom went
n the company of other motorcyclists.
On Bianchi's person the police found
.hree photographs of young women who
lave been identified as residents of Barre.
The contents of diary, a "Calendario
yer gil Emigranti (Nlilanor" of the 1912
ssue served to throw little light on the
MYSTERY of the mans act. There was
nIv one entry and evidently it was made
yesterday. The man inscribes his name,
\ntorio Bianehi of Brenno Useria, Italy,
nd adds the year of his birth 1898. lie
rrites in Italian: "The 9th, 9th and 18th
avs of August, 1912, are days unfor-
ettable to me. | cannot live because !
m unhappy and for this / am going to
nd it all Notify John Brusa at IS
'leasant street. Neither flowers nor
ears over my grave-good bye" In
he adds: "How many tears
ave | shed over this grave, no one
nowVs. This is the end-I beg forgive
ess."
At the Brusa home on Pleasant street
ne authorities learned that Bianchi was
friend of the family and frequently
llled at the house. Nothing in his ae-
ons recently had given rise to any fear
mong his friends that he was contem-
ating suicide. II was intimated that
ie baby. Rossi. was relative of Bianchi
I'd a child to whom he was warmly at
ehed
Countrvmen of Bianchi were permitted
visit Bianchi az the hospital last even.
2. He talked with them in monosyl-
bles but threw no light on his motive
attempting suicide. Later the doctors
an explorative operation, 10
ted the bullet and removed it. Bianehi
ryived the ordeal well and appeared TO
resting fairly comfortably this fore
on. In the opinion of the physicians.
5 exposure to the elements and the
e that the root Of the left lung was
netrated by the bullet may initiate
ainst his recovery.