Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 218, Hammond, Lake County, 4 March 1910 — Page 1
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VOL. IV., NO. 218.
HAMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1910.
ONE 'CENT! FEB COFE,
SUITS 111 SATURDAY
Impeachment Proceedings Will Be Begun by Two
ComplaintsAgainst May
or T. E-JKnotts of Gary
in Lake Circuit Court. x
(By Staff Correspondent.)
Crown Point. Ind., March 4. Two 'separate suits tor impeachment against
Thomas E. Knotts, mayor of Gary, will
- be filed In the Lake circuit court to morrow at Crown Point.
The section under which the Impeach
ment proceedings will be brought will
be section 8894' Burns' R. S. 1908, where
In It Is provided that a mayor may be impeached by Indictment or - affidavit
for oppression, malconduct In office or
malfeasance. Attorney G. M. Ballard,
who Is Instituting one of -the cas
will charge that his treatment at the hands of Knotts was both oppression
and malconduct. It is likely that At
torney Bruce will file other charges seeking to Impeach Knotts for alleged
failure to enforce the laws, and mal conduct In office, tomorrow.
Another case was filed In the circuit court today in which Guy M. Ballard
Is suing Eva M. Godwin for the restitution of premises from which Ballard
was unlawfully and forcibly ejected
The plaintiff asks the court for $2,000
" damages for unlawful detention and damages suffered by -the unlawful and
forcible ejection. The compiaini sex
forth many sensational charges against the' defendant, Ballard's attorneys are Lot and Robs of Hammond, Adrian C. Courtr'rsrht and Otto J. Bruce of Crown Point.. ' "' . .
CRUIIPACKER TO SEE PRES. TAFT t - Washington, March. 1 4. Representative . qrumpacker has an engagement with President Taft today for a long talk on the Indiana political 'situation. The president is taking, a keen Interest in Indiana political developments. He wants to do all he can. In-a manner consistent with his position, toward helping carry the state for the republicans. " The president is , hopeful that Senator Beverfdge will be returned to the senate.' He is keeping closely Informed as to the trend of affairs In Indiana, and it Is expected that today's conference will go Into every phaiejpf the situation.
MRS H. ft; BICKHELl
IS HOT AHY BETTER
Much Apprehension Evinced
About Continued Illness of Hammond Lady.
Mrs. Nellie Kramer, the daughter of Mrs. Henry Bicknell of this city, wh!b has been dangerously 111 at her home
on Rimbach avenue, arrived in Hanr5"
mon from the south today so that she
might be at her mother's bedside.
Today Mrs. Bicknell is reported to be
no better. She is- not able to take
more than "a few teaspoonsf ul of nourishment at a time and is growing very
weak.
wniie tne family and friends are
hoping Mrs. Bicknell will take a turn
for the better, yet the doctor holds out
no encouragement.
OH
3 F. REtLLEY IS
EXALTED RULER
GIRL TELLS SH0CI1G - rwr.,.i -stfMttMiiWir' ' ..-r-tm. ' b iUti
OLD SLEUTH
ml GUST. LIDS LI
Alleged Forger ' Who Vic
timized Hobart People
Located in West Virginia After. Persistent Work on
Part of County Official.
(BCTXETIX.)
Crown Point, lad., March. 4.- William Denny pleaded gmilty to the charge of forgery before Judge W. W. HeMatan, was fined 910 and costs and sentenced to the penitentiary for two to fourteen
years and disenfranchised for five
years. ' (Special to Thb TiMBa)
Crown Point, Ind., March 4. Through
a clever and shrewd piece 'of detective work on the part of Sheriff Grant and his deputies, William Denny, alias Wil
liam Kenney, wanted In Lake county
for forgery committed some slxmonths ago, was located in West Virginia on
Monday evening and is now locked be
hind the steel grates of the county jail awaiting his hearing, which takes
place today.
Kenney, - who went under other aliases than Denny, Is a clever forger and all around crook, and the crime for which he is especially wanted In
this vicinity 1 the passing of two
forged checks last summer at Hobart,
in which he signed Frank Peterson's
name, a farmer residing near Hobart.
Denny made a successful getaway be
fore iihe forgery became known, and
Sheriff Grant has been on the lookout
for the clever crook since. Has Criminal Record.
Denny's home is in Bellwood, Pa.
which fact Grant learned by secretly securing a letter which Denny forgtft to. post previous to his flight. The Lake
"county sheriff with this information
got busy and upon nvestlgaton found
Continued on paj five.
Elks Hold Their Election Last Night and Chose . New Officers.
STOCK FOR BUILDING FUND
Is Liberally Subscribed By Various Members Of The Order.
