/ the identity of the robbers until the State offered a $1,000 reward
for their apprehension, The wife of the driver then came forward and
said that her husband who had not known of the robbery plans would
provide the names of the men as well as testify against. theme. The
driver was cooperative and Devereaux, Heinlein and John McLaughlin
were akl arrested in their homes and made complete confessions. with
Devereaux admitting that he was the actual triggerman, Peter McLaugh-
lin, the ring leader, had fled and was not captured until after his
three accomplices had been tried, convicted and sentenced to die,
All three were electrocuted at the Charlestown State Prison on January
6, 1927. Peter McLaughlin's trial did not come up until later and
while he admitted that he had planned the robbery and shared in the
proceeds, he denied that he had actually been at the scene but said
that the driver who had turned State's evidence against his accom-
plices NXAXKEEKXKKEXKAUKEN and received immunity had been the fourth
man, Because of the conflict in the testimony between him and the
driver; Peter McLaughlin was convicted of second degree murder and
sentenced to life imprisonment,
NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, 1-7-1927 cae lhl ace aie he
Wat aaa aly ; "Bloody Tr ‘@) e Uar par!
GEE SPAR, ASE Mage 8, ey i
Appealed and affirmed, ts NORTHEASTERN 380 and 153 NORTHEASTERN 181-
probably should check before final write-up
the identity of the robbers until the State offered a $1,000 reward
for their apprehension, The wife of the driver then came forward and
said that her husband who had not known of the robbery plans would
provide the names of the men as well as testify against.them., The
driver was cooperative and Devereaux, Heinlein and John McLaughlin
were akl arrested in their homes and made complete confessions. with
Devereaux admitting that he was the actual triggerman, Peter McLaugh-
lin, the r@ng leader, had fled and was not captured until after his
three accomplices had been tried, convicted and sentenced to die,
All three were electrocuted at the Charlestown State Prison on January
6, 1927. Peter McLaughlin's trial did not come up until later and
while he admitted that he had planned the robbery and shared in the
proceeds, he denied that he had actually been at the scene but said
that the driver who had turned State's evidence against his accom-
plices KXAXKEENXKKEXREMKKN and received immmity had been the fourth
man, Because of the conflict in the testimony between him and the
driber; Peter McLaughlin was convicted of second degree murder and
sentenced to life imprisonment.
NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, 1-7-1927 Bi ea ean
SOP TUR WOT " rail o e Car Barn Murde
QETECTEE ABAD. ASBEVaTY Dalia, "PLoody Bret
Appealed and affirmed, 75> NORTHEASTERN 380 and 153 NORTHEASTERN 181-
probably should check before final write-up
the identity of the robbers until the State offered a $1,000 reward
for their apprehension, The wife of the driver then came forward and
said that her husband who had not known of the robbery plans. would
provide the names of the men as well as testify against. them,, The
Griver was cooperative and Devereaux, Heinlein and John McLaughlin
Devereaux admitting that he was the actual triggerman,
lin, the ring leader, had fled and was not captured until after his
three accomplices had been tried, convicted and sentenced to die.
All three were electrocuted at the Charlestown State Prison on January
6, 1927. Peter McLaughlin's trial did not come up until later and
hile he admitted that he had planned the robbery and shared in the
proceeds, he denied that he had actually been at the scene but said
that the driver who had turned State's evidence against his accom-
plices MAHXUKEMXKXAXEAHXKK and received immunity had been the fourth
man, Because of the conflict in the testimony between him and the
driver, Peter McLaughlin was convicted of second degree murder and
sentenced to life imprisonment.
NEW YORK tee New York City, 1-719 eae
2 fae Trail of the Car Barn Murder
PEPE SBE cee gig, "Bloody 3
fepéare and af Srme fae basta 380 and 153 NORTHEASTERY 161-
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DEVEREAUX, John J,, HEINLEIN, Edward J. ('Dutchtt), and McLAUGHLIN.
