Hammond Times, Volume 16, Number 100, Hammond, Lake County, 16 October 1922 — Page 1

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Sensational Wreck, No One Reported Fatally Injured In Miracle SPECIAL TO THE TIMES DYER, Ind.. Oct. 16. Only one person was seriously Injured when he heavy Morion night train from Louisville, traveling at terrific speed, was derailed here early this morning, rippinsr a bridge to splinters, ploughing up the roadbed and stringing coaches along the track tor a quarter of a ntile. CONSIDER IT A MIRACLE Railroaders consider It miraculous that there was no loss of life. Some trick of fate kept the coaches from Jumping off of the bridge and prevented them from toppling dver the 20-foot embankment which falls away abruptly alon? the east side of the track for several hundred feet. When a hasty Inventory of damages had been taken by trainmen, it was found that the baggageman, .Tames P.. Brown of Louisville, Ky.. -.vns the only person seriously injured. Ills left shoulder was dislocated. Mrs. C. A. Grinner, 2340 Commonwealth ave.. Chicago, who v as In one of the Pullmans, had a slight cut over her eye. That was the wreck's toll in Injuries. HOW IT HiPPEXED The train, which passes through Dyer at 6:10, was making Its usual speed when it approached the station. Just before reaching the bridge over the creek, which Is about 100 feet south of the station, the second baggage car is believed to have left the rails. Other cars followed. The train crashed over the. F.. J. & E. tracks which cross the Monon at the depot and contlnved across the Michigan Central tracks which are several hundred feet north of tha depot. Then the locomotive and first baggage car broke free from the train. ENGINE STICKS TO RAILS The locomotive remained on the rails. The ten coaches came to a stop at various angles with the tracks. Not one turned over. Practically all of the wood work of the creek bride was chewed to splinters and dropped into the stream below. The steel rails held in spite of the rough usage.1 The cars could not fall through. PASSOGERS 1CCKT Along tho east side of the track from the bridge to the Michigan Central tracks the roadbed falls awav eharply for 20 feet to the creek bed. Fo-tunately none of the cars headed that way. They all stuck to the west s:de of the track. The little d-'pot was splintered In a dozen places by huge pieces of steel which were thrown from the coach's. Halfway between the E. J. & E. and Michigan Central and opposite the depot is the interlocking tower. From his high perch the towerman witnessed it all, expecting: momentarily to be hurled down the embankment. When it was all over his tower had not been touched. SENT! FOR HELP Someone Immediately sent a hurry rail to Hammond for all available physicians and ambulances. They were there In short order but there was little to do. The baggageman was removed to the hospital. Mrs. (Jrinner's cut was dressed and the work was done. But the property damage will run Into thousands of dollars. It will be necessary to rebuild the bridge. A quarter mile of new rails and cross ties will be required. The roadbed is 1n frightful condition. Practically all of the cars had their under-ringing torn away. TRAFFIC BLOCKED Traffic on all three railroads was blocked until late this afternoon. Passengers on the Monon train were pincked up by the train due here at 9 "clock, which was detouVed around the wreck. SOME OF THE PASSENGERS William Orr. the cartoonist; Mrs. Leon Errol. wife of the comedian of "Sally" fame; William C. Cummin??, president of the Drovers' National bank; Manager Ha-t of the Boston Sto.-e; Eugene Byfleld. the polo player, and other well-known people were on the Mcnon train. Two sleepers were crowded with people returning from the weekend at French Lick. They Included William C. Cummlngs, William J. Smith, Mrs. E. F. Kelly. Mrs. Grace Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Griner, John Burmeister and Frank Bering of Chicago, and Miss May Bonner of New Tork and Chicago. Although all were thrown from their berths, none was seriously hurt. The French Lick Pullmans were at the end of the train and left the track. FORT WAYNE, Oct. 16. A divorce complaint filed he-e by Mrs. Mellle Green, has revealed a novel plan which was followed by her husband, Henry, to obtain money. Mrs. Green said that her husband sold so much of the family furniture while rhe was at work, she couldn't find a bed to sleep in. A divorce complaint filed by Lizzie Af folder, averred that her husband. John, broke up so many dishes during an angry spell that she will have to work two years to earn money to replace It.

