Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 247, Hammond, Lake County, 6 April 1907 — Page 1

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VOL. 1, NO. 247. NIGHT WRECK TRIAL STARTSJOiAy Sensation is Caused When Boone Finds Witnesses Out of Jurisdiction. SPECIAL HE GALLED Engineer Blamed For Woodville Catastrophe Not To Be Tried on Original Indictment. (Special to Lake County Times). Valparaiso, Ind., April 6. One of the startling developments that has preceded the trial of Frank Galnouer, the engineer who Is being held for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the Woodville wreck in which sixty-two lives were lost, is the fact that all of the twenty-one witnesses which the state had expected to call have mysteriously left the Jurisdiction of the court. Although the railroads have usually aided the prosecution in a case like this, it Is understood that in this trial no assistance will be given by them. A special venire of twenty-five talesmen will be called in addition to the regular panel. The case will come to trial before Judge McMahan of Crown Point. The state will be represented by D. E. Boone of Hammond, and Frank B. Parks and Henry Colerick of Fort Wayne, and Daniel E. Kelly of Valparaiso will represent the defense. Another interesting development is that Engineer Galnouer will not be tried on the original indictment as returned by the grand jury, but on a special affidavit of four paragraphs. Briefly, the history of the case Is as follows: An emigrant train in two sections was proceeding west on the Big Four railroad in the vicinity of Woodville. A freight train lay on the elding waiting for the train to . pass. When the first section -of the emi grant train passed, the engineer of the freight took t for granted that the -whole train'had passed and moYecTout ' onto the track; only to crash headlong into the second section. The wreck which followed resulted in the death of sixty-two of the passengers of the second section of the train. The blame for the wreck was laid upon the engineer, Frank Galnouer, of the first section of the train, who is .alleged to have failed to give the proper signal to the engineer of the freight train. An inquiry was held by the grand jury shortly afterwards and resulted In the indictment of Galnouer. Other Indictments in the case were returned against Conductor Sam J. Moste and Engineer Anthony Burke of the freight train, and J. B. Porter, the conductor of the first section of the passenger train. These men are also charged with involuntary manslaughter. There were twenty-one witnesses called for the state and nine for the defense, but as stated above it has eince been learned that the state's witnesses are all out of the jurisdiction of the court. The case has attracted wide atten tion because of the terrible loss of life that resulted from the wreck and be cause of the general interest the pub lie has In determining whether railroads and their employes may be held liable for such terrible loss of life. MAKE HEADWAY ON EXTENTION Street Car Company's Line Will Sooa be in Operation as Far as Mnudard Steel Plant. "Work on the extension of the street car line to the Standard Steel Car company's plant has been rushed for ward at such a rapid rate that it is very likely cars will be running with In a few weeks. Alt M A 1. A. . - .... Aii 01 me nes are laid within a block of the steel plant and the rails are laid within two blocks of the plant. All that is required to complete the road Is the ballast of dirt that will be put around the ties. It will soon be Impossible for a passA- T , . - . . 1 . enger 10 kj iium lixai. viin-ago to tne Standard Steel Car company's plant for a five cent fare and without a change of cars and it will also be possible to go from Rooertsdale and Whiting to the car works without changing more than once. WILL BEGIN WORK SOON. The Lake Construction company have closed several contracts this week for building houses near the Standard Steel Car company. Their plant at Rockford, 111., has been discontinued and the machinery that lias been used there has been shipped to Hammond and Is expected to arrive here by tomorrow and will be installed Monday. The Lake Construction company has decided to continue running the factory at Elgin, 111 as heretofore. F. G. Frink, president of the company, of Chicago and Charles E. White the architect, were in Hammond today looking after the company's interests. They will return to Chicago this evening. Lederer's Big Store and Spiegel's Household Furnishing: company of South Chlcajjo, are making dally deliveries la Hammond, Whiting, East Chicago and Indiana llarbor.-p-Adv,

