Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 14, Hammond, Lake County, 3 July 1919 — Page 1

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BANK RAID Tolleston aBndits Were at Doors of the Citizen's National Bank Ready to Shoot Up the Institution. The four Tolleston bank murderers and bandits sentenced to the electric chair at Crown Point "this morning came to Hammond the day before the Tclleston affair to hold up and rob the Citizens' National Bank of Hammond. They not only planned to do it, but they did start on the job. Their car was in front of the bank and they were about to enter it when hindered by two girls. It was for the purpose of raiding the Citizen s bank, in the heart of Hammond, that the gunmen assembled in Gary on the Thursday evening preceding the Uecker murder. They planned to do the job on Friday. , On Friday morning the bandits climbed in the same murder car at S o'clock. They motored hurriedly to Hammond. It was the same gang- Pan TrkuIJa was at the wheel, and his brother-desperadoes comprised the Batchelor brothers, "Red" Tarker and Lee Spiers. AX.& &IAD7 AT HAJ3E0ND. , They arrived in Hammond shortly before 9 o'clock, and drove to the business section. They Etoppcd on 6ibley St.. while two of the bandits were sent out to make a survey. After a brief recognizance, they returned to the machine and reported circumstances auspicious. About 9 o'clock, Friday the 13th. the death car drew up in front of the bank: the quartette piled out. As the Batchelor boys started to enter, they noticed two young women in the bank transacting business at one of the windows. This caused them to wait and observe. They feared to enter the bank then, surmising that the girls would scream and give the alarm, despite the menacing revolvers. GXKX.3 SCAM BOLD, BAD BANDITS. They waited and waited, and the girls unmindful of the dire fate that threatened the institution, chatted on, and on. with the clerical force before business started. The inexhaustible feminine chatter, proved availing. The bandits shifted from one foot to the other, and sighed and siKht-d. Lee Spiers had to nudge "Red" Parker to keep him from falling asleep in the doorway. Finally, they gave up the ghost. The crowd on Hohm&n street was increasing, and the chances of a clean getaway were narrowing to an unsafe margin. They swore a little, climbed back in the car and motored away. ao TO LAN SINS POB ATTXSCPT. From Hammond they motored to Lansing, 111., just across the state line. They Intended to rob the bank there, there. After motoring into town, they made their usual survey. The principal street out of town was torn-up. Pedestrians Informed them it would be necessary to make a detour to get out of town. They would have to go out by one route and double back along a poor road. The bandits didn't listen amiably to this -traveling in a circle." so they beat it from Lansing. The Tolleston job remained. It was too late to try it. they concluded. On returning to Gary they surveyed th Tolleston district, and laid their plans for the ever memorable huli-up Saturday morning. MASONS TO HAVE VAUDEVILLE SHOW rSPEClAL TO THE TIMES1 CROWN PONIT. Ind., July 3. The Masonic Temple Association of Crown Point have made all arrangements to stage big vaudeville show at the Crown theatre in the county seat on Friday night. July 23th. for the benefit of the Temple fund. They will put on six big acts, all of the same class as the Imperial Quartette, whose victor records are world famous, who, theie will be a humorist, a musical duo. and a ventriloquist It it is a niec evening the Committee expects many Masons from the north end of the county to motor down to the show. MANY, MANY WILL BE HAPPY FOR FOURTH INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEPVKC INDIANAPOLIS. July 3.jhe divorce mill ground out a degree every six minutes here today. In ail 72 matrimonial knots were sundered iii the live county courts.

