Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25
ROBBERS COMMIT
DOUBLE MURDER
Prominent Shoe Manufacturer
And Policeman Of Lynn, Mass,
Killed in Cold Blood.
MURDERERS ARE ALL CAUGHT
One Fatally, One Seriously Wounded,
Third Capuircd-Ncariy $1,000
Was Recovered.

Lynn. Mass, June 25.-Three young
men committed double murder IN
the heart Of this city today and carried
away bag containing between $4,000
and $4,000, which they stole from the
victims. Thomas A Landrugan,
prominent shoe manufacturer, and
Policeman james Carroll The robbers
fed to High Rock, d suburb. where
they were surrounded by large force
Of police and citizens
Mr. Landregan had just drawn the
weekly payroll Of the shoe factory
OF Welch & Landregan from the
Lynn National bank and was walking
to his factory with the money in a
bag
Onicer Carroll accompanied him and
they were holding the bag between
them. As they reached a point less
IMAM 100 yards from the factory three
young men described as being be-
tween 20 and 20 years old leaped out
from doorway and ran up behind
Landregan and Carroll.
ROBBERS OPENED FIRE
When they were within three feet
OF the two men, two Of the desperadoes
opened fire WIN revolvers. At the same
moment the third highwayman seized
the bag OF money Landregan fell dead
Carroll also fell, wounded several time
lie was rushed to the Lynn
hospital. hut died Immediately after
his arrival there.
As the highwaymen fled they caugrt
sight Of "A horse held by a man in
'front.' of the residence Of Miss Bessie
Baker. one of the desperadoes
seized the bride but as Miss Baker
screamed he dropped ii and ran with
the others
All three then ran through Hood
terrace and gained the heights or
High Rock.
A great crowd was in pursuit by this
time, When the officers and citizens
reached High Rock the three men were
nowhere in sight but silver money was
found scattered about The men evi-
IDENTITY had dropped all the silver from
the bag In order to tighten their lood
but had kept the bank notes.
The officers, many Of whom had SELF
ed automobiles, at once surrounded
High Rock.
Mr.. Landregan was about 42 yeai s
Of age and had a family.
The firm Of Wech 4 Landregan, OF
which he was a member employs near
ly 900 persons.
ROBBER FATALLY SHOT.
A little less than an hour after the
shooting OF Landregan and Carroll.
PatrOlman Thompson saw one OF the
robbers on Granite street. opposite
II gh Rock. Thompson, after ordering
the man to surrender, opened fire and
the man returned the shots The rob
ber fell. fatally wounded. Before h
expired he said his name was Abba
Arson OF % east Twenty second street
New York city. In the meantime an
other Of the men had been seen In
Boston street. near the Lynn hospital
Policeman Grady fired several shots at
the robber. who returned the fire. one
OF Gadys bullets struck the man be
low the waist.
The bandits condition Is serious III q
name has not been learned. The third
OF the trio was captured without a fight
on Western avenue, a short distance
from where the second highwayman
was shot.
4 search OF the robbers clothing re-
suited In the recovery OF more than
81 900
Inspector Michael Morrissey Of the
Boston police department this noon
identified one Of the men as one k0-
vansky. one OF the Jamaica Plains out
| laws who held that suburb ~ Boston
| in n state Of terror two years ago. Two
persons were killed in the fight with
| the brigands Of Jamaica Plains.