Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 52, Hammond, Lake County, 18 August 1908 — Page 1

EVENING EDITION UNTY" TIM Generally (air with moderate temperature tonight and Wednesday. yol. m. no. 52. HAMMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1908. , ONE CENT PER COPY.,

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LAKE

POLICE

HELD UP Attorney Beck of Gary in Criminal Suit Sums Up His Case by Venomous Attack on Gary Police and All City Officials. GALLS 1HE POLICE Sensational Graft Charges Fall Flat in Judge Fitzgerald's Court Last Evening After Two Days' Trial and Julius Solomon Is Found Guilty. Sensation after sensation followed each other yesterday In the Gary graft ease. The Julias Solomon provocation ease was completed yesterday after a trial of two fall days, and In a sweeping decision, rendered two minutes after the arguments were In, Judge Patrick Fitzgerald found Solomon guilty of provocation, found that there was no truth In the charges of extortion made against Officer Jnrlc, and that the city officials were guiltless of being Implicated In the crooked work which was dragged into the provocation cane from Its Inception. Calls Them Legal Prostitutes. In a most venomous and slandering lummary, Attorney N. A. Beck concluded his case by . calling Attorneys Harris and Bretsch legal prostitutes, human vultures, and that they were using the "weak-minded" police of Gary as a means of procuring exorbitant fees from clients which the police department helped them to secure. He implicated nearly every city official In the plot to secure graft through Harris & Bretsch as an intermediary, and particularly denounced and slandered the mayor of Gary and the prosecuting attorney. Hnrled Accusations at Judge. The words were hurled at the justice in an evident attempt to satisfy the attorney's own personal animosity. In the last phases of the case it was evident that it was going against the defense at every angle, and Mr. Beck therefore took advantage of his opportunity to cut and rip on every side of him, until many of the most prominent men in the city were implicated in the various charges of graft. The arguments were heard by a crowded courtroom, the most of whom were again lawyers. The evidence was summed up by Attorneys Hodges and Curtiss for the prosecution and Renollett and Beck for the defense. The arguments took up more than an hour's time, but as they were sensational tn the txereme, the crowds being held by the charges made in the argument. Files Appeal Bond. Immediately upon the decision of Continued on page 5.

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HISTORICAL RESUME

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How an Infant Show Has Grown Steadily Until It Has Become One of the Biggest in the Entire State.

Special to The Times Crown Point, Ind., Aug. 18. On the eve of the fiftieth annual meeting of the Lake County Agricultural society and the holding of the Golden Jubilee fair at the fair grounds in Crown Point a historical resume of the society, to show Lake county people who attend the great, celebration this year how a lusty young infant brought into the world by hands of those who have long since departed this sphere, has grown to the present proportions. As early as the year 1839 the county commissioners ordered a meeting held at the court house for the purpose of organizing an agricultural society. About 20 citizens assembled at that time, and an organization was effected with Solon Robinson, Lake county's earliest settler, as one of the prime movers. However, at this early stage of the county's development It was not deemed expedient to hold the fair, and

