Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 15, Hammond, Lake County, 6 July 1908 — Page 1

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Annual Toll of Fatalities And Casu alties in Lake County Counts up Shocking: Results

ONE KILLED; OiOYING Six Are Hurt in an Explosion When Sizzer Hits Powder Can and It Explodes. FATALITIES. 1 Gary Cedar Lake. 1 CASUALTIES. Hammond .....12 Whiting Ilobertsdnle 3 Gary 3 Crown Point 1 East Chicago 2 Indiana Harbor 1 Lowell 2 a. T - The t..Ho. Fourth ha, a.-ln passed Into history In Lake county leaving death and Injury In Its wake. All ords were beaten this year. The day after tne rourrn yr, cldents were reportea in ine ""- - umet region. This year thirty-three are reported two of them being fatal i Itles. A fatal stabbing at Gary, a selfinflicted death wound at Cedar lake and various other accidents all over the country bring the totnl beyond all pre'vlous records. It is found that most of the mishaps happened to foreigners, , who unacquainted with the use of the American explosive and the number of American children hurt was small. SIX HURT IX WEST HAMMOND. Six people were injured last. Saturday Jn West Hammond when the young men gathered on the prairie to give vent to their patriotism In celebration of Independence Day. The six people were injured while standing in a group around a sack of powder containing a pound of the explosive. In the crowd were boys of maturer age and school boys and the larger boys seeing that some acident might happen withdrew from the prairie at One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street and went to One Hundred and Fifty-sixth street. Soon the younger hero worshiper followed and it was there that the acident occurred. Mike Ruda, an eleven-year-old boy, one One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street was in the group and having a cracker In his possession that did not go off the first time he lighted it broke it in half and made a "squib" of it. The fiame of the "squib" shot directly Into the powder shack causing an explosion. Every one within a few feet of the powder was burned quite seriously. Ruda. who had touched off the "squib" was caught in the flame and was burned about the eye the face and head. BROTHER-IN-LAWS IM'RED. Samuel Sulinski. 17 years old and his brother-in-law. Adam Parkowski, 21 years old and married, were both burned about the hand, face, neck and the ankles. John Metakowskl, 3 years old of 104 One Hundred and Fifty-sixth street, was in the group being barefooted. His legs were burned to his knees. Peter Kaiser. 24 years old of 107 One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street, also in the crowd, was burned about the face and the left hand. William Matzlnskl. 21 years old. of 25 One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street, one of the onlookers was burned about the neck and the back of his head. Most of the boys had their clothes badly burned and were in danger of having them burned off their backs but one of them started a stmpede for a nearby water puddle and there they extinguished the flames. Taving extinguished the flames the victims march to Dr. Weis office for medical attendance. FATALLY SHOT WITH RIFLE. Cedar Lake, Ind. uly 6. (Special) John Wright of Chicago, who came out here Saturday to celebrate the Fourth, Is dying today as the result of an accidental shooting at the lake in which Wright himself inflicted the wound which will undoubtedly cause his death. Wright was mokeying with a twentytwo calibre rifle and it exploded In some mysterious way he cannot explain how but the bullet lodged in his groin. Dr. W. F. Houk of Crown Point was called to extract the bullet but after probing was unable to find it. Wright was put on the train and taken to the hospital in Chicago. He is 23 years of age and unmarried.. Q.IEER ACCIDENT ON OUTING. Whiting. Ind.. July 6. (Special) A party of residents living in the vicinity Df Fred street, decided they would

spend the FourtTI In a novel wav T,r

. . v . incvoii6 ..c,r luncnes. about four happy families left for Hessville, where they -pcm. a most pleasant dav The return home was made and when nearing their ut-siination one of the party remarked l"al lnev were very fortunate at not meeting with a single accident to mar their day's pleasure. They had spoken too soon, for when they were alighting from the vehicle, Mrs. Krause jumped out and broke her ankle. The lady was carried to her home and a physician called and the pleasant memories of the rest of the picnickers were blighted me accident which had befallen on of their number. HAD A AHnOW ESCAPE. Whiting, Ind.. July 6. (Special) On ly by the smallest margin did the fam ny or Charles Reno, 331 Fred street. escape accident last Saturday. The family was sitting at the dinner table when a bullet crashed throuerh the window, passing between Mrs. Reno and her daughter Anna, and lodged in line wall. The sender of the missile was Edwin wren of oj jnnn street, who is em n n t ployed as a driver for the Chicago Towl company. i Wren with a recklessness that borders

