The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-10
Chief RIMRACH ORDERS
MEN TO MAKE SEARCH
Mother Of Missing Little One Recalls
Incident of Fortune Teller's
Strange Prediction-On That Clew
Police Are Working to Locate All
NOmads in Vicinity of Chicago.

Lillian Wulf, the svear-oId danpb-
Ter OF Mr.. and Mrs oscar WuIn 3951
armour avenue. Chicago, who was kid
Haped from her home last Saturday af-
Lernoon' is being sought in Hammond.
sergeant Lane and Detective John VIII
son OF the Eleventh precinct were in
haihhond this morning to confer With
Chlef Rimbach in the mattee The
theory on which the Chicago officials
are working now is that the girl i
pelng harbored in some gypsy camp
on the outskirts OF Hammond and
therefore they have appealed to the
local authorities for assistance
chief Rimbach today ordered his men
10 locate all gypsy camps in or around
Hammond
know of none just at the pres
ent'' said the chief this morning
though it is possible that there are
some. Hammond covers large area. |
pqt we will be posted by this after [
noon
Hcw 1t Happened
Lillian Wulff was playing with other
chtles en- IN front of her parents resi-
deTAAE Saturday afternoon when a ven +
arsss,e H'afaan aeeosted her and said.
soF with me. little girl I'll get
yoiTs-ome candy"
before the child could answer she
was seized by the woman. who quickly
walked south with her under the via
duct near the house The woman was
unable TO lift the little girl at an ela-
waited place in the sidewalk at For
tleth street and man stepped for
ward and assisted her. The woman and
man then walked away in different
directions
Oscar Wulf,- the child's father. is q
clerk in the American Express com
pany's office at Thirteenth street and
Indiana avenue.
Mrs Wuln believes her daughter was
carried away y a gypsy fortune teller
who visited her home three weeks ago.
and has asked the police to find the
woman
Thinks Child Is With Gypsies.
Il have a feeling that Lilly Is win
the gypsies somewhere now. but
know in my heart that she is not
harmed said Mr.. Wulff six months
ago a fortune teller came to my home
and read my hand. She predicted
many things, all of which have come
true Three weeks another gypsy wo-
man came TO the family living below.
and | happened to be there at the
time She told my fortune. and de
clared l would soon experience the
worst misfortune in my life
Well, I have lost Lilly, and 1 think
TINS woman or some one with her. has
taken the child away. I know no one
would take the child and expect ran
som, for we are poor We have no
enemies, and there is no cause for spite
work
nave asked the police to go to
FortV-seventh street and Western ave
"ue' "hete | believe they can find this
woman and probably Lilly. If they
ooh go there tomorrow / viii visit
the camp myself. But. perhaps. they
have passed the child ON IA another
camp BY this time
Playmates Of little Lillian xvrirf ala
their best all day YESTERDAY. - at5 49,
police in searching for IiHfan o-l,o ,,.ss
kidnapped Saturday afternoon Il, ~
man. but no trace of the cbila ~ her
abductor could be discovered.
Children Al Aia.
There are perhaps a thousand -,
dren. all young. active ana svmna
thettc, in the poor quarter of rba M
around Thirty ninth street ana A.
mour avenue. All of them knew IN
liam.
Wen find her for you. Mrs. W.
they said 70 the sorrowing mother. who
heid her baby closer and wouldn't 1at
Elizabeth ana Otto. her other two chn-
dren. out OF her sight
So the children followed Detectives b
John Wilson and T. MeskeIl down IA i
mour avenue 10 tie Chicago Junction i
rafTroad xfa1urf xz-ha~- ff,.,