Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 115, Hammond, Lake County, 31 October 1907 — Page 1

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WIFE BEATER FINED $JJ WHITING Deserted Woman Who Follows Husband to America Greeted With Blows.

FINDS M IS FALSE TO HER Cruelly Repulsed When She Pleads With Him to Ketnrn Mistress Pays Fine. (Special to Laltp County Times.) Whiting, Oct. 30. Whiting ia agog over a scandal that was exposed in the city court yesterday morning when Jos. Phrecajinskl was fined $1 and costs for assault and battery upon his wife. Phrecajinskl, who has but one arm, having lost the other in the Illinois Steel mills at Soutli Chicago five years ago, was unable to pay the fine, but Mrs. Mary Krzanowski, with whom he had been living for the past two years, came forward with the money and paid his fine of $1, with the costs amounted to nearly $20. The woman who had been conducting a little store In Indiana boulevard has since sold out, but there is more trouble in store for I'hrecajinski. His wife threatens to have him arrested for wife desertion. Came to Amrrim Sir Yearn Ago. Six years ago he left the little home In Poland to come to America where he planned to make enough money to bring his wife and throe children across. Four years he sent his money home when suddenly he ceased to send her more or even write to her. Three months ago she came across with her three little children and found her husband living with Mrs. Krzanowski. The wife pleaded with him to return to him and tho children and went so far as to offer him $90 of her meager savings. He took tho money but refused to live with her. When she approached him again and urged him he became abusive and in his fury struck her. She had him arested with the satisfaction that he was fined $1 and costs. The children are respectively 11, D and 7 years old. WHEELER STEPS DOV Today marked the close of II. H. Wheeler's term as clerk of the Lake county circuit and superior courts. E. E. Shortrldge, the clerk-elect steps into office tomorrow and retains the present deputies in both offices. Mr. Wheeler will be banqueted tomorrow night by the Iike County Bar association at DoJongrhe's restaurant in Chicago. Come to the Grand Opening of Paxton & Baker Co., at 233 State street Saturday.

Dastardly Assault Committed on Morton Avenue This Morning Inoffensive Wife of Saloonkeeper Severely Beaten by Young ThugsOne Arrested.

One of the most dastardly assaults that ever came to the notice of tho police of this city occurred this morning at the Standard Steel settlement, where an inoffensive Polish woman was struck in tho face with a beer bottle by two young thug. After committing the assault tho two men hung about the placo looking for trouble and so completely terrorized tho men who were about the neighborhood that they got away with their bluff until Captain Bunde of tho Metropolitan police arrived on the scene. The two men started to run towards the open prairies with Bunde in pursuit. Tney wisely separated and one of the men got away, but theo tiier, who was th man who committed the assault, was captured by the officer with the aid of bystanders. He was brought to the local .station where he gave his name as 1. J. Murphy, and said that his home was Alleghany, Pa. The two young thugs had been drinking and loafing about the saloons all the morning. They are employed as I electricians at the Standard Stocl Car works and have the reputation of being "bad men." They went into the saloon of Kacy c:zuia on jaorton avenue and demanded drinks. They were refused as the men were noisy and seemed to be under the influence of liquor. The men then started to make a rough house and smashed one of the windows and tore down a swinging door. They were put out into the street by the bartender and his employer, and they then went around to the rear of the saloon where Czuba lives with his family. Mrs. Czuba was at work in the kitchen when the two

