The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-06
Raffaele Santamaria IS
Dead, and Policeman
Adubato in Hospital.
WITNESSES TO TRAGEDY
HELD IN BAIL TODAY
Exact Cause of the Fatal Shoots
ing Has Not Yet Been
Ascertained.
WOUNDED MAN is UNDER
ARREST, TECHNICALLY
Patrolman Notifies Captain Of
Fracas After He Is
Injured.

Rahaele Santamaria. proprietor Of =
saloon at 3s Adams street. was shot
and killed last night by PoiiceD,an
Thomas >. Adubato after he had drawn
gun ON the bluecoat and threstened
to take his life. Adubato fs recover-
Ing In st. James's Hospital from bul-
let wound In his left arm indicted BY
santamaria. Seven witnesses to the
tragedy are out ON $500 bail, and an
eighth has been paroled in the custsdy
of the court interpreter Of the Thsra
Precinct.
Excitement runs high in the neigh
borhood of the saloon and many gath-
erings of the dead mans friends were
held today in the vicinity.
Adubato Is technically under arrest
in the hospital. bluecoat being stn-
toned at the institution.
The police are investigating the cas4
on the theory that the double shoots
ing was the result of a sudden and vio-
lent quarrel. There are several ver-
sions of how the tragedy was enacted.
To Perform Autopsy.
An autopsy will be performed some
time today upon the body of santa
maria, which was taken; after his death
in the hospital to Mullins moreue q
Lafayette street.
from the varying versions OF the
shooting, the police have CLEANED tb1
iollowing facts, none of which throw,a
4,. ,uon neht on the case so far as the
Y ss'lphsnment of a motive for the
nooeihg is concerned. Thus, by the
p.oocss Oh elimination, the sleuths are
'neneu IN the belief that the
assuy was the result of a sudden out
u temper on Santamaria's part.
Adubato left Captain Christie ~ ~.
lnird Precinct stationhouse vestsrdav
AFTERNOON to visit Santamaria's reso,-t
Ihe bluecoat told Captain Christie that
ne expected to learn there something ~
lne whereabouts of two men suspected
VI tseailqg brass from the Arrnitars
varnish works. Adubato had arrested
Two OF the gang of four previously
Quarreled in SALOON.
The sleuth met Matthew Dous.
JUNK dealer. of 81 Pierson street or tha
street, and as the latter was hound e..
oan'afnaria's place, the two men went
III III together. They found two men there
,erez fentozzi, of As Monroe street and
'oseph Perz, of 2S5 Chestnut street
l>uupato nailed Santamaria. whom he
iiau known for some time. and ordered
urinks. Santamaria appeared to be in
ugly mood. oe III
ACCORDING to the three witnesses. the
next thing they knew was that Adnhstc
ana the saloon keeper were engaged -
struggle for rife which the latts~
nad thrust over the bar. threatening ~
shoot Adubato. The bluecoat GOT ms
SESSION OF the weapon at the edge OF the
par ana Santamaria ran back to the
pace where he had been standing when
Auuoato entered. opened a drawer ana
look from 1t .S2-calibre revolver. He
ha tln 70 the edge of the bar and wildly
plaAed away at the bluecoat. The bull
let grazed the hand of JOSEPH, PERI. cf
2s5 Chestnut street, who was In tha srt
or entering the door 9is- :
As Adubato reached back tn nj. IL.
pocket, Santamaria, I'm r.rc. - !.
said. came from behind the b.r ..a
commenced 10 fire at the bIueco.t
agnin. One bullet took eject In Aau-
osf"'s left arm. Meantime the police-
man had found his own rcyo,x~p 80
tncn began the duel at close raaxc
Adubato's first bullet hurled tts.,s -
the wooden wall and was extracted bv +
the police today. The second .hat
found resting place In santamarfs,s
abdomen, and the latter having 49,
five of his six cartridges without fur-
ther effect, fell heavily to the floor.
Here accounts vary. PERI declares
that Adubato fired third shot after
Santamaria had tallen. The other Wit
nesses say they believe that Adubato
ceased firing when Santamaria fell.
Whether the third shot was fired
while Santamaria was standing or
PROSTATE. 1t was found imbedded ia I
his left leg.
Ran from saloon
The three men hau run out of the
saloon, and as the firing ceased Santa
maria's wife, Louise, who lives next
door, and his two sisters-in- law. Mrs. 4
Clara Prezioso. of Freeport, and Mrs.
Caroline Ancela, of is Monroe street.
who We're with her. rushed into the
room Santamaria lay moaning on tht
floor. Adubato was nursing his arm
near the bar. With scream two of
the women ran out to give the alarm,
while Mrs. Santamaria leaned over her
dying husband, lifted his head from the
floor, bathed 1t with her tears and tried
to stop his moaning He was dying.
Adubato's first thought was to notify
his captain. with the blood streaminx
from his wound. he went out n . teIex