The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-16
INDIANA HARBOR MAN
IS HEAVIEST LOSER
Albert Kaufman Heads List Of Vic
tins With $3.50; Stolen by EN-
ploye-0thers Minus Amounts
Varying From SEQ to $s0-Various
Methods Used.

Saturday. the fourteenth. is now the
unlucky day for Indiana Harbor, Whit
ing, and East Chicago. While prepar-
ing 10 enjoy the rest Of the following
Sabbath. several OF the residents or
these towns awolSe 20 find themselves
minus certain amounts OF money rang
ing from SIG to 1850. most Of which IL
the booty of thieves and the remainder
lost by the owners.
The following are the victims:
Albert Kaufman. Indiana Harbor,
loss. $3.50, believed stolen by em-
ploye.
Knickerbocker Ice company. Center
street. Whiting, loss $50. stolen By
thieves.
Pole. East Chicago. name unknown.
loss, sS5, held up.
]. A. Patterson. attorney. Indiana
Harbor. loss $50 ana valuable papers.
lost.
Total-s1,oO5. besides the missing pa
pers
All Thieves Have Escaped.
1 None OF the robbers up to the pres
ent time have been caught and none
4 OF the money has been found 1t Is
the largest amount that has changed
hands without Tire knowledge os the
owners for some time IN this region.
A porter who worked for Mr.. Kauff-
man in his store is resposible for the
big theft. The man who gave his
name is Eugene Hoffman and claimed
that he hailed from Cincinnati. where
he had been but recently released from
a hospital was employed three weeks
ago by Mr.. Kaufman as porter. The
young man seemed to be very straight
and in fact impressed the proprietor
with his apparent honesty. He there-
for did not hesitate to trust him in
every way about the place and had
until Saturday never known to take ad-
vantage of the confidence placed in
him.
Realizes Mistake Too Late.
Saturday however, Mr. Kaufman
quickley found out where he was mis-
taken. After he had stepped out into
the back yard for a few minutes no
remembered having left his money bag
containing the big sum of money. on
the counter and hurried back into the
store. He arrived too late. however.
Man and the money had disappeared.
No one could be found who had seen
him leave the front door and conse-
quently it could not be discovered
which direction he took.
The police of Indiana Harbor. Whit
Chicago were notified to be on the
lookout for a man Of this descriptions:
Five feet. six inches tall. thin face.
dark blue eyes, almost baldheaded:
what hair remained was dark brown:
blue shabby suit, black derby hat:
German; speaks broken English. Is
about 80 years old and weighs from
I 120 to 135 pounds.
A good description OF the perpetrator
of the Kaufman job has been furnished
the police and an effort VIII be made to
identify this man with the other jobs
pulled off IN the vicinity Of Indiana
{ Harbor.
Loses Roll at "fhe Game.Y
Attorney J. A. Paterson lost his
valuables while attending the ball
game at the south side park in Chicago
between the White Sox and Cleveland
Being a true fan. Mr. Patterson be-
= came so interested in the game that
during the entire game and while still
brooding over the loss of tbs game to
!, the Sox. he did not become aware OF
: his loss until a street car conductor
+, tapped him on the shoulder for a nickel
and he discovered that he did not have
: even a little red cent in his possession.
His pocketbook had been lost on the
field and he was unable to locate il on
returning. But for the assistance OF
kind strangers Mr.. Patterson would
have been forced to take the shoe
leather route back to the Harbor home
stead.
At Whiting the Knickerbocker Ice
company Offices on Center street were
broken into late Saturday night and
relieved Of $50. No cIew has beea
found to the whereabouts OF the re-
sponsible parties.
East Chicago was also IN the thug
limelight Saturday. when a Pols. whose
name could not be learned. was held up
at the canal bridge and One Hundred
and Fifty-frst street One Of the rob-
bers hit hom on the head with the butt
ID of his revolver. knocking him uneon-
scious and proceeded to relieve him Of
all his worldly possessions In Other
s. words: ss5 cash. The man was quite
~ badly hurt and vas taken TO his home.
al He made no report to the police up 70
the present time