GIRL TRIES TO SUICIDE

Pretty Lulu Watts Swallows Acid While Despondent Over Scolding. (Special to Lake County Tlnie.) Valparaiso, Ind., Oct. 30. Pretty Lulu Watts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Watts of thi3 city, grieved so over a scolding she received from her mother yesterday, that last evening, unable to endure her grief longer, she attempted to end her life. She swallowed a quantity of carbolic acid, but a physician being promptly summoned, her life was saved. Lulu is a school girl, 15 years of age. Yesterday morning she started for school wearing a ring that belonged to her mother. On the way, being interested in play with other girls of her age, she lost the ring. She felt very badly about the loss and when she returned home and Mrs. Watts became aware of what had occurred, she upbraided the girl. Lulu went to her room crying bitterly and a short time later her mother heard her groans and rushing to her daughter's apartment she found the girl writhing in agony on the bed. Her lips were badly burned and her face, too, was somewhat scarred from coming in contact with the deadly fluid. Mrs. Watts, who had no idea that the young girl would take her scolding so grieviously to heart, lost no time in summoning a physician, who soon had the sufferer out of dan ger. Mr. Watts, the father of Lulu, is a retired farmer and the family lives in the north part of town. DROPS DEH KIICHEI! Griffith Woman Expires While in the Act of Shelling Beans. (Special to I. tike Connty Times.) Griffith, Oct. 31. Special. While sitting in her kitchen shelling beans Mrs. J. McCormick dropped dead yesterday. A daughter who was with her, seeing something wrong with her mother, called to her father, who was in an adjoining room. Before any as sistance could be given her, she was dead. Dr. Iddings was sent fr and when he arrived, he said the end had come al most instantly, the result of heart failure. Mr. and Mrs. McCormick came here two years ago from Highlands, where the former was superintendent of the large Burns farm. They came to Highlands from Sparta, Ontario, Can. where most of their relatives live, al though Mrs. McCormick has a sister in East Chicago. Her death was entirely unexpected for she had been well up to the mo ment she was taken, and only a few minutes before had been laughing and talking while her daughter was play ing somo new music on the piano. Time' "Want Ad Bring Itefiults. thugs como in to take their revenge out of the poor woman. Murphy, it is claimed, picked up an empty beer bottle which was lying on the floor and struck the woman with the implement twice in the face, cutting a deep gash, from which the blod flowed freelv. Mrs. Czuba shrelking ran towards the barroom, but fell unconscious to the floor. The men about the place were by this time thoroughly f rightem-d. and although a large crowd collected, nothing was done to punish the men until the arrival of Captain Bunde. When the two men saw the blueeoats coming they started to run in opposite directions, and the officer pursued. While ho was running after one of the men. he saw the other engaged in a tight with a citizen, who attempted to intercept his flight. The stranger hit Murphy in the face and the latter went down, but was soon up again ready to go on with the battle. Bunde gave up the chase and went over to Murphy, and after a battle of a few minutes placed him under arrest. Murphy, who is a larger man thaw Bunde, gave him a fight all the way from the car works to the police station, but he was landed behind the bars. He was the toughest customer that was locked up at the local rtation for some time. Bunde, with Mck Einsle and Officer Trinen, returned to the scene and will attempt to locate the other man. He is thought to be hiding in the woods near the scene and may be arrested before night. However, the police are satisfied that Murphy is the man who committed the assault, and he will be given a hearing tomorrow morning. The woman's condition Is serious.

GRIDIRON HEROES EIPELLEO

Team Which Last Saturday Wiped the Earth With Hammond Lads Faces Trouble on Return to Alma Mater. ROLES ARE DISREGARDED; CULPRITS MUST SUFFER Games With Outside Schools Forbidden Since Death Occurred to Member of University Team Four Years Ago Students Who Make Up Team Threatened; Fail. to Heed, (Special to Lake County Times.) Valparaiso, Ind., Oct. 31. The entire town and the college students as a body, are much interested in the fact which has just leaked out that tho members of the football team, known as the Valparaiso university team, which played against and defeated the Hammond high school last Saturday, have been dismissed from the university. The cause of their dismissal is that the college has never sanctioned football, and that the playing of the stu dents was against the rules of the In stitution. Some of those who are Involved in the trouble are the best known in the institution and a few of them are residents of the town. As soon as it become known that the boys would be expelled, the news spread like wild-fire and it became common gossip In student circles and in the town at large. At the present time only a part of them have been dismissed positively, and the cases of the others are under consideration. While in Hammond the boys stated that they were playing as a town team, but that they were all members of the university. In an interview this morning. Vice President O. P. Kinsey said that whether or not they were playing as a town team they were all members of the university, and that their object was to eventually represent the university If they saw that the movement was not opposad by the faculty. We do not object to the boys playing among each other on the campus for pleasure and exercise, but we have put the ban on intercollegiate games and absolutely will not tolerate them. It is true that several of the members of the team have been dismissed from the school and there will likely be several more, but we refuse to give any names. It Is said that the direct cause for the suspension of football at the school was because of a death which happened in a scrimmage about four years ago. The victim was a university student and his death was caused in a most unusual manner. Since that time the game has not been played at the school. This, however, is not the only reason for which the ban has been placed on

