Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 33, Hammond, Lake County, 16 September 1911 — Page 1

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CHARGE OF VEHUE Men Accused of Bribery in Gary Do Not Want to be Tried by Those Who Know Them Best. Record of Procedure in Circuit Court.

METHOD OF COURT PROCEEDURE ' IN THE STEEL CITY GRAF,T CASES. 1. Defense asks for a change of venue from the court, meaning they judge." ; 2. Defense asks for a change of venue from the county. (a) The application for a change from the court is peremptory.. That is, the court has no alternative but to grant it. (b) The application for a change from the county is discretionary with the judge who passes upon it. ' 3. The first step, then, will be the selection 'of a special judge to try these cases. The selection will be made in the following manner: (a) On Monday of next week the attorneys will attempt to agree on a special judge. (b) Failing in this, Judge Willis C. McMahon will select the names of three attorneys whom he believes to be qualified to act as judge in these cases. . x (c) The names will be submitted to the attorneys on both sides. The attorneys for the prosecution and the attorneys for the defense will each be asked to strike off the name of the man they desire to eliminate. The remaining name will be the name of the judge who will try the case. 4. Following the selection of the special judge he will take charge of the case and will pass upon the application for a change of venue form the county. The special judge and not McMahon will pass upon the first big question, "Can Mayor Knctts and other defendants secure a fair and impartial trial in Lake county?" 5. The motion to quash the affidavits on account of errors will not be made until the case is placed at issue before the special judge.

PROSECUTOR -GREENWALD TALKS QN BRIBE CASES -Vt hnitt J. T tkJak; Jale. Makfta'a nrlioi In annotating Mr. Hfi?ge n sordini fcraaevtitar!. 1m r . file t.'reeawald in tee Gary. pollee caart tfcla morulas;. -.',., - .( yet I haven't lieard tbat fee baa appointed Hodsea," be aaawereaV "It Hed(ft wilts t be apeclal proaecutr ' W h j I will name aim myself. " - Later la De inrnii( sir. nooren tried to arrange for a. eoaference with :tr. Greeawald. It i erideitt tbat the former want t work together , with t.reenwnld and iave nla assistance. (Special to The Times.) . C rown Polat, lad., Sept. 1. Attorney W. .1. MeAleer was interviewed about the tiary bribery ranea today and aaffl tbat, In hla opinion, be eoold Hear Mayor Thoniaa E. Kaotta of the charges against lilni. McAleer alio appears In all of the other ratten. He admits that T. B. Dean Is a clever '. man and is of the oplaloa tbat he Is a detective. However, McAleer says he has a thins or two r.p his sleeve that , .will surprise the prosecution when the i ease beeins. I The Hammond attorney admitted i that tbe eases will be the most scans- ; tload that have aver beea tried la this county. He says "that there are likely to be Interesting developments on both aT ' . T : : T" QUITS MILLIONAIRE HVSBAND.FOR YOUTH r Mrs. Waiter Lispenard Suydam, ' Jr., wife cf a young New York millionaire and niece of Stanford White, la reported to have taken apartments in downtown New York f with twenty-year-old Frederick Noble, son of a Brooklyn plumber, for whom she has forsaken her hus- - band. Noble's family declares Mrs. Suydam kidnapped him after temptiag him with her wealth. -