.on the criminal was engaged in shoot-

ha.bcio hi ma uiicK. yara, using an oia tin can for his target. One of the bullets went wild and struck into the Reno home. I W rpn n I t-v i t . 1.1 - rferVdo" make am. ReZ Vefused , tf. prosecute Mm althougn the famU -jwaS upset almost the entire day owing i . . f iiqiiui rM'din; mat. at last one of the family has had. Th noW - 0 . . . day Qf persons whQ wpre shooti bullets in their guns instead of blank cartridges. THREE AT ROBERTSDALE. Robertsdale. July 6. (Special.) Three foreigners met with Injury on the Fourth while celebrating the dayaccording to their own fashion. Xone of them were badly hurt, however, and fireworks and firecrackers were the means of bringing dlsasted unon the wounded. CRACKER IX HIS EYE. Whiting, Ind, July 6. (Special. George Bones, a 12-year-old boy living on Cleveland avenue, while walking through Robertsdale last Friday night was struck in the eye by a burning firecracker, which exploded as It struck his face. His eye was injured in the accident. The boy throwing the firecracker made his escape. The extent of the victim's injuries cannot be ascertained at this time. MIKE MAY SEE AGAIN. Whiting. Ind, July 6. (Special. Mike Popp, a single man boarding on Steiber street, permitted a firecracker to explode In his hand. Strangely enough the explosion caused a severe injury to his eye. It is doubtful at this time whether the organ can be saved on not. His hand was slightly injured. FOREIGNER HAS GOOD TIME. Whiting, Ind, July 6. (Special. Spain Tobrowlski, a foreigner, who has been in this country only five months, suffered the loss of both his thumbs, badly lacerated hanrls and an Injured face last Saturday when entering into the American spirit of celebration he heda a common cracker in his hand permitting it to explode. After being given the first medical aid by Dr. Doolittle, he was hurried to St. Margaret's hospital where he is being cared for now. Tobrowlski is in serious danger of blood poison. Tobrowlski is a single man and boarded on Schrage avenue. HAND BADIiY LACERATED. Whiting. Ind, July 6. (Special. Melvin Murley, eight years old. living on Fisehrupp avenue, held a giant firecracker in his hand last Saturday when it exploded. His hand was badly lacerated, but there seems to be no need of amputation at this time. JUDGE'S DAUGHTER HURT. The fourteon-ypnr-okl daughter of Judge Frank Prcst last Saturday while playing with a torpedo cane in her father's yard, suffered a burned hand when the bomb in the cane exploded without the girl being prepared for it. Her injuries, while not serious, are quite painful. THE WADDING WOULDN'T RAM. John Lie Witt, a 15-year-old boy living on the north slue, suffered a scI verely injured hand last Saturday when he tried to ram a wadding into the muzzle of his gun. The gun went oft while he was holding it in an awkward position. The boy was attended by Dr. Howatt. MINE EXPLODED. Pr. Sharklin was called to treat William Stevens, a 10-year-old boy who suffered a badly injured hand Saturday when a rowder mine exploded in his hand. The injury is slight. The lad lives on the north side and his praents think that he got off extremely lucky SHOT BOY COMPANION. Alex Broxt. a 14-year-old lad of 643 Sheffield avenue, while playing "Cowboy" with some of his boy friends, was accidentally shot in the face by Fred (Continued on peso 5.)

