Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 125, Hammond, Lake County, 12 November 1908 — Page 1

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Stanley Sulentich, Suffering From Tuberculosis, Released From Custody In Superior Court

MYSTERY U CASE

Alleged Embezzler Will Now Go Hence to New York. Stanley Sulentich, of Gary, either. :::r;:rr: the victim of a terrible conspiracy, mnrt in unmmnnH this morning because of the lack of any witnesses to prosecute him. The case has been a most peculiar one in many respects. Stanley Sulentich was alleged to have appropriated to his own uses the remittances which a large number of foreigners placed in his agency to be sent to the old country. MAINTAINS INNOCENCE. There is no question that some one was guilty of embezzlement. Sulentich maintains that he Is innocent and says that the money was stolen by Li H. Calany, who had charge of that department of his business. At the time of hi a arrest the foreign-! s who were defrauded in Gary were j ers lan business man. There were reports of an attempt to' 'Tj-lieta hifh"a?h4parently there were scores of foreigners who wanted his scalp and would do all they could to prosecute him. Stanley Sulentich was bundledvofT to the jail at Crown Point. The Gary police officers seemed glad to get rid of him, for fear that some bodily harm might be done him. It was expected that there would be a speedy trial and that Sulentich would certainly be sent to the penitentiary. His case was continued from time to time, and finally when it came up for trial, after Sulentich had been In jail for seven months, there were no witnesses to prosecute him. NONE WOI I.U PROSECUTE. Of all the foreigners who are alleged to have lost various sums of money, none could be found who would prosecute him. Even the attorneys for the defense were surprised that suddenly fill efforts to prosecute the former Gary business man had failed. During his imprisonment in the Iake county jail Sulentich contracted tuberculosis. He went to prison a picture of health and now he is a physical wreck. Upon leaving the courtroom, after his case had been dismissed, he said that he was going to New York and from there to Servia. where he would try to recuperate physically. Sulentich says that there is a hidden side to the recent trouble between the Gary police and the Servians, in which several of his countrymen were shot and a Gary police olficer was shot. He intimates that he got into trouble because he knew too much. He says that he is not yet through with his troubles and some day he will expose to the public a story which will make the whole communify gasp. VICTIM'S BROTHER HESS LETTERS A. K. Helgelein man's Notes Has WoCalling Lamphere Jealous. I.aPort Ind.. Nov. 12. For the pur pose of rendering every assistance possible to the authorities in their efforts' to unravel tiie Gunness mystery. A. K. Helgelein, brother of Andrew Helgelein. the last known victim of Mrs.'Gunne-ss, arrived in IaPorte last night from Aberdeen. N. I. He will be one of the main witnesses for the state for through him Prosecutor Smith will introduce a number of letters received by him from Mrs. Gunness during the time that Mr. Helgelein was endeavoring to find some trace of his brother. Mrs. Gunness asserted that,the brother, after visiting her. had gone to Norway on a trip. At the tima she wrote his dismembered body law in her private cemetery, where she had buried it after securing $3,000 which .he had drawn from his Aberdeen, S. D. bank, through a Laporte bank. These letters were all written in Nor- ' Continued on page 5.