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CONSTANT WILL Alleged Brutal Murderer Will Not Fight Extradition From New York. MOTHER STANDS BY Hi Having Spent Thousands Concealing Him will Go the Limit In His Defence. (Special to Lake County Times). Chicago, April 6. The aged mother of Frank J. Constantine the alleged murderer of Mrs. Arthur W. Gentry, believes her son innocent and will go to the uttermost extreme to defend him. She has already spent a small fortune protecting him from arrest. Constantine, who is now held In Brooklyn will not fight extradition, but come to Chicago willingly. The defense will be that Mrs. Gentry committed suicide. Mm. Constantine Invalid. There is much pathos in the story of the devotion of Constantine's aged mother to him and her efforts to aid him. She is said to be a nervous wreck in New York and unable to leave her bed, but she cannot be moved from her belief, announced a few days after the murder, that her son is innocent. She has pledged every dollar she possesses to be used in his fight for his life. It was her money that supported him throughout his restless fleeing from justice for more than a year. Con stantine himself says that she already has spent $3,000 in protecting him from capture. She selected as her son's counsel Attorney Manton, who recently won his case in defending Dr. James W. Simpson, a New York dentist, who was accused of having murdered his father-in-law. ' Betrayed by Sicilian. Constantine's arrest is now said to have been due to his betrayal , by a Sicilian sailor on the Roma, who dir ected Detective-Sergeant Vachris how jud where to catch..Jiis man. The. reward for Constantine s apprehension Is said to have .been the bait. Constan tine is reported to - have clenched his fist when asked about his capture and said: "I know who did it." When Constantine was taken before Magistrate Dooley, Assistant Chief Schuettler and Detective Sergeant Vachris of New York appeared against him. A copy of the Indictment by the Cook county grand jury was submitted to the court, who said: "Are you the Frank J. Constantine named in this indictment for murder?" "I am," was the prisoner's reply. "I cannot try you," said the justice, "but I remand you to jail without bond until the arrival of proper papers." Another Woman In Case. Miss Hilda Natalby, a former Chicago friend of Constantine, has offered to go to New York to aid in his identification, but his admission that he was the man wanted made it unnecessary to send her. Miss Natalby met Constantine in her father's restaurant at 80 Randolph street, where she worked as cashier. CHICAGOAN STRUCK BY TRAIN. Charles Koalnleld, a llarber, Will Die As Result of Injuries. (Special to Lake County Times.) Whiting, Ind.. April 5. The railroads in Lake county claimed another victim today when Charles Koalsield, aged 40 years, a barber living in West 17th street In Chicago, was killed by the eastbound train that passes through Whiting at 3:32 a, m. The man was found at 5 a. m. this morning by John Longan, an inspector for the Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern railroad. The authorities were notified and the body was taken to the office of Dr. Putnam. When found, the man was so weak that the only information that could be secured from him was his name and address and the fact that he had a wife and two children in Chicago. The Injuries which he sustained were serious and it Is likely he will die. Both legs were broken at the hip, the wrist was fractured and the skull was also fractured. LEWIS TO SUCCEED D0WIE. Chicago, April 5. John A Lewis is to become successor to John Alexander Dowie in Zion City, in accordance with the late leader's will. Trustee Lewis, who was a close friend and adviser of Dowie, has announced his intention of accepting the charge. In his will, which was drawn In August, 1906. Dowle bequeathes the widow's dower to Mrs. Dowie, and to his son, Gladstone Dowie, he gives $10. In naming Mr. Lewis as his successor Dowle, In his will, calls attention that by misplaced confidence title to his property has been placed in jeopardy, and provides that Lewis employ counsel and take all necessary steps to obtain a final decision In the court of last resort. In the event of a decision that he holds the property only as trustee for the church, and that Dowie himself had no authority to appoint a successor as overseer, the will provides that Lewis call into council four other men of his selection, and they shall determine what final disposition shall be made of tne trust estate.

