The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-28
GREATEST MAN
HUNT ON RECORD
FIVE THOUSAND ARMED MEN
IN INDIANA HUNT SLAYER
or YOUNG GIRL.
BLOODHOUNDS ON TRAIL
Girl Was Murdered On Way Home
After Taking Father Lunch
Sixth Outrage in
Two Weeks.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-The biggest man
hunt in the history cf the Central
West Is in progress through the brush
and sand dunes about the town ii
Gary Ind.
/ Five thorsand armed men. led by
I tbioodhonnds, are securing the ccun-
try about Gary, in semch of wretch
Who illtreated and murdered Lizzie
Schrader, the nIne-year-old daughter
ci William S. Schrader.
A leash of bloodhounds, owned by
+ II. Farley postmaster at Crown
Peint, under his direction, followed
4 the trail Of the murderer for dis
! tance of twelve miles in northwest
crime, and leading in winding way
| through the underbrush until trey
came to a road a mile east of the
Hammond railroad yards, where the
scent was lost The boodhounds
were on the trail from II o'clock two
hours after the murder was dlscoy-
| leled until O'Clock last night, whea
| the army of hunters was formed fcr
| further search.
sixth Outrage in TWO Weeks.
The police OF Hammcnd under Cap,
| Tain Aust gen, the police Of east Chi
cago under Captain Higgins, the pc
lice Of Whiting under Captain Lawler
and the sheriff's posse under S. s.
Carter are leading four divisions Of
practically the entire population of
Gary. Tolleston and the surrounding
country The brutality of the deed
and the fact that this was the sixth
outrage Of the kind within the past
two weeks have servedsto arouse the
popular feeling to a high pitch.
Every foot of ground within twelve
miles OF Gary has been searched. and
two arrests have been made but there
us little hope that the real criminal
has been apprehended, and the
search continues.
The tragedy reached its climax
when the mother, seeking her child
found the bruised and bleeding little
body lying in a clump of bushes on
the lonely prairie, mile west of her
home.
Takes Fathers Lunch.
William Schrader. the father OF a
family Of nine children, is employed
by the Pennsylvania company in the
sand pits between Gary and Tolleston
He goes to work at 3 o'clock every !
and at 9 O'Clock some mem
ber of the family carries his lunch to
Fin. This duty generally fell to
Lizzie, the second in age among the |
children.
Yesterday morning, as was her Gus
tom. Lizzie left the home and took
her father his lunch She played
about the pits for a short time, and
then left for her home, going by one
CT the sparsely settled paths that lead
from the pits to Gary.
Mother Came Too Late.
Growing impatient at the child's de-
ay. the mother started for the pit,
alling for the child as she went
alcng the path Midway she came
upon her daughters garments, and
the girl had gone into the
bushes TO pick berries she entered
he tangled undefbrush still calling to
her
Proceeding a short distance she
heard means. and parting the bushes
before her looked upon the form OF
,er LITTLE girl Seemingly aroused at
her mothers shrieks over the awful
discovery the child opened her eyes.
lust as the frantic mother reached
Iown TO take the little mutilated body
n her arms the girl died.
Crazed at the tragedy that had he
allen her the mother dropped the
body of her child and ran shrieking
o the place where her husband was
4 work. Hearing her cries Schraeder
an to meet her. and as she told him
n broken aud incoherent sentences
II her discovery he called to his com
;anions and they rushed TO the place
where the girl lay. He carried the
hid to their home and notified the
,olioe.
DR.. George w. Hoskins. the coro-
.er. chanced to be in Gary at the time
nd he sent to Crown Point. the coun-
y seat. for the sheriff and the blood
iopnds standing guard over the body
\ the child for two hours until the
herif and the dogs arrived.
Girl Fights For Her Life.
Evidesaces Of a struggle we're seen
verywhere. Young as the girl was.
he evidently realized the fate that
threatened her and made a strong
ight for her life.
In the struggle he girl torres the
eektin from her ..ssailant aud this
ras found lyine near the place of the
murder. This was the only clue. ant :
rom this the bloodhounds took the I
cent
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