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Rnllrtln.t Tne j,aziar wedding party was not to proceeii without any interruption, for wh?n lt passed Ahrough Hammond, Fred jGastel who was driving one of the parties was arrested for violating the speed limit. At least so -It seemed to : i,azaar, who was anxious to get to the county seat for the license. The whole' party was haled before Judge Ames, who knowing about the frame i:p aded to tbe discomfiture of the coupla by telling them that he would hold the- trial at three o'clock. Us finally accepted Fred Gastel's check drawn on "No Bank" for fifteen dollars, and all departed, Laxaar congratulating himself upon his narrow escape of t;dious delay. - (Special to Tpu Times.) Indiana Harbor. Sept. 16. The seconl chapter in the romance of Molly German the comelv Indiana. Harbor lass wh) fi(rl(,ed , an ei0pement two weeks icro today which was frustrated by the i girl's policeman-lover, opened, this morning when the girl, accompanied th-i i poliMinun went to Crown Point for tho marriage license.- Eil Popa, her other lover who wa? noirIy successful two weeks ago was nowhere to be seen to day. Two weks ago he got no f arthr j than Crown Point when he was intercsded by the policeman, and the glrl'a father, who arrested him on the charga of abduction.. Tho girl favored Popa, but the father who is wealthy favor John Lazaar the polictman In the cacj Two automobile loads started out in decorated m'ic'.ilr.es for Crown Point to get the marriage" license. In the first car were John Lasaar, his bride to be. John German, who Is also a policeman i and another girl. In the second ma chine were Sergt. Frank Banker, Frank Hughes, Papa German- and one Or two more. HELD SEPEMBER i. (Special to 1 us Mimes.) Crown Point, Jnd. Sept. lfi. The jl.ake County Veterans Association has, decided upon Sept. 21 as the date for th-i t postponed meeting- and will carry out Itheir program and plana on that day. Bills announcing the fact have been posted and the committee in chartre ' hope to have a big crowd attend thn affair. The meeting is In the nature of a reunion of the old soldiers of LaW county and ha been an for a. number of years. annual affair APPOINTED DELEGATE. (Special to The Time.) 0 . Crown Point. Ind., Sept. IS. P. A. Parry of Hammond has been appointed an official delegate for I.ake county, by theboard of tounty commissioners, to the third National Conservation Congress to be held in Kansas City Sept. C5-27. ... , . Try La Vendor cijpar. It's good:

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THE FIGHT' Mayor T. E. Knotts of Gary Appears in His Own De fense Before' the Gary Commercial ClUb; 100 Refuse to Express Opinions. The Defeated Resolution, j Whereas, for a long; time reports have been current that various officials of the city of (iary, have' been gratify of Kraft lug- and other illegal acts In rrlation to the discharge af their respective duties. And W hereas, accusations in due (nu of law have bets filed la tbe Lake Circuit Conrt, charging: . the mayor, the city eag-tneer, and five members of the common council of this city with having feloniously solicited and accepted bribe money for the pnrpose of inflneaclag them and each of them In the eipbrg' of their official dntles. Aad. Whereas, the making and publishing of snch accusations cast a blot upon the fclr name of thla city throughout the laad aad most aerlvnnly injure Its reputation among Us sister cities of the state and connty, nad Whereas, in order to remove the stigma under which this city is now suffering aad to re-instate It Into the hish rank It should, and or right ought to occupy ameag the cltlea of the country, the members , of this club firmly believe n thorough Judicial Investigation of snid accusations should be had, and the troth r falsity thereof be known ' Therefore, be it resolved, That the Gary Comercial club do now call upon the prosecuting attorney of Lake county lpd-r and; nji other, facers baviag to do with the prosecution at crime committed In said ..county, to prosecute said accusation vigorously, courageously aad without delay .to final Judgment t b -end Ithut o guilty man may escape, r no liu cent man suffer continued Ignominy, tbat the people may know the truth that this , city may take Ita proper place nmoag the best governed cltlea of the land and thnt It may stand redeemed from the odium m der which it now rests. Kresh from Crown Point where he first appeared in court in connection with the Dean Heating franchise bribe:, Mayor Thomas E. Knotts last night stalked intofithe Gary Commercial club followed by big batch of city officials and political adherents and by aid of a packed, meeting put a stop to activities on the part of certain club members to take a hand in the grpft proceedings. Alderman TV. S. Feuer led tha opposition and introduced a resolution calling upon the county authorities to push the cases but when it came to voting (Continued on Page 7.) I Two nlnin clothes man who are said to have been in West Hammond for several weeks colle-tirg evidence against the dive-keepers there, were ! arrested by Captain Barnie Johnson K last evening and were thrown in jail. J According to their ptory. they had! been making an investigation of con-! dltions in West Hammond. They had , visited several of the dives and left ( one o them in company with two or the inmates whom they were pumping for information. VT'ney say they , met Joseph Okray. a olice officer, on the street and he Informed them that they were wanted at the police !r-tatlon. When they arj .rived Captain -Barnie Johnson is declared to have cursed at them until his voice gave out and then to have shoved them into a cell. '-They asked that some one send for M,ss Virginia Brooks at once so that they could give bond, but the police captain refused to permit them to see any of their . friends until morning. The trial of the case is satd to be set for next Monday.It is believed that Arthur Burrage Farwell of the Law and Order League of Chicago has employed the men to secure evidence against the dives in West Hammond. , Tt was a notable act that within few minutes after the arrest of the two detectives that praciically every dive-keeper in the city was at the police station for the purpose of looking the two detective over. . ' "

