The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-23
NINETEEN PERSONS
VICTIMS OF BANDITS
Two Men Ran Amuck Last
Night Shooting Eleven PeO-
pie in Their Wild Flight In
to Franklin Park. We're Sur
rounded By Hundreds of
Police.

Boston, July 23.--The reign of terror
that has existed in the Jamaica Plain
and Roxbury sections of Boston since
Tuesday night, when band OF desper-
ADDE'S shot up saloon, ended this morn.
ing by the killing OF the man believed
TO be the leader of the gang.
After running amuck early last night,
two OF the three desperadoes were sur
rounded by 800 police in the Forest Hills
cemetery.
At 4;l0 this morning the line Of police
closed in and within twenty minutes
came upon one of the bandits. The man
fell, riddled with bullets, before he had
wounded any of his assailants. Anoth-
er man was captured, but at the police
station he proved that he was merely a
spectator and was allowed to 90. The
desperadoes thus far have killed two
men. mortally wounded two and shot Is
other persons.
The hunt for the other members of
the gang continues. Teh police station
the gang continues. The police believe
that the second man, who was surround.
ed in the cemetery, has died there from
his wounds. Joseph Dvice, an alleged
member OF the gang, who was arrested
yesterday, was arraigned to-day.
Eleven persons were shot last night by
the two fleeing desperadoes as they sour
ried for two miles through thickly
settled district of Jamaica Plain, The
fugitives, firing madly right and left, dis
appeared later in the woods near Frank
lin park.
Mrs Della Faion of South street was
standing in front Of her home with her
baby in her arms yhen the two men,
pursued by crowd came down the
street. AS they passed her, one of the
fugitives fired shot which entered
her head. She is in a critical condi.
tion.
Herbert Il. Knox ~ years old, night
watchman at the Forest Hills cemetery,
and Edward McMahon, 81 years old, a
policeman, both received bullets in the
abdomen. Knox died later and Mcmahon
is not expected to survive.
The others injured are:
John Nolan, shot in arm.
Thomas Fleming, shot in hand
Thomas Moore, street ear conductor,
shot in leg.
PatroIman ingalls,, bullet in leg
Patrolman Cox, shot in ankle
Patrick Mct'inn, shot In the ankle.
Michael Flynn, slightly wounded in
the head.
Policeman Thompson, shot in leg.
It is believed that the desperadoes lay
concealed in Calvary cemetery yester
day while the police were hunting for
them on account Of Tuesday nights
hoId-up and robbery.
Driven from their hiding place by
hunger and fearing that they would be
surrounded by the police, the two men
appeared on Charles street in Jamaica
Plain about dusk and proceeded to shoot
up the town They looked like for
eigners and were roughly dressed, Some
citizens who had been assisting in tho |
hunt for the robbers, saw the men and
tried to intercept them, whereupon the
two started to run and with revolver /
in each hand fed along Charles, South, I
Lee and Keyes streets, firing at every (
person in their path. Mrs. Fallan was !
the first wounded Policeman ingalls, I
was shot next. and then Messrs, Moore,
Flynn, McGinn, Nolen, Fleming and
Police Cox received bullets in sucees.
sion during the flight of the men to
franklin Park, /
Stampeded by People.
All along the line OF the residential
district the stoops of the houses were
black with people enjoying the cool even
ing air while the streets OF the husi-
ness section were filled with the usual
throngs The appearance Of the two des-
perate men shooting at each side as they
ran and shouting as if crazy, caused
general stampede
Michael Flynn stopped to pick up a
stone as he saw the men coming toward
him. and instantly one Of them fired at
him, one Of the bullets grazing his head.
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