Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 91, Hammond, Lake County, 3 October 1908 — Page 8

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.Gary Criminal Case Tried in East Chicago Yesterday Makes Big Crowd of Gary Negroes Happy As Larks As They Go Home.

1 CELEBRATE WITH A JOLLIFICATION State vs. Hodges Provides Some Legal Sensation When Jury Refuses to Convict Colored Men of Chicago That Are Brought Against Him. (Special o The Times.) Bast Chicago, Ind., Oct, 3. A iury In 4ndge William A. Relland'a conrt yesterday afternoon returned a verdict that places a direct premium on crimes, permitting ' its open pursuit among the colored population of the steel city of Gary. The verdict was returned In the ease of the state of Indiana vs. Eugene Hodices, charged with unlawfully cohabltatlOBj with one Savannah Allen, the wife of a prominent Gary nrero. She Wan a Co-Defandant. It vras originally called before Judge JIuber's court and later venued to the local justice court, -where Attorneys Ottenhelmer, of this city, and Heart, of Gary, who represented the defense, demanded a Jury trial. Twelve citizens of East Chicago were selected and Impaneled shortly after noon yesterday. The following well known East Chtcagoans returned the verdict that has aroused the storm of discussion In local legal circles: Leo McCormick, W. L. Cherry, Harry Thompson, Harry Lemon, Harry Brown. Ben Popeatz, William AfcKenzie, John Barnowski, E. A. Miller, William Kregan, William Egner and F. W. Ernst. Makes a Confession. Bessie Smith, a keeper of a Gary disreputable house, confessed that Hodges had registered with the Allen woman as - man and wife, as well as associating with a woman by the name of "Little Bit," so called on account of her diminutive stature. The woman in cpiestion also declared that she had known Hodges, although possessed of the knowledge that Hodge had a wife living in Gary. Hodges, the man in the case, insisted that he was merely an acquaintance of the Allen woman and had seen her but infrequently. Towards evening, the dusky co-de fendant startled the jury and court by declaring, "Mister Judge, I can't fool dem people any longer. I make mah living in Just that way." The jury was out but five minutes following this declaration of her guilt, and their re turn was as startling as the woman's partial admission. ) Judge Is Disgusted. Judge Reiland did not even thank the jury for their patience and was evidently disgusted with the evident swerving of justice. The negroes from yary quickly assembled and spent an nour in Doisterous rejoicing. Walk ing up and down the streets of East Chicago, they waited for the car that returned to the Steel City. Hodges quickly sought out hisj dusky affinity, f-avannan Alien, ana together they returned to the scene of their former nrmorous difficulties. L UPSETS fi STOVE Central Operators in Gary Exchange Are Given a Fire Scare. The telephone operators in the Gary exchange were given a sudden thrill yesterday afternoon, and one of the operators in particular when in crossing the room she upset the gasoline stove. These stoves are the only means the tenants of the Smith building have of heating the building, and have been used by the telephone company since the cold spell has begun. As soon as the stove tipped over employes rushed to the blazing mass and hurled it through the window. Be--cause of the quick action there was no danger at any time that the building would be set on fire. The young women 'were frightened for a while, however, but the service on the exchange was uninterrupted. Manager Sieelair says that at no time was the re any danger of setting the building on fire, as the re were plenty of men about the building to handle the stove the minute that it was tlrped over. " Truth by Uncle Eben. "It's all right," said Uncle Eben, "to nave a proud spirit, pervided you. takes pride in what you kin do Inst id of in how much time you kin put In dressin' up an" loafin'."

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i-Lvdt-rabad- India. Is the capital of the independent Indian state of the same name and the seat of the nizarn, the greatest Mohammedan potentate in India.. The city has many large and beautiful buildings, including the nizarn's palace, has a permanent population of 500,000 and a bazaar which attracts thousands of visitors.