TWENTIETH GEHTURY LIMITED WRECKED

Twelve People Injured Smashup on Lake Shore Near Rochester. m train leaves the track Several Chicagoans Are Hurt, But jjone Fatally Manv Are Bruised And Battered. Rochester, X. Y., Nov. 12. The Twentieth Century Limited, the premier train of the New York Central railroad, was wrecked early today at , Blossom Road crossing, two and onej half miles east of this city. The train '.left Chicago at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon over the Lake Shore, 'and carried about eighty through passengers from Chicago to New York. Twelve Persona Hurt. Twelve persons were hurt. Spreading i 'il.'i , Pullman coaches, VfWifeSi Uhe the six e limited was jnad , , . Wild excitement prevailed. ' women flpfifg'fram the wrecked gars in their night clothing. Many pasengers were bruised and battered as they were hurled from their berths. The extinguishing of the lights in tiie cars added to tbe confusion as the three cars bumped over the ties and into an embankment. The Injured. Among those injured are: MRS. j. H. McCORMICK, of Chicago. MRS. E.-H. M'CORMICK, of Chicago. MRS. J. J. STORROW, of Boston. H. FERGUSON, of Chicago. J. C. HAMMOND, of New York. W. H. XOYES, of New York. E. B. KIMBALL, of New York. P. J. O'KEEFE, of Chicago. Additional sleepers were made up at Syracuse and the train left about 6 o"clock for New York. The train had left Rochester after its usual two-minute stop. It had reached a twenty-five mile an hour headway when the .crossing was reached. Cut by Flying ilaii. E. H. McCormiek and Mrs. L. II. McCormick of Chicago; E. B. Kimball, W. If. Noyes and J. C Hammond of New York,., and J J. Storrow, 417 Beacon street, Boston, were hurled from their berths with terrific force, and all were cut by flying glass and bruised. A wild scene followed. Women and men were thrown together in heaps on the floor of the cars as the cars left the rails. A few seconds later as the cars collided with an embankment they were again jolted, and sl( scramble for the do6r3 ensued. In the rush several persons were trampled, but all reached the open air in safety. STOCK IS TAKEN UP Lake County Department Store Co. Confident of Final Success. (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor. Ind., Nov. 12. The capital stock of the new Lake County Department Store company is being taken about as fast as its president, I a. w . banc, can till out the blank certificates.;. The Shares have been on the market for four days, and in this time almost four hundred shares have b'een subscribed for. The purchasers are foreigners residing in the eastern end of the city, who are willingly handing out the stipend of $5 per share. Mr. Sario is confident that the entire aloltmcnt of 1.000 shares will be subscribed within a month, thus assuring the operating of the co-operative store. The store will be opened about Dec. 1, at 3507 Deodar street. Manager Mayer declaring that the entire stock of goods has been ordered and will be In readiness before that, time. The foreigners themselves are very enthusiastic about the project, and are confident that a store operated by men who can converse with them in their native language will be a success In every way. Their personal co-operation with the scheme may be seen by their willingness to accept the stock certificates.

PRIESTS GATHER

Fathers Jansen of Gary and Guethoff of Crown Pt. Unable to Attend. SEMNNML CONFERENCE Rev. H. M. Plaster Entertains Vis iting Clergy With a Splendid . Banquet. Catholic priests of the Uake-Porter county deanery met In Hammond "yes terday with the Rev. H. M. Plaster of St. Joseph's church, for the semi-an nual conference. Rev. Father Jansen of Gary, and Rev. -Father Guethoff of Crown Point were both unable to at tend on account of illness. The day was profitably spent in dis cussions and in the reading of papers on various matters pertaining to the church and its teachings. Father Plaster entertained the visit ora at a dinner at noon, and the func tion was a very enjoyable one. The visitors were the guests of Father Plaster at dinner. The follow ing priests were present. Rev. William Berg, Schererville, dean Rev. M. Zumbulte, Hanover Center Rev. A. Bucheit, St. John. Rev. F. X. Ege, Klassville. Rev. John Berg, Whiting. Rev. Edward Mungovan, Indiana Harbor. Rev. B. Rajcany, Robertsdale. Rev. Felix Seroccynski, Whiting. Rev. George Lauer, East Chicago. Rev. Edward Koenig, Turkey Creek Rev. John Hoff, Hobart. Rev. Anthony Stavhowlak, Indiana Harbor. Rev. Joseph Flach, Dyer. Rev. Anthony Badina, Hammond; St. Joseph's church. . Rev. H. M.". Plaster, rector, St. Joseph's church. Rev. George Heldman. Rensselaer. .Rev. Oscar Szilagy, East Chicago. LEASE BROOKSiTHEATRE J. M. Bradford & Son. Will Put in Billiard and Pool Parlors There. J. M. Bradford and Son have secured a lease on the old Brooks theater and will convert It into a billiard and pool parlor in which they will be a pair of bowling alleys. The interior of the opera house is to be remodled to a certain extent and there will be plenty of room for a large number of tabres and for the two alleys. This is one of the most important undertakings of the kind that has yet been attempted by a Hammond man. It is expected that the new parlors will be the largest and best equipped In the city. The bowling alleys, pool and billiard tables will all be furnished by the Brunswick-Balke Collender company. This company furnishes the very best equipment that can be bought, and Mr. Bradford estimates that his equipment and the cost of remodeling the hall will cost him $5,000. The new hall will be completed by the 25th of this month, and with the improvement in the business conditions in the city, Mr. Bradford expects to do a good business from the start. Frank Bradford will assist his father in the business and will own an interest in it. SEVEN MONTHS ENOUGH Horrors of Crown Point Jail Are Told by John Olga. John Olga is another victim of the Crown Point jail. He has been in the Crown Point institution since last April and he. too, has had his health nearly ruined since he has been incarcerated. Olga was in jail on the charge of asj Fault with intent to kill. He Is said to have stabbed a man by the name of Roberts while he was riding on a freight train. His attorney remarked this morning that seven months in the county jail is equal to fourteen years in the penitentiary and that argument was made to the jury in an appeal for clemency. Olga's case has just gone to the jury and twelve of his peers will decide as to whether Attorney Brandenburg was right when he said that seven months at Crown Point is equal to fourteen years In the penitentiary. Sergeant Edwar Klopf came over from Miller this morning to act as a witness in the case. Case Is Dismissed. J. C. Patrick was arrested by Officer Eisner at the corner of eibley street and the Nickel Plate railroad tracks on a charge of being drunk. He was fined $11, but the case will probably be dismissed.