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THAW IS SOON TO KNOW FATE Jerome Will Not Appeal to Have Judge Fitzgerald's Decision Reviewed. New York, April 6. The indications now are that the Thaw trial which will be resumed Monday will come to end about the middle of the week. This prediction is based on the fact that District Attorney Jerome will not make any move before the appellate division for a review of the decision of Justice Fitzgerald in refusing him a copy of the minutes of the secret examination of Thaw by the lunacy commission. District Attorney Jerome made up his mind this morning that he would not fight Justice Fitzgerald's ruling. Mr. Jerome made a study of the situation before he came to the conclusion that it would be an unnecessary waste of time to attempt to have the higher courts overrule Justice Fitzgerald. When the trial was suspended for the appointment of the lunacy commlsion. Dr. Allen McLane Hamilton was on the stand. He had been called by the defense. It was said that Dr. Hamilton will be the last witness for the defense. Mr. Jerome may make a speech in opposition to the confirmation of the report of the lunacy commission. If he does it probably will be brief. Mr. Jerome does not intend to call any more witnesses. That means that Delphin M. Delmas will begin to make his final plea to the jury on Monday morning. Mr. Delmas doesn't seem to know how long he will take. He was allotted a day at the time when everybody thought the trial was near its end, but it is said now by some of the lawyers for Thaw that he may take two days. He has been gathering ammunition for his summing up. Mr. Jerome may take three hours or less for his speech. Of course he will ask for a verdict of murder in the first degree, and his line of argument may be that if Thaw now is sane, and was insane in 1903, 1904, 1905, on the night he killed White in June, 1906, and as late as last September, when he began to improve, according to the experts, then murder must cure insanity. Justice Fitzgerald may charge the jury on Wednesday unless something unforseen happens. The trial will have lasted then twelve weeks. AUTOS TO B00M WEDDINGS. Milwaukee Justice Will Have Machines Meet Excursion Boats. Milwaukee, April 6. Justice of the Peace J. Matthew Murray, .who advertises himself as "Milwaukee's Marrying Justice." is to have strong competition. Justice of the Peace William A. Hart Is to promote matrimony and universal happiness by means of big white automobiles. Every day Justice Hart's auto will meet the excursion steamers in quest of young people coming into Milwaukee to be married. The auto will be provided with a canopy and top shield to shield the passengers from the gaze of the curious ones and will carry a big placard telling the bashful ones that Justice Hart will marry ' them right withon loss of time or worry. Subscribe for The Lake County Times.

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IK HOLDS OUT Oil lifflMi Latter Would Accept $350 Fee to Defend West Hammond in'Litz Case. . ... - .J'S v The West Hammond', village board did not convene last . night as three of the members of the board, Fritzsche, Wleklinskl and Yarck were not present and as a result the matter of appointing at attorney could not be decided. Attorney Markman was out from Chicago and although the meeting was not called to order he made the statement that he would go to Springfield and defend the village for $350. When he made this statement it met with the approval of all those present with the exception of Mak who still claims that fit is too much. Mak says rather than let Markman go to Springfield he would see the case go by default. The next regular meeting of the village board will be held next Thursday night and Markman said last night that he was going to see that his communication regarding the closing of the dives came up before the board and he would request that some immediate action be taken by the ordinance committee to closing them up. Another meeting will probably be called next Monday evening to decide who will represent the village. The board of local improvements will hold their regular meeting this afternoon for the purpose of appointing sewer inspectors and to transact other routing business. LA PORTE A. CANDIDATE. Its Claims for Chautauqua Location Presented In Chicago By Rev. Clarke It. Parker. LaPorte with Its Pine lake is a candidate for selection as the location of the national assembly grounds of the Baptist church. There are other candidates. Geneva lake is one of them and It Is said Winona is another, but the latter may be eliminated as it is the home of the Presbyterians and infant sprinkling and adult Immersion do not mix. This city had an advocate the other day in the meeting of the committee on national assembly grounds for the Baptists held in Chicago. Rev. Mr. Parker was at the meeting and, of course, he puts in a good word for LaPorte. CARNEGIE DONATES $30,000. Will Help to Rebuild Historical Catholic College Near Kankakee. Andrew Carnegie in a communication to the officials of St. Viateur's college at Kankakee, 111., which was recently burned, has offered to donate $30,000 to the fund for rebuilding if a similar sum is raised towards doing so. The Rev. M. J. Marsile of the college is confident that this amount can be raised. As a beginning, the Garrick Dramatic club Thursday presented "The Parish Priest" at McVIckers theatre, and was well attended. The cast included William Smith, James Carrol, J. P. Heffern, Carl Rohles and Joseph Ratty. Most of the students of St. Viatuers are spending their holidays in Chicago this wp'if you vrant to reach the Intelligent readers of Lake county the easiest way ts through the columns of THE LA KB COUA'TY TI21ES.