PLANNED BY MURDERERS

Hammond Loses Popular Citizen

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FRANK C. DEMIXG. All that was mortal of Frank C. Demlng, Hammond banker, retired lumber merchant, former president of the Hammond Country Club and civic booster, was laid away to rest this .afternoon from his late home. Rev. J. C. Parrett. of the First Presbyterian church officiating. A very large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives gathered to pay their last respects to the decedent who is widely mourned. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Mr. Demlng was 61 years of age and came to Hammond from Michigan City twentyeight years ago. He was vice-president of the first National Bank and a Pfcrlner. m. HAA FEATURED AT GROWN POINT County Seat Will Stage a Monster Fourth of July Celebration at the Fair Ground Tomorrow. (SPECIAL TO THE TIMES! CROWN POINT. Ind.. July 3. Everything is all set for the Crown Point Chamber of Commerces mammoth Fourth of July celebration and every man, woman and child in Lake county knows Just what kind of a setting It is. Some of the features will be a military parade headed by Maj. W. G. Haan, auto races, horse races, band concerts, athletic sports, prize dancing, and motorcycle races. Everything that has been done in former years to entertain th big throng that flocks to Crown Toint on the nation's natal day will be repeated this year, with many and varying additions. BIO HOKE-COMXNCfr SAT. No one, even the most blase, ever went home from Crown Point and felt that they had bven cheated, and the Chamber of Commerce committees that have been working long and hard, preparing for this year's celbration assure the public that they will not take (Continue, on page live.) WHITING STARTS DAY WITH PARADE Oil City to Have the Only Celebration in North Part of the County. SPECIAL TO THE TIMESI "WHITING. Ind., July 3. The plans j for the Whiting Fourth of July celebra tion and vclcome Home for the soldier boys are well under way and from indications it will be a gala event. The festivities begin with a parade in the morning, which will form at the city hall at 9 o'clock. There are expected to be at least 500 soldiers and sailors from Whiting in the line of march in uniform. There 11 be floats representing various business houses and tho members of every lodge, organization and club will turn out en masso to march ia the rarade. Several bands will furnish music The parade will disband at the Whiting lake front park, where a basket picnic is to be held. There will be platforms erected at the park for dancing and there will be band concerts. In the afternoon a vaud' evillo program will be given. There will also be races and many other things, so entertainment rleaslng to all will be furnished-

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AS SHE HEARS 0Y'S PLEAS Thos. Batchelor Confesses to Murder of Cashier Uecker at Tolleston. (SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT, Ind., July 3. Four of the Tolleston bank murderers were sentenced to the electric chair by Judge Martin Smith in the criminal court this afternoon and two were sent to the penitentiary for life. The men doomed to die at Michigan City are Albert and Thos. Batchelor, "Red" Parker and Dan Trkulja. Those sent up for life are Lee Spieers and D. Bieleck. (B0I.I.ETIN-.) 'SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CSOWN POINT, lad., July 3. "Bed" Parker, tbo 19 year old Chicago ex-con-vict and S&a TrkulJ of Gary, leader of the ToUestoa bank baadlta, pleaded guilty before Judge Smith tbla morning. Nick TrkuIJa of Gary, cfeargad with blcg an accessory, refused to plead guilty and will be tried July 9. X. Blelich, accessory, pleaded rullty. SPECIAL TO THE TIKES! CROWN POINT, Ind., July 3. A harrowing scene rent the hearts of criminal court officials yesterday afternoon when the mother of Thos. and Albert Batchelor from Chicago met her sons in court and heard them plead guilty to the Tolleston bank murder robbery. Her cries were heartrending and the hearts of those in the courtroom went out in deepest pity to the poor mother whose sons had brought such sorrow and disgrace to her. TXSXD THE PATAI, SHOT. The Batchelor boys had been indicted by the grand Jury and when brought into court. Thomas pleaded guilty to the charge of murder. He admitted being the first man in the bank and said i he fired two shots at Cashier Vecker after he had gone to his window antl offered to depoFit $7.00. Albert Batchelor his brother also pleaded guilty. They were remanded for sentence. WAS READY TO TIBE. Lee "W. Spries. one of the bandits, was arraigned before Judge Smith on Wednesday afternoon on the charge of murder and plead guilty. He did not fire any of the shots but was the one .hn stood at the door of the bank and was the one who had been picked to do the shooting if shooting was necessary to get the money. His case was continued. Jesse Smith- he former Gary constable, indicted on a charge of burglary, rleadcd guilty to burglary in the home of Oren Bogbanovich and was sentenced to 2 to 14 years in the Indiana state prison. Smith is 33 and had been running a soft drink rarlor at Lafayette. He 1s one of Gary's bad men and had been in trouble many times. Th other bank bandits will be brought into court today for trial. The grand Jury yesterday cioseo a day session and returned 17 mcnts. three IndictNEW AERIAL MAIL SERVICE INTERNATIONAL NFWS ERVXE1 INDIANAPOLIS. July 3. If Chicago-New York aerial mail service proves successful, airplane mail between Indianapolis and Detroit may soon be a reality, according to Postmaster Spr.ngsteen. GOODRICH BACK FROM NEW YORK s 1 INTERNATIONAL f-EWS SERVICE ' INDIANAPOLIS. July 3. Governor Goodrich was in his office today following his return from New Yoik. He will go to Marion, Indiana this evening and will deliver an address at the soldiers' home there tomorrow. MUST MUZZLE DOGS. Chief of Police Peter Austgen warns all dog owners to muzle their dogs from now on until further notice. Any dog found running at large without a muzzle and license tag will be shot on sight by officers sent out for this purpose.