IFF

REFORM IS D Henry Clews At Speech Be fore Indiana Bankers Yesterday Urges That the Reduction Should Be Made Gradual. ' LAKE COUNTY IN IN ATTENDANCE THERE Speaker Before Financiers Says Tariff Reform Would Help to Export Trade and Attacks Guarantee Scheme in a Speech Made to Indiana Bankers. Indianapolis. Ind.. Nov. 12. The annual meeting of the Indiana Banker' association began yesterday with a large attendance from all parts of the state. Henry Clews, the rw York banker. Mho was the principal speaker, declared In favor of tairfl revision. .."A lowering of the present tarlflT, he said, "Is absolutely necessary to the welfare of our manufacturing Interests and our foreign trade. Reduction Should Be Gradual. Protection under It has largely ceased to protect, owing to the exces sive competition it has encouraged here. But the reductions made in it Should ;b"e gradual and ample time nuporiern 10 uispwe ui ineir siocks 01 Imported under the existing tariff. "Radical reductions would be disturbing to trade--and should be: carefully avoided. There' is safety in making haste slowly. Let us preserve the middle course the golden mean. "The effect of a judicious lowering of the tariff to one of only moderate protection would be to give our' manufacturers cheaper foreign raw materials, and so enable them to sell their manufacturers at lgwer prices than they can now, both at home and abroad. "Thus our export trade to the orient 'Continued on put S.) MILIEU IKE ' BRAND NEW ROLE It Plays Hek When You Give the Cat all the Milk at Night. Did you forget and feed the cat all the milk you had and then wake up in the morning to find that the milkman does not get around in the winter time until after breakfast and that your coffee would have to be flavored with Borden's condensed. The Hammond drivers of milk wagons are following the rule which prevails in the larger cities and there are complaints heard on every side at the local milk combine for refusing i to deliver the lactile fluid at an hour early enough to make It available for breakfast. Much inconvenience and discomfort to the people of the city has attended the recent placing in effect on the part of the milk wagon drivers of a rule forbidding the delivery of that important commodity before 8 o'clock in the morning. As the first call cannot be made until that hour many must wait until much later. Hundreds of families have been subjected to the ordeal of a breakfast without fresh milk and cream, and where there is a baby in the household the trouble is a serious one. The ruling has been applied by the milk wagon drivers during the months from November to March, Inclusive, for several years past. It is obvious a very excellent one from the standpoint of Hie drivers, and when it is carefully taken Into consideration in the arrangement of domestic affairs the consequence are not serious, but each year it has caught nearly every housewife off her guard at the beginning of the season and this year has been no exception. Bike Thief Gets Sentence. John Kazora, who was arrested by Officer Franck. after a long chase and after he had stolen a wheel from in front of thme Lion store, was tried in the city court yesterday and fined $10 and costs and sent to the county jail for ten days. This is regarded as a very light sentence, considering the number of thefts of the kind that have kept the police busy of late.

URGE

BREWERS WILL FIGHU W. KERN 'Inside Story" from Indianapolis Says They Are Solid for Lamb.

