Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-18

Portland, Me-, Dec. 17.-According to
story told by the two men, Louis
Pulous and Peter Petropolous. after
their arrest for the shooting Of Officer
Charles E. Mcintosh and Station Agent
Winslow at North Deering Thursday.
they had been living in Augusta. but
started to go TO Boston. Before start
ing out. each secured a revolver and
had between 800 and 400 cartridges be-
tween them Peter also had the long
sIx-inch dirk knife. while both were
well supplied with skeleton keys. They
said that they beat their way on a
the train and there stole the veloci-
pede and started for Portland.
At Cobb's crossing they were met
by Maine Central Detective Russell.
who took them into the section house
and started a search. Then they held
him up with a gun and made their
escape.
Russell made his way to West Fall
mouth and with Winslow, took up the
hunt. Later they were joined by Pa
trolmen Robbins and Mcintosh. Rob
bins and Russell took one road a~t,
Winslow and Mcintosh took the other.
The Battle of the Woods
Attracted by the sound TIE shots
which killed Mcintosh and Nnslow
Robbins and Russell made their way
to the scene of the crime and there
took up the chase.
They We're joined by Deputy Sheriff
Lewis and Henry Hough. who had
been on a fox hunting expedition.
They overlook the men in pine woods
between Allen avenue and Riverside
street where they had made a stand.
Pulous rose, as the officers APP
preached, concealed himself behind a
small tree and opened fire.
Patrolman Stevens, who was leading
the party and was out in the open, re-
turned the fire, using his big automatic
- pistol. The others in the party fired
too. Hough sending the two charge. of
shot which his weapon contained. at
the yegGs.
The firing was fast and Pulous did
not cease until his weapon was emptied.
Then he broke" down the breach, and
started to load.
Stevens, who was watching instant
~ sprang forward as did Deputy Sher-
if Lewis Lewis grappled with Puious.
while Stevens sprang upon Tetropolus.
The others came to their assistance
and in a brief period the desperadoes
We're in manacles and on their way to
the police station.
1t was then learned that both the
men had been wounded by bullets from
tire officers weapons.
Made Confession
About O'clock THURSDAY afternoon the
two men broke down ana made a COM
pete confession, according 10 the poll e.
Their story OF the killing was subs1an-
TALLY as told by others. They say they
los, their heads and think they began
firing first.
Pu!ous Sadly Wounded
When Pulous reached the police sta
ton ne seemed TO realize that he was
badly wounded and that he nA:gn; net I've
and he expressed a desire to talk. \ ste-!-
ographer was sent for and his state
nent was taken down. the county attor-
ney having told him that whatever he
said might be used against him. his COM
panion would talk but little.
Pulous said he had known Petropolus
in their native land. and that when he
met him recently in Lowell they agree
to try TO find work at Augusta They
failed TO do so and decided to go back II
Lowell and get what work they could On
the way.
At this point the wounded man said he
did not deserve mercy and did not want
any.
He said they stole a hardcar at Free
port thinking they would go as far as
they could with it. When they reached
West Falmouth they were cold and broke
into the little house of the f!agman but
were driven out by man who tried to
arrest them.
Not wanting to go TO Jail they ran of
but soon saw two men ahead of them
and knew that one was a policeman.
When he shouted stop or Ill fire" they
decided, Pulous said, If there was any
firing TO be done they might as well take
a hand, and he added that they shot to
kill, their one idea being to get away.
Dramatic Murder Recital
He told the story OF the killing of Mr.
Winslow and Patrolnan McIntire in a
dramatic way.
Il fired one-two-three-four times,
and Peter was firing all the time" he
said After the men fell he said they
crossed a field, broke open their revol-
vers and reloaded. and were soon fight
ing again. He thought he reloaded twice
He saw three men in front Of them and
all parties fired rapidly. He knew that
he was shot, and then his head began
to ache and he fell He said there was
so much fighting and firing that he be-
came confused.
When he closed, Petropolus said to Mr.
Berman in good English: My friend
has only told the truth. I heard all he
said"
Mr.. Winslow was 90 years old. He is
survived by his wife and three children.
He had been the station agent at West
Falmouth for six years.
Patrolman Mcintosh had been in the
department two years. He was IS and
is survived by wife and three sons.
Not until the autopsy was perform
ed on the bodies Of Police Officer
Charles E. Mcintosh and Station
Agent Edward H. Winslow of West