The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-17
THREE HIGHWAYMEN
Clinton Police Make
Worthy Captures
of Bad Men.
TWO MORE ARE SOUGHT FOR.
All Will Be Charged With
Robbjng Michael
Barry.
TWO MORE ARE SOUGHT FOR.

Clinton, Aug. 16-Chief of Police
Bates men have rounded up three am
ateur highwaymen, and are looking for
two more
The capture was a delicate matter
and is thought by the people~here to be
a high tribute to the skill of the force.
Thomas Mitchell of so Summit street.
John F. Callahan of 141 Summit street,
and John McNeilly of s2 Burdett street
have been locked up since o'clock last
night.
Michael Kittredge andN John Wallace
are fugitives Wallace has been closely
pressed by the police all the afternoon,
and at 6 o'clock this evening they were
still hard on his trail.
Kittredge lives on Nashua street
Wallace resides on Park street.
All of these men are alleged to be
concerned in the assault and robbery
of Michael Barry of Boylston. Barry
reported the alleged assault and rob
berry to the police Saturday night. He
said that he was on the way to the
home of his sister, Mrs W. F. Brady,
Al Park street, when a short, thick set
beside him. Four other fellows fol-
lowed behind.
Presently the first man gave Barry
the heel and toe, and the four men be-
hind went through his pockets. They
took all his money except 10 cents,
amounting to about $12.
They threatened to kill him and
struck him in the face, leaving the
marks of the blow in the form of a Sc
we're abrasion.
Chief Bates saw at once that secrecy
would be necessary, in order not to
alarm the Offenders. and send them be-
yond the reach of the department.
He accordingly affected to make
light of Barrys story. but put two of
his best men at work ON the case.
They first verified Barry's story that
he had in the neighborhood of $12 on
his person Austin Burke a clerk in
the Fair Trading Company's store, said
that early Saturday evening Barry
purchased a suit of clothes in the store,
After he paid for the clothes Mr. Burke
saw about 81 in his possession. The
police also found some small boys who
saw five men coming away from the
dump, where the assault was commit
ted. This was about Z o'clock Saturday
evening.
The lads knew some of the men, but
not all of them The police put in a
great deal of hard work completing the
identifications made by the boys before
they were ready to make arrests.
During the investigation they were
greatly bothered by one or two indis-
Greet newspaper men, who wished to
print stories that might interfere with
the capture of the criminals.
Finally Chief Bates allowed it to be
understood. that ne took no stock in
Barry's story. This was printed
Mitchell, Callahan and McNeflly took
the bait. but Kittredge and Wallace got
out of the way.
Wallace had a narrow escape This
afternoon the police got word that he
was at work in the Lancaster mills
and an officer was sent to get him. Be
fore the officer arrived, Wallace left
the mill. About o'clock report came
in that he was walking up the spur
track that runs into the mill yard, from
the New York New Haven and Hart
ford railroad. A half dozen officers
were sent out to intercept him, If pos
sible. The chase had not been sue
cessful uD to o'clock but there is
every prospect that it may be.
Kittredge took the alarm, it is
thought, by learning of the arrest OF
his companions.
Descriptions of Wallace and Kit
redge will be sent to the police of sur
rounding towns this evening, if the,
are not apprehended sooner.
Kittredge is described, officially, a,
about feet 3 or 4 inches tall H,
is stockily built, weighs 125 pounds
and is slightly stopped. He has thil
lips, which are tightly compressed. Hi
appearance is furtive, so that the off
GERS call him 'snaky looking WheI
last seen he wore a sack coat, wei
worn, and a derby hat. He is in tn,
neighborhood of 20 years.
Wallace is described as feet inche.
tall. He weighs about 100 pounds H,
carries himself straight His complex
Ion is fair, but freckled. His left up
per eyelid droops down ON the lower
lid. The top of his nose is red anC
slightly peeled. When last seen HI
wore a black sack coat, a little faded
He is between 20 and "a years old
All of the suspects are known to the
police as men who do little work
Mitchell has been before the court. s,
has Callahan. Callahan says that he j.
10 years old. Mitchell claims to be 20
and McNeilly says he is IS.
All three protested their innocence tt
the representative of The Spy this af
ternoon. Each admitted being on tn,
dump between 6 and o'clock and II
each others company. They denied
meeting Wallace or Kittredge The de
ScrlptlOn OIL w dllacG IufnlSneQ the DO
lice was so imperfect that they go
Thomas Wallace. who was the WRONG
man.
Thomas appeared in district cour
this morning with Callahan and thu
others, and was promptly discharged
on recommendation of Chief Bates. TIL
cases against Callahan, McNeily an,
! Mitchell were continued until tomorrow
morning.
The assault upon Barry was bolt
and reckless In the extreme. Barr,
was not seeing wen enough to give
first-claes description Of the men VIII,
took his money away from him, whei
he told the police his story.
The police are wondering where Wal
lace got the tip he was wanted. Onl,
a few moments interviewed between tn,
time the police were informed he wa
at work in the Lancaster mills and tn,
arrival of the officer with warran
for his arrest.
DIR. JEREMIAH FISKE SUED