EX-GQV. DURBII1 TO OPENCAlflPAlGN

Republicans Will Start Ball a Rolling in Lake County Next Week, WILL MAKE 18 SPEECHES Whirlwind Tour of Lake County Will Begin Next Monday at Hessville. The republican campaign In this county will open Monday, August 24, when "Wlnfield T. Durbin, ex-governor of Indiana, and Fremont Goodwine will make a speech-making tour over the entire county and will speak in every city and village in it. These two distinguished gentlemen have set a schedule which will be of Rooseveltian strenuosity and by the time they are through with their Lake county campaign there will be very few people in the county who will not have had the oportunity to hear them. Are Great Campaigners. Both Durbin and Goodwine are great campaigners and they are sure to arouse enthusiasm wherever they go. Goodwine was given a tremendous outburst of applause when at the district convention he was greeted as the district's choice for the nomination of lieutenant governor. Mr. Goodwine is the only tenth district man who was given a place on the state ticket, and consequently republicans over the county will give him the recognition this honor deserves. The red lights will soon be burning. The torches and the speaking will begin. The marching of the voters and the carrying of signs will proclaim the strength of the various parties, for the national campaign will soon be on. Schedule Is Arranged. The following is the schedule which has been arranged by County Chair man F. Richard Schaaf. He will ac company the speaking party all over the county, and when he returns he expects to know a thing or two about republican prospects in Lake county. August 24, 1908. Leave Hammond oa, the,. mornlng of the 24th. arriving at Hessville at 10:30 a. m. for a meeting. From Hessville to Highlands, stopping there at 11:30 a. m. Due at Griffith at 12:30. The next stop is Crown Point, where a meeting will be held in the courthouse at 2:30 p. m. From Crown Point the next meeting place is Loweir, where the meetlno- will be at 7:30 p. m. Re main all night at Lowell. August 25, 1903. Leave Lowell for Cedar Lake, due there at 10:30 a. m. The next meeting place is St. John, where they are to meet at 11:30. Dyer will be reached at 12 noon. From Dyer leave, for Munster, where a meeting is at 2:30 p. m. They are then due at "Whiting in the afternoon at 4:80 o'clock. In the evening a meeting will be held at the headquarters in Hammond at 7:30 o'clock. Remain all night at Ham mond. August 26, lftOS. Leave for Toleston, due there at 10 a. m. Arrive at n;ast cnicago ai z:ou p. m. Leave for Indiana Harbor where an evening meeting will be held at 7:30 o'clock. August 27, 1908. Due at MerriUville at 10:30 a. m. From MerriUville leave for Hobart, where they meet at noon. Lake Station and Aetna will be reached at 2:30 and 3:30, respectively. At the Gary hotel in Gary an evening meeting will be held at 8 p. m. Remain in Gary all night. IHE BIG FAIR the movement was dropped to be taken up from time to time. Started in 1851. The first real organization of that body known as the Lake County Agricultural society was effected at the court house on Aug. 27, 1851. with the following officers: William Clark, president, Dr. Harvey Pettibone, secretary. This meeting adjourned until the following week when the permanent officers of the society were elected, cosistlng of President Harvey Ball, Vice Piesident William Clark, Secretary Joseph Smith, Treasurer John W. Denwiddie. and the directors, Henry Well's, A D. Foster, M. Piercey, H. Keilman, A. Humphreys and Wm. Sykes. No fair was held on this year on account of the financial conditions of the society. The first four, on the following year was held at the court house, and the following account of this first (Continued oa page S.

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it KID" BOLLIfl GOMES TO GRIEF AT GARY Comes Near Having a Little Springfield Trouble of Its Own. Gary came very near having a little Springfield trouble of Its town yesterday when a negro by the name of "Kid" Boolln, an employe of the United States Steel company, entered the clothing store of Harry Caplan on Broadway, yesterday, donned an entire outfit of clothing, selected a suitcase, packed his old clothes in it, took a gold watch and other Jewelry, demanded $5 from the merchant and when it was refused knocTced him to the floor and then ran from the store. As soon as Harry Caplan could get to his feet he ran to the door and in formed the citizens in the vicinity of the bold robbery and the attack to which he had been subjected. It was not long before there were 150 citizens who were giving chase to the fleeing negro. The capture of the black was finally effected and he was taken to the police station. He Had a Narrow Escape. Here there were some threats of a lynching and talk of setting the jail, which contained the negro, on fire. The negro barely escaped a beating in spite of the fact that he was under the protection of the police and for a time there was an Intense anti-negro feeling in the city. The Gary police declared, however, that they would take extreme measures to prtect the life of the prisoner and so the crowd did not go any farther than to make threats. The white business men of Gary have ; repeatedly pointed out the fact that Gary is invaded with a vicious class !of negroes from the Thirty-first street ! district in Chicago, and opinion is fre quently expressed that some steps should be taken to prevent this becoming a permanent factor in the city's i population. Some of the murders and many other of the worst crimes with which the Gary police have had to deal, have been attributed to the Gary negro. S (Special to The Times). Springfield, 111., Aug. 18. Edson Taylor, better known as ,-Rex" or ''Spike" or "Red" Taylor, formerly a Times reporter In Hammond and South Chicago, with his home in Lowell, but now on duty with Company C, First Infantry I. N. G., yesterday took a leading part with his company in breaking up a mob of three hundred rioters at Springfield. 'Rex," being one of the biggest men in his company, stood in the front line of his company and it was his bayonet that prodded the ringleader in the back until he yelled for mercy. Once, while on sentinel duty, some one of the mobbers hurled a brick and struck the gallant guard In the back. Being himself a brick, it takes more of a brick to put him out of commission, and with the exception of looking whence the missile came from he paid little attention to the attack.

