Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-22
THREE BREAKS REpRoTEp.
Gangsters Enter West Thompson and Grosvenordaie Stations and Beaure- aard'a Store.

Thursday morning reports were re- ceived here of breaks at the railroad station and freight station Gin the same building) at West Thompson, at the Cirosyenordale station of the New Haven road and at the store, in which the postofiice is located, operated by Frank Beauregaro at GFoSvenordale. At West Thompson packages Of
 goods in the freight storehouse were 1 broken, opened and ritled. Other pack l ages were opened, but the contents left. A considerable quantity of to- bacco5 was taken. No railroad tickets were taken. Entrance was gained here by some means not definitely de- ternlined.
 At the Grosvenorda1e station the gangsters, for there is reason to be- lieve that She breaks may be charged to d group of young men, smashed out a window to get in. They ran l sacked the interior of the station, tore up some railroad tickets, but it is be- l lieved did not take any away, and then proceeded to commit nuisapces about 1 the place.
 The break at the Beauregard store was evidently the last of the three. Here a window was broken out, but it is not believed that anything was i taken
 Railroad detectives were engaged all | day Thursday in making an investt- satior at West Thompson and North GrosVenordaIe.
 aptain Murray Sights Gansstsrs.
 Captain John Murray is of the opinion that the breaks can be cor rectIy charged to q gang of six young men, strangers with whom he had an 1 encounter i'll this city early Wednes- day evening. He received a complaint that the group had accosted an elder ly man, slightly under the influence of liquor while he was making his way z T,s.- 17ea~r ft t9l northern part of the city and had at tempted to hold him up.
 1 Captain Murray went to the Rhodes vile section to look the gangsters up and arrived there just in time to hear q boy yelling: Thieves! and Police! Hurrying around to the rear of one of the tenement houses. he found the six young men ready to make break. l The captain whipped out his gun and ordered them to stand just where they Were, but at a moment when men who were coming to assist the captain appeared one of the gangsters made q, break and jumped off an enbank- ment, A bullet from the captains re- l yoIver Wllistled close by his ears, but he did not stop. In the excitement the other young felloWs-nerTy every one-aIsO succeeded in getting away, although some Of them might have paid well for taking such a reckless chance had the captain been of 2 mind to shoot them down. The first shot and the others that he fired were merely aimed close enought to stop the aYs--but they didn't stop. i They were chased out of the city as far north as the foundry. Later in the evening, 1t is thought they made tho breaks at the villages mention ed
 It was learned later that they were about to steal clothes hung on lines in the rear of the tenement where they were operating when Captain Murray
 heard the boy yelling for the po-
 lice
 Better Night Policing.
 That the city may be more fully protected, following the series Of
 breaks during the past few days. in
 this vicinity, arrangements have been
 made for extra policing of the city at
 night and special arrangements that
 may lead to the rounding up of some
 of the young teIrors who are doing
 most of the operating