Joseph Kusina, Wealthy Standard District Saloonkeeper, Defendant in Criminal Action in Superior Court.
IBLISIEH!) 1ST TAKE : WOIOG
At the meeting of the Elks last evening John F. Reilly was elected exalted ruler, D. C. Atkinson, was elected esteemed leading, knight, W. J. O'Rourke esteemed loyal knight and Dr. H. S. Sharrer esteemed lecturing knight. Eric Lund was elected tyler.'John D. Smalley, secretary, and Joseph Ruff.
treasurer, juage V. S. Kelter was
elected trustee for three years. Thos
H. Jordan wa3 elected representative to the grand lodge and John Gavit was
elected . alternative, representative to
the grand lodge. Dr. E. M. Shanklin was elected the,' installing officer. After the election of officers Dave 'Lederer and Harvey Post were initiated into the order. Reports were heard from the chairmen of all of the committees. The announcement was made that all of the arrangements have been perfected for the special train that is to take the Hammond delegation to the meeting of the grand lodge at Detroit. During the evening a large amount of stock for the building of the new Elks' club house was subscribed, and the project to erect a fine new building seems assured. While Attorney John F. Reilly has worked through all of the chairs to the
point where he was the logical candidate for the office of exalted ruler, his work for the lodge has been greatly appreciated and' his election is a tribute to his untiring effort to make a future for the Hammond Elks. It is believed that under Mr. Reilly's leadership the club Is looking forward to one of the most prosperous years in its history.
- Annie Mueller, a pretty 15-year-old girl, living with her. parents in the rear of Joseph Kudna's saloon, 954 Columbia avenue, was forced by Kusina,
in the absence of her parents, to drink wine and champagne until she was drunk and was then brutally mistreated by "Kusina, according to the complaint in a suit for damages that was filed in the Lake superior court. It is understood that criminal action will soon be begun against Kusina in addition to the civil action that has already been started. The story In the complaint, stripped of most of the terrible details, does not reveal the deep-laid plot which little Annie Mueller believes Kusina deliberately planned. for the purpose of ruining her. Girl Only . Fifteen. Kusina, by the way, 1st a well-to-do saloonkeeper in the Standard district. He Is-said to .have inherited a large amount of money from relatives in the old country. Shortly after his arrival here his wife got a divorce from him and since that time a housekeeper has been taking care of his apartments. The complaint relates that Annie is a minor, 15 years of age, and the action is begun by Rudolph Mueller, her father. The alleged attack is said to have been committed on the 15th of February. - On this day the parents of the little girl left their quarters, which - consist of a few rooms in the rear of the
Columbia avenue saloon,, and went to
Chicago on some business for Kusina.
(Continued on page five.)
Warning notices that the police have
given teamsters about hauling man
ure and offal in a covered wagon hav iijg been ineffective, Joseph Wall, i
teamster for George Prohl . of South Hammond, was arrested on the charge of violating the city ordinance. Prohl
pleaded guilty for his hired man this
morning in the city court and paid dollar fine and costs.
Prohl was given the minimum sen
tence, but his case Is only one of
series that the police may Institute if
the nuisance Is not abated. The prac
tice is particularly offensive now that
the weather is opening up, and there
fore the police intend to be all the more
vigilant in this respect. The attitude of the police may not suit some of the big team owners around town, but the city ordinance is explicit, and as th4 public has a right to demand Its enforcement, Chief Austgen will enforce it without playing favorites.
JAMES ID A
BUmiKIG THIRST
f 1 1
But the Hammond , Police
Gathered Him in Just
the Same.
James Campbell, millwright of Gary,
unable to withstand the horrible pangs of a dry-own much longer, blew, into
Hammona orignt ana early wis morning and loaded up sufficiently to last him as . long as the proverbial cameL He will be arraigned on the charge of drunkenness as soon as his addled brain
has cleared sufficiently to underastand that, while this Is a wet town, it is not
a haven for intemperate imbibers. . .
SPEEDING
STREETS
CHECK
F
DRGER
IS
CAPTURED
i A clever check forger who attempted to operate In Hammond last week, but rather unsuccessfully becaiise of the vigilance of the local police, jias been, apprehended In Mishawaka and the local police" has been otlfied of the actions of the Mishawaka authorities. The check forger had procured a check signed by the treasurer of the Painters' union, evidently with the intention of forging the .signature. When he discovered that the local police were on his trail he Immediately, left town. The description given by the Mishawaka authorities tallies with that which the local police had.
