Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 123, Hammond, Lake County, 10 November 1908 — Page 8
THE THXE3.
Tuesday. November 10, 1903.
"I LIFT
I HEAD" THEY CRY
Servians in Gary Camp Threaten to Assassinate Chief Joe Martin When He Attemps to Make Arrest. Among Foreigners.
PUNNED TO BURY
HI IN THE
SAND
Burly Brute Flashes a Butcher
Knife Behind the Back of the Of
ficial Timely Withdrawal From Den of Murders, Saves Life Police
Chief.
For the tiird time in the history of
;his Berrlce or. the police force. Chief of Police Martin's life was threatened. Last Saturday while making an investigation in a Servian camp, the foreign
ers surrounded him and shouted, "We
lift urn head," meaning we will take
jour head oft.
The story of the thrilling adventure of Chief Martin w-ould probably never
MILLER TOf I BOARD
CRIETEIIOUGH" Third of Trustees Steps Down and Out and Successor Is Appointed.
SAY THEY ABE NOT IN WRONG
Threats Made By Deposed Officers
Against Men Who Ousted Them From Office.
(Special to The Times.) Miller, Ind., Nov. 10. At a special meeting of the town board of Miller tomorrow, the third of the town trustees who were Invited almost unanimously by the citizens to resign, will vacate his office and a new trustee will be appointed. Pat Maione and John Carr have already cried "enough" and have stepped down and but. "They will be followed tomorrow by. Gustave Anderson. Those who have been chosen to fill their places, were John North, the postmaster, and John Olandcr. Say They Are Innocent.
Although they have stepped out of
offljce both men maintain their inno
cence of misdemeanor. They claim that
they are bowing to ths will of the peo pie, but feel that they have done noth
ing wrong. Never in the history of the city has there been so much excitement
and dissension. Now that the officials have resigned frofn office they are making threats, it is understood, against some of the citizens who have been
instrumental in causing their being de posed from office. Doean't FT Result. Among these is Judge 'William Westi
green, who is one ot the oldest citi
zens of the town. They have made threats of criminal suit against the
have been known were it not for the justice of the peace, and although Judge
fact that he had disclosed it to of his most intimate friends.
was no official report made of the affair least fear the result.
a few estigreen Deueves mat mey win carry
There lout their threats, he does not in the
GARY TOWN BOARD TO
APPOINTARGHITECT
Franchise For New Interur-
ban May Come Up Today.
THE REGULAR SESSION TODAY
Matter of Stringing Wires of Gary
Heat, Light & Water Co. Over Street Car Co's Jobs Dire.
Df 511 wi $mi cn .souse Wfti'
because of the chief's well known dislike of noteriety. His story of his narrow escape from death, however, was none the less thrilling when he was finally induced to relate it. Shortly after dark last Saturday night, accompanied by a Hungarian, who could understand the language of the Servians, Chief Martin went to the shack of a gang of the latter for the purpose of securing evidence against some, of them on a certain charge. As soon as he entered the shack the loud talking which could have been heard for Home distance stopped and the men were as still as possible. Surround the Chief. Martin informed them what he was there for and addressed some of -the
men. He asked them what they knew about the case In question, but all stolidly refused to disclose any information. Finally to scare them into talking he told two of the men to get their coats on infering that he was about to arrest them. Both of them hesitated, however, and in the meantime three or four of the burly looking fellows drew up about Martin and his companion in a threatening .manner. Suddently they began shouting and jabbering among themselves and the Hungarian, who understood what they were saying, became frightened and hfgged the chief to get out. The latter did not do so, however, and kept on with his work until he found that he could not do anything with them, and then left the place. "We I.lft Tin Head Off." The Hungarian, who accompanied the chi.sf could not speak English, so aft"r securing an interpreter he disclosed to him what the men had said. "If you had attempted to arrest those two men," he said, "you would have been killed. 0:is man was standing at your right
hand side with a butcher knife in his hands and his companions kept telling -him to stick it into him. It appeared as if this man's intentions were to kill the chief in case he arrested the two men, otherwise he would not be molested. They kept saying. 'We lift 'um head,' and that they would bury us in the sand." In speaking of the matter yesterday, Chief Martin said: "It was one of the narrowest escapes I have ever had. That gang of men is the same that fired on us during the Servian riot, almost killing Officer Miller, and in which one of their number
was killed by us. I did not realize my! danger at the time, but the Hungarian standing at the door heard and saw everything and be became so frightened 1 thought he would faint. Fortune teemed to favor me all the way through, for if I had not decided not to make the arrest of those two men, there undoubtedly would have been trouble. The phice is located along the Lake Shore tracks near Virginia street, so that if anything happened it would have been hard to get assistance." Two Former Escapes. The two other narrow escapes experienced by Chief Martin were when ... he -had his hat shot full of holes in the famous wild man hunt, and another time while chasing a culprit down the Iake Chore tracks, the man, who was later arrested, turned on him and pulled
tho trigger of his revolver twice, the hammer hitting an empty shell. In the next chamber of the gun was a loaded
cartridge, but the man was over powered before he could shoot it.