trie game, t-very years an attempt has been made to organize a team and persuade those who are at the head of the institution to allow them to represent the school. This year everybody had about decided that they were successful not only in perfecting an organization, but in getting a good team together. Games were scheduled and played with Culver Military academy, and the Hammond high school, the letter game being the last game which they played and the last one which they will play for some time to come. They were warned before they left for Maxlnkuckee to play Culver that they were violating the rules of the school (Continued ot page 5, column 3.)

POLITICS ISN'T WORRYING HIM.

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FMEGRAfJTSTHEiR WISH Aged Northfield Couple Die Within Twenty Minutes of Each Other. Mr. and Mrs. George Thon, 90 South Calumet avenue, returned yesterday evening from Northllald, 111., where the aged couple, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Schoeneck were buried side by side. The deceased were uncle and aunt respectively of Mrs. Thon, and the circumstances of the aged couple's deatli is most interesting to the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Thon. Mr. and Mrs. Schoeneck died withlng twenty minutes of each other last Sunday evening, fate thus granting their wish that they might die to gether. Mr. Schoeneck, who was 75 years old, had been ailing for a year and no hope for his recovery was held out- On Saturday night shortly after 10 o'clock he died. His wife who is elghf months older than he, was well and healthy up to .ke hour of her,, hucrband'sf death. Over come by grief she lay down and within twenty minutes was aeaa. iney were married more than fifty years and their married life was said to have ben exemplary. l hey were closely related to the Webers, of Weber wagon fame, and nave a jiosi oi irienos. they were among the first setlers of Northfield, having lived there for sixty-three years. it THEY DID IT TOO" Charles Yaeger Declares He Was Not the Only Person Who Treated Jurors. Charles Yeager, one of the defend ants in the L.lnsele assault and battery case, in which his wife was convicted and fined $10 and costs, called up The Times this morning in regard to tho charge that he treated six of the jurors selected to try the assault case in which he was defendant, during the time that they were dismissed for supper and that this might have had something to do with the rendering of the verdict of acquittal. He declares that he was not the only one who did the treating but charges that the attorneys for the plaintiff also treated the jurors at the same time that he did. To this charge the McAleer brothers pleaded not guilty and said that they had at no time done anything that would have tendered to influence the jury in a , verdict. Furthermore they had dismissed in challenge. Jurors whom they thought would be influenced by the drinks served them at Mr. Yeager's expense. They did not, however, excuse all of the jurors treated, because they thought that several of the men would not change their verdict because of having been favored by the defense. TOMORROW A HOLIDAY Announcement to the catholics of Chicago that they are included in the universal dispensation permitting them to eat meat tomorrow, granted by Pope Pius X., was made today by Chancellor Dunne of the archdiocese. The notification was received in Chicago too late to be announced by the pastors of the various churches at the Sunday services and the chancellor will not attempt to tell the different congregations except through the press. The reason for the special dispensation is that today, the vigil of All Saints, is one of fasting and abstinence and that tomorrow, being one of the great festivals of the church, should not be made a day of pennance and self-denial. Through this dispensation the feast of All Saints is now accorded the same privilege as is the feast of Christmas, when it falls on Friday, as It is also preceded by a day of fast. Times' Want Ads Always Urine ResnJia

Donahey in Cleveland Plain Dealer.