AUSTGEO DEPLORES LITTER Oil STREETS
ED
Suggests That Hammond at
Least Have Refuse Boxes to Care for Waste Paper.
Autoists Given Warning by
the
For the Last Time, and Chief Austgen Will Put a Stop to All Scorching.
Why cannot the city of Hammond or
Police of Hammond fuse boxes to take care of all the waste
paper which is otherwise permitted to
litter up the streets? . The suggestion is made in the In
te rests of a clean city, the latest one
coming from Chief Austgen of the po
lice department. Under the ordinances
of the city the police must prohibit anybody from throwing waste paper in
the streets, but the chief and his men
are loathe to insist on the ordinance when the public has no place in which
to throw its refuse. . A man carrying a newspaper,' for instance, for which he has absolutely no further use Is compelled to carry it in his hands or pocket if he would, obey the . ordinance, whereas if, a refuse box were t placed on ' some of the principal corners he .could relieve himself of . his burden without violating -the ordinance by
-Auto speeding andfreckless driving on the street of Hammond, for which a large number of auto owners have a tendency now that the weather is again
favorable for the machine owners, is a
nuisance, nd Chief Austgen and his
department Intend to check in its In-
There is plenty of evidence that Hammond is auto and speed rnxj, and
while the offense might be pardonable
in the first exhil&ratine ride, some of
strated. that they will threait to 1e
Judge Peterson, in Circuit Court,
Puts Quietus on Gary Man for Interrupting the Routine,
RESTAURANT EMPLOYES! IW1GLE
-Acts a -.,mv
persistent offenders of the city . ordinance. . . . Limit is Tern Miles Hoar.
The city ordinance limits the speed
of all vehicles to ten miles an hour.
and violation of this may bring upon
the offender's head a fine ranging from
$5 to $50 In addition to the court costs.
The ordinance gives the police depart
ment discretionary power In making
arrests, they having to take into con
sideration whetb r an emergency exists
or not.
Hammond has an exceptionally large number of automobiles for a city of Its size, and with the numerous auto agencies that are now established In Hammond, together with many machines
that come in from surrounding cities.
the number of machines on the- streets is a large one. On some of the side streets the speed limit is violated in a scandalous way and with the Increased number of machines this year the nuis
ance will be worse than ever. .
t.4 U ,'wisureottKii
liceman has his eye on him. , -r City Should provide Boxk ' .Chief Austgen was of the opinion tnat some of the merchants ould help out this city beautiful Idea by exploiting the' refuse box as an advertising means. While waste paper may not be mentioned specifically In the ordinance providing for the disposal of garbage, the spirit of the ordinance Is nevertheless : that no waste paper shall 1 be thrown about promiscuously, and inasmuch as the city assumes and has the power to regular. It would seem primarily Incumbent upon the city to provide the refuse boxes. Until the city sees fit to provide this accommo
dation some public spirited citizens could earn the lasting gratitude of the lovers of a clean city by putting
up the boxes. . -
When Emma Peterbaugh went before Ida Keeler, a-dlshwasher in one of the local rrjstaurants, this morning and told her that she would sell Ida's best skirt, Ida knew Emma was bluffing and she called the bluff. This little bluff cost Emma twelve simoleons, all of which she paid without having received satisfaction. It seems that Emma and Ida were bosom friends, even to the degre of loaning and borrowing money. .Now, according to Emma, who is fair and fifty and unmared by the way, she had made demands upon Ida for the amount that she loaned her, and. gentle words having been unavailing, she resorted to a bluff. Going to Ida's place of employment, she approached her with a suitcase in hand and said: "I have your skirt in this .satchel and unless you repay me I'll sell your skirt.
see.'t Ida saw and began to lay down the law to Emma as she knew it to be, and there ensued a conflict sufficiently unbecoming on the part of .Emmaat least, to warrant her arrest. She was
arrested on two charges, that of dis
orderly conduct and larceny. She was
convicted of the first charge, but . inquiry Into the evidence developed the fact that Emma had been, as aforesaid bluffing. Ida's precious skirt was up
had left it this morning. ' Emma named as the place of " her residence the classic town of Logansport. . ' . '
ROGERS GASE GOES TO JfSJ3V Defense Closes Its Cass &t Noon and Arguments and
Instructions Follow v
MILLERS
HEW cms now. DUG THROUGH TRIPS
Dr. Fox Buys Machine. At. 3 o'clock this afternoon Dr. "F. H. Fox was reported to be the most recent purchaser of an automobile. His machine, a Maxwell runabout, was delivered by C. H. Stewart today. Mr. Stewart received another carload of the popular machines yesterday.
. . ADVERTISE AWD lAGAlX IX THB TIMES.
