New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-11
ROBBERS KILL ON TRAIN
FLEEING, SHOOT ITALIAN.
Long Chase-Captured By Posse
Dynamited Safe at Douer, N. III.

Exeter. N. H, Feb 10.-Two men, one ur-
known. after robbng Luddy & Curriers' shoe
factory at Dover early to-day. shot and killei
Italian
The factory is in the outskirts Of the town
consequently. though the explosion that
wrecked the safe heard for several blocks
1t was some time before the police located Its
origin. They found the windows of the building
smashed. the furniture broken and the SAFE
rified. Fortunately there had been little of
value in it. There was no clew TO the perpe-
traitors
AS the officers were returning to the sttaion
however. they saw two men on branch track
OF the Boston and Maine Railroad which runs
near the factory. The patrolmen made a dash
for the strangers, but the latter eluded them
and boarded the St John and Boston express
just leaving the Dover station
orders were telegraphed to Rockingham
1unc@lon 10 stop the men, and a local posse of
eight ofcers started down the line at once
Howard A. Reeves. the conductor of the train
got the telegram at the junction and tried to
operator read the dispatch describing the men
he recognized them at once. The men evidently
mad overheard the message, for as he entered
the car both sprang TO their feet. each drawing
a revolver. One of them shouted: Hold up
your hands. everybody: the first man that moves
we will put bullet through him." None of the
trainmen were armed. About twelve passengers
were in the car. The two men made a rush for
the forward end of the car
As they did the Italian evidently not
understanding English, jumped from his seat
AS he did so five shots fired. He dropped
dead almost Immediately.
In the confusion which followed the shooting
the two suspected men jumped from the car and
disappeared in the woods. When the train
reached here word was sent to the police of this
town and the cities of Dover and Portsmouth
about fifteen miles away. and posses started
from each place TO search the country.
The robbers were traced over the Stratham
hill into Northampton, where they separated, as
did the posse which was following. One of the
men soon afterward was overtaken, and he sur
rendered. Although he was armed he offered
no resistance when his surrender demanded
Dover officers in the party recognized the man
as Joseph Going of that city He declined to
discuss either the robbery the shooting
Stratham Hill, which the men climbed is one
thousand feet high, and they became exhausted
before reaching the summit. The one captured.
who, IL is alleged, is the who fired the shots
in the train. was almost exhausted when his
pursuers came up with him. At point the
posse found two overcoats which the fugitives
had discarded in their haste, and in the pockets
were several burglars tools.
The second chased around the coun-
try and captured about o'clock on the
outskirts of Northampton. and brought TO this
city. There exchange of shots between
the man and the posse, but no one was injured
The dead italian about forty years of
age. He travelling from Calais. .re-. a.
Boston. Medical Referee A J. Lance of Ports
mouth who held an autopsy on the body. found
in the clothing receipt for check for 500
which had been sent to Italy by Giuseppe
Giampa, and it is believed that this was the
dead Italians name. There was nothing to
show where he lived.