Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 264, Hammond, Lake County, 27 April 1909 — Page 8

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After Short Illness.

John Smyth, Young East Chicagoan, Without Any Apparent Good Cause, Puts Bullet Through Head.

AIT THINKS Hill ASLEEP AT F

Upon Attempting to Waken Him She

Makes Horrifying Discovery Had

Eeen Out of Work Only Three

Days and Theory of Despondency

Is Scouted.

UTTER GOES OVER TO FRIDAY

Six

Hundred Trees Are Ordered

Bought for the Municipal Park.

(Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, April 27. The po

lice are trying to solve the mystery

which surrounds the suicide of John

Smyth, who shot himself yesterday

morning at the home of his uncle and aunt, with whom he had been living for a hsort time, at 3S34 Butternut

street.

bmyth, who was 22 years of age.

was apparently in the best of spirits

when he left the house early in the

morning to look for work. until a

few days before he had been employed at the cement works at Buffington, but

finding this work too hard he had left to look for a place elsewhere. Despondency over the inability to find employment Is looked upon as a possible reason for the suicide, but the fact that the young man had only been out of work for three days, leads the police to discard this theory as improbable. The suicide was not known to have any love affairs and as he was of a usually cheerful disposition his relatives and friends are at a loss to account for his act. Aunt Thought Him Anleep. The body was found by the young man's aunt who had gone to the house of a neighbor shortly after Smyth left the house. He returned at about 9

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young man sent the child out to play, apparently having made up his mind to kill himself and wishing the little boy

out of the way. He then lay down on the couch and fired a 33-caltbre bullet into his brain. His aunt returning a short thne later noticed her nephew lying down on the couch, and thinking him asleep quietly withdrew. Later as he did not awaken, she returned to the room to arouse him. She called several times, without success ,and then went over to where h lay. It was not until she took hold of the young man's shoulder that he noticed the blood on his forehead and saw the gun that had dropped from the suicide's hand after firing the shot that ended his life. She summoned some of the neighbors, who in turn notified the police and Krebs and Bums, undertakers, took charge of the remains. Smyth had lived but a short time at the Butternut street address, having moved there from $444 Guthrie street. He had been a resident of Indiana Harbor for a year and a half.

(Special to The Times.)

East Chicago, Ind., April 27. The city council of East Chicago met last night in an adjourned meeting from

last week. Mayor De Briae, who was obliged on account of the council meeting to forego attending the gathering at the Majestic hotel in Hammond last night, presided. Owing to the slowness in arriving of the Indiana Harbor members, Messrs. Schock and 'Walton, the session did not convene until after 9 o'clock. Franchise Is Considered. The principal reason for the meeting was the consideration of the Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago street railway franchise, which came up at the last meeting but was put over until last night. When the franchise was read the councllmen discovered changes from the instrument the Red line people had previously submitted for their inspection and which, if permitted to go through, would have practically put the Indiana and Chicago line, whost franchise has ben accepted and passed its firest reading, out of the running unless the latter road adopted aeroplane methods. The aldermen were convinced a little joker was hiding in certain clauses of the franchise and so decided to take a little closer slant at it. There were passages In the franchise which would give the Red line exclusive rights on portions of certain streets, a condition which the council has been vigorously opposing. Referred to Committee,

xne matter was nnaiiy rererred to a committee of the whole, which is to

meet with the representatives of the Red line next Friday night at the city

hall.

Other business was transacted before the franchise matter was taken

up. John J. Keller of Indiana Harbor

and James Grace of East Chicago were appointed inspectors on the big sewer.

A resolution passed by the Booster

Commercial club at its last meeting

and bearing exclusively on the stree

railway franchise question was read and ordered received and placed on file.

The council also ordered the purchase

of 60 Otrees for the parks. The session

adjourned about 11 o'clock, to meet in

regular meeting next Monday night.

Four Young Gary Fellows Fail to Recognize Sergeant Catey in Plain Clothes, and Are Landed in City Bastile. Four young men, Andry Pryle, 23

years old; Walter B. Moore. 23; Edward Foy, 24, and Elmer Barrett, 23, all liv

ing at the Delaware hotel in Gary, got

themselves into serious trouble last

night when they tried to put one over on Police Sergeant Catey.

