Evening journal., 1894-09-13
BOSTON HlGHMAYMEN.
They Rob and Afterward Kill a
Man In the Suburbs.
TWO MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED.

Foster Was Held Up and Robbed of $3.50,
but Alarmed the NoiGhbors and Follow
cd the Thieves-shot IN an Attempted
Arrest.
BlLlERcA, Mass, Sept iS.-on re-
mote road in this place Duroy Foster
respected citizen Of burlington. was held
up and robbed by highwaymen at an
oarly hour in the morning. When assist
ance was called and an attempt was made
to arrest the robbers, MIR Foster WAS shot
through tho head and instantly killed.
MIR. Foster was on his way home from
Boston and left tho train at Moburn. in
tending to walk homo to Burlington,
four miles distant. lie spoke with Sow
eral neqnaintances in Woburn, and some
say he was seen in the company of three
strangers near a saloon. lie started on his
lonely walk Bt 9 o'clock and about an
hour later tho three men were seen to
mount a covered express wagon and start
over Burlington street after the traveller.
"Money or Your Life"
just as Mr.. Fostor reached Walkers
hill, on tho outskirts OF Burlington, ne
noticed that wagon was rapidly ap-
preaching from tho roar. The moment
the vehicle reached him three men leaped
from il and cried, I've must have your
money or your lifer'
"That pleases me-, said Mr.. Foster.
II haven't any monoy-nothing but
piece of tobacco. "
"That Won't do, y said one of the men.
wen see what you've got in your
clothes anyway" and suiting the action
to his word went through the pockets of
tho victim and found just $3.50. After
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carriage tho men drove on toward Bur-
lington. Foster followed on run, and
when he reached the homes Of his neigh
hors, Charles A. Nichols and Henry r.
Cox, he told his story The trio secured
another team and started after the fugi-
tivos. They were not long in tracking
them.
Tho robbers wagon was soon recognize
cd in tho clear moonlight jogging along
ut rate that certainly did not givo tho
idea that they feared pursuit The pur-
suers decided to come by a side road to
this place, get a constable and head them
Off Accompanied by Constable Living
ston, the party set out again, armed with
two reyolyors and prepared TO uso them
If necessary At Healds corner, about
o mile below Billerica Center, a covered
wagon was seen standing by tho side Of
tho road a short distance up tho hill to-
ward Bedford.
That's tho team, said Foster.
As they came nearer they saw man
standing at the horse head Foster was
left IN care OF the wagon, and the consta-
BILE stepped up to the young man who was
holding the horse. covering him with his
revolver, and said, we are after you. =
shot Through the Head.
The fellow made no reply, but whom
tho officer attempted to put on the brace
lets he yelled and struggled, and although
Cox and Nichols came to his assistance
they could not get the irons on.
Foster drove the Cox horse up tho road
few rods, ana Just as he did this trio
came running down from a neghboring
house, and calling out, mo you dor {, no
you don't opened fire with their revolv-
ers. The coTlstable's weapon failed to re-
spond at the first attempt but Cox fired
several times In the confusion the man
they had captured escaped, and the trio
jumped into their rig and lashed their
horses into run.
Foster, on tho seat of the wagon, was
struck by the first volley and Instantly
killed. His horse started to run, and his
iifeloss body rolled to the ground, whore
it was found after the fugitiyes had dis
appeared. a bullet had entered the base
Of the brain and come out at the nostril.
AS tho robbers fed they threw from tho
wagon bags Of grain, harness and other
articles, which, 1t was subsequently ascer-
tained, had been stolen from people in
this place
They ovadod the constable at Billerica
Center by taking the back road toward
Woburn. They were traced through va.
rious towns and always on tho way to-
ward Boston. The only clew to them was
tho T. sullivan on tho side Of their cov-
cred vehicle.
Fosters body was taken in charge by
the medical examiner and removed to his
home in Burlington. He has been a rosi-
dent of that town for 40 years and has
been constable, seleotman and assessor
Ho leaves widow and nine children,