MOSS MYSTERY IS M SOLVED Missing Girl Found in Company With Hammond Man in South Bend. POLICE EVOLVE NEW THEORY Believe That Girl's Partner May Be Engaged in '"White Slave" Traffic. What Captain of Police Peter Austgen believes mny lead to the proof that n Hammond man is engaged In the "white slave trnfllc" was the arrest in South Bend of Ada Mma, the daughter of n well known and respected Pnllman man and William Powers, a Hammond photographer, after they had been traced to that citv from Hammond. t workday Ada Moss, who was employed in Marshall Field's store as a saleswoman, disappeared from home and could not be located by her parents until yesterday Her father learned from some of the girls in the store that she had gone to Hammond, Ind., with an unknown man and he at once saw Captain O'Brian and had two detectives detaied on the case. Couldn't Find Daughter. He came to Hammond himself but was unable to find any trace of his daughter. In the meantime the Hammond partner of Powers, in the photo- ! graph business on State street, saw the i story of the disappearance of the Moss igirl in The Times and seeing a woman in Hammond, in company with Powers, who answers to the description, he notified the police here. They learned that she had gone to South Eend and the father went there I in search of her. By a peculiar coincidence he met Powers himself and in formed him that he was in search of his daughter. Powers said that he was a detective and that he would help Mr. Moss to fnd his daughter. He took him around town until Moss became suspicious and had Powers arrested. Powers then confessed that he himself had seduced the old man's daughter. Girl Fonnd In South Bend. The girl was found In South Bend where she had been staying with Powers at the Nicholas hotel under the name of Mrs. R. O. Lee. Ada Moss and William Powers are both in jail in South Bend. Captain Austgen is of the opinion that it was Powers" plan to lead the father around town until he could slip away and tell the girl that her father was after her and give her a chance to get away. He was not as clever as he thought he was, however, and both he and the girl are now under arrest Austgen thinks that it was Powers' plan to continue his relations with the

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Hammond Doctor's Auto Meets With Bad Luck Near Dyer Yesterday. FIZZLE Why did Dr. II. C. Groman jump from his automobile yesterday leaving it to upset thus causing a wheel to be torn ofT nud causing other Internal injuries to the machine? The question Is but natural when the circumstances are learned. Pr. Groman and his bride of two weeks were stalled yesterday forenoon in their machine between Chicago Heights and Dyer. The physician having applied all the medical aid that he knew telephoned to the hospital, the Hammond garage and summoned another machine with instructions that the driver bring a rope along. The rope was intended to tote in Dr. Oroman's machine to Hammond. To lighten the burden in the injured machine Jos. Worland. the driver for the auto from the garage, suggested that Mrs. Groman sit in the rear seat of the garage machine and thus leave her husband to steer the machine in tow. After a few minor objections to his lonesome position tbf doctor consented to this arrangement. Everything went well until the party was near Lansing when the physician lost control of his machine which followed at the rate of twelve miles an hour. Suddenly the occupant let go of the steering wheel and hopped out of the machine, picking himself up by the roadside. Driverless the machine steered for itself and finally overturned breaking off one of the rear wheels. With the exception of his feelings Dr. Groman was uninjured. The wrecked machine was let out in the country and a wagon was sent for it from Hammond the party having finished the balance of the trip in the auto from the garage. Dr. Groman's machine is nearly ruined. girl for a time and then dispose of her in one of the Chicago resorts. It has been discovered that Powers has not a very good reputation in the neighborhood where he lives and what is secretly known at the police station leads to the "white slave theory." GOOD CHICAGO PROPERTY William V. Kelley, president of the American Sattl Foundries Company, and the "Big Xolse" at the Simplex, has bought the building and leasehold at the northwest corner of Madison and Market streets in Chicago for $100,000. Mr. Kelley bought the land at that place, fronting 194 feet on Madison street and 203 feet on the Chicago river, over two years ago, paying for It $390,000.

THE EAGLE SCREAM Thousands Go Out of Town to Enjoy Themselves Elsewhere.

