The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-06
WHEN ASKED TO PAY UP
HE WOUNDED LANDLADY
AND TOOK HIS OWN LIFE

iaiseu, the lelG idy utsiuc tHe pouS'
Mrs. Gilli's Wounds.
Seated in chair just across the lit
tie kitchen when the physician arrived
was Mrs. Gilli who, though badly
wounded, retained consciousness a
talked with the doctor and Dep !
Chief Gamble. 1t is probable that
receiving the first shot in the br )
she turned her body so that the sc Ia
bullet entered the left side and pi = ID
the kidney. The first bullet woun ? as
but slightly above the heart - Ter
wounds did not bleed great de 8 nor
was there much blood from xyjbi's
death wound. %
Mrs. Gill was removed to = City
| hospital, where last evening an A-ray
was taken, revealing the bullets. Her
condition, however, was not such that
an effort to probe for the bullets was
thought advisable. Mrs. Gill was Wis
tied by her husband and children at the
hospital and also was seen by States
Attorney +. B, Thomas of Montpelier,
who was called into the case after
Grand Juror William Wishart had in
vestigated,
When called home by the tragedy,
Battista Gill was well-nigh distract
ed He could furnish little light on the
case except that Cobb had owed them
money for board and that there had
been some talk over the lack OF pay
ment. Sometimes, too, Cobb had com
planned about the food and was told
that if he didn't like it he could 20
somewhere else. Furthermore, the
boarding mistress had at times become
txasperated because he would be so
irregular in coming to the table. The
dinner hour was at IL and oFentimes
Cobb wouldn't appear until 1870.
Sometimes he would be reclining on
the rear piazza and would refuse to
answer the call TO meals for long
time.
Cobb Was Man of Few Words.
Cobb was reticent man on most |
occasions and had very little TO say. |
He was described by nearly all his sc
quaintances as a peaceable enough fell |
low, not given to fits of temper but |
inclined to keep his own counsel to an
unusual degree-even to the point of |
oddity. OF late he had been even more |
tsciturn, having been out of work and |
around or in his room. Other occupants
OF the block say that first they would
see him at one corner of the building
standing and looking of: moment or
two later they would see him at an
other part of the building They give
him generally a reputation for being
man of good intentions. His last place
of occupation was at Parnegoni Bros.
granite plant; but, as already stated.
he had not worked for long time and
is thought to have been low in funds.
Cobb was % years of age and un-
married. He was born in Tenero, Swift
zerland, and came to the United States
and to Barre eight years ago. Two
brothers, Amilcare, and Caesar Cobb,
live in Barre, the former Sf whom car
ries on a shoeshop in the basement of
the b. Tomasi block and the latter of
whom is stonecutter. Luigi was in
his brothers shoeshop yesterday and at I
that time gave no indication of being !
mentally unbalanced although he was :
taciturn as usual. According TO the !
brothers. he said little about his af- ,
fairs and they knew little of his rela. ,
tions at the Gill house. They did not ,
Z
IF their brother was the basis for the :
rhine, but the fact that he was out
II work and short of funds may have
iad some bearing. a.
Besides the brothers in Barre. Luigi !,
las one brother, Ercole, in Milford. :
Mass; his father, two sisters. Mrs !.
dassimina Cavagne and Miss Mary ,
iohbi, and one brother, Mario. who
eside in Switzerland His mother died
ome years ago Luigi was the young
81 in the family Z
Mrs. Gill Respected BY Neighbors
Mrs Gill, 30 years Of age and pre-
possessing in looks, has been resident
4 Barre II years She was born in I,
telv, and her husband also native r
t Italy, has resided in Barre 25 years .
nd * well known TO many besides the v
MEMBERS Of the Italian colony Women q
eighbors Of Mrs Gill give her the o
redit OF being fine housekeeper, a a
'oman who kept her home in spicI q
nd span shape. They also say that so
ar as they know she was woman eil
bove reproach. y
Mr.. Gill Is stonecutter and has >
cen employed at Burke Bros stone g
ned His acquaintances give him =
ood reputation. In fact, the police b
~ that both Gill and Cobb were "
law-abiding citizens L
Deputy Chief Gamble took the re u
oliver in charge and carried il TO the OF
olice station. where last night an ex- D,
Of the weapon proved IN, ~
,curacy Of Mrs ellis statement that
,ur shots had been fired There were -
'ur empty shells and one waiting for IN
ie hammer The revolver is being kept m
: the police Brothers Of Luigi declare d.
Iey knew nothing Of his having the ~
eapon. One story has il that friend IN
led to persuade the Young fellow on Il
onday TO give up the weapon but in !,
i'm Of
1t + possible that he NAV have ic'
en- brooding over his financial trou- an
es and that his mental state may ir'
Ne been aggravated by the excessive ha
at Of the last few DAYS Surely no in.
e in the household expected any such IN
lgic result Of his brooding oai
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