ROTARY INDORSES

AMALGAMATION

(BT ROTA RI AN ) The desire for tha amalgamation of Hammond and East Chicago, which has long been dormant because of the legal barriers In the way, Is reviving now that the way is open to determine) the will of the people. Civic organizations representing all parts of the two cities are actively discussing the matter and a thorough understanding of the proposition is being secured. The Chambers of Commerce of the two cities are arranging for a Joint debate. The Rotary club, composed of business men from the two cities, has gone on record in favor of the project. The Rotary Club Is willing to Join with any or all other civic clubs In working out a plan and putting the plan through. Hammond and East Chicago are one geographically and industrially. Amalgamation means unity of government. The support of this government comes from taxes and It Is apparent that the substitution of one organization In place of two will reduce the expense of admniistration and hence, taxes. Clvio problems which are controlled by municipal officers are mutual to the two cities. Among the most important of these problems Is the question of transporting working people from Hammond to East Chicago and vice versa. The Traction Company, buss lines and paved roads are the only means of accomplishing this. We have had ten years of slow progress on this question due to the fact that the subject is controlled by two organizations. The two cities are separated by a telephone toll charge. The problem of schools, parks, sewers, water supply and public health . are closely related and should be consolidated. Now that several organizations have considered the question favorably and are willing to Join other organizations In solving this question, we can expect some early progress In this matter. SCOUTSPREPAREFOR COURT OF HONOR Hammond Boy Scouts are spending their spare time today getting ready for the trig fall Court of Honor which Is to be held tomorrow evening at the Hammond high school auditorium. Uniforms were scrubbed and mended Saturday; there were scores of fresh hair cuts; members ot the Drum and Bugle corps looked over their instruments. Other fellows had some work to do before their qualifications would be complete. There were test hikes Saturday afternoon and final clean-up appearances before the Board of Review. The program starts at 7:30 o'clock and curfew will probably blow before it Is over. However, the cops will be lenient that evening and most of the boys will have their parents with them anyw-ay. Scout Executive Scott is urging all parents to attend this court. The fun starts when the different troops try to outdo each other at yelling. Judge Reiter will give the Introductory speech. W. CI. Belman will speak on "Boy Scouts and Hammond." Then there will be the presentation of awards. Two hundred and six merit badges, most of them earned at summer camp, will be' passed out. Twenty-five lads will be up for First Class badges and about the same number for Second Class. Hammond will have two more ! Eagle Scouts after Tuesday. Five new Star Scout badges will be award ed and four will step into the rank of Life Scout. This is the first Court of Honor since last May and awards have piled up since then. Some of the boys have as many as ten merit badges coming. The two new Eagle Scouts will be John Rohrer and Orlean LeBell, of Troop 9. This makes a total of seven Eagles for Hammond, of which Troop 9 has four. Vern Gordon and Arthur Harill, of Troop 1. will receive Life and Star awards. Billie Kolb, of Troop 1 -will receive Life award. Lowry Smith, of Troop 3, will receive Star award and Johnny Kilarski. of Troop IS. will receive Life and Star. JAKE DIAMOND OBTAINS CHANGE OF VENUE Jake Diamond, a merchant, filed an affidavit In Judge Belter's court today saying that he has been informed and verily Tjelieves that a member of his race cannot receive fair and Impartial trial In Lake Co., on account of the prejudice which citizens of the county hold against the race. Upon this affidavit. Diamond asked and received a change of venne in a case which about to be tried before Judge Reiter in which he is the defendant and Ja. Allhands the plaintiff. .'llhands seeks to foreclose a meehan'c's lien on property owned by Diamcnd. Attorney Joseph H. Conroy appeared for Diamond. Judge Reiter granting Diamond a change of venue, sent the case to Porter county. An oil well sunk 7,379 feet is probably the depest In the United States.