Of the franchises which have heen passed' by the town board, there is only
one which is objectionable to the peo
ple which has been annuled. This is the electric light franchise which was
secured by Arthur Blank of that place.
A new electric light franchise will be let by the boayl in the near future according to the will of the people.
The town board is holding Its regu
lar session this afternoon, and It is j expected that official action will be j
taken in selcting J. B. Hammond Sons as architects for the new central fire and police station.
When the board on last Wednesday ' decided upon Mr. Hammond's plans j
they were not in session at the time,
the meeting having adjourned to look
over and discuss the plans of the other
architects. Steps will be taken at once
to 'advertise for bids for the new
building so that the contract may be let and -work started on the building
as soon a possible.
Other business to come up before the meeting of ' the board today will be the matter of stringing the wires of
the Gary-Heat, Ught and Water com
pany on the poles of the Gary & Inter-
urban company. It is said that the street car-company have so far raised no objection to the above, and it is thought that the matter will be passed without any opposition. If this is done
it will do away with a number of ob
jectionable .poles and greatly improve
the appearance of Broadway.
It is also expected that the promo
ters of the proposed Gary-Valparaiso j electric line will be present and ask j the board for a franchise to operate
their cars through Gary.
President Knotts said at one of the
former meetings of the board that the
franchise would be granted if the com
pany would incorporate, and give thei some assurance that they were relia
ble and intended to build their line into
Gary.
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SMITH GOMES UNDER' WIRE AHEAD
Furnishes Proper Bond Fight For Possession of Building.
m
The second leg of the famous race between E. G. Smith and W. S. Feuer
for possession of the Smith building,
which is owned by Mr. Feuer, ended
yesterday afternoon when Smith came under the wire a length ahead. It was his last day in which he could file a $3,000 appeal bond in the ejectment suit
which is being brought against him
and at the last moment, just before
the court closed up for the day, he
together with his attorney, George Bardon, appeared on the scene with the
required papers.
This will mean that if the court makeh his final approval of the bond
that Smith will be able to retain pos
session of the building without a single penny of rent until the case comes up
for trial, next March. At that time he will have occupied the building just
exaetlv ten months after suit was filed
by Mr. Feuer to get him out. Kirnt In Justice Court. The case was first brought up in
justice court, and a change of venue was taken to another justice court at
East Chicago. Here Mr. Feuer won his case, and the matter was appealed to the superior court. The case has been on the docket ever since and the matter has laid dormant, except in the past two weeks, when a successful effort was made to prove that the bond filed by Smith was insufficient and he was forced to secure a new one. This he was able to accomplish on the last day.
yesterday. The bond, however, will be disputed In court, and if Mr. Feuer can
have it thrown out, like the first, the case will come to an ending.
The bond filed yesterday was signed
by Judge Townsley of Toleston, and
Arthur Russell of Griffith.
KOPELKE WILL
BE A CANDIDATE.
(Continued from Panf One.)
Bryan and Kern and the state ticket !
and his liberal views as an anti-local
optionist caused many to espouse the
democratic ticket in this and other
parts of the state.
