Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Federico SHOT
FOR REVENGE,
POLICE THINK
County Court Interpreter Is
Wounded from Ambush
in Orange.

That revenge was the motive of tho
person who shot Joseph Federico,
court interpreter. on the arm early
Yesterday morning while on his way
home in Orange, is the belief of the
police Chief John Drabell and his
men working on that theory expect
to soon make an arrest Federico, who
claims to be IN 70 wav related 10
Antonio Federico. escaped murderer
Of two policemen is said to have been
Instrumental in bringing about the
raid of a saloon in Orange a week
ago.
Federico was shot from the ambush
Of hedge at Central and Essex ave-
nues. the shot presumably having
come from a shotgun. IL pierced the
court interpreters left arm. After
being shot. Fedoriei drew his revol-
yer and fred two shots toward the di-
reetion from which the shot had
come He then went home and noti-
fed the police. Sergeant Reilly and
Reserveman Kloeble, who were de-
tailed on the case. round no trace Of
the assailant.
At the Brick Church station of the
Lackawanna Railroad II was learned
that a man very much excited and
wearing no hat had been seen to
board a train for Hoboken a short
time before. The Hobol'en police were
notified and Patrolman Gabriel of
tho latter city arrested jeremiah
Zweithaft, a Russian who left the
train acting in an excited manner and
carrying his hat in his hand.
The Orange police were Immediate
" notified of the arrest and Lieu
tenant p. J. Brown and Sergeant
Reilly went TO HoboSen and brought
Zweithaft to Orange. When the
prisoner arrived in police head
quarters, Orange, he had sufficiently
recovered himself to give good ac-
count of his wanderings and was al
lowed to go at liberty.
No Trace of Shooter.
Notification was also given the local
police and Detectives Ryan, Corbitt,
O'Gara, Conlon and McNally and
Special Policeman Jessup were sent
out to watch the Hudson and Man
haitian tube and also search all trolley
cars on which the fugitive might be,
Their search was unsuccessful.
When word of the shooting was first
received it was thought that some
friend of Antonio Federico might have
been responsible for the crime as
Joseph Federico had been active in
giving information and also searching
for tho murderer bearing his name.
This theory caused Chief Weimer, of
the prosecutors staff, TO get on the
Job Immediately and start IA number
of his men out searching for Antonio
Federico with increased endeaVor
The Antonio Federico theory was
dropped as soon as the police had
long talk with Joseph Federico, and 1t
Is now the general opinion that the
saloon raid was the cause of Federico
being shot. Joseph Federico is said
Ia have an interest in a saloon in
Orange and also to have been respon-
sihle for the raiding of a nearby
saloon i'm which the proprietor and
twenty-three men were taken n week
ago Sunday. II is believed that one
of those arrested in the raid is respon-
sible for the shooting. Matteo Petril-
10. proprietor of the raided saloon,
vigorously denied knowledge of the
crime yesterday when he was qnes-
toned by Chief Weimer and Chief
Drabell He declared he was n friend
of Joseph Federico. and had dined
with MN ldSl / utSud9 ulEilif
Joseph Federico, when talked to
over the telephone yesterday, said he
was feeling as good as could be eX-
pected under the circumstances and
that the wounds from the shot were
by no means serious.
81 was walking along the street and
had no warning of the presence of
anyone until the shot was fired" said
Mr.. Federico. THE weapon used was
a shotgun and | received the charge
IN my left arm. As soon as I could |
pulled my revolver and fired twice in
the direction from which the shot
came and then ran around the corner
as quickly as possible, for my assail-
ant evidently could see me and l could
not see him.