Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-18
SEEK MURDERER,
FREE IN WOODS
Young Foreigner Escapes After
Fatally Injuring One and
Wounding Two
SHOTS FOLLOW ROW IN
SOMERSET COUNTY TOWN
Fired by Alleged Escaped ltai-
ian Convict-Victims
Blinded.
Tspecial TO the Evening star.I


twenty-one, died at noon today from
the effects of the wounds of a gun
welded by Stephen Reggere, eigh-
teen. The news has caused the local
police to redouble their efforts TO find
the young murderer, who escaped
Immediately after the shooting and
took refuge in the woods nearby.
Louis Dugasteno and Joan vi
TALON, both twenty-one, are in seri-
Gus condition at the Overlook Hos
pital, Summit, their faces and hands
riddled with shot from the gun.
Shoulud they recover at least one OF
them will be slghtless.
Reggere, also an Italian, was for
merly employed there. The latter
after the shooting threatened to
shoot his landlord, James Falzerino,
and then made his escape in the
woods, running in the direction Of
Plainfeld The police are still seek
ing him.
From what could be learned from
those viii understood the shooting,
the three men had been playing a
game in which a leaden or wooden
ball is rolled in the roadway between
Lyons and Millington. During lull
in the game Austin Reggere, cousin
to the would-be murderer, became in
volved in an argument with tho
players and all hands were pulling
each other about in a more or less
friendly spirit, where Reggere APP
peared. About twenty-five fellow
countrymen were grouped along the
roadway in the eastern section OF
Lyons, near Wilmington, watching the
game Without a wird to any of the
men Reggere ran to the home OF
James Falzerino, his boarding boss,
only few hundred yards from where
the men were scuffling in the road
way, and procuring the shotgun and
as calibre revolver, FASTENED back to
within fifty feet of where Falzerino,
Dugasteno, Vitaline and his cousin
were standing. Leveling his gun at
the men, Reggere fired, unloading
both barrels of the weapon. Falzer-
inc and Dugasteno fell to the road
way riddled with shot. AS Vitaline
started to run Reggere reloaded the
gun and fired. Vitaline received the
charge of shot in the right side OF
his neck, face and head, several of
the shot lodging in his eyes. The
spectators ran in all directions.
Still carrying the gun Reggere
walked calmly to the home Of George
De Vitas, only few yards away, and
where James FalZenno, with whom
Reggere boarded, was shaving. Draw
ing the revolver, Reggere covered
FaIzenno and demanded his money.
De Vita, having heard the report of
the shots, ran out of another room
with a revolver in his hand and when
Reggere saw him he started on run
for the woods with the shotgun and
revolver still in his possession.
DR.. F. c. Jones, of Basking Ridge,
was summoned The men were car
fied to the railroad station, where
they lay for three hours awaiting the
arrival of a train for Summit at about
s O'Clock The Overlook ambulance
met the train and toog the injured
men to the hospital.
According to James Falzerino, with
whom Reggere boarded Reggere
came to this country only four
months ago after he had broken Jail
in Italy. He was not inclined to work,
and after being discharged at the
stone quarry where he was first en-
Moved he worked irregularly on the
farm of Joseph Cayanagh at Milling
ton. Falzerino said Reggere had no
money Reggere, according to his
landlord, had only one glass of wine
during the day of the shooting. The
Bernardsville and Somerset county
authorities were notified of the shoot
ing and searching parties secured the
woods late yesterday afternoon and
last night. but no trace of Reggere
was found.
SUMMIT. May 1S.-SpeciaL-At
Overlook Hospital today it was said
Patsy Falzerino and John Yitallne,
who were shot at Lyons yesterday
afternoon. could not live. Louis Du-
gastino. the third victim, while in
critical condition, the hospital physi-
clans say, may pull through. DR.. q.
r. Sutphen, an eye specialist, exam
ined the mems eyes last night, but
no attempt was made to remove the
shot owing to their condition.