Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 77, Hammond, Lake County, 17 September 1908 — Page 8

THE TIMES.

Thursday, Sept, 17, 1908.

Ill OF 1 DARING ROBBER!1

The Calumet Auxilliary To The Chicago Draniage Canal.

Mrs. D. M. Brown of Indiana Harbor Attacked in Mystifying Chain of Robberies That Are Taking Place in Calumet Region.

GETS AWAY WITH $105 If GASH

t Hold-Up Takes Place in Broad Daylight and Highwayman Succeeds in Making a Bold Getaway and Police Have No Cine to His Identity. (Special to Thb Times). Indiana Harbor, Ind., Sept. IT. After knocking Mr. D. M. Brown aenseleaa with tbe handle of hi a revoWer, on unknown burglar raneacked her pocket- : book and made his eacape with 9105 tn caah and a pair of expenalTe trouaera owned by Mra. Brown'a nephew, Will, fun C. Brown, of thla city. The burglary and assault was one . of the most daring daylight robDeries !. ever recorded in this city. It took i place at the Brown home yesterday ! noon, shortly after Mrs. Brown returned from her morning shopping tour. On entering the front door, she proceeded to the upper part of the house and removed her jacket. She - then started to descend the stairs, , purse in hand, when she was rudely grasped by the wrist and told o hand over the pocketbook. Leveling a revolver at her forehead, she was told to give over the money without delay and not to utter a word. Threatena to Kill Her. "If you scream but once," the assailant declared, "I will blow your brains out with this revolver." He then dragged her to the foot of the stairs and she renewed her defensive at tacks. Striking her three times with the butt of the revolver, the unknown marauder left her lying on the parlor floor in a lethargic condition. It was several minutes before Mrs. Brown recovered to find that the house had been ransacked and her money stolen. Her nephew's trousers were stolen and his trunk opened by the intruder. A haul 'of $35 was his reward from this pro cedure and with the gain of $70 from Mrs. Brown's purse, he felt well re paid for his attack. The police were unable to find any clews to the man's identity or escape, although several laborers' camps were searched during the afternoon. "The man was rather tall and of slender build," said Mrs. Brown. "He wore a pair of blue overalls under Mr. Brown's brownish colored trousers, a light shirt and a dark slouch hat. He was also smooth-shaven and did not have the appearance of a foreigner." A further search of the house revealed a pillowcase nearly filled with the family silverware and articles of clothing. The police were notified immediately of the assault and Chief of Police Higgins and Officer Gorman handled the case. Mrs. Brown was on the verge of a collapse following her harrowing experience and somewhat regretfully displayed the three large bumps on her head caused by the burglar's revolver. Police departments of all the neighboring cities have been notified of the attack and a description furnished them of the daylight holdup man. COLGROVE VISITS GARY Michigan Congressman Had Appc ointment With Sen ator Hemeway. Gary was to have entertained two distinguished guests yesterday, but through some misfortune, one of them did not arrive. These were Senator llemenway of Indiana and Congressman P. T. Colgrove of Michigan. Neither of them intended to come to Gary on any special political mission, but mainly to see the city itself. Senator llemenway, who has been In this section of the state for several days, telegraphed late yesterday that he would arrive In Gary some time in the afternoon, and although a number of people met the train, he did not show up. The. guest who did arrive, however, was the congressman from Michigan, who was driven about the city together with the candidate for representative, Edward Wickey, of East Chicago. Beside seeing the town he was taken through the Indiana Steel mills which he proclaimed the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. Congressman Colgrove has property interests in this community "and takes a personal Interest in the welfare of the region. When you a overtime, yon mnat remember that yon have to reach m elaaa (hat haa the bnylBK nrooerJt-r. That's the elaaa THB TIMES reac!ie, TllwrWa me elaaa to that elaaa,

Tbla map la tbe flrat one which haa ever been made which givea the people of tbe Calumet region any conception of what the Calumet auxiliary to the Chi cago drainage canal. There haa been much written and aald about the proposition to construct a channel from the Calumet river at East Chicago's Improvement Association Will Take Steps Tomorrow in Lake Superior Court to Protect Injunction. GOLOflEL WALSH fBMSIHESS Hammond Lawyer Says They Will Fight Attempt To Purchase Furniture From Andrews Company After Superior Court Granted Injunction. East Chicago, Ind., Sept. 17. Redmond D. Walsh of East Chicago will have his attorney, D. J. Moran, in the injunction case against the City of East Chicago and its officers file an affidavit charging contempt of court of the officers of the City of East Chicago for violating the injunction. The original injunction in this case enjoined and restrained the city officers from proceeding further for the purpose of entering into, executing and carrying out any contract for the furnishing of said city hall with furniture and fixtures with the A. H. Andrews company, Macy company, Derby Desk company or Wollaeger company, as now pro posed and intended; said city and its said officers are further enjoined and restrained from entering into -any con tract for the purpose of furnishing furniture and furniture fixtures for the new city hall of East Chicago not in accordance with law, and upon due proceedings based upon plans, and specifications for said work, upon advertising for bids therefore, and upon bids accompanied by affidavits of the bidders showing good faith, competition and lack of collusion or fraud on their part, and withou due notice by advertising for proposals to do said work upon publication as prescribed bl law." But notwithstanding this fact these officers proceeded to attempt to contract with the A. H. Andrews company for $7,800 worth of furniture without proceeding to obey or comply with the court's order. Colonel Walsh and the Citizen's .association of East nicago mean Dusiness ana they ex1 Pect to camp on the trail of crooked clty officers.

