TWO SHOT IN TRAIN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 268, 26 August 1930, Page 5

TWO SHOT IN TRAIN.

CANADIAN BANDIT’S CRIME. CAPTURED IN BURNING HOUSE. ,Uiiited Press Association— Copyright.) OTTAWA, August 24. A message from Winnipeg states: Two United States immigration officers, Inspector Boulton and Inspector Jones, were killed by a bandit on a Canadian National passenger train near Lmo, Ontario, early on Sunday. -The Lamht was named Emery Irenette, of loit Francisont. , „ ~ Frenette escaped from police officers at Fort Frances on Saturday after his arrest on a minor charge. After his recapture he confessed to the slaying. He expressed sorrow, declaring that lie had lost his job and liis girl, aiMvvas desperate. He robbed members of tlie train crew, but did not molest any ot the passengers many of whom were not aware of his presence. The immigration officers were asleep m a smoker. As they rose from the seat Frenette opened fire, killing them instantly. He made the conductor follow him through five cars to the engine, where he robbed the engineer, fireman and brakeman. He then jumped from the train as it was entering Emo. Me was surrounded in a farmhouse, hrenette resisted jffie police, who set tlie house on fire, forcing him to emerge, and then shot him. The bandit died in the hospital at Emo later.