STEVE FLEMING IS VERY BUSY Sensational Race Brings Many Strange Fingers Into the Political Pie. Indiana polls. ov. 12 An "inside' story la connection with the senatorial fight has it that the brewers of the state will do everything In their power to defeat Johu W. Hern, who is nowregarded as the leading eandldate. The brewers are said to be practically solid for John K, I.ninb of Terre Haute. It is related that the candidacy of Edward G. Hoffman of Fort Wayne is a J "blind" and that in time he will be withdrawn In favor of the man they favored by the brewers. In the meantime, Hoffman is democratic chairman of the Twelfth district and a rattling young fellow, and is a protege of Steve Fleming of Fort Wayne, who is one of the most powerful brewers of the state, being principal owner of the Beghoff Brewing company and senator-elect from Adams and Allen county. Fleming made the race for the senate In order to be in a position to handle the brewers' end of the fight in the coming session of the general assembly. Not Taken Seriously. Hoffman's candidacy Is not taken seriously, and it is generally understood that he is merely being used by Fleming in order to hold the votes until such time as Fleming and his colleagues may see fit to deliver them. Fleming, it must bp known, is a personal enemy of Kern. The two have not spoken for several years or since (Continued on Page 8.) MEN ARE ARRESTED But Hammond' Liveryman y Says' That Recovered Horses Aren't His. The Chicago police yesterday arrested two colored men who are alleged to have stolen a team of horses and a wagon from Mr. Frankowski, a Whiting saloonkeeper, and recovered the rig. The men are Arthur Llndar, aged 26, 252 West Forty-seventh street, and John Carter, aged 22, 6221 Ada street, Chicago. Deputy Sheriff Trost went to Chicago where he identified the outfit and brought the colored thieves to this city. At first it was reported that D. B. Hostetter's team of horses had also been recovered, but that was found not to be true. Mr. Hostetter sent one of his men to look at the team and he discovered that it did not belong to the Hammond man. POLITICS RESPONSIBLE? Hammond Barber Accounts for Unpleasant Disease Prevalent. The hand-shaking politician ts now held responsible for the barber's itch, which is prevalent in Hammond at the present time. A barber who has given the disease some thought and also asked a physician's advice is responsible for the statement. The barber is convinced that the politicians in mingling with the foreignAmericans carried the disease In their handshake. There is considerable of the disease in Hammond just at present. It is likely to come into the best barber shop and the cleanest and most fastidious person is liable to become affected. REPORT OF DECREASE IN WAGES STRENUOSLY DENIED There has been a report circulated i about town that certain of tiie Hammond manufacturing plants announced a decrease In wages, which took effect immediately after election. There was a reported cut in wages at the Simplex Railway Appliance company and at the Standard Steel Car company. These reports were investigated and were found to be positlvely wlthout foundation. One story was to the effect that there were men at the Standard who were receiving only 90 cents a day. This is emphatically denied by the officials of this company and they cannot Imagine how such stories started.

AH! THOSE POXY MILLERJ01 OAOS! Patrick Malone Gets Out But His Friend Gets in After AH.

GARR IS OUT, ANDERSON IS IN Board of Trustees of Little Municipality Put Up a Neat Small Double Cross on "Peeful." It has Just developed In the Lake superior court that the old members of the town board of Miller put one over" on the men who are bringing proceedings to oust them from of' flee. Without entering Into the merits of the ease as to the right or wrong of the Impeachment proceedings against these men It is apparent . that the ft fort to oust that crowd from office was unsuccessful. Pat Ma lone was the first to re sign after the Impeachment proceed ings were filed. That left John Carr and Gus Anderson of the old board in office. These men appointed John North to fill the vacancy. Then John Carr resigned, but there was left Gus Anderson and John North who were in svmnathy with the ohl board, and these men appointed Wil liam Olander in Carr's place. Will Fight to I.aat Ditch. Gus Anderson says that he will .figbt the case out to the supreme court of tlie state, but if Anderson loses out North and Olander will appoint a man in his place, who is friendly to the old board and there you are. Those who started the prosecution will have ousted all of the old board but that board will have selected their friends to take, their place, to serve on the board by proxy, as It were,, and the reformers have accomplished noth ing. The people of Miller may not be In sympathy with the old board, but they are amused at the fact that this board was foxy to resign one at a time and appoint their friends in their places. ,.;The joke is; really on the people o Miller. HEGEISMTOAl Hammond Iroquois Team Getting in Shape for Ball Game. Hegewisch and the Hammond football teams will meet next Sunday afternoon at Harrison Park for a game. The local boys have received word from the neighbors that they are In good shape, and with the condition that the Hammond boys are in a good game ought to result. The Hammond fans were sorely disappointed last Sunday when the First regiment failed to show up. A large crowd of rooters had gathered on the grounds to witness the contest. The prospects now, however, are that if they turn out next Sunday they will see a good game. FORTY HOMVOTIOII Rev. George Heldman of Rensselaer Conducting Mission Renewal. Forty hours' devotion begins tomorrow in St. Joseph's church in Hammond. It will close Sunday evening. The Rev. George Heldman of Renssalaer is conducting a renewal of the mission of last year. It began last Sunday and will close on Sunday evening. During the mission week services begin with a low mass at 5 o'clock in the mornig followed by short instructions. At 8 o'clock a high mass 1s said, at which a German sermon is given. An English sermon is given In the evening at 7:30 and closes with a benediction. MEETING OF ASSOCIATION SET FOR THIS EVENING The meeting of the Hammond Business Men's association, which is to be held this evening, is expected to be well "attended by the members. The session will be held in Weis' hall on State street, and a smoker will be given at the same time. The principal subject for discussion will be the sanitary district which is at present receiving considerable attention throughout the region. Drunk Goes to Jail. - Owen Brady was arrested at Long's restaurant on the charge of being Intoxicated In a public place. He pleaded guilty and was fined $11. He went to jail In default of the payment f the fine.

