Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-13

but Alarmed the Neighbors and Follow
 cd the Thieves-shot In an Attempted
 Arrest.
 BILLERICA, Mass, Sept. 1S.-On a re- mote road in this place Duroy Foster, a respected citizen of Burlington. was held up af;! robbed by highwaymen at an early hour in the morning. When assist ance was called and an attempt was made to arrest the robbers, Mir. Foster was shot through the head and instantly killed.
 MT. Foster was on his way home from Boston and left tho train at Woburn, in tending to walk home to Burlington, four miles distant. He spoke with scv- eral acquaintances in Woburn, and some say he yls seen in the company of threc strangciS near a saloon. He started on his lonely walk at o'clock. and about an hour later the three men were seen to mount a covered express wagon and start over Burlington street after the traveller.
 .'Money Your Liic.''
 Just as Mir. Foster reached Walker hill. on tho outskirts of Burlington, he noticed that a wagon was rapidly ap- preaching from the rear. Tho moment the vehicle reached him three men leHped from it and cried. We must have your money or your life"
 That pleases me " said Mir. Foster. II haven't any moncy-nothing but a piece of tobacco.
 That won't do, " 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 the victim and found just $7.5O. After warning their victim not to follow the carriage the men drovo on toward Bur Iington. Foster followed on n run, and n fsvh bors, Charles A. Nichols and Henry F. Cox, he told his story. The trio secured another team and started after tho fugi- tives. They were not long in tracking them.
 The robbers wagon was soon recogniz- ed in the clear moonlight jogging along at a rate that certainly did not give the idea that they feared pursuit. Tho pur- sucrs decided to come by a side road to this place, get constable and head them off. Accompanied by Constable Living ston. tho party set out again, armed with two rcvolvcrs and prepared to uso them if necessary. At Hcalds corner, about mile below Billcrica Contcr, n covered wagon was seen standing by the sido oi the road a short distance up the hill to ward Bedford.
 That the team" said Foster.
 As they came nearer they saw a man standing at the hOrse's head. Foster wa, left in care of the wagon. and the consta ble stepped up to the young man who wa: holding tho horse. covering him with hi, revolver. and said, ''Wo arc after you"
 shot Ihr. ugh the Head.
 The fellow made no reply. but when the officer attempted to put on tho brace lets he yelled and struggled, and although Cox and Nichols came to his aSsistanc, they could not get tho irons on. Foster drove the Cox horse mp the roaL n few rods, and just as he did this n tri, came running down from ncEhborins house, and calling out, No you don't, nc you don't,' opened firc with their revolv CTS The constablo'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 triI jumped into their rig and lashed thcil horses into n run.
 Foster on tlfc seat uf the wagon, wa: struck by tho first vulley and instantly l killed. His horse started to run, and hi. | lifclcss body rolled tu the ground, wher' it was found after the fugitivcs had dis appeared. X bullet had entered the bas, of the brain and como out at the nostril.
 As the robbers led they threw from tn, wagon bags of grain, harness and othc articles, which. 1t was suhscu cuucntly ascer i tained had been stolen from people il this place.
 1 They evadcd the constable at Billcric; | Center by taking the back road towarI i Woburn. They were traced through va rious towns and always on the way to ward Boston. The only clcw to them wa | the ''P. Sullivan on the side of their GOV 1 cred vehicle.
 Fosters body was taken in charge h. the medical examiner and removed to hi home in Burlington. He has been resi- dent of that wn for 10 years and ha been constable, sp,crtman and assessor | chi