RAIN MARS LOCAL FESTIVITIES Day In General Was Celebrated With Much Enjoyment Despite Threatening Weather. Hmmond celebrated the Fourth of July last Saturday with its customary zeal and enterprise. The weather man started to block the celebration earlier In the day and he did succeeed in putting a few nasty and uncalled for crimps in it. It looked bad in the afternoon, shortly before 1 o'clock. The W. R. C. had decked out Harrison Park in gala attire and people had begun to arrive in large numbers after the parade for the afternoon festivities at the park. The green sward was dotted with white dresses and save for a few refreshment stands there was absolutely no shelter for the crowds that assembled. With but little warning big black clouds began to scurry up out of the west and a few drops fell. The crowd began to scatter for the adjoining porches and trees and then the rain came down in torrents for about five minutes. The decorations were spoiled and many of the women in white were soaked. Fortunately the sun same out and dried things up in a hurry. Then the exercises and program of amusements were carried on. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon there were 2,000 people in the park and they were variously entertained. Lots Go Out of Town. Thousands of people went out of town to be entertained. The morning trains that went through the city east and west, were so crowded that it was impossible to get seats on them. The Kankakee River, Dyer, Cedar Lake, St. John, Crown Point. Kouts. Lowell, Miller Station. Indiana Harbor, Gary, and Chicago claimed hundreds of Hammond people on Saturday. In the evening many took advantage of the beautiful evening and went to Lake Front park and the Chicago amusement parks. A big crowd of i baseball fans went up in the after noon to see the ball games. Hundreds of householders in the city had private display of fireworks at their homes and some of the exhibitions in Homewood wer particularly fine. There was a picnic dance in Harrison Park in the evening which was a source of amusement for many. DEATH OF BABY GIRL. Tessie, the 9-months-old daughter of I Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kubla of the Standiard Steel Car district, died yesterday afI ter an illness of two weeks. The funeral took place this morning.

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Religious Fanatic Who Murdered Fred Koch of Hammond is Carressed in Court After Being Bound Over After Preliminary. LIGOfl JUBILANT IH HISJjAPPiNESS Witnesses Testify At Terre Haute Trial That Hammond Lad Was Shot While His Back Was Turned to Revival Convert Who Then Shot Him Dead. Roy Llgon, the 13-year-old murderer, recently converted In a religious revival nt Terre Haute, nnd the youth who shot and killed Fred Koch, son of Brr nard Koch, of Hummond in a cowardly manner, was placed on trial Inst Satur day for murder iu the criminal court at Terre Haute, nnd the preliminary hear Ing was productive of the most sensa tional results. MAKE MARKS OF THEMSELVES. The women and girl members of the United Brethren church, during whose revival Ligon was recently converted simply packed the court room. They brought flowers to the young murderer and they had all contributed toward buying him a handsome bible. The court room fairy swarmed with the feminine sex and they gave Llgon every attention they possibly could. WITJiESSES BLAME L.IGON. The testimony Introduced showed that Ligon had shot the Hammond boy in a most cowardly and un-called for manner. Ligon got on the witness stand and said that the Hammond boy had taunted him because he had Joined the church, and that he had struck Ligon first. "I did not shoot at him until he struck at me, said the murderer. In this he was not substantiated. Witnesses, however, took the stand and declared that Koch was moving away and had his back turned to Ligon when the later drew his revolver and fired at Koch. The Hammond boy fell In his tracks and died soon after. WOMEN KISS LIGON-. Ligon declared that the only regret he had was that "Koch, not being a Christian, had gone to hell." The murderer was bound over to the Vermillion county court for trial. As soon as the hearing was over, women and girls, despite the efforts of the officers of the court to prevent, crowded around Llgon and kissed and carressed him. The dastardly murderer was made a hero of. He was almost jubilant with happiness and the fanatical women who stood at his side, gave him the impression that he had done just right. HOTEL CHANGES HANDS John Glennon is Now Sole Proprietor of the Hotel Majestic. John Glennon of the firm of Glennon & Glennon, proprietors of Hotel Majestic, announces that he has bought out his brother's interest and will now take over the entire management of the hotel. Will Glennon, who retires will take a vacation of a month during which he will make a trip up Into Canada and will then go back toto the printing business in which he was formerly enI gs ged. The retirement of Will Glennon will rot make any difference in the management of the hotel and John Glennon will assume all the obligations and pay all of the bills. The deal has been hanging for about & month but was not made public until Glennon will miss him from Hammond and the patrons of the hotel are wellwishing John Glennon as he assumes added responsibilities STRUCK ON HEAD WITH BRICK. One of the results of the too strenuous celebrating of the Fourth was a fight In which Loyd Keys was struck on the head with a brick by a Pole who is known by the name "Tony." The fight occurred on North Hohman street.