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' ' (BILI,ETI.) 4 P. M. Tbe show people are try lag to get hold of Lessee W'innfield, but baTt beea uuable to do so yet, aad It Is not kaown whether the performance tonight will be given. Constable Julius Taussig took possession, of the Orpheum theatre this afternoon shortly after 12 o'clock, and refuses to permit Lessee James Wingfield to stage any more of his bookings until some back rent is paid. William H. Gostlin, one of the owners of the theatre, said that he had given the lessee notice that he would have to pay tip hlsrent or loose possession oi the house. ' lie claims that he has sent repeated notices to WingrtielJ and that no further payments have ben made. He feels that ' as a business proposition he was justified in the action he has taken. Attorney James K. Stinson. who represents Wingfield, gave out a statement today in which he tftid, "It Is true that Lessee Wingfield Is In arrears in his rent. This is due to the fact that the theatrical business has not been good for the past two years and also to the fact that in the summer months a theatre Is always a dead loss to the lessee. "Theatres all over the country are in arrears in their rent at this time of the year, but they usually manage to get square wlfh the lessor before the holiday season." I Mr. Stinson went on to say that he did not know what would be the outcome of the present tangle. He said that he expected to hear from Wingfield before evening and that It 1s possible arrangements would be made to pay the rent. He intimated, however, that Wingfield was very much put out at the turn affairs had taken and that it Is possible that he will throw up his lease. Manager Pt. Clair is." of course, merely acting as the manager of the house and has nothing to do with t?ie paymeuVof . thej- rent. . We stated, however, that in the event' the house is closed under the present ' circumstances' thai " rone ,; hut independent lessees could take over'the lease and that- it- would--Hian that Hammond would ' no longer get the high grade atrtactfons that Wingfield has been able to book here. ANNIE SCHMIDT -IN OAK PARK i The Oak Park police are mantaining their record as the ehampion finders of lost children. Within the last week five children have been picked up on the streets of the village and turned over to their parents. Annie Schmidt of Hammond, found wandering at Ounderson and Oak Park avenues. Is the latest. Besides telling: the police that she wis iost the girl, who is fifteen, was unable to give any reason for her appearance so far from home. She wifl be held awaiting;: the arrival of her parents. Sensational developments are expected in the case shortly. J0HN D.'S SON IN ACCIDENT. Tarrytown, N. Y., Sept. 16. John D. Rockefeller, .Jr., narrowly escaped death, and four others, one of whom will die, were terribly injurred in an accident which occurred yesterday on Mr. Rockefeller's father's house. CAN HE BEAT VICE PRESIDENT TO JOB? ;j fVrV " () fib olemeo Ex-speaker James W. Wadsworth, Jr., is booming himself for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in New ork state. He made a speech, declaring his willingness to run, and thereby; has greatly embarrassed other organization Republicans, most of whom want Vice President Sherman to be the candidate. -