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Britain has formally notified the American government that it cannot consent to having its merchant vessels subject to search by Amer ican prohibition craft inside the three-mile limit fixed by interna' tional law, it was learned today. CINCINNATI. O.. Oct. 18 The trial of George Remus, an attorney of this city, formerly of Chicago, charged with being a fugitive from Indianapolis, was continued in Municipal Court here today until October 25. The case Is based on an Indictment charging Remus with having assaulted, with Intent to kill. Nicholas Shammas, a Cincinnati salesman, at a hotel in Indianapolis on October 10. The attorney for Remus said he would fight extradition. Remus recently was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary under the federal prohibition law and was fined the maximum under the law, $10,000. He is at liberty pending an appeal. FAIR DIRECTORS HOLDJHIETING Present Officials Re-elected With Mayor Callahan To Represent East ChiCSLgO. tSPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT. IND.. Oct. 16 The annual meeting of the Lake County Agricultural Society was held in the court house assembly room on Saturday afternoon. The present officials were all elected to serve another year and only slight changes made in the directors. Mayor Frank Callahan being elected to represent East Chicago. The financial statement showed a cash balance of $1,500.63, this being the first year that the fair has paid out in many years. Tu services of the presiding officers are very much appreciated as is shown by their re-election. K. C. FALL FESTIVAL Five nights of brillian Chicago "Big-Time" vaudeville, supplemented with a continuous program of local hits and a novel midway will feature the grand fall festival opening October 24 at the club rooms of the Knights of Columbus. The show is being put on by Unity Council, IC of C. Committees have been working for weeks to make this the biggest thing of its kind ever staged in Hammond. The midway will be one of the .novelties. Nothing like it has ever before been attempted. The motive behind the experiment has been "value received" and midway fans are assured of a unique treat. One grand prize, after the nature of an admission prize, will be awarded each night. Music of the irresistible kind has been engaged for the dancers and there w'ill be plenty of that, the committee on arrangements assures the public. Nothing Is being left undone to make the, festival this fall one of the most gala the promoters have staged. The ticket sale officially opened yesterday with every member of the council getting five books and Instructions to return nothing but the cash. MRS. PAIMENT PASSES CRISIS Mrs. George Palment, 75 Sibley street, the woman who submitted to an operation removing a tumor weighing sixty-five pounds, has passed the crisis. The operation occured two weeks ago at St. Margaret's hospital and the patient developed lobar pneumonia, the sixth day. She passed the crisis Saturday and Dr. J. A. Graham, the attending physician, said today that there was every reason to believe that she would reccver. SUES STREET RAILWAYCOMPANY Mattle Parks la asking for $2"5.000 damages from the H. W. & E. C. Railway Co., In a suit filed this morning in the Superior court at Hammond . Mrs. Parks says that on June 19 she boarded a car on State street, intending to alight at Calumet ave. As she was stepping from the car It started and she was thrown to the pavement. Her left hip was broken and her left wrist and knee were wrenched. She says she has been crippled for life. Her attorneys are McAleer, Dorsey, Gillette and Chapln.

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AT EMPTTO DITCH TRAIN What may have been an attempt to rob or wreck No. 44, 'Michigan Central mail train due In Gary at 6:04 p. m. last night Is being investigated by Michigan Central railroad officials and detectives today. Efforts of The Times to learn the details resulted In little Information. Officials and employes of the railroad were very reticent relative to any detail of the attempted robbery or train wrecking. Although not authentic it Is reported that It occurred near Gary, where the million dollar special of the American Express Co. was wrecked in Gary several weeks ago, causing two deaths and thousands of dollars worth of damage. According to the best available Information, the train was brought to a stop at a rather secluded spot on the right of way by a block signal. Investigation showed an open switch. Whether the crew of the preceding train left the switch open or whether It had ben tampered with later Is being investigated. STEEL WORKER TO Democrats Declare Their Ticket With A. K. Perkins for Sheriff. SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT, IND.. Oct. 16 Austin K. Perkins, an Indiana Harbor steel worker, employed at the Inland mills. Is the candidate for sheriff on the democratic ticket. His name was filed late Saturday, completing the ticket. Democratic candidates for state representatives are Ralph White, Edward O. Scheldt, Will H. Wood and Fred Deitrlck. William Blxeman, a farmer near Crown Point, Is candidate for.commlssloner of the second district. Theodore Klotz Is candidate for prosecuting attorney and John B. Kennedy for judge of superior court No. 2. BEST MAN AT Elija Seroka, Gary steel worker, was the best man at an elaborate wedding ceremony at the Russian Orthadox church at 17th Avenue and Fllmore street in Gary yesterday. He was all dolled up in his Sunday's best and the bridesmaid on his arm, smiled in admiration. Maybe Elija and she.migit someday be next. Little did Elija know that plainclothes officers waited outside of the church -nith a warrant for his arrest. No they would not intrude upon the wedding ceremonies, but waited until it was over. Then Elija and his bridesmaid followed the bride and groom out of the church. Commotion followed when the officers tapped Elija on the arm, read'the warrant for grand larceny and told him they were sorry but he would have to come with him. The smile that Elija had worn, disappeared. It was a rather sudden climax and senation to a wedding. Last night police In Gary received word from the Michigan City authorities that Elija Seroka was wanted there on a charge of grand larceny. It stated in the report that he had stolen $600 from his landlady who caused his- arrest. BRITAIN PAYS MILLIONS IN INTERESTTODAY BT DAVID M. CHURCH LONDON, Oct. 16 The first payment by any of the allied powers upon war loans of approximately $10,000,000,000 advanced by the United States is to be made by Great Britain today when the treasury de- j partment turns over $50,000,000 to the American government through J. P. Morgan and Company, at New York. American fiscal agent of the British government. This is an installment upon over due Interest upon the $4,277,000,000 lent by the United States to Great Britain In war time loans and credits It is believed by British government officials that the beginning of interest payments will go far towards unsnarling the lnter-allied debt tangle: Payments are to be made at Intervals of six months. The check is drawn against the British government's account with J. P. Morgan and Company in favor of the federal reserve bank of New York. In spite of political and industrial upheaval, Russia still ranks third in petroleum production.