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ARRIVES IN HAMMOND

Fresh from Vigo county where he had pinched the county auditor for bringing boose Into the state. Deputy V. S. Marshal Frank S. Ream dropped into Hammond late yesterday ready to give a. few hours attention to liquor law violators in this end of the state. The first mn to greet him this morning was Fred 'Witzel of Grand Rapids. Mich., who had returned to finish the details of putting up his bond for appearance before the federal grand jury. Witzel it will be remembered had deposited his new Saxon automobile as security. He was allowed to drive it home. John Hothazl. the former Indiana Harbor saloon keeper who was arrested j at a Hungarian picnic last Sunday by East Chicago police, was also turned over to Marshal Ream. Hothazi had tried to keep his old saloon supplied with liquor but fell down on the Job. As the federal court will take ud his case at once John is due to face Judge I Anrfrcnr at TnH I a na ,inl ic In o ' days. Albert Editz of 1944 Virginia street. Gary, who tried to bring over twentyfive gallons of booze in a motorcycle ' sidecar, was given his hearing before l". S. Commissioner Charles Surprise this morning. He was held to the federal court under $1,000 bond. Bolshevism, boasted by some of its adherents to bo growing in the Calumet region, has developed tho usual broad yellow streak and has backed down completely on the program which several weeks ago had been planned for' July Fourth. There were to be paraaes. speeches, red-flag raisings and other activities on the part of the Reds, according to the stories which drifted in from indirect sources. There were also hints of bloodshed and terrorism. All this seems to have fallen flat. The police rorces of Hammond. Gary, East Chicago, Whiting and West Hammond have been keeping their eyes and ears open. Little has transpired in the few supposed secret meetings held that was not known to the police. In East Hammond they fnally lost heart and frankly told the police thy had abandoned the plan for Fourth of July celebrations in this vicinity, but would probably send large delegations to Chicago where big things are expected. At the same time the police are taking no chances on the Reds slipping anything over on them. They have had their plans laid for any situation which may arise and those plans will remain in force long after July Fourth has passed. There are still a lot of people who aro sore because of the bolshcviki fizzles early in May. Those fellows were Just itching to wade into a red necktie parade and scatter bolshevism over tha landscape. They say it was a mistake to let the Reds know of the preparations for otherwise the anarchists would probably have gone ahead with their plans and would probably have marched into the arms of the loyal "workmen and soldiers committees" which were waiting for the chance. , Not a peep has been heard from Charlie Babcock. whose wife is sueing for a divorce because of his disloyal actions. He has been quiet since that Gary affair in which he was arrested. Little Mike Silverman of Kast Chicago is gone. After he had begged like a baby to be allowed to remain in America he shut up and later skipped. His friends say they don't know whether ho is in San Fr.incisco or Xw Tork. Anyway, they think he is rretty far from East Chicago. A number of his creditors would also like to find him. In all of the cities the quietude of the bolshevists has not disarmed the suspicions of the different organizations.! The home guard. American Legion chapters and other bodies are Just as alert as ever and would be on the job with in a few minutes after an alarm was sounded. RETURNED SOLDIER GETS SAD NEWS I f INTERNATIONAL KIWS SEKvlCI SHELBYYVILLE. Indiana. July 3. While Clyde Richey. overseas Yank just discharged frm the army, hiked out the pleasant road toward Marietta and home he conjured up pictures of the Joyous welcome that awaited him. A friend met him on the road and informed him that .his father had died the day before Richey set foot on home soil. Telegraphic advices failed to reach him. Similar news awaited a brother, who was expected to be discharged from the army today. Take The Times .-.ncl keep touch with the whole world. in

