The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-23
ELEVEN PERSONS
SHOT BY TWO
DESPERADOES
Two Armed Men Run AmuCk
Through Jamaica Plain
a OF THE VICTIMS WILL DIE
Armed With RevoIvers Supposed Hold
Up Men Shoot Down All Who
Oppose Them.

Boston, Mass. July 23.-Eleven peo.
pie were shot last night, one Of them
fatally and two probably fatally, by
two desperadoes who, pursued by po-
licemen and crowd Of citizens, fed
for two miles through a thickly set.
tied district of Jamaica Plain, firing
madly right and left disappearing
later in the woods near Franklin
park The men are believed TO be
two of the gang of three who Tuesday
night robbed saloon in Jamaica
Plain, after shooting and killing one
man and Wounding two others.
Mrs. Della Fallon of South street,
was standing in front of her home
with her baby in her arms when the
two men, pursued by q crowd came
down the street As they passed her,
one Of the fugitives fired shot which
entered her head. She is in a critical
condition
Herbert e. Knox, AZ years old.
Waterman at the Forest Hills Gene
terry, and Edward Mcmahon. q years
old, policeman, both received bullets
In the abdomen. Knox died later and
Mcmahon Is not expected to survive
the night. The others injured are
John Nolan, shot in arm; Thomas
F.. Leming. shot in hand; Thomas
Moore, street car conductor, shot In
leg; Patrolman ingalls,, bullet in leg;
Patrulman Cox, shot in ankle: Pat
rick McGinn, shot in the side: Mich
ael Flynn. slightly wounded in the
head: Policeman Thompson, shot in
leg.
IL is believed that the desperadoes
lay concealed in Calvery cemetery
while the police were hunting for
them on account of the hold 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 The street in
Jamaica Plain at about dusk They
looked like foreigners and were rough.
ly dressed Some citizens, who had
been assisting in the hunt for the rob
bers saw the men and tried to inter.
cept them, whereupon the two started
TO run and with revolver in each
hand, fled along the streets.
All along the line OF the residential
district the steps of the houses were
black with people enjoying the cool
evening air. while the streets of he
business section were filled with the
usual throngs. The appearance of
the two desperate men, shooting to
each side rs they ran aud shouting
as II crazy caused a general STAN.
pede to cover
As the fugitives, running along
Keyes street, reached Washington
street, a trolley car came along.
Hold up, you" shouted one of the
desperadoes. waving his revolver
above his head The motormah set
the brakes and the conductor, Thorn
as Moore jumped off Instantly he
became target for bullets, one OF
which entered his leg.
With hundreds OF men pursuing
| the desperadoes soon disappeared in
Franklin Park shooting down Police
man Cox, who tried to intercept then
snear the Park gate.
AS soon as possible a Gordon of DO
lice, heavily armed with revolvers
and rifles, was thrown about the park
while thousands of citizens gathered
in the vicinity.
Patroman Mcmahon and Thomp
son sighted the men in the neighbor
hood of the park late in the evening
and went down before their well di
rected fire.
Late last night 800 policemen un
der Superintendent Pierce, were
strung around the outside of the Gem
etery, while 100 more, aided by cal
clum search lights furnished by tn,
fire department, explored the interior
The police were confident that they
had the men surrounded.