Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1914 — Lake County’s Ghastly Record of Violent Deaths. [ARTICLE]

Lake County’s Ghastly Record of Violent Deaths.

Hammond Times. During the ten years beginning January L 1904, and ending December 31, 1913, Lake county has had 1,856 coroner’s inquests. Most Of these were for violent deaths, but very few being from natural causes. The figures were obtained from the records in the office of Coroner Frank W. Smith.