Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-11-04
YOUNG ITALIAN
SHOT TO DEATH
Police Are Undecided if
Murder or an Accident
Caused Death
HAD REVOLVER IN POCKET
Was Seen With Companion
Before Shot Who Has Disap-
psarsd, Probably Afraid
HAD REVOLVER IN POCKET

peared, Probably Afraid
While mystery surrounds the
shooting and killing of Antonio Trou-
CELLO, nineteen year old youth,
of 40S Ogden place, near his home
shortly before o'clock last night,
and indications first were that he had
been murdered, Coroner James ],
Flynn and the police are inclined
to believe that he was killed by acci-
dent. AS yet the man believed to
have fired the shot which pierced his
heart has not been found. One man
who created the impression that he
knew lot about the shooting, but
would say nothing about 1t until the
guilty person had been taken into
custody, has been arrested. He is
Frank Neado, forty-three years old,
of Upper New Brunswick avenue.
Others who purport to have been
witnesses of the shooting are Susie
Botko, girl, and a young man NAM
ed Eggerson. Their stories indicate
strongly that the shooting was an ac-
cident.
(. But a single shot was fired as
Trougelio was standing face to face
with another man on the southerly
side OF New Brunswick avenue, about
Midway between Amboy avenue and
Ogden place. Conflicting stories are
told of how the man lead the victim
away while he was still able to walk.
ct how one man ran away, and still
another of how two men ran away
from the scene of the shooting
Indications to Coroner Flynn and
the police are that Trougelio was
shot with a thirty-two calibre revol-
yer which he was trying to dispose
Of by rattle. In his outside coat
pocket was found new gun metal
revolver of that calibre, which had
been fully loaded and one cartridge
discharged. Accompanying this was
a grocery book on the first page of
which was written in pencil "Mur-
AGA Zemo, 20; Antonio Truglio." "
The police are seeking Zemo, believ-
ing he was one who had purchased
a chance in the contest for the revol-
ver. In addition to these articles
were found a handful OF thirty-two
calibre cartridges in the victims
coat pocket. The bullet which killed
him struck high In the right side oil
| the chest and close to the center
The wound Indicates that 1t took a
slanting course towards the left side
and pierced the top of the heart. The
shot had been fired with the revol-
yer barrel held close to the victim, as
a sweater he wore was burned.
The body, clothes and articles
found in them are being held at the
coroner's morgue pending investiga-
ton. Detective Sergeants HUFF and
Long are working with all efforts to
unearth the mystery today. The
county prosecutors Office has been
notified and County Detective Rich
ard A. Peltier conferred with the
police about the case this morning
The shooting occurred about $50
o'clock 1.-The police were Immediately
notified and several officers were de-
tailed. Patrolman Murray reached
the side Of the victim five minutes
later as he was dying. He found
James Barr holding the mans head
Patrolmen Reager and Bachmanu
worked In conjunction with Murray
to summon physicians to remove the
body and to unearth information
concerning the killing. Bachmann
was told that man ran away from
the scene of the shooting immedi-
ately after the shot was fired.
Detectives Long and Huff, who
found the Botko and Eggerson wit
nesses, declare their stories agree
and seem most plausible. According
to their statements, Trougelio stood
talking with man. A shot was
heard and smoke was seen to rise
Little was thought of it,-ft being
believed that shot had been fired
In the air, 1njuring nobody. Trou-
CELLO was next seen to be lead by the
other man, while their arms were
linked. They were seen to walk
slowly westward towards Ogden
place. About 100 feet from the
scene of the shooting Trougelio fell
in a heap and the other man was
seen to run away from him, contin-
uing in westerly direction.
The theory of the detectives Is
that the man to whom Trougelio
was showing the revolver accident
ally fired the shot, not knowing that
1t was loaded then tried to lead the
victim home and disappeared out OF
fright when Trougelio dropped.
Neado was arrested about $50
O'Clock by Patrolman Bachmann, af-
ter the officer had been told that he
had said he knew a lot about the
shooting, but would not talk until
the guilty person had been arrested
This morning his attitude was
changed. He professed to know
nothing about the killing. The police
believe he was under the influence
Of liquor last night, and did not
know what he was saying. He is
still being held pending the investi-
cation.
The victim boarded at the home
OF Joseph Critelli. He was we'll liked
and consequently had many friends
in Italian circles. A brother-in-law W
declares he had been In this country
about year and half. Relatives
and friends are now engaged in TAX
ing nm a collection to saya him fro m,