Laet night about 11 o'clock the four

young men, who nad Deen armning

considerably, were found near the Wa

bash tracks on Broadway, where they were conducting themselves in a disorderly manner. Sergeant Catey, who

was in plain clothes, passed the men

a short time before and told them to

go to their homes. Walking down the street a short distance, the police

officer watched the quartet, who con

tlnued to use nrofane language and

insult people as they passed by.

Sergeant Catey then walked back to

the men and told them if they did not

go home he would place them under

arrest. Edward Foy, who stands 6 feet 4 inches in height and has every

appearance or being a young giant

told the sergeant to mind his own

business, or words to that effect. The

officer walked up to the man and Just

as he did so Foy put his hand to his

hip pocket as if he was going. to draw

a revolver. But he didn't have time even if he had had a revolver, for Ser

geant Catey planted a blow between Foy's eyes that stagged the would-be Hercules until he saw a thousand stars. By this time Officers Mulcahey

and Marquardt, who happened to be

near at the time, appeared on the

scene and the men were placed under arreet and brought to the police sta

tion, where they were booked on a

charge of disorderly conduct. Their trials will come up before Judge Fitz

gerald in the police court this morning.

WAS A PIONEER GROCER

Withdrew From Business Five Years

Ago Is Survived By Six Children.

(Special to The Times.)

Whiting, April 27. Another one of Whiting's pioneers have passed away, it being Frederick Fischrupp, who died

at his late home, 109 Indiana boulevard, Sunday night at 11 o'clock, after an illness of several weeks caused by old age and a complication of diseases. The news of Mr. Fischrupp's death caused much surprise to people in this locality, even though it was known for several weeks that he was hovering between life and death. The family is one of the oldest in Whiting, coming here from Chicago in pioneer days and starting up in the grocery business. Mr. Fischrupp, sr., however, withdrew from the business arena, about five years ago when old age began to tell upon him, and spent a large portion of his declining days at Bass Lake, Ind., where he built several cottages, which are occupied every years by persons going to the summer resort. Since the death of his wife, his daughter, Mrs. Minnie McCoy, has been living with her father, and was with him at the time of his death.

Mr. Fischrupp was 81 years old and is survived by four daughters, Mesdames Louise S. Kelltnger, Mary Fischer and Minnie McCoy of this city.

and Mrs. Annie Thlce of Chicago. There are also left to mourn his loss two

sons, John and Fred Fischrupp, both of this city.

The funeral yill be from his resi

dence, 109 Indiana boulevard, Wednes

day afternoon at 2 o'clock. The serv

ice will be preached by Rev. Theodore

Alerding of the Evangelical church.

Interment will be at Hammond.

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GARY LUKE SHORE

DEPOT IS ROBBED

RABBIT CAUSES TROUBLE

Frank Swada ,Gary ex-Sa

loonkeeper, Policeman and Pug, in Court-

ABDUL II.

DEPOSED

B? TURKS

Constantinople, Turksy, April 27.

Abdul Hamld II. has been deposed as

sultan of the Turkish empire. Mehem

med Resohad Effendi, his brother, will

be proclaimed his successor, probably

by S o'clock this afternoon.

The deposition will be through the

regular form prescribed by the tenets

of the Mohammedan faith. It is un

derstood that the sheik-ul-Islam, the

head of the church, will Issue the de cree of deposition.

m Cause Excitement. The news of the deposition of Abdul Hamld and the selection of his brother to succeed him caused great excitement throughout Constantinople. Crowds at once began to gather in the principal squares and thoroughfares and around the imperial palace of Tildiz in anticipation of the proclamation of a new sultan and the booming of 101 guns to announce the change of monarchs.

Company's Stinginess

Provide Light Aids Burglar.

NO SYMPATHY FOR POLICE

Frank Swada, Gary ex-policeman, ex

saloonkeeper and ex-pugilist is in

trouble again.

