Evening journal., 1910-06-25
FOUR DEAD In
BANDITS RAID
Manufacturer Killed by YeGgS
While Resisting Attempt
TO Rob Him
POLICE KILL ONE,
SECOND KILLS HIMSELF
BY United Press Leased Special wire.

by United Press Leased Special WIRE
LYNN. Mass. June Following
daring raid by armed bandits today, |
four persons are dead and one badly /
wounde. while the city was thrown
into confusion which brought all
business 10 a standstill for several
hours. or the four dead, two were
members OF gang of hold up men
who are believed to have operated
throughout New England during tie
last few months, junior member
OF a shoe manufacturing htm and a
policeman. The hold up, murder. Tur-
suit and nnal determination and cap
ture of the bandit gang form chap
ter OF as exciting incident as have
ever been known in this section of
the country.
The dead arc:
Thomas II. Landregan. member of
the nrm OF Welsh and Landregan.
shoe manufacturers shot and killed
when he resisted the attempt 20 rob
him.
Policeman James A. Carroll, shot and
so badly wounded when he went 10
Landregan's aid that he died shortly
nfterward
Able Apson. OF "a East Twenty
ond street, New York city. shot dead
by "a policeman when he refused %
surrender after he and his eomPan-
ions had been surrounded in the woods
a few miles from the scene Of the
held up.
Unidentified robber killed himself
when surrounded by the police.
The third member of the sang, who
/ refused with curses 90 give h,a name,
but who IS believed 20 be n noted
thief is ia the police station wound
ed In both wrists. lie was captured
after hot fight with the police.
When the Central National Bank
opened for business Landrcgan was
standing In line and drew $1,000 for
the weekly payroll OF his firm. lie
placed II in a satche land with Po-
lIiceman Carroll. who Is detailed week.
~ TO act as his guard. started for bis
factory As they went down the
street, three men swung in behind
them and when the intersection of
Willow and oxford streets was reach
ed the men sprang forward. one
srutck Carroll with a black jack fell
inc him and tho other grabtedf the
, satchel Landregan resisted and tho
pair OF robbers at once drew revol-
vers and fred. Landregan dropped In
stantly killed with thre bullets I'm his
body. Carroll started to rise bnt was
shot through the chest and as ne lel
: the trio picked up the satchel and hcc
Attracted by the shooting many DO
llcemen and citizens started after th'
, fleeing thieves, who forced through thu
persuers and ran 20 Hick Rock. III
this they had climbed but the run hat
I, winded them and they finally threw
away the bag of money APPARENT!
hoping their abandonment of thei
!, booty would check pursuit.
The trio found "a horse belonging {
!, Miss Bessie Baker standing alngsid
= the curb. one OF them mounted th
i animal and as Miss Baker ran 10 sto
n the theft two of the yeggs fired poin
, blank at her. She lodged behind
u fence. and the robbers. one mounte
q and the others holding by the horse
q stirrups, raced down the street. JUS
r as they passed the Lynn Hospital a
n automobile containing three citizen
( and a policeman turned the corner an
all four opened fire. The yegg who rod
fell dead. The others doubling o
their tracks dodging through bushe
TO avoid the bullets, which now be
gan TO fly on all sides.
= with every policeman in the cit
l and mob Of nearly 500 civilians J
y close pursuit. the two remaining rob
robbers took refuge I'm swamp /
which is known as Revere's field, an
n the pursuers az css~e began TO sur
lf round II. Within q few minutes
10 single shot was heard from the swan
n and then the police closed In. The
n found one yegg dead face down wher
h. he had Killed himself and the othe
le shot through the hands standing id
by with an empty pistol All his cart
l- ridges were gone.
N The remaining yegg was hurried {
n- police headquarters here, but he re
n' fused to give any account Of himse
NJ or two say who were his companion
The one who was shot from the hors
v by Policeman Thompson was identihe
s' later as Apson. The three are bs
OF lieved 20 be well known yeggs wh
10 came 10 Lynn especially 20 turn n
Is trick which brought death to two {