COUNTRY

HONOR

BOSTON OFFICE, WHERE FINANCE IS BEING REVIVED.

Thomas TV. Lawson, the stock plunderer

his fight in Wall street by the use of hundreds of thousands of dollars in newspaper advertising. This photograph was taken a few days ago and shows the daring financier in his State street office, Boston, surrounded by telephones and ticker tape. It is from this room that he directs his vast operations in Wall street.

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Democratic Friends of Thos. R. Marshall Speculate on His Position Toward County Option if He Was Elected and Bill Passed. WOULD NOT VITIATE THE REMONSTRANCE Politics Down State Show That Both Republicans and Democrats Are Getting Ready to Force the Issues for the Coming Campaign Throughout the State . (Special to The Times.) Indianapolis, An sr. 1S Democratic friends of Thomas It. Marshall, who are in a position to know, say thnt those republicans, ho are speculating on Marshall's prospective position townrd a county option bill should he be elected governor and should such a bill reach him for his slenatnre, are worry, ins unnecessarily this hot wfnfhcr Inasmuch, they explain, ns Marshall has already Indicated clearly that he would unhesitatingly sign such n bill. These friends of the democratic candidate for governor point back to his Richmond speech, delivered last June, in which in a general way he discussed the theory and practice of government by people. In this speech he pointpd out that there are three separate, distinct and co-ordinate branches of government the executive, legislative and judicial, and he gave it as his unqualified opinion that each separate branch should be kept distinct and co-ordinate just as the framers of the constitution contemplated. AVhat Marshall nlI. The candidate went out of his way to declare that one branch should not seek to usurp the functions of another and incidentally he opined that a governor should not seek to control the legislature or to thwart the legislative will. The veto power, he pointed out, is sacred and is to be used only with discretion and moderation. He explained that a governor should veto a mesaure thought by him to be unconstitutional or vicious, or a bill passed (Continued on page 7.

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and foe of "the system," is reviving IS APPpiNJEDALDERMAN Whiting City Council Meets Last Night and Fills Vacancy. (Special to Times.) Whiting, Aug. 19. C. A. Hellwig, was last night appointed as councilman of the second ward to succeed George Hornecker, who has left Whiting, This adds another burden, although a welcome one, onto the shoulders of the man who already is the fire chief, also an undertaker, and doing a livery business and also some draying. In the race for the appointment were David Tanner, a Standard Oil man, Anthon Noeller, an ex-alderman, and at present a saloonkeeper, and Pante Haralovich, who Is also a saloon keeper. Whiting's tax levy for the next year will be 60 cents on the hundred dollars for municipal purposes, this despite the fact that a levy of 20 cents has been made for park purposes owing to the recent purchases. With this figure for municipal taxes Whiting is easily the lowest taxed town in the state and even with the low taxes there is a goodly surplus in the treasury. The levies are distributed as follows: For general fund 25 Electric light purposes 10 Xew park bonds 20 Fark fund 05 Total 60 The residents along One Hundred and Nineteenth street are up in the air and violently protesting about the condition of the streets and the negligent manner in which the Gary Construction Company is proceeding to complete the work. At the session last night, the council got into communication with T. E. Knotts, who represents the Gary Construction Company with the result that Mr. Knotts promised to be in Whiting this evening to meet the administration at an adjourned meeting at 7:30. BODY IS RECOVERED The body of Walter Meyer, the 16-year-old son of Phillip Meyer of Chicago, who was drowned in the Calumet river at Riverdale Sunday morning, was recovered from the river yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock. Scores of people from Chicago and Riverdale, among them the parents of the unfortunate boy, stood on the bank of the river as the searching party continued its work. The work was carried on from a boat from which a seining net was dropped into the water. The body was recovered in almost the same spot where he disappeared. It had been in the water since Sunday morning at 6 o'clock. The remains were taken to Neldow's morgue In Dolton, where the inquest was held this morning. This afternoon they were shipped to Chicago to his home, from where the funeral will be held tomorow. Interment will take place at Greenwood cemetery. The deceased Is a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Kunzman of this city.

