The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-06-27
ROUNDED Up THE ROBBERS
nohen OF bandits Killed or Captured
by the Police and Citizens of
Lynn, Mass.

| Lynn Mass, June 2s-Three ban
| ~ armed with automatic magazine
| yesterday shot and instantly
| ho'has A. Landregan, a shoe
| manufactures. fatally wounded r,o,;oo
| Officer James A. Carroll and "a, .,,a,-
| with a bag containing s5.Ooo which
Landregan and the policeman vera
| taking from a bank to the shoe fac-
tory of Welch and Landregan for the
weekly payroll Policeman Carroll died
shortly afterward.
The robbery was committed on q
busy thoroughfare 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 mob of 10000 persons.
An hour later one of the bandits
was dead from a self-inflicted wound,
a second was in the hospital with five
bullet wounds, while the third was
under arrest. Abraham Lyons, who was
wandering through the woods, was
shot in the thigh by one of the rob-
bers. who mistook him for a pursuer
All but $. of the money that was
stolen by the robbers was recovered
The bandits are Russian Poles. their
st-t9 ian ms II tiiI ~ 10 - years.
The murder occurred a few minutes
after o'clock Yesterday morning. Ac-
companied by the policeman Mr. Land
regan was returning from the bank
with money for the factory's pay roll
The three robbers had waited across
the street from the bank and as Mr.
Landregan and officer Carroll started
down Oxford street the robbers fol-
lowed them. When Willow street was
reached, two robbers drew revolverS
and began firing. The manufacturer
fell dead with a bullet through his
brain. He was wounded in the left
arm and breast. Officer Carroll stag
sered. then dropped unconscious. Sev-
Ell bullets had lodged in his body The
bullet wound from which he died pen
etrated the brain.
The third robber seized the money
bag and started up oxford street while
the bandits who had done the shoot
ing made demonstration with their
revolvers. Finally they ran after their
comrade.
BY this time the pursuit was on
Everyone who had heard Of the shoot
ing Joined in the chase. The bandits
headed for High Rock, threatening
Whomsoever they met and firing sew
era1 random shots.
Reaching the summit of High Rock
the bandits stopped to divide the stol--
en- money. The silver was left there
only bills being taken. Then they sep
arated and by a circuitous route man
aged to reach a field off Fort street
1t was near this point that Lyons was
shot by one Of the bandits, though not
seriously.
In the meantime a Gordon of police
and citizens had been thrown around
the entire section of the city The
police discovered one of the bandits In
a thicket near Ford street Several
shots We're fired at him and the fugf-
tive returned the fire. The police call |
ed upon him to surrender He answer
ed by sending bullet through his |
brain. He died Instantly. He was |
in five places.
y second bandit was located in Bos-
on street, short distance away He |
surrendered only after he had been !
and the head. He was taken in the |
Lynn hospital and probably will die |
The third man was captured with |
out a struggle. One of the fingers Of |
his left hand had been shot away In !
taking him to police headquarters the !
officers had hard time in protecting !
their prisoner. Y crowd made a dash !
for the robber, punched him. knocked !
him down and kicked him. and it was
only after a spirited struggle that the |
prisoner was landed safely within the |
station