This time it is all over a little white

rabbit. Swada, who lives at Fifteenth

avenue and Jefferson street. is the

owner of several pens of tame rab

bits. A few days ago one of the pet rabbits got out of his place of con-

nnenwmt and hopped away. Swada

made a search for him, but "Bunny"

could not be found. Testerday after

noon he met James Stiffin, a 12-year

old boy, who had a white rabbit in his poseession. Swada said the rabbit was his and proceeded to take it away from

the boy.

According to Ktiffln's story, Swada not only took the rabbit from him but

proceeded to cuff him about the head

A warrant was sworn out for Swada's arrest and he was brought to the local

police station last night, but was re

leased on his own recognizance to ap

pear at his trial la the police court this

morning.

$300 Loot Represented Profits for

Saturday and Sunday, Two Best Days in the Week.

DELAYS THE

OPENING OFJIS BANK

Postpones the Day Another

Month; Will Be Ready June I-

BUYS GARY LOT

Hammond Hardware Dealer

Soon to Build. J. J. Ruff of Hammond, one of the

biggest hardware dealers in northern Indiana, yesterday consummated a deal with T. W. Englehardt of the South Broadway Land company for the pur

chase of a lot on Thirty-seventh avenue and Broadway for $2,500. Mr. Ruff will build on his property at some later date.

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$10.50 FOR JOHN Jake Labovich of Gary, former saloonkeeper, was arrested yesterday evening on charges of assault and battery upon Mrs. Mary Bartich. The hueband of the woman and the exsaloonkeeper entered into an altercation in front of Labovich's place, on "Washington near Eighteenth avenue. Labovich was fined a dollar and costs .this morning, amounting to $10.50.

DARROW AT HARBOR

(Special to Tan Times.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., April 27,

Mayor Lemuel Darrow of Laporte, Ind., was in town Saturday Inspecting the Indiana Harbor street paving, especially the Westrumite. Mayor Darrow says there is a lot of paving to be done

in his city this spring and summer,

ana the city has had the Westrumite brought to its attention so persistently that he considered it well worth while to look Into the same and ascertain its merits, if it possesses any, or its weakness where such exist.

The executive made many inquiries regarding the pavement, but did not express himself as to the impression he had gained from his various interviews. The visit to the Harbor, it was declared, was without significance other than as it applied to the paving question. Mayor Darrow is all enthusiasm over his big 5,000 acre farm which he recently purchased along the Kankakee river. The farm is all bottom land, drained and dyked and will be sowed mainly to potatoes.

"The Lake Shore ought to have been

robbed." This was the way Chief Mar tin expressed his opinion of the bur

glary which took place Sunday night,

waa discovered Monday morning and

reported to the police about noon.

The reason that Chief Martin believed that they ought to have been robbed

was the fact every night all of the

lights are put out in the station and

he police have no means whatever of ascertaining whether or not there is anyone in the station at the time. The police stated yesterday that about $300 was taken from the safe, whloh consisted of the receipts from Saturday and Sunday, by far the heaviest days of the week. A Lake Shore employe, calling himself the ticket agent, said yesterday over the telephone, that the safe had not been touched and the only valuables that were taken were a few dollars worth of stamps. The police believe that if they had been notified promptly of the robbery they might have had an opportunity to get a clew to the perpetrators, as the discovery was evidently made a few hours after the robbery occurred.

BRIDGE PASSABLE The bridge over the little Calumet river, which has been cut off by the high water, is again passable, the water having receded to a considerable extent. It is not expected that there will be any trouble again this year, and if the Burns' ditch is completed, the city may never experience this difficulty again.