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Biggest Celebration Pulled Off in Lake County Takes Place Saturday at Indiana Harbor and Verdict isUnanimous. FIFTEEN THOUSAND SEETHE GAMES Parade and Exercises Are Splendid and Entire Day Is Marred By But Few Small Mishaps, Which Ar Reported as Not Very Serious at This Time. Indiana Harbor, Ind., July 6. (Special.) Probably the liveliest spot In Lake county on the glorious Fourth was Indiana Harbor. Fully 13,000 visitors from outsida towns and cities thronged the business thoroughfares nnd these, together with the Harborites themselves, caused a veritable rrudli to witness the sports that had been arranged to furnish amusement for the occasion. The people poured into the Harbor all day long. Every train brought a load of visitors and the single street car which plies between Indiana Harbor and East Chicago was loaded to the guards on every trip and was put under extra speed in order that not a moment might be lost, thus succeeding: in making a number of extra trips. East Chicago turned on en masse to witness the various events and there was not a moment from early ;t b.e morning until near midnight when there was not something worth while, doing. Parade n Feature. The festivities began with a splendid parade in the morning In which every society of any prominence turned out. Many merchants provided floats which added a spectacular feature to the event and the pageant was witnessed by thousands of outsiders and practically all of the Harbor folk. The parade and the speaking occupied the morning and in the afternoon there was a program of races and contests which kept the crowd moving from one business section of the city to the other and kept up the excitement so that there was not a dull moment for any one. The booster badges were much In evidence and the booster spirit pervaded the very air. Every member of the enterprising club seemed to take upon hlmslf to a certain degree a personal responsibility for the success of the day. It mattered not whether he was a member of the "committee' or not. All that was needed was that he be a booster and he got out with his badge and boosted. 'o Serious Accidents. There was not a serious casualty1, during the entire day. A number of minor accidents and mishaps lent zest to the occasion and furnished excite- ! ment for the throng which like all crowds, was thirsting for thrills. Fred Ramsey, one. of the riders In . the bicycle race, struck Owen Bevans, the young eon of John Bevans, of Grapevine street and both parties to the collision were somewhat bruised and scratched but not seriously hurt, i Ramsey lit on his shoulder and at first it was thought he had sustained a' sprain but this was latd disclaimed. W. Pleis, who participated in many of the races, was overcome by hU etr tlon and collapsed at the close of Hit potato race, but recovered soon after sufficiently to walk into a store on Michigan avenue where the proper restoratives made his recovery complete. Paul Kubick fll out of the Joseph Junk Brewing company's float during the parade and lit on his head and j shoulders, sustaining some painful but not serious bruises and scratches. "The Kasler," who was chairman of the committee in charge of the day, did not escape without his share of bodily harm. The kaiser, who was omnipresent, undertook to ease up D. Saunders as he crossed the'tape In the men's race and the result was that both men found themselves skidding across the pavement, the kaiser sliding a few yards on his face with the result that when he picked himself up several of his facial features were considerably worse for wear. Brings l"p I'nder Horses' Hoofs. The kaiser might have been sliding yet but for the present of W. W. Moberly, one of the marshals of the day who sat astride of his noble charger, about fifteen feet from the tape, when Saunders and the kaiser brought up among the charger's legs, the impact all but knocking the animal down, but with a look of mingled reproach and surprise he recovered his footing and (Continued on page 5.)