Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-25
TEN THOUSAND CITIZENS
JOIN IN QUICK PURSUIT
One Robber Killed. Another Il
Wounded, and the Third Captured.
GUN BATTLE IN CITY PARK
Victims. Coming From Bank With
Employees Wages, Were Shot With
out Warning-Highwaymen
Members of Notorious
Polander Gang.

Polander Gang.
der and the robbery Of more than $1,000
by three young Russian Polanders on the
principal business street OF Lynn today
had its sequel within less than two hours
in the death OF one OF the bandits. the
serious wounding OF another and the ar
rest of the third. The victims OF the
murder were Thomas A. Landregan, one
Of the best known shoe manufacturers Of
The name OF the dead robber is Abba
Anson OF New York, according ID MS
statement to the police on the way to the
hospital The name OF the other wound
ed highwayman is not known, but the
third man said he was BILL Kovansky''
of Boston.
Mr.. Landregan, accompanied by the
policeman, was returning from the Lynn
National Bank TO the factory OF Welch
Il Landregan, of which he was one Of
the proprsetors, and was carrying in q
bag $6.VJ0 the weekly pay of the fac
tory. AS the pair neared the factory on
Willow street three robbers ran up be-
hind them and opened fire at close range.
One of the trio seized the bag OF money
and at almost the same instant Mr.
Landregan tel dead, with a bullet
tally wounded, and the robbers started up
the street on the rum heading for High
Rock. one OF the parks OF the city. AfJer
reaching this hill the men separated.
Surrounded by Crowd Of 10000.
In the meantime a crowd, estimated at
10000 persons. started In pursuit. Many
were in automobiles, and practically all
were armed. In a short time a Gordon
was thrown about the High Rock district,
and 1t was in trying to ESCAPE through
the lines that all three of the bandits
came to grief
One of the three men, Absa Anson.
died in the hospital as the result of q
bullet wound in the head. He had been
repeatedly shot at by the ponce. but tue
Indications when his body was dragged
frcm a ciump of bushes on Granite street
were that he had sent a bullet from his
own revolver thr ough his brain.
A second man, whose name is not
known, was wounded In several places w
Policeman Grady. He was taken to the
hospital, where it was said he probably
would recover.
The last Of the trio, known as Bill
koyansky," surrendered to the police q
snort distance from where the second
was shot kovansky has been identified
as the man who killed Landregan
When Kovansky was brought to the
police station several hundred shoe fac
tory employees attacked him, knocked
him down and beat and kicked him. Sew
eral of the policemen were roughly ham
died in endeavoring to protect hovansky.
Attack Was Sudden.
Mr.. Landregan had drawn the money
for the weekly payroll OF the shoe fac
tory OF Welch & Landregan from the
Lynn National and was walking toward
his factory with the money I'm a bag.
Officer Carroll accompanied him. and
they were holding the bag between them.
AS they reached a point on Willow street
near the corner of Oxford street. and less
than 100 yards from the factory. three
young men. described as being between
twenty and twenty-five years old, leaped
out from a doorway and ran up behind
Mr. Landregan and Of1cer Carroll
When they were within three feet OF
the two men two Of the desperadoes oHen-
ed fire with large revolvers. At the same
bag Of money. I.andregan fell dead. Car
roll also tell, wounded seve! al times. He
was rushed to the Lynn Hospital, but
died Immediately after mis- arrival there.
instantly AL was confusion on the
street, which is In the business part OF
the city, with shoe factories on all sides.
Operatives rusned to the windows aud
doors. Hammers and other tools were
hurled at the three men as they dashed
up oxford stree; with the bag OF money
but the missiles did not seriously iniure
the fugitives.
John Conners. driver of a coal team,
was within twenty-five feet OF the spot
where the murder occurred.
Il thought IL was an early Fourth Of
July celebration when l heard the
Shots" said Conners. II jumped down
from my cart. and when 1 saw what.
had happened / started for the men
men pointed his revolver at me ana
pulled the trigger. There was no shot.
however / suppose the revolver had
been emptied by the other shots. The
them
Conners said he was sure he could
Identify the highwaymen.
Attempted to Mount Horse.
AS the highwaymen fed through Ok
ford. Buffum and Liberty, streets ana
turned into Essex street they caught
sight of a horse held by q man In front
Of the residence OF Miss Bessie Baker.
Miss Baker was just coming out OF the
house for a morning ride. One OF the
1esperadoes seized the bride. but as
Miss Baker screamed he dropped IL and
an with tho others All three then rushed
through Hood terrace and gained the
heights of High Rock.
A great crowd was in pursuit by this
line. When the ofYlcers and citizens
cached High Rock the three men were
Nowhere In aight but silver money scat,
cred about was found In abundance.
rhe men evidently had dropped all the
liver from the bag In order 70 tighten
heir load. but had kept the bank notes.
rhe officers. many OF whom had selsed
at once 0urrounoed High
Rock with Q large Gordon OF men.
Witnesses Of the shooting said that at
east fifteen shots were hred ct LAudre-
an and Carroll. When the do0peradoes
tarted on their hight they thfeaksnea
o shoot any one who tried 70 stop tbo1a.
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