ADVCRTISB
OEATH OF J. STRATTOfl OCCURS AT HOSPITAL
John Stratton, 50 years old, 445 East State street, died this morning at St. Margaret's hospital," after having been confined to his bed. for four months with cancer. Mr. and Mrs. Stratton have lived In Hammond for fbuxteen years, Mr. Stratton having had a tailor shop on South Hohman street. The deceased was a member of the Royal League snd his . funeral next Sunday afternoon will be under the auspices of that order. Services will be held at the home at 2:30, the Rev. C. A. Smith of the Episcopal church conducting the funeral. Interment .will be at Oak;Hn cemetery, .,
IN DIVORCE COURTS
ERROBIH 1" CAUSES
BOARD TO READVERTISE
The board of public works at Its
meeting this morning adopted resolu
tions, plans and specifications for the paving of Highland street, from Hohman street to the Erie tracks, and set March 21st as the day of remonstrance.
There .having been an . inadvertent . . . . j
error in tne advertising tor el u water pipe contract in Highland street
a re-aaverusemenv was oraereu ims
BAPTISTS
LOSE T
HER
(By Staff Correspondent.) Crown" Point, Ind., March
Arguments in the Rogers' bling-piff iv. -r i .
vase ui me XM.&.C circuit court were concluded this afternoon, and after
the jury had been instructed by Jndg
J .a. Jfeterson, the case was given to the jury. It is of course impossible
to predict what the outcome of the case will be as the evidence is about the same taken all in all as was the evidence in the McBride case. . ' The reprimands issued by Judga , Peterson yesterday had their effect on the princlpas in the case and the session this morning was very tame. ; ' John Prlselac, the convicted blind-pig s keeper, was the first witness on the stand. He was followed by QfficVf'C;.,
Mulcahey, Mayor Knotts and Clerk E. - . L' Shortridge. i- Nothing startling wls brought out by any of these witnesses. tmannn? - ? .
- - vC .y Testerday was the second day of the trial .of Jim Rogers, the Gary "blind i pik" keeper.; and considerable testimony damaging to the-: defendant was brought out before Special Judge John B. Peterson., However, many of the witnesses seemed to want ; to protect" the defendant, and the admissions oJ Chief Martin and others of the city, administration weakened the defense. , After hearing the testimony all morn-
The new cars purchased by the Gary
& Interurban line were put in service for the first time between ,Tolleston and Hammond yesterday. Tlae new car
made the trip without accident, and the officials of the road are . hoping within a few days to lesson the runn.lng time and greatly improve the servlve between, the two cities. .. . At Hammond a force of workmen are actively engaged in extending the line from Oakley avenue to Hohman street, the terminus of the road, and it, is expected that by the end of another week through cars will be able to make the entire trip from North Broadway to Hohman street. Hammond. The officials of the road are giving the traveling public all that could be expected in the way of service at this time, and the business between the two points is increasing each day.
Pansy Alice Miller ha3 brought an
action against Samuel C. Miller through her attorney, Ralph W. Ross,
by which she expects to secure a di
vorce. -
They were married Dec. 1, 1904, and
were separatetf on March 2, 1910. They
have one child, Geneva Alberta Miller, who is four " years and eight months
old. : " - -
It is alleged that Miller is a. habitual
drunkard and that he la guilty of call
ing his wife names' whch are too in
decent to be, put Into the complaint.
It is alleged that is not fit to have
the custody -t)r the child, and S15 a
month for the maintenance of the fam
ily and $1,000 alimony is asked.
BULL H,iE The Armour Square regulars, one of the best park fives in Chicago, defeated the Baptist- Athletic League last night - at - the local's gymnasium on States street by ai score of 45 to 26, breaking the winning streak of the Hammond five, this being their thir
teenth game," which proved to be an unlucky number. The Baptists, played a good consistent game against the sturdy and more experienced players from Chicago, but they were handicapped by the fact that the regulars- were' out of their class. The regulars have a record which can easily stand alone., They have played the best park teams . In Chicago and have come out on top In every contest. It Is not thought that the locals will arrange, another .game, with the r-k4.M A,r Ih. lotto e-trn ha. hnd
morning. , I . -i. , ,, .v,-
The resolutions from the council -
-"1
(Continued on Page Sight.)
providing for condemnation of an al
ley corner- south of Indiana - avenue anl east of Calumet avenue, and for the placing of a light at the corner Of
Manilla and Monroe street were tak
en under advisement. - -r
The board will meet tomorrow to
schedule all the city's property for the
annual report.
