BRAZEN ROBBER SHOOTS AT HOLLISTON RESIDENT
A. E. Giles, Storekeeper, Gazes Into Barrel of Revolver But Pluckily Drives Off His Assailant
Holliston, April 20, 1906 – Arlow A. E. Giles, who runs a store at East Holliston, had a thrilling experience Wednesday evening. He closed his store about 8 o’clock to go home when a man called to him and said he wanted some tobacco. Giles unlocked the store, turned on an electric light, passed behind the counter and asked his customer what kind of tobacco he wanted.
Instantly the man answered by pointing a revolver at him and ordered him to hold up his hands and give him what money he had. Giles refused and the man fired at him four times but in no case did the cartridges explode.
Giles closed in with his assailant, and in the fracas knocked the man’s black derby hat off and the revolver from his hand. At that point the holdup heard a man coming and fled in haste, and later was seen running by the East Holliston station hatless.
They should have invited Etta.
May 4, 1906 _ Miss Etta Alley of East Holliston, who has been ill and confined to her bed most of the time since last October, says that a party of young men and women made the night of May 1 hideous by hooting, screeching and playing all kinds of annoying tricks right beneath her window, and not only refused to disperse after being requested to do so, but continued their annoying and nerve racking pranks until forced to desist from sheer exhaustion.
The Irish get a break.
June 25, 1906 – The selectmen, hearing that some Milford Italians proposed to have a picnic in Braggville on Sunday, sent officers to notify them on Saturday that such a gathering would not be allowed. They were defiant in their response to the order and Officers Hart, Moody and Casey were ordered to stay on the ground of the proposed picnic Sunday and prevent it, but no one appeared.
Saturday night and no booze? A mole @ HPD.
October 15, 1906 – Officers visited the Winsor and New Hollis hotels last evening and were unsuccessful in finding evidence of illegal sales of liquor.
October 16, 1906 – In the raid of Sunday evening the dregs of some beer in glasses was found at the Winsor House.
We did the same thing with the “no candy” rule during the 300th.
Editor of Daily News:
I wish to thank each of the 80 school children who participated in the parade of Thursday under my guidance. To me, the parade has only one disagreeable feature. It was with great regret, not unmingled with some shame, that at the close of the parade, I found myself directed by my superior, to dismiss the children on the public square, without any little treat for them, such as has been formerly given.
Could not some arrangements be made for future occasions, either by increasing the purse of our noble Relief Corps, or by a committee of citizens, by which means some little treat, (which means so much to children from the ages of 7 to 14 years) be given them at the close of the day’s exercises? I am sure it would add to the lessons of patriotism which we all desire to teach them.
Charles H. Pease.
Holliston, June 1, 1907.
I love the Holliston Reporter, but my favorite articles are the old Police Logs. I didn’t know we had so many scoundrels and hooligans in years past causing mayhem. I especially noted in this log that the Milford Italians tried to have a picnic in Holliston. The Italians – they’re everywhere. I’m sure the Irish side of my family didn’t fare any better.
I look forward to the next Police Log.
Great uncovering of our town’s past. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks Karen and Tom for your comments. If you are new to HR, check out the archives for 13 years of weekly coverage of the “modern” police logs with comments as appropriate (and inappropriate). HCAT also ran 32 weeks of police logs with verbal and visual comments.