Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-23

Six men in an automobile who gave their names as Albert Percival, Joseph IT. Brady, Leonard p. SMaynard, la! uond W. Staley, Burnside McCulia and Michael Deylin, and tnelr aSeo from 25 to 3S, were arrested on Lhe Groton ferryboat at New London apou1 s o'clock Thursday morning, cnarseo with blowing open two safes in ProVl- dence the night before and steahng more than $7o0.
 :. Four New London policemen maue the arrest after police headQuarters in that city had been warned rom Providence to look out for the fieeine burglars, who were coming tnls way and were pursued by another automo- bile in which four Providence ponce inspectors were trying to run oowa .ne fugitiyes The Providence ofncers reached New London about two hours afthr the men were in custody.
 Covered Watchman With Revolver The captured gang, acording to the Providence police, broke into Regal shoe store in Westminster street; bound the watchman to safe ana pil- fered it's contents. While one of the yeggmen held a revolver covering tEe watchman the others rolled the safe down stairs to the basement; blew It open and then got away. Later inyes- tigation has shown that two safes were opened and more than $7OO stolen. Several other stores in the same build ing were entered.
 The patrolmen who made the cap- ture are James C. Sullivan, Charles F. Hammond, John E. Hogan and James McKenna, the latter a supernumerary. They were waiting at the ferry landing on the New London side, having been sent out from police headquarters when the ferryboat purser, MT. Chapman, telephoned from the Groton side that the six men wanted were in an auto mobile aboard the boat. The New Lon don police had been watching at the ferry all the morning.
 Policemen Ready to Shoot
 Chapman let the quartet of police men through the ferry gates onto the deck crowded with passengers coming to daily work in New London. The purser whispered that the car was or the right side of the engine room. Two policemen went around the engine room other two, Sullivan and Hogan, ap- preached it from the front.
 Sullivan, senior of the squad stepped onto the running board of the car with his gun drawn. Hogan Hammond and McKenna surroundinf the machine, ready to shoot, were 1T time to hear Sullivan. command, tYol are under arrest. Keep. your hand. out of your pockets.
 Three Were Asleep
 Three of the bandits in the tonneal were asleep. Percival was at thu steering wheel and Brady was sitting in front with Percival.
 With tho officers on the runnins boards Percival was commanded tS drive to police headquarters, where the six men were ushered from the car into the squad room. There they were di. rected to stand in line to be searched
 Drew Pistol on Policeman
 Hammond was approaching Stale5 to search him when the policeman came near losing his life. Staley quickly plunged his hand into hi and jumped. Staley drew out al automatic revolver and aimed a Hammond, crying, Stand back. The policeman with his right han chopped the gun from Staley's righ hand dand with his left fist landed blow on, Staley's jaw that knocke him against Station Keeper Hyde whose arms flew about Staley's nee and drew him down.
 In an instant there was the comnan hands up and every police gun covere the gang. Then the work of search ing was resumed.
 Money and Jewelry
 :. Staley's search had ended when WEI Ham Tooker. 8 supernumerary, wb "~NS e%SciSLiiiEs uISCOV6TGQ a Ion-dOllg bill tucked into Staley's linen collar
 The search of Percival yielded s49. and a small screw driver Brady ha Tn his clothing s129,SS and two four eain pens. Maynard had s1o05s currency and small change. Stale nad Si15.62. a revolver and pea aanoied eai knife in case. McCullin ha sit.o4 and gold watch. DevIin, oIC est of the sextet, gave over to the n; ice unwillingly s1s2.s1.. @ gold wate ana diamond horseshoe brooch.
 Two of the policemen searcht searched each of their prisoners f. weapons as they left the auto. The pockets were examined from the o,1 sloe. Staley was one who was m searched .
 Postage Stamps in Car
 before the departure was taken f Frovldence the inspectors decided go over all the luggage the bandit q brought to New London. Two ke were found, after search Of effects the men and one unlocked the suit ca ana the other the trunk. The tr,ll contained three hand bags of black o ed leather. Each of these was opene In one was found an envelope contsi tng several hundred two-cent posta stamps. Envelopes bearing the nrint Columbus. O., hotel and a coat. me inside collar of which was the lat ea eaa G Ii. San1n, Pittsburg. Pa, we
 ~-OSS Oi lIlS contents we mems furnishings and clothins
 Chased by Police in Auto
 From the ttine that the watchm 1t the store that was robbed work himself loose about 2:15 Thurs6 morning and notified the Provider police the automobile load of yeeen was traced to Narragansett Pier
 a:35 a. n1.. and from there iowa, New London by the Providence poll