Among the Germans of Indiana the
judge is especially strong and he has
a following among them thafwill make
him a strong candidate from more -than
one point of view.
Was Guest ot Kopelke'n.
While .Governor-elect Thomas R.
Marshall was In Crown Point, he was entertained by the Kopelkes and he counts him as one of his strongest sup
porters. Judge Kopelke's entrance into
the senatorial fight complicates it ex
ceedingly and his friends hope to make
him the logical candidate from the
northern part of the state.
Popular With All Claaaea. Regardless of party affiliations, Jo
hannes Kopelke has hosts of friends j who will give him their best wishes for
success. It is pointed out that he is
one of the veteran democrats in India
na. He has been in politics actively
for a score of years and his attitude on
Questions of national Importance, his
ability as a jurist, his career as a pub
licist, student of political economy and
jurisprudence, and the blamelessness of
his private life make him a strong can
didate for the senatorial toga.
The fight for the United States senat-
orship promises to be one of the most fiercely contested In the history of In
diana politics. Even thus early in the game leaders are predicting just what
strenght will be drawn by each candi
date in the race.
Thus early in the campaign it seems
as If John W. Kern will be Judge Ko
pelke's strongest competitor In the field.
It is understood from Indianapojis that Thomas Taggart has refused to commit I
himself as to his candidacy.
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T. C. PLATT PRAISES ROOSEVELT
Xew oYrk, Nov. 10. Senator Thomas
li Flatt, who announced more than a
year ago that he would not be a can
didate to succeed himself, last night
expressed the opinion that either Presi
dent Roosevelt or Secretary Elihu Root
will be his successor. Mr. Piatt said "I don't know that Mr. Root is i
candidate for the place. .1 would not
be surprised to learn that he was.
should say that if the president wanted
to be United States senator every other
fellow would get off the track and let
him have it. He outclass any aspirant
for the place. All he would need to do
PRISONER PROVES A PUZZLE.
Ray Lamphere In Nervous at One Mo
ment, Then Calm the Next. Iaporte, Ind., Nov. 10. Ten of the
jurymen to serve in the Lampher case
have been chosen. They are: Henry Miller, a retired farmer; James Emcry, a farmer; Charles Schlaak, merchant; William Grey, a farmer; Chales
F. Nelson, a farmer; V. W. Bartholomew; a hardware dealer; L. B. Collins, a farmer, and E. R. Hart, a retired
manufacturer. Andrew L. Ames, a farmer, and O. L. Small, another farm
er, were dismissed from jury service as having cause. Te nof these have been accepted by the state and four by the defense. The attitude of Ijamphere throughout the proceedings has been somewhat puzzling. Sometimes he seems exceedingly nervous and unable to keep still -in his chair, and at other timet obvious as to what is going on arounf him. Many persons from a distance have come to be present at the trial of the
tormer hired man of Mrs. Gunness and
his personality draws considerable attention.
Best to Conceal Sorrows. Those who want friends to whom to open their griefs, are cannibals ol
their own hearts. Baron
FUNERAL ONJHUBSDAY
The Late August Kohlhase
Interment Will Take Place in Chicago.
The funeral of the late August Kohlhase, the aged Chicagoan who died in Hammond last Sunday evening from injuries sustained in an automobile accident, has been arranged to take place on Thursday. Many from Toleston will attend.
Services will be held at the home of
his son, Frank I. Kohlhase, with whom
he has been making his home, at 2035
Harvard street. Chicago. The hour for the services has been set for noon and
Interment will be in Concordia ceme
tery, Chicago.
August Konlhase was born In Germany, SG years ago, and came to Lake county when quite a young man. He
and his wife settled on a farm near
Toleston where they spent all of their
active years. About twenty years ago he and his wife, being retired, moved
to Hammond where they were numb
ered among the pioneers of the city. They lived here until last year, when Mrs. Kohlhase died. The father then went to live with his son, Frank, in
Chicago.
Frank L. Kohlhase is the only son of
the old man and is a prosperous busi
ness man," being- president of the Na
tional Stamping and Electric works at
153 South Jefferson street.
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