GHAPiGE CONTEMPT OF COURT

Blue Island to the drainage cr.iial. The project aa flrat outlined would be almp-

ly to drain the territory in the vtcinIty at South Chicago, Indiana Harbor, Hammond and fiary, but C. W. Hotchkiss haa propoaed a step farther and he would include Michignn City in the aanitnry district. WATCH FOR RESULTS OF SPECIAL SESSION Gary Salookeepers Hope That Legislature Will Help Their Cause. ATTORNEYS STUDY QUESTION aaaaanaannaNBBMft Clarence Bretch Says It Is Hard To Make Prediction at This Time as to the Outcome. A question of vital Interest to the saloonkeepers of Gary is that of whether or not, if the local option law passes the legislature, it will annul the blanket remonstrance law which has recently swooped down with full force upon Gary. "They are also wondering whether or not, if it does annul the remonstrance law, it will affect the remonstrances which have already been filed and passed upon by the county. AttOrneya Study ftueation. Several attorneys it is understood, have been employed to look up the matter, since the calling of the special session by Governor Hanly, in which it is probable that' the local option law will be passed. As soon as the governor's action was announced the local saloonkeepers began to see a fay of hope. One of the attorneys who has been employed for this purpose, Clarence Bretsch, says that he is in a quandry to know how it would affect the remonstrance law as far as he has gone into the case, and is not yet prepared to make his report. Mr. Bretsch says, however, that almost everything will depend on the wording of the local option law which is- presented to the legislature. Depend I'pon Paragraph. If there is a pargraph inserted providing for the annulment of that act there will still be a question whether or not it will affect the remonstrances which have already been filed, unless there, is a special provision for such ci.ses in the bill. It may be possible that the remonstrance will be killed without any specific reference to it, because of confiictlon. This matter, it is understood, has been thoroughly thrashed out( in sev -eral meetings of the saloonkeepers' association and, desiring to find out at once what the passage of the local option law meant, the attorneys were employed to give their opinions. They feel, however, that if the local option law, with the county as a unit, does pass that their Interests in Lake county will be safeguarded in the future. Let a New Contract. A meeting of the trustees of the Swedish Lutheran church at 10135 Avenue L, was held last night for the purpose of letting the contract for a new steam heating plant for the church. All the trustees were present and much business pertaining to the chu.Mih. was transacted.

In order to accomplish it hi purpoae he would have a canal built along the

abore of the lake which would take up tbe aewage from Michigan City and all of the towna In the intervening terrltory and carry It through the canal to the drainage canal where it would be carried off to anlt water In the Gulf. FINE RESIDENCES TO ADORN GARY John Kirk, C. L. S. & E. Yardmaster, to Erect a Home Costing $7,500. SMITH AND BASER TO BUILD Whiting Real Estate Men Plan Hotel Other Prominent Garyites To Build Residences. Three fine new buildings are to be erected in Gary in the near future, two of them residences and one a hotel and restaurant, to be erected by the real estate firm of Smith & Bader of Whiting. These new buildings, in addition to those of the Gary Land company which were announced in The Times several days ago, will greatly augment the boom which seems to have struck Gary in the past two weeks. The residences are those of John Kirk, the yardmaster of the C, L S. & E. railroad, which is to be erected at a cost of $7,500, and that of William Luscombe, which will cost $4,500. The Kirk residence will be located on Jackson street, near Seventh avenue, and will be two stories, built of wood and plasted. The plans have not been entirely completed at the present time, but it is expected that they will be finished in a few days. The building will be one of the finest on the west side. The residence of Mr. Luscombe,' manager of the Gary Heat, Light & Water company, will be located at Seventh and Harrison streets, and will be frame, two stories in height. The plans are almost completed for this building. Another residence, which is about to be built, is that of J. M. McCormtck, which will be located at Sixth and Van Buren streets. This will be a two-story brick, and will be a very pretty residence. A FOREIGNER IS KURT Indiana Harbor, Ind., Sept. 17. (Spec ial) John Setas, a foreigner employed by the Inland Steel company, was badly burned by splashing metal at the mills yesterday morning. He was taken to his home on Michigan avenue in the company ambulance. Dr. J. A. Teegarden dressed the -wounds and reports that Setas is doing as well as could be expected. Setas Is employed at the open hearth mill and was engaged in scraping some metal at the time of the accldf nt. One of the huge ladles used In conveying the metal tipped over slightly' in some inexplicable manner,, throwig .the red hot semi-fluid onto the t naif-naked Setas. With a cry of pain-he dropped his tools and attempted; to escape further injury. He . fainted, however, and did not revice unll 1 s physician arrived at the scene. fris injuries were then given attention .'and save for several nasty scars on Iris chest and face, Setas will be able io return to work within three weeks.