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wr.....c!j Country Dry, He Suicides Last night while walking through the fields Just east of Columbia ave. some body found the body of J. Marich, who roomed at 529 Ames ave., Hammond. Tho body, which had evidently, been lying there for two or three days, had three bullet wounds in the chest which had been shot from a .32 calibre revolver that was lying near Marich's hand. Marich was said to be a heavy drinker and it is thought that the country going dry preyed on his mind and made him despondent. The remains were taken to Burns' morgue. GARY MAN HAD 80 QUARTS OF BOOZE He Thought the Hammond Police Were Too Busy, But They Were Not. Ignatz Guber of Gary was ono of those fellows who thought the Hammond police would be too busy to bother him Monday night. It looked like the opportunity of a life-time to him so he went over into Illinois and bought heavily. Late that night Ignatz with his little Ford came bravely across the line. The cops were busy but Ignatz happened to be part of their business. The clank of bottles would have attracted any one's attention. On the seat beside him was a sack filled with quart bottles of whiskey. The space between the front and rear seats was filled with more quart bottles. He was halted and the count showed he had eighty quarts on boar. U. S. Marshal Ream was handed a warrant for his arrest this morning to become effective as soon as Ignatz had squared himself with the city authorities. He was having trouble this morning ararranging for his release but thought he could dig up the coin in Gary. It will be necessary for him to hustle some more for the marshal will require the usual fl.oou tona. j NEW MASONIC LODGE MEETS In i?:te of the fact that the thermometer in the lodge room registered around 95 degrees last night. McKinley Lodge F. & A. d. held its first reg- J ular business session ince it was intltuted two weeks ago. Matters of importance were, up for consideration and so much business was transacted that the members had little time to notice the excessive heat. Sixteen new candidate were favorably ballotted unon At the close of the work M. D. m W. M.. turned the meeting Into a picture enow. ine stcicunv-uii ia used to throw on the screen thirtyone pictures of the State Masonic Home. The views were taken at different places on the 200 acres and showed all of the different buildings. NO SHOOT ON THE 4TH. The Hammond Rifle Club will not hold their shoot on Saturday as most ofthe members will be out of town over the Fourth. Thc Times' want ad3 bring astonishing results if their users are to be believed.

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'yy $ INTERNATIONAL NCWS SERVICE 1 LONDON, July 3. Premier Lloyd-George announced this afternoon that the ex-kaiser will soon be placed on trial. The former ruler of Germany) will be tried by an international tribunal sitting in London, the prime minister said. Where to Celebrate OAST Jffatlonal Industrial ritld and Track meet. CEOWH POIHT araj. Oen. W. O. Haan home-coming and races at Fair Grounds. WHXTXXO SConster military parade and picnic at beach. INDIANA BASSOS mg ctrcet parade and celebration at Late Front beach. BASEBffOSTS "Moll" day a-, Baseball Park; golf touraazsent at Country Club. ICTTNSTXa, IND ornmnnlty plcalo. BELA HUN ON A NEW RAMPAGE delusive f'nbl to the International News arrrtre from the London Daily Kprr). VIENNA. July I. via London July 3. Fifty-eight persons were hanged at dawn today at Budapest for their alleged participation in the recent Hungarian counter revolution. Hundreds ore in prison at Budapest awaiting ter.tence. The allied military mission in Vienj na had received word that the "Le- ; nine boys." a band of young bolshevi ists, are again on the war patch at Ludupest. Bela Hun, the red dictator of Hungary, is treating the situation with a ruthlesa hand. He is quoted as saying: 'The uprising must be choked with blood. Now is the time for the supreme test. The eyes of the whole world are upon us and the tlictatorniiip must be maintained." . gJJ NEGRO VANQUISHED Lee Price, a bad negro of 56 Merrill avenue. Hammond, was stopped by Officer Flannagan of tho Hammond police while running down the alley between Plummcr avenue and State St., early yesterday morning. When the officer asked him where he was going. Price hauled off and hit him in the eye. He started to run again but Flannag-an grabbed him and called the patrol. When he was being put Into the wason Price kicked at Flannagan's face. Just missing it and fought both Flannagan and Officer Bell all the way to the station, where he was finally locked up. But as soon as he got into the cell he started to s.-tsh everything he could lay his hands on. When Officer Einsele went back to lock him in a smaller cell and Jst as he opened the door Price hit him over the head with a slug which he had made by tying up a granite drinking cup in his handkerchief. He tried to get out of the door but Einsele though stunned stopped him. When brought up for trial in the Hammond city court he told the Judge if he had had a knife he would have killed the officer. So Judge Klotz gave him a Jail sentence of 90 days in the penal farm and fine of $73.

