Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-18

Federico Was Wanted for Shoot
ing Last September Due to
jealousy Over Girl.
Antonio Federico, of Bloomfield pfo-
fessional bondslnan and fugitive from
Justice, trapped in the Little Itaiy's
section Of Cedar Grove early this
morning b. a squad Of seven police
men, got away after a battle in which
more than fifty shots were fired. Two
Of the policemen we're killed whi1e
two more were wounded. but not
seriously. Nearly 100 armed men are
pursuing Federico with orders II
shoot TO kill on sight. and il is be-
lieved that he will not be able to set
away. -Four important witnesses have
been placed under arrest The scene s.
the shooting is close to the Eszaz-
Passaic boundary line and slsort
distance from Little Falls.
THE DEAD.
Detective Robert j. shannen. cf
East Orange. thirfy-fiFe years old
leader Of the posse In search fer Eed=
ericl; shot flireBgh the mouth.
Policeman William F. Mertx. sf
bloomfield, thirty-twe years old sllot
through neck, the bullet shasferiaz
spine.
THE INJURED.
Policemen william r. HiKriBs. 81
Glen Ridge; sho4 through saa. bn1ss=
lodged behind left ear in st. Ssstpsss
Hospital. Paterson; esndstisn nsl seziz
ous.
Detective David = Wendell. 81 Enss
Orange; slzet through iefz arrs= ii 81
Sessph's Hospital. Paterson s6zzaitisn
: notsserssazss
The four under arrest are I.aisi
Lugorf and Vincenzo Plsaru' selis e
cupied the house p which FcderirI
found refuge and james Fusarn a51
wife. owners OF the house and whe
live next door, Fusare, who Is about
forty years old and IS a SORT of leadef
OF the colony, has an evil rep1thfinl,
according to the police. Three years
ago he was shot in a gambling raid
made on the building, which was fiie
center of last nights murder He IS
regarded as a gambler and his house
which is crowded on Sundays and
holidays. has long been suspected as
q resort for gamblers.
Pusaro, a young man scarcely more
than twenty, IN whose pocket Hsa
found Federiciss watch. worked ii 8
box factory in the neighborl1ond. aII1
ber
A man answering the description o.
Federico was reported going toward
Caldwell early today. He was seen ~
3 O'Clock by Joseph ODoWd, Of Li4zie
Falls. 0'Dowd had not heard about
the shooting. The man supposed 70
be Federico was walking along FaIr-
view avenue near Verona aFeusfe He
was trudging along in the snow and
O'Dowd said he failed TO catch good
look Of the man because of the darir-
ness. although ne passed few feet
away. The man edged of when nf
saw O'Dowd coming. The detectives
later heard Federico WAS seen IN Ke-
roma by miikman about e. m
Federico was said TO have carried 3
cane.
Both Higgins and Wenden we're De-
improved this afternoon. They
were able TO walk from their hedE AZ
the Paterson Hospital 10 the &=zaB
room The wounds Of both men Wefe
photographed. As soon as the plates
are developed an attempt VIII be made
to relieve Higgins of the bullet Ia hla
head The bullet that struck Wendell
passed through his arm, but an &zray
was taken to ascertain if the bone hat
been spiintered.
The Cedar Grove building where The
shooting took place is knewn as The
bakeshop,y il once having served thar
purpose A one and oue-han stof<
frame building, the lower floor Waere
the bakery once was located has ap4
pareutly been vacant for some time.
Neighbors say that Fusare has Used
the place as a gambling room. IN the
attic overhead Federico. Lugori and
Pusaro slept.
Known as sThe Count.
The police Of East Orange. VINO
have been searching for him Hiffce
September 10, learned Yesterday that
he was stopping in the Cedar Grove
colony. where he was known as *t1e
Italian count, because he always car
ried cane and wore a cape eveEraat
draped about him as though he we're
conceaiing something in the fields
Chief William H. OsNeIll. OF Last
Orange. assigned the task OF arrest
ing Fe0cTlcf TO tJctecti4c@ etAtis1<l4t
and Wendell, and warned them not
10 take any chances with their man.
On the way TO the house DssteetsEe
Mertz. of Bloomfield, and Peiiteuzait
Higgins, of Cedar Grove, were picked
up.
The Little italy" section nf Gtz.1f
Grove is two miles away from tl4
center of the borough. but only a9f'i}1
one-uuarter of 4 mile from the L1<aH
Falls police station. Chief Jefa
Doueherty and Policemen p4tfieH
Hogan and Lucius Young. OF the lat
ter borough, joined the other four lcE
the raid on the house. Chief polie,'4
ertv wanted the others 10 defer the
arrest, saying that he knew the 1i,4E
ana could pick him up without tl'eat4ie
in the daytime, but the East uk4nse
men insisted on immcdfate aetipn-
They waited until | O'Clock. NheH
an the lights In the colony were QoI.
and then the seven approached "a.
house. Shannon went 70 the deer r.
the ebakeshop." which IL the entfancF
to tho attic also. and knocked loud 81
Federico came down ia pt<'s'ft' #'fe