The Portland daily press., 1899-03-14
WILD TIME IN LYNN.
A Policeman Shot and Man Badly
Beatens

Lynn, Mass, March I3.-Chnrles j.
Pierce, 90 years of age, retired broker,
who was returning home from the club
tonight, was set upon by three daring
highwaymen just as he was about to en-
ter his own yard. One of the men felleu
Mr.. Pierce to the ground and all three
began TO rummel him.
Just as the unequal battle was reach
ing a climax Police Inspector Colby came
around corner and jumped into the
fight.
The thugs at once turned against the
officer and one of them pulled a revolver.
Colby, however, whipped out his own
weapon at ths same time and the high
wayman thought better OF his intention,
and calling upon his companions started
on the run down the street with Colby
in hot pursuit. Right under an electric
light Colby fired five shots at the men,
but not one took effect. One of the men, :,
however, had lodged behind tree anu
when the officer went by he stepped out
and fired
His aim was considerably better than
the officers, for Colby went sprawling
TO the ground with a bullet through his
thigh. Before tie man could give him
more than one blow on the head Officer
Donahue, who had heard the firing,
came upon the men, missing the two
fleeing highwaymen altogether. Colby g
assailant seeing the officer turned sharp
off the street and running through a
field, jumped a Darbed wire fence without
apparent damage. AS he did SO Dona'
hue also began shooting but he failed to
bring his man and in getting over the
fence tore bis hands frightfuliy. He kept
on, however, for half "a mile, until he lost
his man in number of dark streets
by this timo the entire neighborhood was
thoroughly aroused and the police officers
were diligently running down olues as to
the men while MIR. Pierce and Officer
Colby were placed in the care of physic-
ians.
Colby's wound proved to be a severe
one, but not necessarily dangerous,
while MIR. Pierce had seven deep bruises
in his head, while at the same time
suffering from severe nervous shock.
In the meantime every officer in the
city had been notified and inside of An
hour two young men, who We're seen TO
act suspioiously at West Lynn, about IA
mile off, and who had attempted to run
rom an officer, had been captured and
taken TO headquarters. Here they gave
their names as Con Rogers ana Law
renee kennedy. Both were about 25
years old, ami Rogers said he came from
Albany, while Kennedy refused to give
his former residence search OF Rog
ers revealed pistol holster and num-
Der of rim lire 34-oalibre car rtridges.
The bullet which had b en- extracted
from Colby an hour before WAS also a 81.
callbre and with this evidence the police
believe they have two Of the men who
participated in the affair
After description of both men had
bsen carefully recorded on the books at
tae police station they were taken to tie
hospital where Officer Colby positively
identified them. He said that Rogers
WAS the one who shot him while kenne-
dy, he said, was he man who struck
him on the head with revolver.
To complete the Identification it was
found thar Rogers had on Officer Colby s
hat which had been knocked off in the
scufile Two revoivers were also found
near the scene of the fight between Colby
and the three men, one of which was
empty while the other was full loaded
AT late hour tonight the police had
not succeeded in apprehending the third
man.