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LAURA FAY'S SIGiESS

DISAPPOINTS

FRIENDS

Hammond Horse Will Only Be Entered in One Race at Fair This Week. FAST HORSES IN THE RAGES A. Gavit and W. H. Gostlin of Hammond Will Act as Two of the Judges. Much to the disapointment of the many admirers ot Laura fay, w. j. McAleer's pacing mare, she will race in only one of the races at the county fair that of Friday in the 2:25 pace. She has been entered in the 3:00 pace for tomorrow and the 2:19 for Thurs day but owing to her codition she has to be withdrawn. Her owners says that this is due to the change in water that has been given her in Crown Point. Aside from Laura Fay, the races this week will have other popular horses which have been on the Crown Point track before and which come back as old acquaintances. Week Vnequnled In History. Never before in the history of the Lake County Fair has it offered such large purses, consequently every race is filled with some of the fastest horses in the middle west. The three minute trot has ten en tries with some horses in it, who it is said, are capable of trottig better than 20. The 35 pace comes next with nine entries, and it is said a number of the horses In the pace can make 2:12 required. Thursday's races has the 2:28 trot with nine entries, some of which are very last. mere is aiso me n pace on Thursday with ten entries and number of the horses can pace around 2:12. The 18 trot has three entries. All of the horses in it are well known and very fast. Friday a "Hum Dinger." Friday's program, using the words of a street urchin, Is a "hum dinger. There are horses named in the 25 pace who have been miles In 2:08. It will be very hotly contested. Hammond has one horse belonging to W. J. McAleer which will undoubtedly be a factorin this race. . On the same day the 2:20 trot has a number of very fast horses in It. One of the features of Friday is the 2:12 pace. Such horses as "The Bankrupt 2:16, Miss Belle Roberson, 2:13 made on the Crown Point track which is the record thereof. "Gold Coin 2:16'i: "Tatters," 2:11, and "Frank Kellar," 2:12. Will Try for Track Record. There is also a special on Friday when C. Robinson will endeavor with his wonderful horse, R. F. D., with mark of 2:051i. to break the track record of 2:13. R. F. D. will undoubt edlv break this record and horsemen predict that he will hang up a mark in Crown Point better than 2:10. The management has used every effort to make the racing program the best that Crown Point has ever had, and it undoubtedly will be, because there is now stabled at Crown Point more than seventy of the best horses in the country ready to fight for the money. The Judges. J. A. Gavit of Hammond, William Gostlin of Hammond and James Malone of Valparaiso, are the judges, while O. W. Hill of Hammond, Dr. Rice of Hebron, and Molenix of Hebron are time-keepers. The other features of the fair excell anything in its history of fifty years and any person who possesses a drop of racing blood who 'fails to attend the races on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week, will miss something that they will be sorry for. TWENTY SIXTH VICTIM Treacherous Calumet Adds Another to the Already Long List. Drownings this Season The treacherous wters of the 2 Calumet river yesterday claimed another victim. In the person of Mrs. Peter Nelson, a woman 56 years old. who lives at 529 One Hundred and Thirty-sixth street. The accident happened at One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street, only a block away from Mrs. Nelson's hame. The woman was walking aiong the banks of the river when she accidentally fell Into the water. She herself was helpless, but the accident was witnessed by George Carboyle, 321 West Jackson street, who was some distance away and who ran to her assistance. Hard as he tried upon reaching the spot he was unable to help her and he had to go back for a boat. He rowed to the place where he had last seen the woman and when she came to the surface, after a long time, he took her to the shore. She was taken to her home, where the inquest will be hold by Coroner Hoffman.

