Antony Rossi of 287 Everett St., one smashing into the wall just above a picture of Jesus,' the Record continued. 'At least four of the shots fired by the bandits crashed into the home of Mr. The story was one of those barstool classics that only the Record-American could relish, and they did.Ī 'gun happy robber gang,' the Record reported, converged on the bank and immediately fired a shot into the wall 'to show they meant business.' While escaping, they fired 30 bullets. The Globe and the Herald-Traveler treated the story as another day of humdrum violence, hardly cause for alarm compared to the previous day's announcement that Nixon would send 1000 FBI men on campuses. In the back sections, the Globe included four paragraphs on the incident, referring to it as 'one of three bank robberies in New England yesterday.' The front page headline in the Boston Globe read 'Priest, Housewife Stabbed to Death' above it, as an addendum shuffled off to the side of a picture of the wounded cop was the reminder 'Officer Wounded During Brighton Bank Robbery.' Details of the now famous State Street Bank robbery did not appear on page one. 'The bandits who escaped with $26,000 are targets of a widespread search by police and FBI.'Īnd thereby hangs a tale. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton where he is reported in critical condition.

'The patrolman, Walter Schroeder, 42, a decorated Boston police officer, was rushed to St. 'BOSTON, MASS.-Three bandits held up a Brighton branch of the State Street Bank shortly after it opened for business today and shot a Boston patrolman in the back while making their getaway.

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