An examination of the abore map Another effect would be the lowering There la no one thing which wnnli will abow how the propoaed auxiliary of the level of Lake Michigan aa aome give aueh an Impetus to the Calumet canal. If built from the preaent drain- of the englneera would any would be region aa au approved ayatera of drainage canal to Blue Inland, and the Calu- the effect It would flrat make dry land age.. ,ot only for the reason that the met river, were then dredged to Gary of acrea of march land and would dry region needa a gigantic aewer, but bewould drain the aewnge of the region up Calumet lake, Wolf Lake and Lake canae there are tbonaanda of acrea of

off and aa a reanlt the contaminated Calumet river would become a clear, beautifn stream. TWO IN JE INDICTED Crown Point Grand Jury Hears Evidence on Two Murder Cases. ; . . (Special to The Times). Crown Point, Ind., Sept. 17. The grand jury yesterday brought in an indictment against Walter O'Connell of Miller, who is charged with smothering his baby. O'Connell is the man who is alleged to have admitted that he was the father of the child and that he and Mrs. Paulson smothered it. Afterwards, on the advice of attorneys, they denied killing the child, and, refusing to admit that they were its parents, they refused to bury it. Nevertheless,- the evidence was- sufficient to warrant the grand Jury In bringing in an Indictment against O'Connell. George Welegan was also indicted for engaging in a stabbing affair in a restaurant at Gary. After bringing in these indictments the grand jury adjourned.

Will speak on the issues of the PRESIDENTIAL AND STATE CAMPAIGNS

ndiana Harbor,

George to an extent that would make them good harbora and make their ahorea available for factory ultra.

WAGON TONGUE RHUS YELLOW LINE GAR Albert Marsch, a teamster. Living at 9009 Ontario avenue, South Chicago, met with a serious accident yesterday evening when he ran his wagon into a Yellow Line car at Ninety-fifth street and Commercial avenue. Marsch was driving a team and was following closely upon a street car. No. 205, in charge of Conductor E. Sauer and Motorman M. O'Connor. The car came to a sudden stop and was pierced by the wagon tongue from the rear. The jhorses .fell to the ground and Marsch himself fell from the wagon, injuring his head and face very severely. He was removed to his home. SHOOTS VALUABLE DOG; IS FINED ONE CENT Whiting, Sept. 17. (Special) William Fuss of 324 Fred street, was fined 1 cent and cost this morning by Judge Jones for shooting the dog of H n

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marsh land which needa to be drained to mske them available for commercial purpurea.

Nicholas Reshan, a saloonkeeper, living at corner of White Oak avenue and One Hundred and Twenty-first street. Reshan now says that he will proceed to sue Fuss for the cost of the dog since it was a very valuable animal. The dog was a htuning hound and was running around the streets In the neighborhood of the Fuess residence. It was muzzled, however, and consequently harmless. NEW MARRIAGE LICENSES. Harry D. Alyea. Lowell; Nellie M. Castle, Lowell. Wm. C. Story, Chicago; Gladys M. Beers, Chicago. John S. Orman, Hammond; Evea M. Payne, Hammond. Leonards Mlrabello, Gary; Antonla Martroionnl, Gary. Julius Sherr, Chicago; Anna Winnograd, Chicago. Hilton O. Almaantz, Chicago; Etta M. Schroeder, Chicago. John Molnar, East Chicago; Meri Sontra, East Chicago. Henry Kalgebein, Hamjnond; Esther Ahrendt, Hammond. Victor Regnier, Snyder; Grace Howre, Snyder. 'Thomas Quenn, Chicago; Anna Biron, Chicago. James B. Estaver, Chicago; Anna M. F.nright, Chicago. Marya Martich. Whiting; Juraj Bukvlch, Whiting. Joe Ciaphor, East Chicago; Amelia Kozdra, East Chicago. Andrew Caird, Hammond; Marie Green, Hammond. Wm. Mahnke, Hammond; Bertha Fischer, Hammond. epl. 19,1:30

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