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SEE V S S Times Man Blase and Glutted Manages to Get a Few Thrills At That. By Trarrs stati man.) TOLKDO. O.. July 3.-I saw the 11 d fandango at Gary on May da . I saw W. Hammond s last wet night I saw them shimmy at Eurnham and onr. Piece at the Lake Front Park: I har.l them yell at carnivals, panics at Spring Hill. Miller beach, bally-hoo on a Thursday afternoon at the Crown Point fair grounds; I've seen the "FouCorners" packed so you couldn't turn around on a Saturday night, but h"me is nothing like this. The last few days before the big fight have been so crowded with gay and blithesome events that the newspaper correspondents, number upwards of 500. have been so completely drawn into the mad whirl as to lose sight almost completely of training camp activities. Each afternoon, from five to six. thry dash off their respective bits of wise speculation. This hour they steal by main strength and tremendous exertion of will power from a long day brimming with intriguing adventures and exciting sports. Attend! It's A Knockout. The amusement purveyors of this town have long been planning good things for this greatest of all weeks in Toledo's history. The minute the visitor gets in his eye is arrested by this thought-provoking sign on cverv pole : t ARE TOU MARRIED? MORALLY. TES! LEGALLY, XOl! And then you learn that the church said they were married, he believed they were, she knew they were, and the baby took it for granted! It's a pictorial sensation, a film knockout. 1 turns 'em away nightly. Famous Bathing Girls. And when they are turned away, where rise may they go? I will tell you. The correspondents and ex-pus'l-ists may go to see a bevy of famous bathing girls, extensively advertised a here in person, appearing at each nnd every performance at a movie houe. Or they may go to Toledo's biggest and best theater, and see Charlie Chaplin in his latest million-dollar stunt. Ohio, as everyone well knows, wont dry on May Si. and these United Sta;e? are presumed to have done the same on June 30. but for tome remarkable reathrough to Toledo. Toledo Is Wet. So those who do not care for movif.i and who believe in the efficacy of liqnll inspiration, may drape themselves oer the mahogany. Just as they h.id imagined they would never do again, unless they went to Europe or Mexico or somewhere, or took to soda rop. Then, too. the snort l vol v 4,-' I may idle away the passing hours It some game of chance.' lik faro, or j craps, or maybe poker. It is whirprr- ' cd about that this gr-?abi form ..r entertaining strangers ha. not ben slighted. Golf Bugs Busy. The week is furnishing thletic carnival, with b; a continuous athletic carnival, with big events on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. T'nr first was a golf match at the Inverness ' . . V i . . . . I ciuu iivinccn cartoonist Kube Goldberg and King Lardner. promoted and referred by Grantland Rice. At the hour of writing, the game has not been finished. H. C Witwer. magazine wrier and sport page colyumist, volunteered to caddy for Lardner, and Tammany Young, chiefly noted for his artistic portrayal of crook parts in the firm, undertook to lug Goldberg's bag of clubs around for him and hunt lost ba!:-. The stakes were to be $3 a hole, and the general expression of the Secor lobby hounds was. "May the worse man lose:" This was because. In the opinion of experts, neither Goldberg nor Lurdncr u good enough to be called in any circumstances a better man than the other. Big Fight Tonight. A large and fashionable gallery, jwas predicted, would follow the unhappy players over the course. Thursday was picked as the day for the great clash of light heavyweights. Battling Levlnsky and Billy Miske. Asked If he had a hand Jn arranging this bout, Tex Rickard said emphaticalI ly:" "Naw. Then there is Friday to be taken into account, a regular Roman holiday, with a string of bouts in the big arena lasting from 9 a. m. until time to f'rh in the cows. Think of sitting on the hard side of a pine board seat that long: The spectator is sure to get his money's worth, what with all the gory thri'.l coming through hours of fact action. It's like going to a 500-mile auto race at Indianapolis, sitting down comfortably with one's box lunch between one'j feet, waiting for the manslaughter to begin. Betting Is Slim. It is an interesting fact that there has been little preliminary bettln,r. Wise as are these birds who have convi to Toledo to see the fight and write about it. and they are about the wl3"st lot of cx-pugilists who ever punched a typewriter, either in person or by (Continued on page Ave.)

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