LOCAL G Money Stringency Not Felt in Calumet Region Where Clearing House Certifi cates Are umaiown ana Checks Paid in Cash. INDIANA HARBOR BANKS PAID 70,000 YESTERDA This m the Coin of the Realm Wil Have Paid $29,000 More Before Tomorrow Night Financial Insti tutions Absolutely Safe Bankers Are United in This Claim. Keports from all sections of the Calumet region indicate that the banks are in perfectly sound condition am are sua prospering. further more they are paying all of the notes cash and are not compelled to even use clearing house certificates as is the case with most of the institutions in Chicago. Not the least bit of trouble has been encountered by any of the banks and judging by the present outlook and conditions there is none in sight. The sentiment that seems to ring throughout the community Is of perfect confidence in the banks and the absolute safety of the deposits. In South Chicago there are but two banks that utilize the clearing house certificate and these use them only when they feel that the depositor is drawing his money through fear rather than necessity. Otherwise they do not hesitate to pay everything in ensh. A Lake County Times reporter interviewed every bank cashier in South Chicago and they were uniformly optimistic as to the conditions. They condemned in a unit any report that may have arisen which would cause the depositors to become alarmed. It was announced last night however, lhat the salaries of the police and the firemen will not be paid to them in whole, but that they will receive 20 per cent of the amount in cash at the present time and vouchers for the remainder. This Is owing to the general stringency in the money market and has nothing to do with any individual bank. In Indiana Harbor the Indiana Har bor State bank paid yesterday $70,000 in cash to the employes of the Inland Steel company, on their pay checks todav they will pay $17,000 in cash to the employes of the American Steel Foundry company and tomorrow they will pay $12,000 in cash to the employes of the Standard Forging company. This would indicate that there is not even a money stringency in this section of the region and that the bank has not been effected In the least degree by the restlessness or the financial situation. In the Calumet region the least of the troubles of the public at the present time is to know that their money is absolutely safe. AflLL ASSIST MERCHANT Gary, Oct. 31. (Special) Friends of Gondolfo Dl Maggio, the unfortunate shoe dealer whose stock of goods was burned out during the fire on October 22, have come to his support and collected enough money in order to start him i business anew. Di Maggio's place was located on Broadway and the Calumet river. His new place will be located oa Eleventh street-

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BOOSTERS BANQUET

MUK SUCCESS East Chicagoans and Harborites Do Full Justice to Good Cheer.

REMAINS UNTIL 3 O'CLOCKlMAHS FACE BADLY BURKED

Harry Lemon in Whose Honor Spread Was Given, Proves Popular Guest. Indiana Harbor. Oct. 31. (Special) The boosters banquet which was held last evening at Eislers' restaurant was literally a howling success and it was three o'clock in the morning before the forty-five banqueters exhausted them selves In their praise of the cities which are their homes. There may have been anxious wives waiting for the return of their husbands and there may have been a great many explanations made for late home comings but it was all worth while and East Chicago and Indiana Harbor will undoubtedly benefit by the affair. Harry Lemon, in whose honor the celebration was given proved himself an exceedingly popular guest of honor and helped to dispel the feeling of good fellowship that was so in evidence everywhere. The menu was splendidly arranged and the banquet was a wonder according to the testimony of all of those present. It was as fol'ows: Lynhaven ay oysters, clam bullion, sweet breads with mushrooms, turkey and cranberry sauce, asparagus on toast and rench peas, lobster salad, cucumber salad and olives, lettuce, radishes, celery, Koquefort cheese, coffee, Limburger cheese, ice cream, Rhine wine. tokay. Sherry, port,- "amshead rye, Centlever beer, "booster cigars. There were many toasts responded to during the evening. Those by Judge Hembroff and Abe Ottenheimer were loudly cheered and all of the talks were good. GIRL UGH ARRAIGNED Little Anna Jensick of Ilobertsdale, the 12-year-old miss who has made a record for petty larceny and whose depredations in the department store at South-Chicago created -sensation, was brought to the city court at Hammond this morning where she was given a hearing before Judge McMahon on a charge of stealing $1.20 from a bank In the Franklin school. The little girl seemed to be thoroughly penitent and Judge McMahon, after giving her a severe talking to in which he pictured the penitentiary and the reform school, continued the case for thirty days and in the meantime she will be sent to another school. Her mother Is a Roman Catholic and her father a Presbyterian, and It was decided In court this morning to send the girl to a parochial school and give her a chance to mend her ways.

Terrific Concussion Wrecks Office of Toleston Lumber Company Thieves Frightened Away Vitht out Loot Are Evidently Expert.

