The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-22
FIVE VERY BAD Brothers
Who Have Been Creating q Reign Of
Terror In Weston.
-FOUR ARE NOW UNDER ARREST,
The Have Operated Extensively I'm Bos-
ton suburbs-The Eldest Brother and
Leader OF the Gang is still Mt Large
Others Very Cool.

WALTHAM, Mass, May % The adjoin-
Ing town of Weston has been infested with a
gang of thieves for a number of weeks past,
to the local police. A few days ago Charles
Stimson reported that his house had been
entered and a new bicycle taken. Inspector
McKenna was detailed on the case, and he
finally located the bicycle in Danvers,
where it was left by the gang that the
police of that place had such a terrible
fight with last Thursday.
After escaping from the officers the gang
stole another bicycle TO take the place OF
the one they left, and Immediately came
back to this vicinity. Last Friday the local
police were notified hat they were hiding
In the woods In Wayland, about five miles
from this city. Inspector MeKenna and
Sergeant Taft went to Wayland Friday
night and secured the woods till daybreak,
but could find no trace of the men.
A Family Affair.
The gang Is composed OF five brothers
named Elderkin, and it was learned that
they made their headquarters in a barn in
West Newton, and the officers of that place
were requested to keep a sharp lookout for
the appearance of any of the men In that
city. City Marshal Richardson detailed
Officers Davis and Shannon to watch the
barn, and last night they were rewarded
by seeing two of the brothers drive up to
the barn. The officers quickly placed the
men under arrest, and at the station they
were identified as Harvey and Charles.
A search Of the barn revealed a lot of
blankets and clothing, which wa after
wards identified by G.. Il. Kirwin as pro-
perty stolen from his camp in the Sudbury
river last fall.
Inspector McKenna, Sergeant Taft and
Officer Carney of Waltham and Officers
Davis and Shannon of the Newton force
started for Wayland yesterday to search
for the other three brothers. The officers
learned that the men had gone to Concord,
and would probably be found at the home
of . farmer named Glenn.
The Capture.
The police then started for Concord and
notified Chief of Police Craig Of their err
rand. Chief Craig accompanied them to
the house of Glenn. AS the party drove up
TO the farm they saw Charles Elderkin and
Glenn coming from the barn, and three
officers soon captured Charles, while three
other officers started for the house where
George Elderkin was.
He saw the officers coming and made a
dash for liberty by jumping ouS OF a
window, but as soon as he struck the
ground Sergeant Taft grabbed him.
Elderkin made a desperate resistance and
he was knocked down several times before
he was finally subdued. There is another
brother named Frank, the Oldest of the
gang, who is still at large. The prisoners
were brought to Waltham and locked up.
Upon being searched at the station
George had three watches and a pocket
book containing a Freemason pin, a pin
and sl7 in money. Charles had in addi-
ton TO a pocketbook containing considera-
BILE money q set of steel knuckles. The
mon
Took Their Arrest CoolIy.
The gang, which is by long odds the
worst that has ever operated i'm these parts,
Is wanted In Weston, Sudbury, Newton
and Danvers, and the chances are that II
will be a long time before they regain their
liberty.
The Elderkins came from Nova Scotia
about three years ago, where 1t il alleged
they carried oil a similar reign Of terror,
until the authorities made it so warm for
them that they emigrated to the states.