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Militant Declaration That Bonus Fight Has Only Just Begun (BT J. BART CAMPBELL) STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE NEW ORLEANS. La., Oct. 16. While his buddies shouted and stamped tiheir approval, retiring National Commander Hanford MacInder opened the fourth annual convention of the American Legion here today with a militant declaration that the Soldiers' Bonus fight has only Just beg-un. From out of the .long, hard battle he ar.d his aides directed unsuccessfully to put the "adjusted compensation" bill over the top at Washington, MacNider asserted that "no one man, untouched by war, without kith or kin to those who served, no one group, financial or otherwise, can stand between the wishes of the American people and the fulfillment of what they believe to be a Just obligation." He made no direct reference to the veto by President Harding of the McCumber-Fordney bonus measure nor to the little group of Senators who sustained the veto but he left no doubt as to whom he deferred as he carefully aimed each of his barbed 'verbal shafts at the op, ponents or "adjusted compensation" for the nation's ex-service men. "A great, well financed attack by! Interests which we cannot help but! feel arc sordid and selfish has given us one little set-back but those who represent the people at Washington are with us by great majorities," MacNider added. As he dwelt upon the passage of the McCumber-Fordney bill by a vote of 333 to 70 in the House and 47 to 23 In the senate. "We have only Just started to fight," he said. "The adjusted compensation legislation Is right. We know it Is right and right always prevail In America- It is not a question of raising the necessary funds. A maximum annual pay ment cf SI 0,000,000 is not even an appreciate fraction of a $4,000,000,000 national budget, that is simply camouflage, thrown up to hide the real 'ssue. "It Is a question of promises unfulfilled. A question of whether tho man who offered his life to his country In time of its need is to be left with the feeling tha? his country Is unjust and ungrateful. "That la not for the good of the nation. That Is not the desire of the people back home and in a republic there will be eventually cartied out. That is our task and we shall accomplish It." Upon the scathing condemnation of the National Government's care of sick and disabled war veterans and the biting criticisms of President Harding ajid his personal physician, Brig. General Charles S. Sawyer, chief co-ordlnator of the Federal Board of Hospitalization, contained in the 15S page reported made public previously by A. A. Sprague, of Chicago, chairman of the Legion's National rehabilitation committee. MacNider stamped his unqualified approval. "The committee," MacNider said. "forms a permanent foundation for all our future work for the disabled men. What Is more. It means that he Is going to receive a square deal from the country he fought for. I feel that during the past year tremendous results for the 'betterment of the disabled veterans our first d'Jty always have been attained." "The Legion has taken its place on a national Institution" he declared at the outset of his carefully prepared address. "It is recognised as the voice of the American women who served with the colors during the great war. .Ml America realizes that it is a great, growing and dominant force in the nation's existence. No man can stop it but must be our duty to so build it that Its tremendous power and possibilities may be directed so it shall be as it was dedicated to our God and our country." "Every man and women eligible to membership in it must be made to realize that If their best efforts is'not In the Legion that its high ideals may be carried on, they are Just as much slackers. Just as poor Americans as those who hid when the country's life was at stake." Reverting to the first American meeting of the Inter-Allied federation of World War veterans being held here in conjunction with the Legion convention, MacNider declared this organization "has tremendous possibilities a dream, perhaps but in its fulfillment Is a promise of tremendous service to all. the "5ne Legion, through this federa tion not as Pacifists, for we be-j neve in adequate aerense lor our country but as men with hard earn ed experience we believe will prove as strong. If not a stronger factor, as any International conference or agreement toward the prevention of future wars," he said. In referring to the falling off of the Legion'.- membership, in the past year. MacNi'ler said that he was well aware of the definite stand which has been taken in carrying out your commands, has not aided in recruiting or holding those who place financial Gods as their Gods, or who are not willing as good Americans to forget their personal prejudices to help serve the whole."

