Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 162, Hammond, Lake County, 28 December 1908 — Page 1

EVENING EDITION

WEATHER. Fair today, with fresh, westerly winds, becoming? liable. rrn LAKE PTTTTT ,VOL. m., NO. 162HAMMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1908. DNE CENT PER COPYIII FULL" IS THREE 0 RELATIVE OF FORMER RQBERTSDALE SAL00 POLICE 11 DOI SPLENDID ATTRACTION LOCAL DENTIST MISSING EtITEREDjy THIEVES P TO Absorbing Drama Greeted Mrs. 0. A. Chappell Missing Cigars and Whisky Taken in By an Enthusiastic Audience. from Her Home in Elgin Since October 1. Liberal Quantities from the Place.

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Remarkable Boldness Of Highwaymen Has Never Been Equalled In The Calumet Region

POLICE HEAD IS ATTACKED While in Civilian's Attire Chief of Police Lawler I . Meets Yeggmen. Whiting, Ind., Dec. 28. Whiting la seemingly In the hands of the safecracker, the highwayman, robber and yeggemen. The climax to the whole situation came last Saturday evening when the city's chief of police, John Lawler, became the -victim of three holdup men.. In a desperate hand to hand fight1 with the trio he saved the valuables that he carried on his person but suffered a number of external injuries. The three fellows who made the attack escaped, having been headed toward Chicago when last seen by the chief and the posse that he organlnzed in a hurry. Chief Lawler returned from Crown Point last Saturday night. He was in plain clothes and upon entering the house took off his coat and laid his gun on the table. His two children being kick, Mrs. Lawler sent him to a drugstore to procure medicines and in going theer in a hurry he left his gun at home. It was while he was on his way home when he saw three men coming toward him. Two of them were tall and the other short. They were well dressed, wearing long coats and derby hats. When they were about to pass each other the shortest man stepped forward and poked a gun un- - er- tbe---liie'-s te. TLliief.. knocked , the gun from the fellow's hand Instead of obeying his commands, and it was then that the other two began hammering away at the chief, hitting him with a billy and kicking him. Fight For Several minutes. The tussle among the four men lasted for several minutes in which time the Whiting man had the satisfaction of placiDg a stunner on the face of one of the fellows. Finally the three broke away and headed towardb Robertsdale. The chief and one of the gang stooped to pick up one of the two hats on the ground and not until they were I gone did he notice that he did not get his own. The chief followed the men and coming to the saloon of Otto Bauer at Indianapolis boulevard and One Hundred and Nineteenth stret he stepped in to telephone to the station and also to ask for a gun. By the time he came out the men had disappeared entirely and it is thought that . they headed towards Chicago. The chief was walking around with a cane today and is giving particular attention to a blue eye and a loosened tooth. The holdup of last Saturday night was the third in the week.

GARY TSKES IT! STEPS

FOR SUPERIOR COURT FIGHT

Sub-Committee of Sub-Committee of General Legislative Committee of Committee of the Whole Is Now Empowered to Do Business.

The sub-committee of the sub-committee of the general legislative committee, which has been appointed to lobby at Indianapolis in the Interest of a superior court for Gary, met yesterday at the call of Chairman T. E. Knotts and discussed ways and means of accomlishlng its purposes. The general legislative committee appointed a sub-committee to have in charge the Gary court house bllL This sub-committee appointed a sub-committee which will have the lobbying for the bill in charge. It was decided at yesterday's meeting that Chairman Thomas E. Knotts and two other persons, which he is to designate later, shall go to Indianapolis shortly after the opening of the next session of the legislature and open Gary headquarters in one of the hotels. Will Stick to the End. These headquarters shall be maintained throughout the session of the legislature or until the Gary measure Is passed or defeated. The first committee of three is expected to lay the