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1 FOR BUSINESS Postal Telegraph Company Follows Western Union's Suit and Installs Lady Manager. In Its Offices In Bank Building. WESTERN ONION HAD THE BULGE But the P. T. Gets Busy aasd Brings a Wisconsin Queen of the Key to Wrest Industrial Laurels President dowry's Fair Representative. From Local Tno rival corporation, the largreat ntf their kind In the In I ted Mate, the WeMerii Inlon and the Poatal Telegraph com pan ten. have aeleeted Hammond for a commercial Rattle Held. Here they will fight, not aa corporation agalnat corporation s not aa man to man, but aa woman to woman. The casual business men who steps into the respective officers of the competing companies will see nothing of that, which the imagination generally coupled with a duel of industrial giants. He may not even be aware that the girl behind the counter, who accepts his message with "it will cost 25 cents for ten words or Ies3" is that warrior on whom the 'Western Union or the Postal Telegraph is basing Its future life in Hammond. But the girls are "it," each a Joan d'Arc, battling for the sake o the W. U. or P. T. . .Yesterday morning there appeared a new - face 'UL- the Postal Telegraph office.It1 was -Miss Mary Sinclair fresh. ' from the wind-swept pines of YFiscon ( sin. ' She came to succeed D. R. Drummond, who left ostensibly to take a, position In Sullivan, Ind. Cornea to Give Battle. Really, however. It is understood. Miss Sinclair has come to Hammond to wrest away the prestige that Miss Ethel Meston has won for the Western Union through her devotion for work; and her own personal charm. Bluskingly and strenuously Miss Meston denies that her own charms have been her company's biggest asset In Hammond, but as the Postal had but a mere man in Hammond in Mr. Drummond. the P. T. feared it was losing patronage. Hence Miss Sinclair's entree. As its patronage conies chiefly from the sterner sex, it is surprising that the Postal did not long ago miss the busy signal. Finally it awoke, however, with th result that "the time, place and the girl" combination was completed. Mis Sinclair is on the job. She is there witli all the ammunition that could be ex., pected; plump, more so than her competitor, who is decidedly svelte. but there just the same with all the material for a poet's ravings. They am both brunettes, both soft of voice and, equally capable. The fight is on. It will cost you two bits for ten words just the same, however, s THIS EVENING Missionary Rev. W. S. Howard Comes for Twelve Day Stay. The mission at St. Paul's Episcopal church, which has already been announced in these columns, will begin i with the service this evening at The missioner, Rev. W. S. Howard, will remain twelve days, speaking each afternoon and evening upon subjects mentioned in a circular which has been freely distributed. He will also answer such questions as may be asked by those interested concerning matters of church, morality or religion. The subject of the sermon this evening is. "tin sought to see Jesus" Father Howard will also answer the question: "Why do you use a prayer book?" Tomorrow morning there will b a celebration of the holy communion at 7 a. m., ami a service for women at 2:30. Everybody is moM cordially invited, to attend any and all services. Boy Thief Arrested. John Baman was arrested by special Officer Wilson at Indiana Harbor on the charge of being implicated In th robbery of a freight car. He was arrested at 8:45 and the date of his trial was st for next Wednesday. Baman In only a boy and his parents appeared at the trial wllh hlrri. -

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