TALENTED GIRL OFFERS SELF IN MARRIAGE; MATRIMONY IS ONLY WAY OUT," SHE SAYS

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MEW FLAME SPURT IN ROCK ISLAND VICE WAR

ROCK ISLAND. ILL.. Oct. IS State troops may be sent here today to put an end to violence in the underworld, following the killing yesterday of two policemen, the shoot lng of a third and the fatal wounding of the murderer. .Yesterday's triple slaying brought the death lif-t in Rock Island's "red light" war. which began nine days ago with the fatal shooting of John Looney, Jr., up to six. The latest victims-were Policemen Edward Miner and George Greene, and Robert I. Scott, dive keeper, slain; Policeman Gus Kirsch dangerously wounded. The policemen went to Scotti's place to quell a fight. They entered the darkened house with drawn revolvers. They were met by the flare

Hammond 'Man Is . Hurt in Indiana Harbor Automobile Accident

Walter Hartman of 95 N. Hohman St., Hammond, received a fractured left shoulder, in an automobile accident that happened on Cline ave., Indiana Harbor, last evening. rartics in the col'lsion say that Hartman had s-opped his car in the road to fix his tail light, which was out. .Dr. Herbert E. T'hilips of Chi

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(BILLET1) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CO.NSTAM'l.SOi'L-K. Oct. 16. Twenty-five hundred Turkish gendarmerie crossed into Europe today for police duty in Eastern Thrace under allied supervision. Unconfirmed reoorts have been received here of massacres of Greek and Armenian Christians by Turks at Ezine, 26 miles south of Chanak. (BILLET1N) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LONDON, Oct. 16. American, B-ltish and Japanese marines have been landed to preserve order at Foo Chow, seat of the latest outbreak of fighting in China, said a dispatch from Shanghai this afternoon. A Mike Shalt is, 23 years old, a workman at the American Steel Foundries, was found asphyxiated in his bath tub at 003 137th St.. Indiana Harbor, Sunday morning by Police Officers Tru Telle anl Budich when they answered a call and broke into the dead man's rooma. Inhaling (times from a gas heater I

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of a shot gun. The three policemen fell. Miner was killed instantly, Scottl, the negro keeper of the place, was shot four times, and he died later. . Immeditely following the shooting, talk of a race riot swept the city. Police reserves were sent to the scene and still are on guard in the trouble area. The scene of the shooting was only a block from where the bulletriddled body of James ("Dude") Brown, reputed leader of Rock Island's negro gamblers, was picked up a week ago. Armed guards have been placed around the home of John Looney, father of the youth slain nine days ago.

cago with his family, drlvinr a Peerless nd going north on this road, crashed into the rear of Hartman's Ford when he failed to see the car parked in the road. All were unhurt with the exception of Walter Hartman. who was taken to the Hammond hospital. Dr. Philips is not being held by the Harbor police for the accident. revolutionary government has been established at Foo Chow by the rebel faction. Foo Chow is capital of Fukien province. (Bl LI,ETIN INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW LONDON. Conn., Oct. 16. The United States eagle boat 31 is reported aground near Cuttybank. Buzzard's bay. The United States tug has been sent from the submarine base to assist her. CBVIjLETITV) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LINCOLN. Neb., Oct. ,6. The headless body of a woman was found here early today. The head later was found near the Rock Island tracks 200 yards from the body. that was heating the water for his bath and in a room where there was no ventilation, was found to b the cause of Shaltis" death. When in company with Dr. Robinson. DeputyCoroner Ostrowski discovered this fact. The body of the man was taken to Prusiecki's undertaking parlors at 3S31 Cedar st. THE court room of the Hammond federal building Is being given its semi-annual cleaning to get It in readiness for the coming of Judge A. B. Anderson next Tuesday

