Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-26
POLICEMAN SHOT DOWN;
BANDITS ARE CAUGHT
While Business Man. Guarded by Of
ficer, is on Way 10 His Factories
With Pay Roll Three Hishwaymen
Fire Deadly Shots and Take Cash
Pursuit ie Made,
fBy Associated rress,.

LYNN. MASS, June 25.-Three
bandits. ermcd with automatic maya
zine reviewers. today shot and instant
ly killed Thomas A. l,andFegan.
shoe manufacturer. fatally wounded
Police CRcor James H. Carroll and
ran away with bag contain ns So
600, which the manufacturer and po-
liceman were taking from bank To
the shoe factory of Welch and
I.andregan for the weekly pay roll.
Policeman Carroll died shortly after
wcgd.
The robbery was committed on
busy thoroughfaTe In the heart of the
shoe manufacturing district. Hardly
had the noise OF the revolver shots
and the powder smoke cleared away,
before the bandits were fleeing from
an unorganized posse OF ten thousand
persons. An hour later one Of the
bandits wis dead from self-.nfiicted
wound. second was in the hospital,
with five bullet wounds, while the
third WIS under arrest Abraham
Lyons. who was going through the
woods, was shot in the thigh by one
OF the robbers who mistook him for
pursuer.
All but 81 of the money that was
stolen by the robbers was recovered
Bandits Open Fire.
The murder occurred a few minutes
after 9 O'Clock this morning. Accom-
panied by the policeman. Mr.. I.andre-
gan was return ng from the bank with
money for the factory pay roll. The
thsee robbers had waited across the
street from the bank and as Mr..
Iandregan and Officer carroll started
down Oxford street, the robbers fol-
lowed them. When Willow street
was reached the robbers drew revolt
vers md began firing. The manufac-
turer fell dead with bullet through
his brain He also was wounded IN
the left arm and breast 0fiicer Car
roll staggered. then dropped uncon-
scious. Seven bullets had lodged in
his body. the bullet wound from which
he died having penetrated the BRAN.
Pursuit is Begun.
he III IOEVtl StALtl Att -t4DhN%
bag and started Up Oxford street,
while the bandits who had done tire
shooting. made a demonstration with
their reviewers Finally they ran af-
ter their comrade. BY this time the
pursuit was on. Evegy one who had
heard Of the shooting joined I'm the
chase. The bandits headed for High
Rock. threatening whomsovere they
met sRd firing several random shots.
Reach ng the summit of High Rock.
tie bandits stoppsd to divide the
stolen money The silver was left
there. only bills being taken. Then
they separated and. by circuoutousI
route, managed to reach a field on
Ford street. In the meantime squad
ron CT police and citizens had been
thrown around the entire section OF
the city The police discovered one
q the bandits in a Ticket near ford
street Several shots were fred al
him and the fugitive returned the fire.
Az Are Captured.
The pcIce called upon him to sur
render. He answered by sending a
bullet through his brain. He died IN
<tantIy. he was wc1-nded IN sve
places. A second tsndit vas l0ca-ed
on Boston street. a short distance
away. lie surrendered only after re
had been shot in the arm. the ieg
nd the head lie was taken to the
Lynn hospital and probably viii de-
The ether msn was captured with
out a struggle. One Of the fingers of
his left hand had been shot away. IN
taking him to police headquHters the
cfhccrs had q hard time IN PROTECTING
their prisoner. a crowd made a dash
for the robber. 7rnched him. knocked
him down and kicked him sDd Il vas
only after a spir ted struggle that the
prisoner was landed safely within enc
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