CONSTABLE HART FOILS HOLLISTON YEGGMAN
Holliston, January 12, 1910 – By the coolness and courage of Constable George H. Hart an attempt to rob the United States post office at Holliston was foiled yesterday morning, and in the duel between the officer and the three bandits one of the latter was injured.
Shortly after 2 o’clock the constable’s suspicions were aroused by the appearance of three well-dressed but queerly acting strangers.
The three men, after a survey of the main street, passed behind the Talbot block, in which is located the post office. Soon after, upon hearing the crash of a broken pane of glass, Officer Hart move out into the alley to investigate.
Standing guard while his two companions were forcing the lock on the rear door of the post office, was a tall figure muffled in a heavy ulster, a muffler and a slouch hat.
“Halt, or I’ll kill you!” he threatened, but Hart, whipping out his weapon, started on a run toward the men.
A fusillade greeted his advance. The three men, seeing that their shots had no effect, started on the run toward Central street, keeping close to the buildings to confuse Hart’s aim.
As they reached an open space, however, the constable opened fire, his last shot causing one of the trio to utter a cry and pitch forward to the ground. The other yeggs raised their companion to his feet, and supporting him, quickly disappeared down Central street.
Later investigation revealed that the Boston & Albany station had also been broken into and robbed of a few tickets and a trifling amount of money.
NIGHT POLICE FORCE STRIKES
Holliston’s Department Objects to Cut in His Wage and Goes on Canvass for Sympathy.
Holliston, March 8, 1910 – As a result of the voters’ action at the town meeting yesterday in cutting down the grant for pay of night watchman from $912.50 per year to $365, night watchman E. F. Dannahy was off duty last night and is in consultation with town officials and property owners in the square relative to a proposition towards maintaining the service which has been continuous for many years past.
HOLLISTON WOMEN ARE ARRAIGNED IN COURT HERE TODAY
January 4, 1912 – Deputy Sheriff Wm. P. Kingsbury and Constable Benj. Fairbanks of Holliston brought to South Framingham this morning Melinda Jeffers and Mary Wallace of Holliston and both were arraigned in 1st district court on a charge of drunkenness. Their arrest had followed a call to the Holliston officers from the railroad station in that town, where it was said the women were intoxicated. Both defendants pleaded guilty.
The Jeffers woman was sent to the Reformatory for Women at Sherborn, where she is said to have been before, but appealed. She was ordered to pay $200 for her appearance before the superior court. This she was unable to do, however, and was taken to East Cambridge. The Wallace woman was fined $10 and paid.
“JOHNNIE” DECIDES TO CELEBRATE THE “FOURTH” IN OPEN
July 2, 1912 – Yesterday “Johnnie” Mahoney, one of the constant and abiding “habitues” of the square, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff William P. Kingsbury for drunkenness and conveyed to the “cooler” in the lower part of town hall.
It was the intention of the officer to have “Johnnie” in the district court at Framingham this morning, but “Johnnie” apparently thought otherwise, for when the door of the lockup opened this morning, no sign of the prisoner was in evidence, save a touching note of farewell, to the effect, that patriotic motives prompted a desire to celebrate the “Fourth” out in the open instead of in durance vile.