John J,
Devereaux, 23-years-old, and Heinlein, 2l-years-old, both residents of
Brighton, ,Mass., and McLaughlin, a 28-year-old resident of Brookline,
were all white men who joined a conspiracy led by McLaughlin's older
brother, Peter J, McDaughlin, to rob the receipts at the car barns of
the Middlesex and Boston Railroad Company for which Peter McLaughlin
was a former conductor, As a former employee, Peter McLaughlin knew
the layout of the barns asd was aware of the fact that the last trolley
arrived with its receipts at 1:38 in the morning, They rented a Stutz
automobile on Oct. 3, 1925, and hired an experience d driver without
telling him of the planned robbery, At 1:20 on the morning of Oct, h,
they drove up to the barns and the two McLaughlins and Heinlein went
$0 the second floor offices where the money was kept while Devereaux
held two employees at gun-point on the first floor, The three men up-
stairs were getting the money which totaled $1,529.75 when James H,
Ferneaux, the elderly night watchman, HMKRKKAXXMEXKRZKKK who was making
his rounds entered the first floor room where Devereaux was stationed,
When Furneaux resisted his orders to surrender his weapon, Devereaux
shot him in the leg and clubbed him into unconsciousness_with the butt
of his pistol. The four bandits fled. with the money while Furneaux
lay dying from a cerebral hemmorhage induced by the beating and loss
of blood from ¥x a severed artery in his leg, There was nokclue as to
| DEVEREAUX. John J,, HEINLEIN, Edward J. ('Dutch''), and McLAUGHLIN.
John J,
Devereaux, 23-years-old, and Heinlein, 2h-years-old, both residents of
Brighton, , Masse, and McLaughlin, a 28-year-old resident of Brookline,
were all white men who joined a conspiracy led by McLaughlin's older
brother, Peter J, McLaughlin, to rob the receipts at the car barns of
the Middlesex and Boston Railroad Company for which Peter McLaughlin
was a former conductor, As a former employee, Peter McLaughlin knew
the layout of the barns asd was aware of the fact that the last trolley
arrived with its receipts at 1:38 in the morning, They rented a Stutz
automobile on Oct, 3, 1925, and hired an experience d driver without
telling him of the planned robbery, At 1:20 on the morning of Oct. h,
they drove up to the barns and the two McLaughlins and Heinlein went
$o the second floor offices where the money was kept while Devereaux
held two employees at gun-point on the first floor, The three men up-
stairs were getting the money which totaled $1,529.75 when James H,
Ferneaux, the elderly night watchman, ZMKRKKAXKHEXRXXXK who was making
his rounds entered the first floor room where Devereaux was stationed.
When Furneaux resisted his orders to surrender his weapon, Devereaux
shot him in the leg and clubbed him into unconsciousness_with the butt
of his pistol. The four bandits fled with the money while Furneaux
lay dying from a cerebral hemmorhage induced by the beating and loss
of blood from &x a severed artery in his leg, There was nokclue as to
DEVERFAUX. John J,, HEINLEIN. Edward J, ("Dutch"), and sautolem
John
Devereaux, 23-years-old, and Heinlein, 2lj-years-old, both residents of
Brighton, Masse, and McLaughlin, a 28-year-old resident of Brookline,
were all white men who joined a conspiracy led by McLaughlin's older
brother, Peter J, McLaughlin, to rob the receipts at the car barns of
the Middlesex and Boston Railroad Company for vhich Peter McLaughlin
was a former conductor, As a forner employee, Peter McLaughlin kney
the layout of the barns and was aware of the fact that the last trolley|
arrived with its receipts at 1:38 in the morning, They rented a Stutz
automobile on Oct, 3, 1925, and hired an experience d driver without
telling him of the planned robbery, At 1:20 on the morning of Oct. h,
they drove up to the barns and the two NcLaughlins and Heinlein went
the second floor offices where the money was kept while Devereaux
held two employees at gun-point on the first floor, The three men up-
stairs were getting the money which totaled $1,529.75 when James H,
Ferneaux, the elderly night watchman, HXXKEMINOOXRKKK who was malting
his rounds entered the first floor room where Devereaux was stationed,
When Furneaux resisted his orders to surrender his weapon, Devereaux
shot him in the dee and clubbed him into unconsciousness with the butt
gihis,pistol. The four, bandits fled with the money: while Furneaux
lay dying from a cerebral hemmorhage induced by the beating and loss
of blood from fr a severed artery in his leg, There was nokclue as to
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