GH10AG0ANS CONSIDER THEMSELVES LUCK! Panic on Lake Shore Flyer As Car Leaves the Rails Yesterday. TENDER JUPS THE TRACK Many Wealthy Chicago People Get a Sensation They Won't Soon Forget. The exclusive story of the accident to the Lake Shore flyer in last evening's Times was read with much interest in Gary. The Chicago morning papers gave a great deal of space to the story and tell of a number of incidents in connection with the miraculous escapes. The Lake Shore Twentieth Century limited jumped the track a half mile west of Gary yesterday and the big train narrowly escaped rolling down the high embankment on which the tracks run. The passengers, many of whom were C'hicagoans, were thrown into a panic and it was not until the train pulled into Chicago, an hour and a half late, that calm was restored. S. O. Levinson, Clarence A. Knight and Conrad H. Poppenhusen of Chicago had just seated themselves In the diner and had ordered breakfast when J the rear trucks of the tender left the rails. For fully a mile the tender bumped along on the ties at the rate of sixty miles an hour, while the engineer tried to stop. The dishes on the table in the diner were thrown about the car and the waiters became panic-stricken in their efforts to get out. Passengers Thrown to the Floor. Fred W. Upham, Comptroller Walter H. Wilson and Rudolph Waterman, president of the Ajax Forge company, had started down the train toward the smoker but never reached their destination, the rolling cars throwing them off their feet. . At .the point where the accident occurred a high embankment is thrown up on which the tracks are built, and had the train left the track entirely the wreck would have been a serious one. Damage Done to Cars. Tile dining car and smoker, just behind the crippled engine, were scenes of the greatest excitement. An air brake on the diner broke loose from its fastenings and well to the ground and dragged along thes roadbed for a mile. An an uprooted and tore a great hole throu Mr. Knight said that it seemed -fully four or five minutes before the train was brought to a standstill. . When it finally stopped it was discovered that not a passenger was injured. A new engine was secured and took tip the journey to Chicago, arriving here behind its schedule. The officials of the New York Central lines could say nothing concerning the wreck until a full report from the train crew had been received. Other Chicagoans who were on the train were: Ij. C. Rose, president of the North Avenue State bank; Clarence I. Feck and Harry Black, president of the United States Realty company. . i

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id v Familiar Signal in Gary Brings Out Police Force, Which Acts in Role of Fire Department Old Barn Is Destroyed by Flames. EQUIPPHENT LACKING FOR EFFECTIVE IRK Six Hundred People Gather on Scene to Witness Spectacular Blaze Hose Nozzle Is Slogged With a Piece of Wood Stream Is Reduced. At 6:45 last night when Broadway was crowded with pedestrians nine shots rang but in the air from a policeman's gun, sounding the familiar fire alarm in Gary. The police responded-witli the chemicals at at once, and rushed to the scene of the blaze in one of the buildings of the Faulkenau Construction company. Here one of the barns, which had previously been occupied by the Gary Teaming and Transfer company, was ablaze and burned entirely to the ground. Six hundred people gathered around the flaming structure to see the fire and assist the poMce. It was thought for a time that it would be impossible to save the various structures known as Falkenau Inn, where the pioneers in the construction of Gary lived and boarded in the old days. It was soon determined that in a blaze of that kind that the chemicals would be of no use, so two lines of hose were procured and run down from the Sixth avenue hydrant. Save SiirroiiudinRs Buildings. Willi these they were able to control the fire to such an extent that the buildings in close proximity were not in danger, iome trouble was expen- , t fncTU in nguuns me me ijv'tuuse ut with a piece of wood. The force was reduced to less than half of the normal capacity, and was entirely inadequate. Iater, however, the trouble was discovered and the sixty pounds pressure which the water company had on at the time was utilized. No one knows how the blaze started, but it is thought that it was started hrough bums sleeping in the empty shack. Among those who fir,st discovered it was Harry Call, who noticed the flames from the rear of his porch. Just two day previous the horses and equipment of the storage company moved away from the barn or there would have been a much greater loss. It. is estimated that the building, which was a total loso was worth St50.

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jo GARY'S POST OFFICE TO BEjPEflED SOOH Arrival of Inspector May Delay Opening of the New Building. FURNITURE IS NOW COMPLETE Present location in Knotts Building Will Be Abandoned Because Is Too Small. Fostmaster John West Call states now that he has a pretty good line on the date at which the postoffice will move from its present location in the Knoot's building on Fifth avenue. He states that it will be not later than the 10th of this month. The furniture for the building is now- practically completed and it will be moved into the Fifth avenue store within the next week. After the furniture is in, however, it will have to be inspected by the government inspector. After he is sent for it may be a wek or it may be two weeks before he can arrive from Indianapolis and this may delay the opening of the' new office. The inspection of the office equipment will have to be done on one Sunday, and on the following Sunday the office will be moved so that there will not be a working day when itw ill be closed. The only thing, therefore, that is likely to delay the opening of the new office is the non-arrival of the inspector when he is sent for by Postmaster Call. mm is in bid" Gary Saloonkeeper Is Said To Be a Fugitive From Justice. Alex Hartman is "in bad." Hartman was a saloonkeeper in Gary until yesterday and had his place of business at the corner of Eleventh avenue and Jefferson street. At the present time he is somewhere oh the prairies of Illinois and is a fugitive from justice. The crime with which he is charged is the passing of worthless checks, and lie is said to have defrauded the merchants of several hundred dollars in this manner. It is also understood that he owes a large amount of money to numerous creditors about the city. He has not paid Ills rent and It is believed that there are more people who would like to get hold of Hartman than any other man who has left Gary under a cloud. NOT SMALL POTATOES. Xew Company Started in Ciary To Sell Murphien Wbolenole! A new company has been incorporated In Gary, known as the Gary Potato company. The object of the company Is to buy and sell potatoes in wholesale lots. The company is incorporated for $3,000. The directors of the company are: William P. Kohler, George Brickenheimer and Bud Stull. -

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