The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-17


suit OF the police, and lived haunted
with specter of retribution. He
sought the wild territory where he
made his home, far from civilization.
in the rough camps Of the growing
steel city, where he would be unrecog-
nized.
Turns Maniac.
With his mode Of living, the awful
fear of capture upon him night and
day, and with what terrible visions that
may have haunted his brain and made
the night hideous to him, it is thought
his mind gave way under the strain,
and started him on the rampage which
began last Sunday ana ended last night
when he was brought to the ground
The first assertion of the mania came
Sunday, and from that time on he
sought to kill or BE- killed, anything
to keep the officers from rounding him
up and the penalty of the law inflicted.
Steals Gun Sunday
Although many camps and farm
houses had been pillaged during the
past season little thought was given
to the cave dweller. Sunday, however,
he broke into the machine shop of
George Marshall at Pine Station, where
he secured the shotgun. the revolvers
and the ammunition. His first act af-
ter arming himself was to shoot the
first man who came In his path That
man was Edward Harrigan OF East
Chicago, who came upon the wild man
as he was walking along the railroad
tracks near Pine Station. Wild in ap-
pearance. he raised his gun and dis
charged it at Harrigan. thinking prob
ably that he was an officer in pursuit
The charge struck Harrigan in the
hand, the buckshot tearing a wound
in that member The matter was re-
ported TO the authorities and officers
Were sent out to round him up. but
although they secured the plains they
We're unable to locate him. He con-
tinued to appear suddenly before
pedestrians in and about Pine, but he
did not get a chance to shoot anybody.
The residents were in state of terror,
not knowing how soon he would make
a raid on the houses. The women
folk stayed in doors and the men hung
about their places well armed, fearing
to leave their families
Last Chapter Yesterday.
me ClIltidA came yesterday. Two
engineers prospecting about Pine Sta
tion came upon the wild man in the
woods, and as he raised his gun to
take a shot, the men broke and ran
for their lives. They reported the mat
ter at Gary and three officers were sent
to look for the man and bring him in.
Frank Chambers, one OF the officers.
was armed with a shotgun, while the
others carried revolvers. They came
upon the man in the woods near Gary
and gave chase. He halted and as they
approached, picked out the man with
the gun, knowing that he could shoot
more accurately, and brought him down
with wounds in the abdomen The
other officers picked up their wounded
cOmrade and carried him back to Gary,
and he was sent to Hammond to St.
Margarets hospital The posse was
then organized and the hunt was on.
POSSES are Formed.
With officer Frank Chambers badly
injured it was apparent that it would
without a larger force and a posse of
nearly fifty men was organized.
The reports of the shooting of
rumors that the half dressed demented
giant had been seen sulking through
the underbrush in several places. struck
terror into the hearts of the inhabit-
ants of the locality for miles around.
In fact no one knew what moment
they might meet the stranger and to
cross his path was to become human
target.
1t was for this reason that the citi-
zens of Gary and the surrounding cities
determined that the wild man must be
killed. They determined TO kill him
because they knew it would be impos
sible to get him alive
After the shooting of officer Cham
bers, it was learned that the Wild man
had doubled back from Pine Station
which is a mile or SO north of Toleston
and was on his way back TO Gary.
The Gary posse was returning
to Pine Station along the Lake Shore
railroad for the purpose Of renewing
the search for the man with Chief of Po-
lice Martin of Gary. John Mulcahey and
Robert Law in advance of the crowd
Surprised by Shot.
These three men were discussing the
matter as to who should do the shoot
ing when they neared a spot where
there was a grove Of trees along the
north side of the railroad tracks and
just beyond them a deep swamp.
One of the officers suggested that the