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HOHON TRAIN Fast Mail Going Through Hammond Shortly After Midnight Is the Train. CHICAGO NUN IS BADLY HURT Accident Takes Place Between Beynolds nad Bensselaer Yesterday Morning. The fast mail train -which goes through Hammond oyer the Monon shortly after midnight had a serious accident happen to one of its passen gers, a Chicago man, at Reynolds, few miles the other side of Renssalaer yesterday morning. Tells of the Accident, s A dispatch from Lafayette says: "R. D. Winsey, 331 "Wells street, Chicago, en route to French Lick Springs for a course of treatment, fell from a Monon sleeper early this morning at Reynolds, north of here, and sustained probably fatal Injuies. "Reynolds was ill when ha boarded thetraln at Ch icago,. ad.Jn..tordr;,to get tome fresh air fie raised the window when he reached Reynolds. He fell and was found several hours later after the train had reached this city. A porter on the train discovered his absence, and a switch engine was Bent back to find him. "He was lying beside the track in a semi-conscious condition, with blood flowing from his head, and he also complained of pains In the head and back." BOARD HOLDS SHORT MEETING The board of public works held a short meeting this morning. The re port af Mac Turner, architect for the Central fire station, was accepted and placed on file. The clerk was instructed to advertise for bids for light weight pipe to be used in sewer and water main construction. The primary assessment roll for the West Ogden street pavement was ac cepted and placed on file for public in spectlon. wires and then as soon as the first signs of the battle begin to appear the rest of the committee is to be sent for. - If further reinforcements are neces sary the entire legislative committee will be sent for and then if still fur ther reinforcements are necessary there may be other delegations Bent to the state capital. But the plans as discussed last night are for the immediate future and have to do with the laying of the wires thar are expected to result in the sue cess in the future. The original committee of three is expected to secure pledges from the representatives and senators from over the state and the Gary representatives will eb instructed to make any kind of a legitimate trade for votes that will help Gary to attain its ends. NOTICE. All teamsters are requested to at tend a special meeting Tuesday night. Dec 29th. Election of officers. 28-2 THOMAS HARLE. Secretary, No. 362.

STORY OF THE PLAY'S PLOT

Towle Opera House Management De serves Commendation for Its Efforts. It la the consensus of opinion of the many theater-govers who saw "Paid In Full" at Towle's Opera House last evening that it is the best thing that has come to Hammond this season. This fine attraction was greeted by a well filled house and to say that the audience was an appreciative one is expressing it mildly. "Paid in Full" Is a most absorbing drama. There was no one billed as a star in the cast, but the players were all such finished artists that the drama was most realistic Story of the Drama. The play had to with a young man who was earning only a moderate salary and who did not seem to be able to get any farther along on account of his unfortunate disositlon and a tendency to criticise his emloyer. He also had decided socialistic tendencies and, in fact, his contempt for vested rights was so great that he thought he had a perfect right to help himself to his employer's money. The upshot of it all was that the detection of his crime was but a matter of time and he was threatened with arrest by his employer. He was saved from this disgrace by his wife after he had tried to barter her for his freedom. The play was Intensely interesting all of the way through and held the attention of the audience from start to finish. This evening the great attraction of the year will be Bertha Kalich in "Cora." One of the Very Best. This is one of the best independent attractions on the American stage today and it is expected that it will be a great magnet to theater-goers from all parts of the Calumet region.. The prices for seats are very low considering the high grade of the attraction and it is safe to say that the I'fil-t Hwninoud will showthjelx appreciation of Manager Nye's efforts to bring a high grade attraction to this city on a week night by their patronage. STREET RIPPED MCE MORE McGovern Company Making Nice Patchwork Out of South Hohman Street. The South Hohman -street paving is still the bane of the residents of that district. The McGovern company is again at its periodical task of tearing up the brick paving in the middle of the street car tracks and replacing the bricks with those which have not been chipped by the wear and tear which was given them before they were filled with asphalt. It is understood that the McGovern company is making a desperate effort to complete its Job on Hohman street so that it can get the money out of the job. The company has been up and don the street now for the third time. It was for this reason that the as phalt heater, by the use of which the frost could be thawed out of the crevasses in the bricks, was used. In many cases, however, the bricks were relaid in such a manner as to make it apparent that the Job was patched. The street is also covered with deb ris, consisting of dirt, dust and frag ments of broken brick, until the people of the south side are wondering if the street will ever be completed. INSTALL ON SATURDAY A joint installation of the officers of the W. H. Calkins' post and the Hammond Womans' Relif Cors will be held next Saturday In the G. A. R. rooms in the suerior eomt. The session will be oen to the ubllc, and it is cordially invited to attend this annual function. After the installation work a social hour will be spent in the rooms. The officers to be installed for the W. H. Calkins' post are as follows: Commander J. M. Krause. Senior vice president Lewis Daugherty. Junior vice president Fred Lash. Quartermaster George Post. Adjutant George Jaqua. Guard Patrick Reilley. Chaplain Rev. F. M. Elliott. The officers to be installed for the W. R. C. are as follows: President Mrs. Margaret Granger. Senior vice president Mrs.. Vernhabina Dot. Junior vice president Mrs. J. M. Krause. Treasurer Mrs. Mohl. Chaplin Mrs. F. M. Elliott