(Special to Lake County Time.) Toleston, Ind.. pet. 31. Cracksmen entered the office of the Toleston Lumber company early this morning, between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock, cracked the safe and wrecked the interior of the building The men are at large, having made their getaway before the burglary was learned of and also before they could take the contents of the safe. From the preparation that they made for the explosion it seems that they are old hands. They closed every crack on the safe with soap with the exception of a little opening on top, into which they poured nitro-glycerlne. They also covered the safe with a blanket and fired the fuse. After the explosion, using a maul and other tools which they had evidently stolen from a tool house along the Michigan Central tracks, they began to demolish the inner door of the safe, which was not opened by the explosion. It seems that while engaged In the last undertaking that they became frightened and abandoned the job. The interior of the office was found to be a complete wreck this morning, pieces of the safe door were strewn about the room, chairs and desks were broken, while on the floor not far away from the wrecked safe was found a small bottle containing a little nitroglycerine. The bottle carried the name of Dr. Martin. J. D. Bader, president of the roleston Lumber company, sent to Cricago for a safe expert who could opa.the strong box. According to Mr. ,-ader there was only $30 In the safe last . chsht. and as the Inner door Is etlll

THROWS PET DOB . ATJS SPOUSE Mrs. Nicholas Costello Retaliates by Hurling Bottle of Acid at Husband.

Police Are Called and Nick is Arrested Charged With Assault and Battery. Gary, Oct. for Nicholas tractor here, a black and that when lu 31. Special. It was If ft Costello, a grading canto discover a new us for tan dog. Nich has found comes home in nn Intox icated condition and hU wife Insists on naving me iai worn, mat me pet mg thrown at her with full force serve! as the best argument to quiet her. Nicholas also takes handily to chairs and water buckets as missiles to be aimed at the head of his better half. After Costello had thought out tha rules and regulations of the new game and after he had taken considerable courage in liquid form he came home last night and tried it on his wife. One of the principles of the game is to grab the first thing possible and throw it before the opponent can go through the same maneuver. The handiest tiling for the man loaded with courage was a chair, and next came a wnter bucket. The black and tan dog was next in order. Mrs. Costello fled into another room and tho first thing that came within her reach was a imttle. She aimed It at the faithless Nicholas, the cork flew out and the contents, carbolic acid, flew in ills face. His eye was injured and his face badly burned. The woman next appealed to the police for help with the result that Costdlo was arrested on the charge of nsiault and battery. The couple has lived together for seven years. BANQUET 15 POSPOiEO ,Gary, Oct. 31. (Special) The Gary Commercial club's banquet to Governor J. Frank Hanly, which was set fer November 19, has been postponed until November 25, owing to a request roada by ,th.e KQver&ar. Governor Hanly wrote to the club stating that he felt highly honored in being invited as a guest but that owing to previous appointments he was unable to attend. He suggested the 25th, as a proper time, which suggestion was gladly received by the business men and also the proprietor of the hotel in which the banquet is to be given, especially since he is desirous of adding a few finishing touches before the feast. i WKATIIKU InereamlfiK eloudine I ! tonight; ibowrm Friday; warmer. 0 locked It Is more than likely that th crooks did not secure the contents. The officials of Lake County have been notified, but it is thought that the safe crackers have returned to Chicago and are there hiding within their old haunts. WAITING FOR TOLESTON (Special to Lake County Times.) Gary. Ind., Oct. 31. It is confidently expected that the town board of Toleston will take action next Monday on the telephone matter and grant the franchise to the Chicago Telephon-j company, which already has a franchise in Gary. Both towns will be operated by one switchboard for local service, although Hammond will be established "as the main office for toll service. All towns in the Calumet region wishing to communicate with Gary, once the exchange is completed, will do so through Hammond, whiles Gary and Tolestor. will use the Hammond exchange for Chicago connections. The assurance that the Toleston town board wiil act on the matter next Monday is meeting with general satisfaction as telephone service ia comparatively as urgent in Toleston as la Gary. At present there Is only one telephone in Toleston, this being installed in Otto Borroan's place in the postoff.ee. The Chicago Telephone company h?.3 a gang of men now at work who ara i setting poles &V.-1 stringing wires.