Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-23

Inspectors William F. McGann, George Monahan, James Ahearn and John J. O'Malley loaded themselves into Leo drive to Narragansett Pier as fast as the motor could go. Simultaneously police in eight or ten cities and tow-is were notified by phone to be on the lookout for the fugitives. New Lon don police headquarters was included in the notification.
 At Narragansett Pier the fug1tlyes inquired of policeman the :wsy to New London, the officer not knowing then that the men were wanted Just after they had driven out of sight he got telephone message to look out for them. This was at 4:35 o'clock. Pagan drove his Franklin car at top notch speed except along the worst patches of roads, making from 40 to 45 miles an hour. and at times hoped to catcch up with the fugitives. who were using Pierce-Arrow.
 After the arrest Percival claimed the Pierce Arrow belongs to him, but the police say they do not doubt that 1t was stolen.
 Two Other Cities Want Them Within a few minutes after the Asso- ciated Press report had spread the news of the arrest the New Haven po- | lice chief te1ephoned to the New Lon | don chief that he had the number of | the car and the make and that the same car had been connected with ten l burglaries in one night in New Haven. The car described by the New Haven | police. was a Pierce-Arrow, New Jer-
 sey registry No. 2540. Captain Haven ] could look out of the window at the | captured car and assure the New Ha- I ven policeman he was right.
 A few minutes later Springfield,
 Mass, police headquarters called. They l had the cars number and the Spring field chief wanted the bandits held for
 him until he could send detectives here
 Hold them, we'll be right after them he said,
 Taken to Providence
 In the latter part of the morning the
 prisoners were turned over to the
 Providence inspectors and were taken
 to Providence in two automobiles. They
 passed through this city and were &C.,
 companied by their counsel, Attorney
 Max Boyer of New London, who had
 advised them to waive extradition. The machines stopped for a minute
 about noon at Shannons corner, where
 the attorney got out to buy cigarettes Auto Was in This City
 According to the Providence officials , the first worda about the gang came
 from, Norwich, Conn.,, on September 14
 when 3. Dr. Murray. who was afterwar6 identified as an alleged safebreaker and
 fur thief of New York, took a machine ] out or the garage there which he< had
 stored for three weeks. This machine l bore the New Jersey number 2540. Soor , after that breaks began to be reported : from all over New England. each one
 accompanied by a report of an auto. !, mobile taking the men away after the work was done. In every case entrance . was gained to the buildings, as it was
 in Providence, by the men going UT
 nre escapes. either to open windows
 or to the roof and thence down throus
 the skylights.
 Captain D. J. Twomey said Thurs. day night that the Norwich police hat ! known of the Dr. Murray who was her, in September and had his autoraonil } at the Washburn garage on Thame l square. At that time Dr. Murray wa l engaged in canvassing around here a a eook agent, selling a book on hom hygiene. The police had nothing oj l him, but ---' notice of him becaus t he was 8 stranger. He went ava } from here after the machine was take l from the garage. }, 1t seems cute likely that the book k selling may have been only a. blind f
 get acquainted with the country an q possible places to burglarize.