Lawrence Ryan of Gary and Two Negroes Are Taken

to State Reformatory at Jeffersonville by Deputy Sheriffs. RYAH TRAPPED AT LASTB POLICE Escaped From Several Tight Holes By Shouldering Blame on Other Fellow, But the Gary Authorities at Last Got the Goods on Him and One to Eight Is His Fate. Lake county Is sending three repre' aentatives to the Jeffersonville re formatory today. They were escorted to the state asylum for criminals by Deputy Sheriff James Trost and Christ Lassen of Cedar Lake, who nan depu tlsed to accompany him. The moat conspicuous criminal among them is Lawrence Ryan, the Gary man who nu sentenced to from 1 to 8 years on the charge of stealing eighteen pairs of boots. ityan naa been suspected of com plloity in several other crimes in Gary, but has always escaped by blaming it on the other fellow; The police have been long aware of the fact that he was a dangerous character and have been trying their best to "get the goods on him." Junk Dealer Is Implicated. When the eighteen pairs of boots which had been stolen from Greene & Son's camp, were finally located in the residence of a Gary junk dealer he was kforced to tell from whom he had pur chased the boots on the penalty of be iHgheld f,ot reaving, stolen property. It was another tase in whioh the junk deaJer has proven the go-between between known criminals and the mar ket for their spoils. However, the Gary Junk dealer was granted immunity pro viding he would reveal the identity of the man who stole the boots. Lawrence .Ryan was pointed out as the chief and his arrest followed. The evidence was so conclusive against him that he was quickly tried in the Lake - superior court and sentenced by Judge Reiter to one to eight years in the reformatory. Gary People Are Glad. Gary people who knew who Ryan was will be glad to know that he is now on his way to prison, where he will no longer be able to prey on society. The charge upon which Ryan was sentenced was that of petit larceny and the value of the goods he stole was 35. That the boots were purchased by the Gary Junk dealer for J3.50 is conclusive evidence that he knew they were stolen. The others who were taken to Jef fersonville today were Arthur Linder and John Carter, two Chicago negroes, who were sentenced to imprisonment from one to fourteen years at Jeffer sonville. They were charged with horse stealing. CHURCH PARTY FOR MEN Hammond Men Invited to Doings at First Presbyterian Church. An evening which promises to be ex ceptionally rich in the way of enter tainment is in store for the men of Hammond for next Saturday evening, at the Presbyterian church. The enter tainment committee, composed of Judge V. S. Reiter. Dr. H. E. Sharrer and F. I. Ellick has arranged for a most pleasing program. The features of the evening are that the complimentary entertainment will be for men and that its object is the promulgation of the social spirit in Hammond, especially among that growing class which has the welfare, of the city at heart but who are not well enough acquainted with each other- In order that this feature may be especially developed, James T. Roney, president of the Men's club of Hyde Park, will address the gathering on "Neighborhood Clubs." Will Talk on "Scenic Alaska." The other entertainment features for the evening consist of a short talk on "Scenic Alaska" by J. W. H. Moore of Chicago, who will give his own impressions of the peninsula as he saw it last summer when he spent several months there. His talk will be embellished with fifty colored slides with pictures that he himself took on his trip. ' R. E. Garber, Hammond's popular tenor, will appear In a solo on this occasion and his selection will undoubtedly be highly appreciated. Last, but not least, will be the smo-ker, cigars for which will be passed at 9:45.

