Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-23

the highwaymen appeared there and he
Immediately became mark for a bull
let. He was wounded in the leg.
From I<eyes street the robbers cross
ed Forest Hill street and entered
Franklin park. At that point Police
Officer Cox tried to intercept them but
he was also shot down. BY tnis~ time
darkness had fallen and the men We're
lost to view in an infrequented part
of the park. Their course through the
crowded Jamaica Plain district was
fully two miles in length and though
they left trail of wounded scattered
along their path they were themselves
apparently unharmed by the bullets
from th" police revolvers
At the City hospital today, it was said
that Patrick r. Doran. the most ser
ously injured of the two persons who
survived the robbers shots, had passed
the night comfortably without any
change for the worse appearing.
The police of Division Is, Charles
town, shortly after 8 o'clock this morn
ing, arrested a man as a suspect in
the hold-up. He was taken at once
to police headquarters for eNamna-
ton. The police have sent a descrip-
ton of the three men far and wide.
They are described as about 23 or %
years of age, dark compleXioned, dark
clothes, and probably Italians.
The suspects was taken from police
Headquarters to Jamaica Plain where
he will be shown to a number of peo-
pie who saw the hold-up men during
the shooting and will attempt to iden
tify him. Meanwhile the police are
Withholding his name.
Knox was shot while on duty in the
early part of the evening near the
Forest Hills cemetery. He attempted
to stop the Italians and was fired upon,
the bullet entering his abdomen. That
the men were fairly crazed with ex-
citement Of the wild run through the
streets was evident when they reached
Washington street, coming from Keyes
street. A trolley car came along Wash
ington street. just at this time and the
taller of the two men seeing it waved
a revolver in the air with each hand
and shouted "hands up everybody
you -
The motCrman brought the car to a
sudden stop and Conductor Thomas
Moorel leaping from the car to the
ground, was greeted with fuslade of
bullets, one of which entered his leg.
without stopping the fugitives ran
across Washington street and through
New keyes street to Franklin Park.
Here they lodged among the trees of
the park and We're soon lost to sight
Managing to elude the Gordon of po-
lcemen, who We're hurried to the scene
i'll automobiles from all parts of tho
city and places around the park the
men were next seen on WachuSett
street. which borders Forest Hills Gem
etery.
Mrs. McMorrow. who lives on that
street. noticed two men walking
| through the back yard One Of them
seemed to be assisting his companion,
who was much shorter in stature and
apparently younger. The tall man had
| molstache and Wore soft hat while
his companion wore a cap. @
When Mrs. McMorrow asked them
what they were doing there, the taller
replied in broken English. "excuse me-;
l lost my way" The men then left the
yard. going in the direction of the Gem
| etery. Thousands of people remained
near Franklin Park and the streets
leading to the cemetery at a late hour
expecting new developments.
Three More Men Shot.
Three more persons became the vic
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