The Washington herald., 1910-06-26
THREE LIVES LOST
In LYNN ROBBERY
One Bandit Captured and
One Commits Suicide.
THIRD MoRTALLY WOUNDED
shoe Manufacturer and Policeman
Killed in Street When Russian
Poles Grab Handbag Containing
$4,000 and Make Desperate At
tempt to Get Away with Ii.

Lynn Mass. June 25.-Three Russian
Poles, who are believed 10 have come
here from New York recently, shot and
killed Thomas A. Landregan, a shoe
manufacturer, and Paurolman James II.
Carroll on the street in the heart Of the
shoe district about o'clock this fore
noon. Then they grabbed hand bag
containing between 5000 and $500, which
Mr. Landregan was taking 10 his factory
TO pay of the help. IN the chase that
followed one OF the Poles killed himself,
the second was probably mortally wound
ed. and the third was captured.
The first to give in was man about
twenty-five years old, who. when sur
rounded by police in thicket on Ford
street and wounded in five places,
clapped the muzzle of an automatic re-
volver to his head and fell dead. Soon
aftefward one Of his comrades was spot
ted on Boston street trying 10 hide in
the bushes. He paid no attention 10
shouts Of halt" and the aim Of the
police was so much better than his that
he was soon knocked over by the flying
bullets. He is at the Lynn Hopital. He
is supposed to be Andy Abeson, Of %
East Thirty-second street, New York.
Third Loses Nerve.
Third Loses HIS Nerve.
With thousands Of shoe operators
spread out in every direction and police
men in the lead, the thiekets In the
vicinity of High Rock were beaten, and
soon the third murderer was sighted try-
ing TO get away. He lost his nerve when
be saw the policemen bearing down on
him. and did not fire a shot when three
closed in and threw him. All the fingers
Of his right hand had been shot away
but there were still loaded shells IN the
revolver he carried in his left hand. He
gave several names The accepted one
is Baecini Wladopski He gave I24 Fourth
street. New York. as his address. Abra-
ham Lyons was the only pursuer wound
ed. He was struck IN the foot bg one OF
the flying bullets.
Wladopski made confession. in which
he said: 1--WE three came here three years
ago from Russia, We came over from
/ New York last week, and came to Lynr
! last Saturday. We saw the men get the
money from the bank and planned the
robbery then. We planned to go bach
/ to Russia. If we got the money. w,
went TO Boston and stayed until thi:
morning
I'VE came to Lynn and were at III,
bank half an hour before the men go
the money. We followed them. l did thl
shooting that killed the two men. sup
pose they will kill me now. We bough
the pistols in Russia. and they cost 81
each in American money!
Landregan went this morning TO thI
National City Bank from his factory il
/ Oxford street He carried a leather bag
Patrolman Carroll went with him as
| guard.
Attacked by HighWnyman.
There are two stories of the assault
One Is that the bandits leaped from
doorway after the men had passed an,
began firing The other is that one 0
the robbers knocked Carroll in the heai
with a blackjack. The witnesses say
Carroll on the ground and Landregal
| trying 10 keep possession of the bag.
The shooting began. and presently on
of the robbers seized the bag and ran OF
along oxford street. He was followe,
by one of the other robbers. The thir,
| man stood near the victims with nj
pistol ready for use II any one cam
near.
Employees OF the shoe factory across tn
street ran to the windows n see wha