The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-30
Battle With Robbeas in BoS-
ton Saturday
CHARLESTOWN MAN SHOT
Policeman Also wounded--Two Of the
Three Highwaymen captured---Se-
cured $2oo from the Safe Of
Coal Merchant.

Boston, July 50. A daylight hold up
and robbery, almost unprecedented in
the history Of Boston crime, occurred in
the Charlestown district Saturday when
a coal merchant was beaten, shot and
robbed a street battle with reyolsers
between the fleeing robbers and the POI
lice following, resulting in the serious
wounding Of one Of the officers. Despite
the desperate efforts Of the criminals
20 escape, two OF them were captured.
The third got away. The coal merchant,
! Thomas Hickey, 81 years old. III Wake
| field, was shot through the neck while
irving To defend his property against
the robbers, and patrolman Herman
Shield received a bullet III the left leg,
which caused compound fracture Both
the wounded men were removed to the
relief hospital where II was stated that
they would -propably recover The men
captured gave the names of George w
Eyerson, N years old, OF New York
city, and Fred Saccketti, an Italian, 30
years old, OF Bridgeport, CT Hickey
was robbed Of 5000 IN cash, as well as
Of valuable papers.
Hickey was alone iii the office Of his
coal wharf at 125 Cambridge street.
bending over his desk writing when
three men entered the place. Almost
before he could move, the coal man
was covered III revolver By one of
the men, thought To De Eyerson, who
said We want your money and we
want it quick. Now don't give rs any
bother AZ this moment the other
two men grabbed the merchant from
I behind. Hickey swung around and mant
aged to give one of the men a blow,
which knocked him to the floor The
man in front fred and blood began
to run from Hickey's head. but although
bullet had pierced his LETT ear and
The back of his neck. Hickey continued
to fight until the man in 'front.' having
pocketed his revolver. helped his com!
panions 70 oyerpower the merchant. The
men went through Hickeyis pockets and
got all Of his cash, which amounted to
5000, and lot Of valuable papers
Then the robbers started for the street,
but Hickey WIS close at their heels
The small crowd which had assembled
at the sound OF the revolver shot scat
tered quickly at the sight OF Everson's
revolver, which the man flourished as
the trio pushed their way down the
street.
The first spliceman on the scene was
Patrolman Herman Shield of the
Charlestown station Hickey, almost
unconscious from the loss Of blood, .whis-
percd what had happened to. the Off
Ger, and the latter started after the
robbers, drawing his revolver immediate
lly. Eycrson, who seemed to be the
leader If the gang. answered this act
lof the patrolman bv turning quickly
and firing three shots at the pursuing
officer Cine Of the bullets went true,
and Shield went down to the sidewalk
with compound fracture 81 his left
I leg Ills revolver spoke. however, as
he MAS falling, and Ave bullets followed
the fleeing robbers. Not one Of the
shots, however, was effective Mean,
while two other officers, patrolmen
Brady and Crowley. appeared and took
up tho pursuit. The increasing crowd
skunk back against the buildings and
into side streets rs Everson. at sight
Of the two patrollneu, again turned and
fired repeatedly Both the patrolmen
resortcd to shooting, but al bullets
went Wild @ ia 5a59
Everson, who had apparently used up
all his ammunition, daTted into side
street. Patrolman Brady was close up.
on him, and succeeded IN e0rnering him
in few moments. Saecketti was final.
! " oyerpowered, in an alleyway BY Pa.
trolman Crowley. The third of the rob
beers succeeded in getting away Just af.
/ ter Patrolman Shield was wounded.
The robbers were taken to the station
and soon afterward were transferred
to the relief hospital, to which Mr..
Hickey and Patrolman Shield previously
had been carried. This was done so
that the wounded men might formally
identify their assailants. The men mi
der arrest were then locked up. The
money aud papers Of Mr.. Hickey were
not recovered II was announced AZ
the relief station that tho two victims
Of the shooting had identified Everson
and Sacckctti as their assailants. Hick.
ey, il was found at The hospital, had
two bullets in his head and neck. He
was operated upon during the afternoon
for the purpose Of securing the bullets.
II was said at the hospital that both
men would probably recover.
! The crime appears to have been the
elimination Of careful plans, as several
persons state that they had seen the
arrested men watching the property Of