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HER DEATH Tragic Suicide of Mother in Hammond Because of Her Boy's Waywardness and Father's Refusal to Stand For His Condcut. MRS. AIJIJIE HANSEN DRINKS EHM. POISON Victim of Her Own Rash Act Writes Postal Cards to Friends and Takes Lysol and Chloroform, Dying later at St. Margaret's Hospital Suffered Terribly. A pitiable suicide took place here last night. Annie Hansen, the wife of Henry Hansen, residing in 663 May street, sat in a ehalr near the window In her home and took a quantity of I vsnl anH made sure of suielde by taking a large quantity of chloroform. Doctors work ed over her from six o'clock last night until nine-thirty this fornlng when she died in terrible agony. That the suicide was long premldlfated Is shown by the fact that she purchased several postal cards and a quantity of writing paper with a black borderland wrote a number of letters to her immediate relatives and to her friends.. These were stacked up on the table near her when she took the fatal potions. FAMILY THOtBLES THE CfSE. ..The reason for her suicide Is understood to be some trouble which she had with Henry Hansen, her second husband, ' and his inability to get along with her own son Tony Appleton. Last evening at about 5:30 p. m. when Loring Sheffield, a next door neighbor was sitting in the swing he noticed Mrs. Hansen in the window oC her own home. Finally she called to him and said that she had Just taken a quantity ot poison and was soon to die. Loring Sheffield at once told his father, J. P. Sheffield and he and a neighbor, George E. Arter, opened the door of the house and found Mrs. Hansen unconscious. A physician was at once called and Dr. Chidlaw and Dr. Graham responded. They at once took the case in hand and did all they could to relieve the woman, of the poison she had taken. After working over her for several hours she was taken to the hospital at 12 o'clock. Her husband and her son were called to her bedside and. spent most of the night with her. SUFFERINGS WERE TERRIBLE. During the night Mrs. Hansen regained consciousness and recognized those about her but her suffering was terrible. It was thought for a time that she might recover but this morning she she took a turn for the worsj and died at 9:30. It is understood that Mrs. Annie Hansen went down town In the afternoon and it is believed that she bought the poison then with the idea of ending her life later In the day. Mrs. Hansen's former husband was Mr. Appleton but he was killed while riding a bicycle in the old country. She has been married to Mr. Hansen for several years. Henry Hansen is now a driver on S brewery wagon and is said to be an industrious and hard working man. Tony Appleton has not been doing anything for some time and recently was compelled to marry a Hammond girl. TOOK HER BOY'S PART. It is understood that Mrs. Hansen took her son's part and that Mr. Hansen upbraided him. This caused a great deal of trouble In th family and lis said to have ben one of the causes for Mrs. Hansen's suicide. The pile of letters and postal cards have not yet been translated and probiab!y contain the reasons for Mrs. Han sen's suicide. Last night the cries and moans of the suicide were heard all over the neighborhood and it was finally thought advisable to remove her to the hospital. It is understood that Mrs. Hansen, made a confession just before her death in which she said that she bought the poison on the excuse that she wanted it to kill her dog and then took? it herself with suicidal intent. The body was removed from the hospital to Stewart's undertaking establishment where it will be held until the Inquest of over this afternoon. NOTICE! Special meeting of Teamsters' Locat No. 352, on Saturday night, Aug. 22 at Roth's hall. State street, at 8 p. m. Business of great importance to all teamsters, so get there. 18-7-4t THOS. HARLE. Secretary,