New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
BANDITS KILL TWO
IN STREETS OF LYNN
One of Desperate Gang a Sui
eide, Another Probably Dying
and Third Captured.
$1,000 IN LOOT RECOVERED
Ten Thousand Persons Join in
Chase for Murderers of Shoe
Manufacturer and Police
man-Bystander Shot.

Lynn, Mass. June 25.-Three desper-
ate bandits. armed with automatic
magazine revolvers Of 80 caIibre, to-day
shot and instantly killed Thomas A.
Landregan, well known shoe manu-
facturer of this city: fatally wounded
Patrolman James H Carroll and ran
away with bag containing 5000 which
the manufacturer and policeman vera
taking from bank to the shoe factory
of Welch & Landregan for the weekly
payroll
The robbery, which was the most dar~
ing ever perpetrated in the city, was
committed on busy thoroughfare in
the heart of the shoe manufacturing dis
trict Hardly had the noise of the re-
volver 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 was
dead from a self-infiicted wound. sec
ond was in the hospital bleeding from
five bullet wounds, while the third was
in the custody of the police, and Abra-
ham Lyons, an unsuspecting person.
who was wandering through the woods.
was shot in the thigh by one of the rob-
bers, who nlistook him for q pursuer-
All except 81 of the money that was
stolen by the robbers was recovered
May Be Jamaica Plain Outlaw.
The bandits were Poles, each from
twenty to twenty-five years old IT Is
believed that at least one Of them was
identified with the Jamaica Plain out
laws who committed two murders and
caused terror in that suburb of Boston
in July 1905. The same bandits are
also suspected of completely in mur-
der and robbery at Methuen, Mass
The murder took place a few minutes
after O'Clock this forenoon Accom-
panied by the policeman. according to
his custom when returning from the
bank with the money for the factory's
payroll, Mr.. Landregan had neared the
factory The three robbers were wait
ing diagonally across the street from
the bank As Mr.. Landregan and Pa
trolman Carroll started down Oxford
street the robbers followed them WheF>-
Willow street was reached the robbers
had come close up behind their vic
Tins Two of them drew their maga-
zine revolvers and began firing The
manufacturer fell dead in his tracks
with a bullet through his brain He
was also wounded in the left arm, and
as he fell third bullet lodged in his
breast Carroll staggered a few steps
down the street. then dropped uncon-
scious. Seven bullets had lodged in his
body. The fatal wound was through
the left temple. the bullet having pene-
trated the brain He died about twenty
minutes later while being taken to the
hospital.
Rcbber Escaped with Money Bag.
The third rObber seized the money
bag and started up Oxford street The
bandits who had done the shooting
made a demonstration with their re-
voIyers. waving back all those who gave
evidence of any intention of interfering
Finally. these two ran after the man
with the bag.
BY this time the pursuit was on
Shoe factory operatives. automobilists,
grocers in their delivery wagons-in
ldCI, every ODc WHO 4lclO VI
in the chase. Hammers
and other tools were hurled from the
windows of the factories at The fleeing
men. but they were not seriously in
jured by the missiles The bandits
headed for High Rock. one of the most
heights in the city. threat
ening whomsoever they met and firing
several random shots.
A horse belonging to Miss Bessie
Baker. of Essex street was being held
bv a groom in front of the Baker home
As the bandits approached one OF them
grasped the horses bride. and threat
auing the groom with death IL he in
terfered started down the street Miss
Baker hearing the disturbance. ran out
Of the house, threw her arms around the
horses neck and held on The bandit
dropped the bride and RAN a moment
Or two later. when the police and other
oursuers arrived. Miss Baker was able
to tell them the direction taken by the
robbers. and thus aided materially IN
their ultimate rounding up
Tesmster Has Narrow Escape.
As the htghWdyNSu tuEHeu AAoLi OA-
'ord street into Buffum street they met
Richard McGlue in a wagon on the
corner. The bandits apparently were
IS muct. surprised as was McGlue- Be
ievinc that MCGIue as trying to head
hem off. the robbers opened fire on him
Several shots were fired at him. and the
bullets whistled uncomfortably close to
,is ears. but none of them hit him. This
.ncounter was within one hundred yards
IF the scene of the murders.
Reaching the summit OF High Rock.
he bandits stopped long enough to
Iivide the stolen money The silver was
eft there. scattered about. while the
pills were hastily divided After leav-
ng the top of High Rock the men sep
arated. BY circuitous route they man
ged to reach a field off Ford street IL
vas near this point that Lyons was shot
by one of the bandits. His wound is not
serious.
In the mean time Gordon OF police
and citizens had been thrown around
The entire section OF the city. The po-
ice discovered one of the bandits in a
.hicket near Ford street. Several shots
we're fired at him and the fugitive re-
turned the fire. Closing in on the cor
nered man. the police called on him to
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