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Naughton in Duluth Tribune. FIRST TR IS WILL BUI T0I0BR015 Regular Service to be Begun on the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville. - v. . As announced yesterday regular train service over the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville road will be inaugurated tomorrow. The first train for Cincinnati will leave Chicago at 9:30 p. m. tomorrow, and the second train at S:35 a. m. Monday. Trains from Cincinnati to Chicago will arrive there daily on Monday and afterward at 6:50 a. m. and 6:41 p. m. The new road is under the same management as the Wisconsin Central and this practically makes another route through from Duluth to Cincinnati. It gives Chicago another important outlet to the east, southeast and south and it means to Hammond possibly an up to date suburban service when the road once gets into running order. Throughout the line the new road has independent freight terminals and through some territory it has started the double track system. The C, C. & L. road will run into Chicago over the Illinois Central tracks and will use the Illinois Central station at Park Row as a passenger terminal. The officials of the new road have not given out an official schedule for trains that will stop at its station in South Hohman street, but expect to do so by the first of next week. H. L. Jackson who has charge of the maintenance of way department on the road, says he is sure that as soon as the roa4 once gets into running order then the officials will order the construction of the new depot to be started. When" completed, it will be the most up to date structure in Hammond. MRS. RANDON DIES AT DAUGHTER'S HOME. One of Hammond's Oldest Residents Succumbs to Ravages of TimeSurvived by Six Children and ThirtySix Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. Mrs. Frederick Randon, one of Hammond's oldest and most respected women, died Thursday shortly after 10 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Mclntyre, 130 Russell street. Mrs. Randon expected to celebrate her eighty-third birthday In May, but her weak condition brought on by old age gave little hopes to her friends and relatives. Mrs. Randon was born near Berlin. Germany, and came to this country fifty-three years ago. Forty of these she spent in the neighborhood of Black Oak. She was married twice, her first husband having been Frank Wehr. Her second husband died six years ago, when Mrs. Randon began making her home with her children. She is survived by six children, thirty-six grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren. Her children are: Mrs. J. Mclntyre, Hammond; Robert Randon, Hammond; Ed Randon, Black Oak; Mrs. James Roper, Hobart; Mrs. E. Harding, South Chicago, and Frank Wehr, Hammond. The remains will be taken to Honext Sunday afternoon .. ... nickel Plate train that leaves Hammond at 3:21 p. m. If you look for It In the LAKH COt'XTY HUES jou cannot be- Ulsap. polated

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I DAYLIGHT James Curren and F. W. Jacobs Beat and Rob Man .Who Shows His Wad. POLICE If LONG CHASE Thieves Are Finally Captured and Incarcerated Are -Said to Have Records. Gary is still infested with a class of criminal hangers-on, who do no work but live by their wits or on the proceeds of tluir holdups. Yesterday John Thelma, one of the laborers who had just been paid and who was indiscreet in displaying his roll, was held up and badly beaten by James Curran and F. W. Jacobs, in the vi cinity of Steve Jursa's saloon. Tholma had been in and out of sev eral saloons and had displayed a wad of bills on each occasion. Curran and Jacobs got their eyes on the money, and when Thelma stepped out of the saloon they followed him and In broad daylight Curran knocked the man down while Jacobs went through his pockets. As soon as the money had been se cured the two thieves ran away and Thelma hurried to the police station Chief Martin and Officers Jenkins and Catey hurried down to "The Patch" in search of the men and found that, the holdups had been seen near Gus Gord's saloon near Madison street. Some one pointed Curran out to the officers and when the fellow saw that he had been discovered he started to run. Jenkins gave chase and called upon Contractor Stoll of Whiting to help him. , Stoll happened to be near Curran when . he started to run and, pulling a revolver from his pocket, .he fired sev eral shots - in the lair. Officer-1 Jtnklns gained . rapidly . on his man and later was reinforced by .Martin and Catey, who came running down the avenue. The chase led around Jursa's saloon into an alley and finally, when Cur ran had become tired out, he jump cd into an enclosure and sat down to rest. The officers were soon upon him and he was arrested and led to the station. Jacobs was picked up a few minutes later. Both men are said to be bad char acters and the authorities are glad to rid the town of them. COUNTY ORATORICAL Oil APRIL 12 Hammond Looks Toward Bonnie Haines for Victory. Friday evening, April 12, has been set down as the date for the Lak County High School Oratorical contes which is to be held at Towle's opera house. The high school chorus contest will be held at the same time. Contestants will enter from Whiting, East Chicago, Crown Point, Lowell, Hobart and Hammond. The arrangements for Towle's opera house have not been made all too definitely as there is a possibility of a stock company occupying it for next week. In that event the contest will be postponed until the following afternoon. The interest in the oratorical and chorus contest grows with each year and