It is admitted by. .competitors, that
"The Free" is stiperior . to their ma chine. A comparison side by, side-
point by point forces such ?an" ad
mission. . , T r
HECHT FILES A
GROSS GOLlPLAIliT
Attorney Milo Bruce, representing J.
Hecht, today a cross-complaint in the
divorce proceedings "which were begu
recently by his wife. Mrs. Maude Hecht.
In his complaint the husband says
that fhe marital troubles, extending
over a period of two years, grew of the
fact that he was opposed to the fact that his wife kept roomers. He says that he did not want to see the privacy
of his home Invaded by outsiders and
that he earned sufficient money to keep
New Draying Company. Jordan & Diedrlch is. the firm name
for a storage and van company which has been in business In Hammond for
some time and which expects to branch
out in the near future. The partners
are Judge w a. joraan ana warry A. Diedrich, formerly in the furniture
department of the Hon store. They are J
established in the building owned by
Judge Jordan, on Fayette street, near
Oakley avenue.
Upon the arrival of its wagon the
company will have the only padded van in the region, and this alone ought to
be a good advertisement. The com
pany makes a specialty of repairing.
upholstering and refinishing furniture
and also In repairing stoves. Another
branch of the business is given to
storage and moving.
The company begins Its business in Hammond at . an . opportune - time, as
this Is the season for moving. -
is perfect.- pempsey, center for the visitors, proved . to .be the star, and his basketball throwing was superb.
Two . more games have . been sched
uled for next week. The Baptists are
arranging games with some of the best
teams irt Chicago, as they have played every thing in the 'region. The players
will try to build up another record before the (Season closes and the defeat
which was handed them last nlsht did
not Interfere with" any of their future
plans.
Attother game was played between the Baptists' second team and the Lewis second team of Fast Chicago as a
preliminary to the big game, the lo cals winning by a count of 29 to 6.
Armour Squares. ' Baptists,
Lapato rf... ........ Wall Bergner If Campbell
Dempsey c... Hudson
Tunds tel.'... . Buttner
McKee .i..Hr. .-. ...... Parker
POLICE FIIIDJIf-lfF AL10I1G STOLE!) TOOLS Motive of Robbery Was to
Effect Entrance to Hammond Liquor House.
HECRY BECKUAII FINDS TOOLS
Presence of Officer Borchert Said to
. . Have Had a Deterrent r " s-. Effect.' . : V' .,
Oral Arguments On. The oral arguments In the , case of the Mat Boney vs. Hammond Savings & Trust company are still being heard by Judge V. S. Reiter In the Lake superior court. The arguments, will probably be completed by 6 o'clock this afternoon, and it Is not known when the Judge's decision will be made. It has been looked for all day, and both sides have been waiting for a renewal "of hostilities. The work on The
building has been, going-on just the
THERE! ARB POUR COPIES OP TOT
TIMES SOLD IN HAMIiO'D POR E"V-
his wife and himself according to their I PAPER. ITSlVES YOU THREE TIMES frne, however, and now there is a con
station in life. i as MUCH 3fEWS .FOR. ONE CENT AS
Mr, Hecht "Is the head butcher In thel other PAPRS DO FOR - TWO
Lelmbach Bros. grocery and market; - 1 csXTS.
Vete vault lh' the process of construc
tion that will spoil the place-for any-
The finding of a steel saw and an lmprovise.d, ."Jimmy,? . which .were among the 'tools stolen from the blacksmith shop of Peterson & Monberg last week, furnished the police with evidence that the real motive in. stealing the tools -from the blacksmith shop was to eeffct an entrance into the Hammond liquor house, 81 State street. An attempt to saw the bars to one of the rear windows of this place, and the tools nearby under a porch substantiate this theory. The tools were found by Henry Beckman, who resides in a flat at 81 State street. "ow that the evidence is pieced together the police feel satiafled that the burglars were driven away by Officer Boruhert.-who patroled the alley on the night of the attempted burglary. He frame across a man : who appeared to- be a Polish baker, and who explained his mlsslonln the alley, by claiming that he was in search.
Of A bakery shop. There was no evidence against him at the time,. u,t Officer Borchert, to be safe.took him to ' the police station, -where he was released the following morning. His arrest on suspicion, it is thought, alarmed his "pal," who made his get away when he saw his "lookout" arrested.
1 thing but banking purposes.
Notice. r Royal -League. Pioneer No. 3S. all members are requested to attend a spe clal meeting to be held at Ortt & Towle" fe'store," in the Hammond bullding,.tonight at ,7:30 p. m., to complete arrangements for our late Brother Stratton's funeral Sunday 'afternoon at 2 ;20 p. m. .
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