Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-18
ATTEMPT AT MURDER.
Two Men Now Behind
Bars at Boston.
ONE AN EX-POLICE OFFICER.
Two Supposed Confederates Are to
Appear Against Them.

Boston, April Is. Confined in two OF
the strongest cells in station 8 are two
men, who, It Is alleged. have made several
attempts 70 rob and murder William War
rem, an sgsd and reputed wealthy resident
of Saugus
These men are Frank Chandler of Stone
ham, a. ex-police officer OF Maiden, and
Horatio a. Day. alias George Day. erst-
while spottsr In the employ Of the Law
and Order League
They are charged with breaking and en-
tering warren's house in Saugus on three
different occasions and with felonious as
sault with intent to kill the old man for
his money.
On Monday or Tuesday Of last week
solorsd man named James Harris entered
station . and informed Captain Watts
that Day, who ta also oolored. had asked
him to get another man to 60 with him to
Stoneham. whore they were to meet Day
and friend and the four would go to q
house where q rich old man lived alone,
with bis wife. for the purpose Of
Burgiaririns the Place.
Harris told the captain that Day had in
formed him that the old man kept a large
amount Of money IN the house and that
there would be no difficulty In getting 1t.
He also told him that the man Day and
his companion had tried TO get the money
twice before, but had been unsuccessful.
The former attempts had been made on
Feb. 81 and on March 90, when stones had
been thrown through the windows and a
number Of shots fired at Mr.. Warren. Cap
tain Watts told Harris to get friend and
20 out to 6toneham for the purpose Of get
ting evidence against the men and, II
possible.
Prevent the Robbery.
but on no account 10 become crimi nally
involved themselves.
On the night of April Is Harris and his
friend Thomas Jones went to Stoneham,
where they met Day. The latter took
them to the house of Chandler, where they
were shown revolvers, masks, gags, swag
bags and other paraphernalia to he used in
connection with the robbery.
Late that night the four men walked to
the scene Of the robbery. a distance Of
seven miles, and upon reaching the place
Day and Chandler wished the other two
men to enter the house,
They refused to 60, and Day and Chand-
Ter entered themselves, telling Harris and
Jones to kill the old man IL he escaped by
Means OF n window.
Before entering the house Day gave Harris
pair of black cloth gloves to put ON his
hands, saying that II any blood was shed
the gloves would keep 1t of his hands.
After the men had been in the house a
few moments they returned. saying that
hara mn af hntna ha
men walked back to Sto nehsm, where
Chandler
Took Day Into His House
and put Harris and Jones into a barn,
whey they stayed the rest of the night
Early In the morning Harris and Jones
walked to Boston and at once notified Cap
tain Watts as to the result of the affair:
and the captain sent for State Detective
Joseph A. Shaw, whom he informed Of the
facts in his possession.
Detective Shaw, with Detective Bean,
went to Stoneham and went over the
route taken by the quartet. These officers
found that the house Of Warren was in
Saugus and that the stories told by Harris
as to the
Attempted Robberies
were correct. Mr.. Warren, who is 60 years
Of age, told the officers that on the night
of Feb. q his house had been broken into
by three masked men. but that nothsng
had been stolen on this occasion. On the
night Of March 70 he was awakened by
rocks being thrown through the windows
Of his kitchen, and on going to the window
he again saw three masked men. who de-
manded admi.tance to the house.
Mr.. Warren refused to lot the men enter
and one Of them raised large revolver
and fired two shots at him.
He was not hit, but one Of the bullets
was inbedded in the window frame, where
It was found by Officer Shaw. Satisfied
with his investigation, Detective Shaw
went to Lynn and had warrants issued for
the arrest of Chandler and Day.
The warrant for Days arrest he sent to
station 8 and with the other he went to
Stoneham, where, yesterday afternoon, he
arrested Chandler at his home With the
other warrant In their possession, Special
Officers Abbott aud Gilmore Of station
went on still hunt for Day While on
their way to his resorts ut the South End.
they met their man on Washington street
and escorted him to the Station.
Detective Shaw and Special Officer Alb
bott will take Chandler and Bean to Lynn
this morning and they will be srraigned in
court there today. Harris and Jones will
appear and testify against them The
reason that the robbsries were always
failure II that Warren is said to always
carry his money about his person, and on
the night that the would-bs robbers found
him at home he fed from the houss nv