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1. J. B, Dickson, General Superintendent of the Chicago & Erie railroad, confirms the report that a large amount of acreage has been bought for terminal yards purposes just north of Crown Point. 2. New yards capacity is to be approximately 20.000 cars. s 3. Capacity of old yards in Hammond 2,000 cars. 4. J. Frank Meeker confirms the report that 320 acres of land have been bought on either side of the Erie railroad north of Crown Point. r , 5. Track elevation in Hammond and electrification of terminals "believed to be the Impcllng motive on the part of the rairoad. 6. Deal for the sale of the land negotiated by J. Frank Meeker and Charles Daugherty of Crown Point and Go3tlin, Meyn & Co. of Ham mond. j 7. Deal means the expenditure of a million dollars for improvereents in northern Lake county. i 8. Crown Point looks forward to first real boom in its history. I (Special to Thb Time) , Fast Chicago, Sept. IS. East Chicago was not so lucky in escaping from the ravages of- Thursday -night's. storm a3 first reports indicated. It; appears there was a house struck by lightning after all, the bousa being that of.M. S. McMahan a traveling man. 4212 Baring avenue.,. The damage done ia placed at between ?400 and $500. Mr. McMshan was on the road at the time of the storm end the eldest son of the McMahar.s was also absent from the home. Mrs. JIcMahan and a poo, (Continued on Page 7.) WARS STARTS AGAIN. Calicoon, X. Y., Sent. 16. Aviator Ward rose in his biplane shortly after 1ft a m and Kiart,l wKtn-9rH lr.r Erie tracks in direction of Susque hanna. FIVE ROBBERS GET $315,000. j New Westminster, B. C, Sept. 1 ?.. i MVe burglat s yesterday Stoic JJlo,000 fiom the branch of the Bank of Montreal in this cify. They entered the place by the front door, blew the safe wjth nitroglycerin and escaped' without being seen except by

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Chinese caretaker. There is no clew the pu rpost of building a coal si ora??? to the robbers. There-wa' $350,00iKwarenou" tnat was eventually to take

in the hank snfe Chief of PnHcfi Bradshaw "believes the men would have taken it all if they could- have carried it. Thcv left all the Silver besides notes of "small denominations and damaged bills. ' . ,.,- PRESIDENT TAFT ON HIS WAY. Albany, X. Y., Sept. 16. The special train Avlth President Taft and party on board pulled into the station here at 1:40 a. in., having been delayed twenty minutes in Rensselaer because of a tieup of. New York Central .traffic. Trains in and out of. Al bany were delayed nearly three hours by a derailment on the bridge across the Hudson. BOOM EXPECTED IN THE SPRING . Neither Br. W. P. Weis. W. G. Paxton nor Joseph ' Humpher have sold any morg acreage in the southern part of the city since the first excitement has subsided.' There ate only a few pieces of thiy acre property left and the owners .of H are not worrying about disposing "ofvit. . It is' expected that next spring the whole, property will be purchased and next year there will be some fine residences 'started in this locality. It is believed' that eventually all of the acreage between Hanjmond and the Little Calumet river will be sub-divided into acre lots and s"b. yoar offer before moat of the people la Ithliv "Ity t lateret o rboia it would lave

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A deal of tremendous importance has been consummated in New York City by which the Erie railroad has purchased in the neighborhood of 320 acres of land in tse vicinity of Crown Point for terminal yard purposes. The deal is of vital importance to two cities Hammond and Crown Point. It is of vital importance to Hammond for the reason that there is now -an excellent prospect that the "Erie yards, which divides the city into its eastern and western parts, will be abandoned, thereby making it possible to build up the citjas a consolidated and continuous whole. It is important to Crown Point for the reason that with the j-ards will go the shops and round houses which will give employment to hundreds of men aad will give tbe county seat the greatest boonj in its history.