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Hammond and South Bend Confronted With Queer Mystery

Mrs. Hazal McNally, aged 35. hut a wisp of a creature In stature, mentally so keen that the subtlest questioning of exprifnef-d detectives leaves them in a quandary an i herself at case, is held at Hammond Central police ftation on a charge of double murder. On warrams sworn out by her husband, Frank McNally, she was arrested Saturday afternoon at South Lend. HISBAXD ACCUSES HEIt The husband alleges she slew (,r infant twins about February 1 at their home, 168 Dearborn st. TIi police are helpless Lefure t'a.; woman's persistent silonoe and th" fa t that they are unable to rrovo th ro were any twins to slay. Mrs. McNally. flr3t arrested a week ago at Scuth Bend on a charge of assault and battery, was heM. she alleges, in the St. Joe couniy jail incumminicado, in ball of $3.00 '. Saturday she was tried in the South Bend police court on the chars." that she had beatn her husbarl with a club. The case was dismissed and the was re-arrested o: the double murder charge before she left the court room. BROUGHT TO HAXMOXD Authorities ther would have nothing to do .with the murder charge. Affidavits sworn out by th husband were taken to South Bend and the woman was brought here by Sergeant Ed Warner. The mystery of the Dearborn s. twins first came to the attention of local authorities last February when Mrs. Lucille Myers, probation officer, called at the home on complaint of neighbors that Mrs. McNally had been abusing' her 7-year-old son. There Mrs. Myers hear! the story of the tvins. their birth, their disappearance and the allege 1 amazing conduct of Mrs. McNally. LEARNS OF NURSE Mrs. Myers learned the name ot a nurse, supposed to have been ca'.led by the husband in the Illness t his wife, learned the name of the North Side mid-wife alleged to navbeen present at tha birth, heard from Mrs. McNally's own lips, shsays, the admission of the birth c-f the twins and the statement further that the twins had been remove 1 for care to a Chicago hospital. This last statement was checked back and officials of the institution denied knowing anything about the case. McNally , himself admitted never having seeri''fw' Infants, whom he alleges were born to Mrs. McNally's flist marriage. This in spite of the fact that he was in the house at t-ie time cf the alleged birth. Mrs. Myers saw a twin gocart in the house. And that's the nearest thing to fiesh and Mood twins, living or slain, that police have been able to discover. MONT DISCUSS IT ! Mrs. McNally, locked up without bail In the local station, will be arraigned tomorrow and refuses to discuss the esse at all. This pending arrival of her attorneys from South Bend. Fhe. neither denies nor affirms that she gave birth to the twins and as to their fate she Is even more silent. Kecords In tha office of Dr. William A. Buchanan fall to disclose anything bearing on the alleged birth. Mrs. Buchanan, in the absence today of her husband, vouchsafed the information that the health department had been called at the time the case first sprang into the notice of officials. detectives: efforts fail. It was she who called the Chicago hospital, said to have received the twins, and there learned they had never been entered. Chief Bunde detailed detectives at that time to investigate. The woman was never home when official questioners called. Gradually interest In the uncanny situation diminished until revived by the present episode. McNally who Is 20 years older than his wife, has a daughter living at 902 West Monroe street. South Bend, and a eon, Lloyd F. McNally, living at" S32 Beall avenue, Hammond. SAT IT IS HOAX According to a story emanating from the news room of the South Bend News-Times, he entered tho offices of that newspaper last week and offered them Exclusively the story of his wife's arrest and the facts connected with it for $3,500. Police here treat the whole story as a grand hoax perpetrated by the woman on her husband who actually believer! that she gave birth to twins and then made off with them. Weird Tale of Married Life INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI SOUTH BEND. IND., Oct. lb A weird tale of married life that rivals the fantastic stories of lCdgar Allen Poe. will be told tomorrow in th Hammond city court by Frank McNally. 50, who caused the arrest of his young wife. Hazel, on the. charge of murdering their twin babies. The children, according to McNally. were born last December, but he admits he never saw them though he occupied the same house with her before and after the tin e of the alleged birth of the twins. On the other hand is the declaration of the wife that Fhe ri'd not give birth to twins because f-l ; has been incapable of motherhood for some time. The odd circumstances surround ing the case will he thoroughly delved Into In the preliminary hearing tomorrow in Hammond, where tho children axe said to have boe-n born.