The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
Hold-Up and Rob berry
in Heart of Lynn,
Mass.
THREE YOUNG MEN
. COMMIT THE DEED
One Of the Desperadoes Is Killed
in Fight With officers-Bag
Containing About $4,000 Is
Secured, but Practically
All Of Money Is
Recovered.

Lynn. Mass. June 25.-Three ban.
dts. armed with automatic magazine
revolvers, to-day shot and instantly
Killed Thomas A. Landregan, shoe
manufacturer. fatally wounded Police
officer James III. Carroll. and ran away
with bag containing $4,000, which
the manufacturer and policeman were
taking from a bank to the shoe fac
tory of Welch & Landregan for the
weekly pay roll. Policeman Carroll
died shortly afterward.
The robbery was committed on
busy thoroughfare in the heart OF the
shoe manufacturing district Hardy
had the noise of the revolver shots
and the powder smoke cleared away
before the bandits were fleeing from
an unorganized posse of 10000 per-
sons. An hour later one of the ban
dts 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 robbers. who mstook him
for a pursuer.
All but 81 OF the money that was
stolen by the robbers was recovered.
The bandits were Russian Poles.
their ages ranging from twenty 10
twenty-five years.
1t is suspected that at least one of
them was identified with the Jamaica
Plain outlaws, who committed two
murders and terroriZed that suburb
OF Boston In July, 1908.
Mr.. Landregan had drawn the money
for the weekly pay roll of the shoe
factory of Welsh & Landregan from
the Lynn National Bank, and was
walking towards his factory with the
money in bag. Officer Carroll &C.
companied him. and they were holding
the bag between them. As they reached
a point on Willow Street near the cor
ner of oxford Street, and less thar
Iiooyards from the factory, three young
men. described as between twenty anc
twenty-five years old. leaped out from
a doorway and ran up behind Mr.. Ian
dregan and Officer Carroll. When they
were within three feet of the two mer
two of the desperadoes opened fire
with large revolvers. At the same
moment the third highwayman seizec
the bag of money. Landregan fel
dead. Carroll also fell, wounded sew.
eral times. He was rushed to the
Lynn Hospital. but died immediatel,
after his arrival there.
Streets In Confusion.
Instantly all was confusion on the
street, which is in the business part OF
| the city, with shoe factories on al
sides. Operatives rushed to the win.
dows and doors. Hammers and othel
tools were hurled at the three meI
as they dashed up oxford Street witt
| the bag of money. but the missiles die
not seriously injure the fugitives.
| AS the highwaymen fled through OK,
| ford. Buffum and Liberty Streets ant
turned into Essex Street, they caugh
sight of horse held by a man in from
of the residence of Miss Bessie Baker
Miss Baker was just coming out O
! the house for morning ride. One o
the desperadoes seized the bride, bu
as Miss Baker screamed he dropped i
and ran with the others All three the,
rushed through Hood Terrace ant
gained the heights of High Rock.
| a great crowd was in pursuit b.
| this time. When the officers and citi
Zens reached High Rock the three mel
We're nowhere in sight. but silver mon
ey scattered about was found il
abundance, The men evidently ha,
dropped all the silver from the bas
| in order to Tighten their load, but hat
| kept the bank notes. The officers
many of whom had seized automobiles
4 at OuCt' SuTToulucu I1lSIl htCh WIN
large Gordon of men. Witnesses o
the shooting said that at least tftee1
shots were fired at Landregan AM
Carroll.
\ When the desperadoes started O.
their flight they threatened to shoe
any one who tried to stop them.
Robber IL Killed.
Just before any of the men reache
High Rock they separated and went /
/ different directions, A little less tina
an hour after the shooting of Landre
gan and Carroll. Patrolman Thomp
(. son saw a suspicious character o
Granite Street, opposite High Rocl
4 Thompson, after ordering the man t
surrender. opened fire upon him, an
the robper-for the man proved to b
one of the three bandits-returned tn
$ shots. e
!, The police called upon him to SUI
! render He answered by sending
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