News Is Confirmed, Tlie news that - the land has been purchased was confirmed by General Superintendent J. B. Dickson of the Chicago offices of the road. It is expcted that a public announcement oi the purchase and the details of the plap to enlarge, the yard facilities of the road 'in the vicinity of Chicago will be made public from the New York offices of the road by its "president wittiin the next few days.' " It is not knowj who were the agents who neRotiatd the deal for the reason that extreme pains were taken by them to keep the matter quiet. It is hinted, however, that the deal was negotiated by Crown Point men with the aid of Hammond real estate men. Mystery Is Clear. Tt is known that Charles Daugherty and Krank Meeker, together with a number of associates, have purchased a large amount of acreage north of Crown Point, but they never made a statement as to what was their rmrcopo In buying the property, and tbe deal hs been involved in more or less mystery ever twee it was purchased. It has been known for some time that the Krie yards in Hammond ate too small to accommodate the business. The yards only have -a capacity of 1.700 cars, and it is said that twice the : capacity is needed. Some tune back hp grotiations were opened for the purc),as,e of the Knickerbocker farm, sou tn of Hammond for yard purposes, but the deal fen turougn. Buys 320 Acres. T'ne fact was recently announced -that the Erie railroad had purchased a.land in the vicinity' of Highlands for lne P,ace 01 lnr onw This fact, together with the develop ment that the railroad has purchased 320 acres of land north of Crown Point, leads unquestionably to the belief that t!,ft Kri railorad officials have decided to abandon the Hammond yards, shops and coal storage warehouses. : Growth Probable. j This -will mean the loss to the city of an important industry, but the fact. Hammond will be able to have a larare number of east and west streets through the Krle property and south of Dcuglss street is probably the most important development in the history of the growth of the city. It means that the whole map of the city will be changed and makes it seem probable that the day is not fsr BANNER SALE COMES TODAY The auction sale of lots in Gostlin, Meyn & Co.'s Caluinet avenue property continued to be a success yesterday from the standpoint of the amount of i property sold. ' In spite of the sultry weather, five' lots were 'sold. Tt is expected that this afternoon, will' be the banner afternoon of the sale thus far. ' The giv- ; ing away of prensents to those who form the crqwd continues to be a matter of Interest and some "handsome presents have been given away. The sale will continue this afternoon and Sunday, and today ft band will paradethe streets of the various cities of the region and advertise the sale. The only disappointment about, the . : v. .3.. j estate man Is' the fact that the lqts j are rot hringmg ,th? fgure that It was estimated they, would brine. in fact, the prices are ridiculously low.

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MEEKER CONFIRMS LAND PURCHASE ' . (Spexialto The TtMF.a.) . Crown rolut, lad. Sept. 1C Attorney J. 1'rink Meeker ludy, euaflmeii; tke ory of the pnr - aata, itere ot laud north of the'eiiy t Crowa Point . aad oa eltlier aide, at te Erie railroad. The land nan p'urcfcaiJidbr J. Kraok Meeker. Charles rtaumhriy&ft4LJi'mtliB, Meyn & Co. of Ilamiuood. Ia actiHt"1 to thla purchase " J.. 1 "raak MeekcVih, ( harlra ItRUKhefty and a number of " other Crown Point mca have nought Kilt arrm of land jnut north of Crown Paint. It Ih believed that the proned t xuhdivitle thU property and put-it on the market when the Krle railroad bullda ftm yardM and hi, and la thia way take advantage of tbe boom talit In fiire to follow.

off when there will be only two seta of trpeks running throuach' the city. The Michigan Central, the Taku Shore suburban service and the Nickel Plate railroads will run' ',vei the Michigan Central's ripht of way in an cast and west direction, and the Monon, Eric and Chesapeake : Ohio railroads will run hrnugh Hammond in a ngrlli and south direction. The city will then be-soHdly buiit up around this cross- ", Hub the Tencraal. The fact that :!20 acres of land has been bouttht leads to the belief t hr"r ' i the Erie rrillroad plans to have yards of at least 20.000 car capacity in the vicinity of Crown Point. It 1 believed that the certainty of track clcvatl. in as far as Hammond is the isnpeliisg motive 'In Uie purchase of the new yards property. In. the event of eiectrificatioh in Chicago. Crown Point. will be the terminal of the electrified division. PRESIDENT FACES ARMED REVOLUTION M. Mauve 1 . M. Mauvel, of An-icga, the newly elected president of Portugal, is facing a grave problem in the uprisings in various parts of the country by royalists whose aim is to ai?ain place Kin? Manuel upon the throne. M. Mauvel has been, prominent in the nation's affairs and is a man of much, political experience.