The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-09


dered young man, says he never heard
his son speak of any trouble with his
employer, although the boy had told OF
DaPratos threats to make way with
himself. Mr. Rioux hadn't seen his son
since Thursday night, having started for
his work as polisher at A. j. Paradis
stoneshed before the young man arose
yesterday morning
Long Wait Before Body Was Moved
The sad eyed father was soon sum
moned to the store by the news Of the
tragedy and after taking one look at his
sons body went to the rear of the store,
where he kept solitary vigil until the
body of his boy was removed TO the UNI
dertaking rooms OF Perry q Noonan,
which was long wait indeed, because
of the imperfection of the new health
officer system which assigns single
death officer for 80 towns and cities, in
GLIDING Barre and Montpelier.
In was two hours from the time OF
the double tragedy, which happened at
4:30, before the bodies were removed
from the spots where they fell, although
the body OF the boy had been drawn ont
Of the recess in which II lay in order
that DR.. +. X. z. Archambault might
determine il life was extinct. This de-
lay in taking the bodies away WAS due
to the inability of City Grand Juror
A. A. Sargent. who took charge in the
absence of States Attorney Davis, TO
get in touch with District Health Officer
c. II. Burr and secure permission for the
- he
It that DR.. Burr was in Burlington and
an attempt was made TO locate him
there. the telephone operators volunteer.
ing all assistance possible. Eventually
DR.. Burr was located on the rounds OF
his duties in the 80 towns of two coun-
ties and permission was secured TO re-
move the bodies, which lay weltering in
blood for those two hours.
DaPrato Had More Cartridges in His
Pocket.
As the word came to move the bodies
prosecuting officer police, physicians and
Others who had been admitted behind
the locked door vacated the scene of the
tragedy, some evidences of the agencies
of the crime having been removed. Chief
of Police Mitchell took possession OF the
revolver, which proved TO be a new weap'
on with two chambers empty, In Da'
Prato's trousers pocket were number
Of cartridges Of the same calibre.
DaPrato was clothed in trousers, un.
derclothes, shirt, shoes and stockings
The shirt and the flesh were powder
stained on the front, showing that the
thoroughly crazed man had placed the
muzzle of the revolver against his body
The bullet had penetrated the heart and
death was probably instantaneous.
Bodies Lay Near Together.
The bodies lay with the feet pointed
toward each other and barely six feet
apart DIR, Archambaut thinks there
was faint pulsation in young Rioux
body but life was almost Immediately
extinct after the doctors first examina
ton. The bullet had entered the boy:
brain from the back side and had come
out at the top Of the forehead. The
bodies were prepared for burial at the
Perry & Noonan undertaking rooms ant
prepared for burial DR. Burr, on view
| ing the remains, turned the matter ovel
to Grand Juror Sargent, who ordered the
bodies removed Later States Attorney
Davis arrived.
| Members of the Barre board of health
were present among those on the scene
before the belated arrival in Barre o.
District Health Officer Burr, but the 10
cal board has no authority in such 8
case. Drs. Goodrich, jackson and Nc
Farland were physicians in addition t.
Dr. Archambault, but their services wer,
of no avail. Several members of thu
police force were also in attendance bu
| the details in the tragedy were locked
up in the mute breasts of the two prin
cipals and the police had to do Will
keeping a crowd Of people from breakin!
into the store in their morbid curiosity
Rioux Was Popular Young Man.
On all sides were heard expressions o
sorrow for the family of the murdered
young man and regret for the passing o
life which gave considerable promise
Edmund Rioux, although a comparative
ly newcomer in Barre, having moved her,
with his parents from East Barre bu
two years ago last April, was considered
capable young man, cheerful and {
good comrade. The boy was 20 year
old on April |, last, and he was one o
the first boys in Barre to enlist in TIL
nations service at the outbreak of tn,