Articles of Incorporation, Additional articles of incorporation have been filed with the secretary of state and are as follows: The North Meridian Investment company, Indianapolis; capital stock, $1,000; real estate dealers; directors, Johu Moriarity, Willis Coval Claude Tuck, Marshall Levey and Carl Krauss. The Short Line Traction company, Indianapolis; capital stock, $10,000; to promote, equip and operate traction lines; directors, Joseph F. Weber, Frank T. Edenharter and George F. Mull. The Clarkshill Gas company, Clarkshill; capital stock. $6,000; commercial and street lighting; incorporators, Joseph W. Scanlon, Ara D. Shlrely. James B. Levy, Edwin V. Loveless and William F. Grimes. The Ideal Post company, Portland;

capital stock, $10,000; to manufacture metal and cement posts; directors, H. H. Gllmore, B. G. Arthur, Walter C. Gaunt, Ross E. Ault, W. O. Wilkerson and C. H. Ayers. Salem Gas company, Ohio; capital stock, $10,000; producers certified in Indiana; J. D. S. Neeley, president. The Keller-Bryce company, Muncle; registration of trade mark; Karl A. Vesta, treasurer.

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Northern Indianian Fails to Put in

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EXEGUTIVESESSION NEXT State Tax Board Hears Last Tales of Woe at Capital.

The State Board of Tax Commissioners today heard the last tales of woe from the railroad companies of the state and will tomorrow go into extended executive session in order to make the annual assessments against properties coming under the Jurisdiction of the board. The tales heard today were a continuation of the complaints of hard times following the industrial depression, of idle freight cars, decreased earnings and little prospect for immediate revival of business, al

though on speaker said h believed "things would brighten up" when the tariff war was over. Roads represented today were the following: Baltimore, Ohio & Chicago. F. J. Griffith; Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, Dr. J. A. Norton; the Southern Railway company, H. W. Miller; the Chicago & Eastern Illinois and the Evansville & Terre Haute. E. H. Seneff; the Vandalia lines, J. G. Williams and David Strouse; the Toledo, St. Louis & Western, F. D. Tracey; the Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern, the Gary & Western and the Elgin, Joliet & Westem, W. II. Allen.

BUYS TOURING CAR W. A. Cain of the Cain Construction company and the "W. A. Cain Supply company has purchased a fine new Leo touring car of the Handly & Houk Co. of Crown Point. The Houk company report a number of other Gary sales in prospect.

Mayor Knotts is not quite ready to

start his bank in Gary, which some time ago he thought would be ready for business about May 1. Now the datt has been postponed until the first of June, and even that time has not been definitely determined upon for the opening of the new bank on Seventh

avenue and Broadway. The newspaper which Mr. Knotts was to start also will not appear on the streets of Gary for a short time yet, because of the litigation which Is now pending over the equipment of the old North

ern Indianalan.

As far as the bank is concerned, Mr.

Knotts is ready to start any time that

he sees fit, for the building is now practically complete and ready for the

installing of the fixtures. The storeroom downstairs will be occupied by the Gary Hardware company is also

practically completed and the firm will

be ready to move in as soon as the

shelves are erected.

The remainder of the building, which

will be used for stores and offices, is

now being finished and the tenants will be able to move in by the middle of next month at the latest. The vault

for the bank can be erected as soon as

Mr. Knotts is ready to start.

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East Chicago Ladies Are Attending Eastern Star Meeting.

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(Special to The Times.)

East Chicago, April 27. A number of ladies of the East Chicago chapter of the order of the Eastern Star left this noon for Indianapolis to attend the annual meeting of the grand chapter, which convenes there this week. Those representing the East Chicago chapter are: Mesdames William Meade, who goes in the place of Mrs. George W. Lewis, the worthy matron of the chapter, who was unable to attend; Mrs. Abe Ottenheimer, representing Associate Worthy Matron Mrs. A. H. W. Johnson, who was also unable to get away; Mr. T. J. Loucks, worthy patron of the chapter, and Mrs. Chas. B. Fowler and Mrs. Abbie Thomas. The two last named have no official business at the convention, but go merely out of interest in the proceedings. The party left Hammond at 12:50 via the Monon and will be gone until Friday. The East Chicago delegation Is Interested In securing the promotion of Mrs. J. C. Golding of East Chicago, who now holds the office of grand warder for the grand chapter, to something higher. Mrs. Golding herself is unable to attend, and in her absence her sisters in the order hope to accomplish something worth while in her Interests.

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