the event this year promises to be one of the best ones of the series. Thus far only three names and one subject have been given out, they being Miss Florence Keefer '07, Whiting, Miss Delia Marsden 07. East Chicago, and Miss Bonnie Hanes '07 Hammond who will deliver an essay on "The True Measure of Man." Encouraged by victories of the three former years both In oratory and in the chorus Hammond is again looking toward the first prize this year. Hammond holds one chorus banner in per manent possession for having won three successive contests and a new one will be contested for this year. There is a question whether the ability of both the oratorical and chorus contestants this year will be of so high an order as it was last year. It was admitted that the ability dis played has never been surpassed which was also shown in awarding the prizes, the judges finding it necessary to award two first and two second prizes. The first prize last year went to William Smith of Hammond and to Miss Delia Searse of Whiting, while the second went to Crown Point and East Chicago. Thomas A. Shea, superintendent of the Simplex Railway Appliance company, is in Washington, D. C, on business for the company. He.. will be sow pne. Jteek

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ONE CENT PER COEY, TO BEAUTIFY FIH1E100 Board of Public Works Has Under Consideration Plan for Improvement, EXTEND LYMUI STREET This WiU Relieve Hohman of Traffic and Latter Can Be Converted Into Boulevard. The board of public works has un der consideration a project that will make Homewood the most beautiful residence district in northern Indiana. At present Hohman street Is the only paved street that runs north and south, through the territory and as it Is compelled to accommodate all of the traffrom the country districts and to and from the four cemeteries, which lie In this direction, as a result the trafic is so great that It is more than the street can carry. In addition to this, those,. who live on Hohman street are annoyed with the dust that Is kicked up by passing? teams and so they have discovered what they believe to be a solution of the problem. It is proposed to extend Lyman street clear" through to one of the east and west country roads so that the traftlo which comes in on Conkey avenue, the Ridge road and the road that runs past Humpher's farm, will be turned Into Lyman and will be carried on into the heart of the city. The funerals, too, could be accommodated on this road and would have a more direct route to the various cemeteries. To Relieve Hohman Street. The most important result that would be accomplished, however, would, be the lessening of the traffic on South Hohman street, which could then b asphalted and coull be made a beauti ful boulevard. There are already many beautiful houses being built on South Hohman street and it has been estimated that there are at least ten more , that are to be built ' this spring that will cot from $5,000 to fll.,000.- ' ' " - "i It is fitting that a- neighborhood in which , so much money is to be spent should eliminate the disagreeable features that accompany heavy country traffic, and so long as Hohman street Is to be paved soon the wisdom of making this arrangement is apparent to all of the property owners in Home wood. Homewood was never so prosperous as it is now and there will be a season of home building there this spring that will be unequaled In the history of this beautiful suburb. A boulevard would top the whole thing off. FIIIE BUILDINGS AT II Government Will do Much to Aid the Jamestown Project The United States government will have many buildings at the exposition. These will consist of a large general exhibit structure, In which the several departments of the government will be represented. Then there will be the Colonial building In which the exhibits from Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines and Alaska will be shown. In the negro building the development of the negro, from the advent of the raca in this country up to the present time, will be traced. This will be of especial interest In view of the situation of Jamestown and the chance that visitors will have in their excursions about the vicinity to see the negro There will also ba a fisheries building, in which the exhibit of creatures of the waters will be more elaborate than any yet brought together. A life saving building will also be seen, showing the mott up to date system of saving lives from the sea. The administration buildings will be of the colonial type, and all the different state buildings will, It Is promised, follow the general plan, so that the whole picture, framed in its glory of wild flowers and rugged trees, will take the visitor back to the days when Virginia was only a colony of tua English crown. Instead of one of America's greatest states. For amusement purposes the exposition will provide what will be technically know as the "Warpath." This will take the place of the famous Chicago midway, and the style of fun to be found along its sides can be guessed from It3 name. There will be enter tainment of not only native origin, but from all over the world, as the exposition will, in this respect as in all others, be universal in scope. The Chicago, Hammond & Gary Railroad company has been incorporated at Indianapolis with a capital of $100,000. Directors of the company are: A. V. Barton, II. L. Underwood. L. C. James, F. A .Carstensen and F. H. Schmitt. The new road will run from Chicago to Hammond and thence on to Gary. Work on the construction, Jajs already; fceea started, ' '

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