HUSBAND REMAINS RETICENT

0. A. Chappell h Brother of Dr. E. A. Chappell, Who Formerly Practiced Here. H.Mnmond people will remember quite well Dr. E. A. Chappell of Elgin, 111., who practiced dentistry here several years ago for a period of over a year. One of the most remarkable mys terles that recent years have known has developed in Elgin. On October 1 Mrs. O. A. Chappell, wife of a wealthy dentist and wealthy in her own right disappeared. Her husband is a brother of the former Hammond man. Elgin knows of no reason for her to dlsap pear voluntarily. Her character and position in society were such as to place her absolutely above gossip or suspi cion. Trouble a Vear Ago. A year ago there was trouble be tween her and her husband, but that was settled amicably. Then came a mysterious making of wills and deed ing over of property by the doctor and his wife. That was shortly after Dr. and Mrs. Chappell boarded a train for Chicago. on the morning of October 1. The man returned alone later in the day. The woman has not been heard from since. Is she confined in a sanitarium against her will? Has she gone to South Dakota to get a divorce? Has she been hurt or lost? How, where, why did she vanish? Before she left home in October Mrs. Chappell told some of her friends that on last New Year's day Dr. Chappell called her Into his office and bluntly announced that "he didn't love her any more, hadn't loved her for a long time past and was going to leave her." Son Effects Reconciliation. Mrs. Chappell left home and took up her residence with her sister, Mrs. C. H. Potter, in Elgin. The elder son, Ora Mann Chappell, coming home from the University of Pennsylvania- in June, effected a reconciliation between his parents. A va.sr.ths-- ltter - wjis .-the. nssfortunate automobile accident in which the machine that Mrs. Chappell was driving killed Mrs. Marietta Roe, moth er of Assistant State's Attorney Roe, of Chicago. Mrs. Chappell was exonerated from any blame, but she was left in a highly wrought condition and went to Eau Claire. Wia., to recuperate. When she returned she instituted a suit for separate maintenance against her husband. This was as suddenly withdrawn and a few days later Mrs Chappell left home with her husband. From that tiine no word from the miss ing woman has been received. SENDS OUTINVITATEOHS FOR NEWYEAR'S PARTY Hammond Saengerbund-Fi-delia to Hold New Year Celebration. The Hammond Saengerbund-Fidelia today sent out invitations for its New Tear celebration, which will be held at Huehn's hall next Sunday evening, Jan 3. Invitations were issued to the mem bers of the society with the privilege of bringing as many of their friends as they please. The program has been arranged to please old and young, and the children especially will be well taken care of, A huge Christmas tree loaded with presents for the little ones will occupy a prominent place in the hall. The pro gram begins at 8 o'clock and will be Interspersed with musical numbers and dancing. Several hundrf people are expected and a most pleasant evening is anticipated by all who have already signified their intention to attend O. A. Klemperer, furniture manager fo the Lion store, is taking a prominen part in this portion of the entertain ment. The raffle of a $65 sewing machine will take place in the course of the evening. This will be the first entertainmen that the consolidated Fidelia Singing society and the Hammond Saenger bund are giving. The proceeds will be turned over to the building fund, with the object in view that the organization will build its own clubhouse in the course of time. FEED LAUEEMAN GETS A BEAN-NEW POSITION. Charles Moore Quits His Job as Elevator Man in aHmraond Building. Going up! Fred Lauerman Is now in charge of the elevator in the Hammond building, Charles Moore, the former operator having gone back to Chicago. Fred took hold of the lever this morning, and having had previous experience in his elevating position, is ready to take the patrons of the building up or down Just as they desire.

HOLES BORED IN THE 000R

No Attempt Was Made to Tap the Cash Register For Fear of Making Noise. The saloon of Otto Bauer, One Hundred and Nineteenth street and Atchison avenue, Robertsdale, was entered by thieves last night and a quantity of liquor and cigars was stolen. Entrance to the saloon was made by means of the front door. A little vestibule protected the front door from the outside, so that the thieves could work without fear of bring seen. They bored several holes in the door with a large bit and then forced it open. After gaining entrance to the saloon the robbers took several boxes of cigars and a quantity of whisky. Afraid of Cash Register. There was some money in the cash register but no attempt was made to open it, on account of the fear of ringing the bell and arousin gthe proprietor. The theft was not discovered until this morning and then it was too late to make an effort to capture the thieves. The matter was reported to Officer Hohman of the Hammond poice department and he reported it to the local headquarters. It is the opinion of Proprietor Otto Bauer, of the saloon, that tht burg lary was the work of amateurs, and the police are conducting their investigation along this line.' The value of the goods stolen will not exceed $25 and there was only a little money in the cash register, so that the loss would not have been considerable even if the thieves had succeeded in getting into the money drawer. BASON? J1REAT NIGHT Charles Williams Rides the Masonic ixo'at in Fine StyleThe annual past masters' night last Saturday, which was held In the .Blue lodge rooms of the Masonic temple. was one of the most notable that has been held in recent years. The candi date of the evening was Mr. Charles Williams. Never was there an occasion of this kind has the attendance been so great as it was last Saturday. The lodge rooms were crowded with the members of the local order and visitors from all of the cities of the county. In fact, there "was hardly a city or town in the vicinity that was not represented by one or more visitors. The Whiting Masonic band furnished the music during the evening and was greatly appreciated. After the degree work had been concluded, with Postmaster William H. Gostlin acting as worshipful master, the visitors and the members of the order repaired to the banquet hall on the first floor of the temple and partook of the luncheon that had been served by the ladies of the Eastern Star.

