Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-24
Highwaymen Kill Three
in London Suburb.
TWENTY-ONE ARE INJURED
Russian Bandits Run Down After
Sensational Chase.
ONE DIES BY HIS OWN HAND
Other, After Attempt at Suicide, Is
Dying in Hospital-Running
Fight Aboard Trolley Cars.

LONDON, January 22.-Three persons
were killed and twenty-one injured at
Walthamstow, a suburb of London. as the
result Of a sensational attempt made to-
day by two Russians at highway robbery.
The men were run down and surrounded
by posse. and one Of them finally COM
mitted suicide. The other. attempted sui
eide, but did not succeed. although he Is
now lying in critical condition at Tot
tenham Hospital.
Two of their victims. q policeman and
boy of ten. lie dead. while five of the
injured are in q hospital seriously
wounded.
London Is breathless at the sensational
introduction into its precincts Of Russion
revolutionary methods. 1t was thought
at first that the assasSins were lta ians,
but the injured bandit admitted tonight
that he was a native of Riga. Russia. and
came to England two years ago. One OF
the revolvers used by the men was found
to be of the same type as that used by
Russian revolutionists. having large butt
with rest, q long, narrow muzzle and fir
ing bullets OF the short-nosed, expanding
Mauser pattern.
Held Up Money Car.
The bandits, who evidently were init
mately acquainted with the routine in
connection with the payment Saturday
of the employees at rubber works In
Walthemstow, held up an automobile con-
tanning the employees wages at the en-
trance to the works and made Off with the
money. They were followed by a few
employees and q gradually increasing
crowd OF police and civilians. few Of
whom were armed.
The police jumped aboard trolley car,
and the bandits. finding themselves close
~ pursued. jumped aboard another car
and forced the driver, with a revolver at
his head, to send his car along at full
speed.
Ono OF the men ran to the rear Of the
car and repeatedly emptied his revolver
at the pursuers. Re'nforcements of armed
police on foot, bicycles and on horseback
joined In the chase. and fusillades were
exchanged for a distance of a mile.
Leave Car for Milk Cart.
The car went laundering down the
track, with the mounted and bicycle po-
lice straining every effort to keep up
With the pacemakers. Nearing the Tot
tenham marshes, the bandits made the
motorman slow down. and, jumping of.
seized a milk cart and made for the
country district. An automobile was
presse~ into service by the police and
1t was rapidly overhauling the assassins
when they took to the marshes.
The pursuit through this treacherous
.round was a difficult one, but eventual
iy the police succeeded in cvertaKing one
OF the men, who, nnd.ng his position nope
ess. turned his weapon upon himself. IN
n.cung q dangerous. though not Iatai,
wound. Ihe oLner man, fai,Ing 10 reacIi
..pping forest look refuge In a cottage,
WHICH, the police. now REINFORCED by OUCH
oioo,ers VINO were IN me vicinity, nrs.
us.liaaed ana then sLormed- rney Iounu
ne ASSASSIN DEAD on the noor, ne havine
sent a outlet into mis- own heao.
Late tonight me wounded man was
uenlineu as Paul Heed of Hlea. tie
.,ad Deen a seaman. The other, VINO
vas known as Jacob, Is SAID TO have
oeen q prominent RUSSIAN revO,utonist.