Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-27

Lynn, MASS, June Lo.-llIec ueSpci-
ate bandits armed with murderous au-
tomato magazine revolvers of 30 cali
bre, Saturday shot and instantly killed
Thomas A. Landregan, well-known
shoe manufacturer of this city: fatal
ly wounded Police Officer James Fl.
Carroll, and ran away with a bag con-
tanning $4,000, which the manufa cturer
and policeman were taking from
bank to the shoe factory of WEIGH &
Landregan for the weekly payroll Sat
urday.
The robbery. which was the most
daring ever perpetrated in the city,
was committed en- busy thorough
fare in the heart of the shoe manutac-
turing district. Hardly had the noise
of the revolver shots and the powder
smoke cleared away before the three
bandits were fleeing from an morgan
lied posse of 10000 persons An hour
after the first shot had been fired one
of the bandits was dead from self
inflicted wound. second was IN the
hospital bleeding from five bullet
wounds, while the third of the desper-
ADDE'S was in the custody of the police,
and Abraham Lyons. an innocent per-
son who was wandering in the woods.
was shot through the thigh by one of
the robbers, who mistook him for a
pulsuer
All but 81 of the money that was
stolen by the robbers was recovered.
The robbers had divided the bills
among themselves. and the bag con-
tanning most of the silver was found
at a point where the three men sepa-
rated in order to facilitate their es-
cape.
All of the bandits are Russian Po-
landers. It is suspected that at least
one Of them was identified with the
Jamaica Plain outlaws who committed
two murders and terrorized that sub
urb of Boston in July. 1905, The same
bandits are also suspected of compile
ity in a murder and robbery at Methu-
en-. Mass. The ages Of the robbers
ranged from 20 to rs years.
The murderer of Mr.. Lapdregan and
Officer Carroll occurred a few minutes
after 8 A. NJ Accompanied by the p0-
1ic"man. according to his custom when
returning from the bank with tie com
pany's payroll Mr.. Landregan had
neared the factory.
Two of the robbers. according to
witnesses to the shooting. drew theft
magazine revolvers and began firing
at Mr.. Landregan and the policeman.
The manufacturer fell dead in his
tracks. with bullet through his brain.
He was also wounded in the left arm,
and as he fell a third bullet lodged In
his breast.
officer Carroll staggered few steps
down the street. then dropped uncon-
scious Seven bullets had lodged in his
body, the fatal wound being through
the loft temple. the bullet penetrating
the brain.
He died about 20 minutes later while
being taken to the hospital,
As the two victims fell. the third
rubher seized the money bag. which
I.andregan and Carroll had been car
rying between them. and started up
oxford street. The bandits who had
done the shooting made a demonstra-
ton with their revolvcrs. waving back
al! those who gave evidence of any
intention of interfering.
Finally there two ran after the man
with the money bag BY this time the
pursuit was on.
Through 81 number OF streets in the
residential district the pursuit was fol-
lowed, the bandits heading for High
rock. one of the most commanding
heights in the city. Sometimes shots
were fired by the bandits at unsuspect-
ing persons whom the murderers mis-
took for pursuers
horse belonging to Miss Bessie
Baker of Essex street was being held
by & groom III front of the Baker
home AS the bandits approached one
Of them grasped the horse by its
bride and threatened the groom with
death II he did not comply. started
down the street with the horse. Miss
Baker. hearing tile trouble. 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 9TH
err pursuers arrived Miss Baker was
able to tell them the direction taken
by the robbers and thus aided materi-
ally in their ultimate capture or death.
Reaching the summit Of High Rock.
the bandits stopped long enough to d.
vide the stolen money. Because of its
weight all of the silver. with the ex-
ception of some s. which had been
scattered by the waySiie. was left In
the bag. while the bills were hastily
divided. The bag with the silver was
then thrown down the hill. where 1t
was later found.
After leaving the summit OF High
Rock the men separated. BY a cir
cuitous route they managed to reach |
a field off Ford street. 1t was near this !
point that Abraham Tyson was shot |
by one of the bandits. His wound is
not serious.
IN the meantime a Gordon of police |
and citizens had been thrown around |
the entire section where the bandits !
were. Shortly after Lyons had been |
shot. the Police discovered one of the |
tardits in thicket near Ford street |
Several shots were fired at him. and |
some Of them were returned hv the |
fugitive. Closing in on the cornered |
man. the police called upon him to |
eif-render His answer was to place |
the muzzIe OF his weapon against his |
avn temple and send a bullet through |
his brain He died instantly. An. ex-
animation "f his body showed that he
had been wounded in five places be-
fore he had ended his life.
While the first bandit was being
1ncatad the l