Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-12

up loT tHc pulpOSc VI put
ting on their overcOats.
The train hands We're not looking for re-
sistance, but within 4 few seconds both
fugitives had every person in the car
covered by revolvers. The train hands
and the dozen passengers in the car We're
ordered to hold up their hands and most
Of them did so, but an Italian named
Giuseppe Gampa of Boston. who was on
his way home from Spragues Mills, Me-,
where he had been working, became
alarmed and started to leave the car. Be-
fore he reached the door one of the rob
bers fired five shots, four of which took
effect in the Italians back and one In his
head Giampa died soon afterwards His
body was taken to undertaking rooms
here.
As soon as Giamra fell the burglars
with their pistols still drawn. edseu
their wav to the car door and jumped
frn,n ,he train. one fell in the snow,
but both men escaped and entered the
woods near the station. The robbers
went in the direction of Portsmouth,
discardng their overcOats in TIER
flight. <A1A
1t was Just 6 o'clock when the men
left the train and within an hour Gep-
uty Shcrifis from Stratford ana ROCK
ingha IN counties. q number OF town OF
nccrS from Exeter. Dover and other
places. were in pursuit. The fugitives
We're easily tracked in the snow. Ihey
headed for the town Oh StratnaE'
crossing the Newmarket and Stratham
bridge over the Exeter river. They tok
a course through the Stratham WOODS
ANA eiaerying about s O'Clock, called at
y farm house and were given break
fast. The men then continued through
Stratham in a straight line to North
Hamilton. thence through Hampton
and Hampton Falls.
The men then separated and Gorin
made for /? patch of woods in North
a,aptcn. He had thrown away his re-
volver and when the officers arrived,
he surrendered without resistance. He
was then taken into custody by OfflcerS
John Connell and George Smith of Dow
er. Gouin was badly chilled and was
completely exhausted. The officers
found large quantity of cartridges III
his packets He was taken TO Dover late
in the day and WAS locked up at the
Portsmouth Jail.
cIllPclS w alter Sltfilll5 VI Do'Ci'
Fred II. Howe Of Exeter and Maurice
Dwytr. also of Exeter and others con-
tInued the chase for the other man. He
was found three hours later at point
near the Exeter. Hampton &Amesbury
Street Railway, four miles from the
scene of Gouin's capture. AS the Off
GERS approached. the fugitive hid be-
hind a clump Of bushes.
He fired six shots at the officers. sev-
eral OF which passed near Dwyer. but no
one was injured. The officers returned
the FIRE and the robber surrendered. Like
Gouin. the man was exhausted and when
the officers picked up his revolver. which
he had thrown down, they found it emp
ty.
In the prisoners pockets were found
two bottles of nitro -glycerine. large
number of fuses. several skeleton keys. T:
large quantity of smokeless cartridges
and s25i; in monty.
In their pursuit the deputies and pn-
| lice used teams which they engaged
| when they came to roads. but often they
| were Obliged to proceed on foot through
| the snow in the woods
| The prisoners declined to say anything
| or even give their names. They will he
| arraigncd in Portsmouth Monday morn
| ing on a charge of murder.
From n description furnished by Con
ductor Reeves the authorities arc of tn"
opinion that the shots which killed the
| Italian were fired by the man who was
last taken.
Both men are said to have police rec
ords. Gouin was arrested for breaking;
into a railroad car at Rollinsford some
years ago. He was sentenced to'serve n
year in the state prison but the sentence
was suspended on a promise of good be.
b,vior. Both prisoners are about 81 years
of age. Gouin is native of Dover, but
bis parents were born in Canada.
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