BOB KIDNEY WILL

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Alderman Thomas Swanton Is Also Grooming Himself for the Republican Nomination for Mayor of Hammond.

Robert Kidney and Thomas Swanton have both quietly announced to their friends in Hammond that they will be candidates for the office of mayor on the republican ticket.. So far as it is now known there are mot any other aspirants for the office In the republican ranks, but it is possible that another candidate will be brought out before the convention Is called to order. An effort has been mde to induce F. Richard Schaaf, the county chairman, to make the race, but he has not given his friends any encouragement. Hundreds of republican workers have gone to Mr. Schaaf and pleaded with him to announce his candidacy, but he refuses to do so. In the meantime the other republican aspirants have gone ahead and "felt out" their friends. As a result both Mr. Kidney and Mr. Swanton feel that they have a good chance of securing the nomination. Both Men Are Well Known. Robert Kidney has been well . and

Standard Steel Car Employe Crazed with Fusel Oil Sees Hallucinations and Gives the Hammond Police a Merry Chase.

TREY CAN'T FIND BEHEADED HI Investigation Develops Fact That Elias Ignatz Keeds a Parlor in the Dippy Factory for Police Get at the Bottom of the Strange Things He Saw. It develop that the wild and weird tale which naa told by Ella a Ignata of the Standard Steel Car district last Saturday was the result of seeing something aud imagining the rest due to aa abnormal mental rendition superinduced by the excess .of alcoholic beverages. It appears that Ignata, who waa still rather unsenworthy as a result of a holdover jag, went to the door of an outhouse and peering within saw the head of a man lying; In the floor. Thought Head Was Loose. Ignatz was so frightened that he P.ea from the place ana tock it for granted, that the head was detached from the body. H:3 disordered brain had something to do with the story he told and later on he was telling the terrible tale of how he had found a detached head in an outhouse. So convinced was he that there had been a foul murder.and, that he might went to" the office o"judge MiV" WT McMahon and told him that he wanted to give him ower of attorney to collect his rents so that he would not have to take the responsibility. Reveals the True Facts. A police investigation revealed the true facts of the case. A poor sojourner who had loaded up too large a cargo of wet goods wandered into the outhouse and had fallen to the floor where he lay in a stupor. When Ignatz came to the door, all he was able to see in the darkness within was the head. He took it for granted that there was not a body attached to it and thereby hangs the tale. Ignatz is in the o-ire of physicians, who are doing their best to restore a normal condition and no one seems to know what has become of the man who caused all of the trouble by sleeping off a drunk in an outhouse. HOLD REHEARSAL THIS EVEXIXG. The first rehearsal for the opera "Patience" will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock in Weis' hall on State street. All who are interested In the opera are asked to attend this rehearal. FOB favorably knr,-n in Hammond for a number of years. He is a prominent Mason and is one of the past masters of Garfield lodge No. 59. Mr. Kidney is also generally supported by the labor unions of Hammond and would probably get the indorsement of a majority of the building trades unions. Thomas Swanton has long been a factor In the local political situation. Unlike Mr. Kidney he has mixed more or less into the political game and knows what is practical politics. He has a large acquaintance in Hammond and is believed to be a strong candidate. It is understood that Mr. Swanton has been laying his wir-?s for the mayoralty nomination for some time and that he has been assured support from certain Quarters. The next municipal election is sure to be a warm one and the interest that is already being shown Is remarkable considering the fact that the election is over a year oft. Over in the Fourth ward it is said that there are six men who are waiting for the senior Schaafa mantle to fall on them. -

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