Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-06-25
Habhed as He Boards Boat at
Red Bank on Way to
New York City.
R0BBlNG FARMER, CHARGE
Is Lodged in County Jail to
Await Action of the Mon
mouth County Grand
Jury in the Case.
R0BBlNG FARMER, CHARGE
epecsal to the EVENING VIEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS
Keyport, June 25:-Patsy Gra-
nata, a farmer just beyond the bor-
ough limits. lies at the point OF death
in st. Peters general hospital at New
Brunswick as the result of being
shot in the abdomen by an alleged
to apprehend. Joe Roma, whose
name has also been given to the po-
lice as Teriolo, was apprehended as
he was boarding a steamer for New
York at Red Bank this morning. He
was examined by County Prosecutor
Charles Sexton and then locked up
lii the Monmouth county jail to
await the action Of the grand jury
and to await the result of Granata's
injuries.
Doctors declare that the victim
cannot live. He has fiVe perfora-.
tions in the intestines, having been
shot at distance of but eight feet.
1t is declared that Roma was in the
act of stealing asparagus from the
Van Brackle farm last night when
Granata interfered and was shot
Granata is forty-fye years old and
is the head Of a family of wife and
eleven children. For the past four
Or fye years he has spent his time
working the Van Brackle farm,
which is situated in the Middletown
road near Keyport. Roma, who ID
charged with the shooting, is TWEEN
ty-fOur years old and has been IN
this country about two years, hav-
ing previously lived in Naples. He
worked with section gang on the
New York and Long Branch rail-
road up to June l, when he was Civ
en- position as flagman at No. Z
crossing, situated just below Hazlet.
He made his home with an Italian
who has been working the Willeys
farm.
According to the story in the
hands of the county authorities, 1t
appears that Granata had believed
that Roma made practice of steal
ing farm products. AS a result
Granata took a bulldog and laid in
wait for the alleged thief about 8
o'clock last night. AS the story goes,
Granata jumped from his hiding
place and surprised Roma while the
latter is alleged to have been help
ing himself to some asparagus From
this point on details are lacking. 1t
is not stated whether Granata sent
the dog after Roma or they grap-
pied, or Granata was trying to beat
the alleged thief, but 1t is believed
that they did not get closer than
points eight feet apart, when Roma
is alleged to have whipped re-
volver from his pocket. Informa-
tion at hand indicates that Roma
fired the first shot at the dog and
then an instant later fired two more
in rapid succession, point blank at
Granata The last shot took effect
in the farmers bowels. He toppled
over and people nearby. hearing the
shots, hurried to the scene. Dr. s.
H. Cassidy and Dr. A. Peteler, of
were summoned to the farm
to give aid. They diagnosed the case
as extremely serious and had the vic7
tim removed to this place. from
which he was conveyed in H. s.
Bedle's automobile in ST. Peters hos
pital. In the meanwhile Roma fed. |
1t is stated at the hospital that Gra-
nata's condition Is most critical.
Drs. Cassidy and Peteler follow
ed the wounded man to New Bruins !
wick and they operated upon him at
as last resort of per-
haps saving his life. Granata is /
sinking rapidly and it is believed t
that life with him is but matter of
a few hours.
A general alarm was sent out to
all parts of the state and to New
York soon after the shooting. The
county authorities exert-4
ed every effort at their command to
run down the fugitive and they nab
bed him in the nick of time this
Roma was in the act of
boarding the steamer Albertina at
Red Bank for New York He was
arrested by Chief of Police Van Note
Of Red Bank, AMI County Detective
and was taken to Long t
Branch to be examined by Prosecu-
tor Sexton.