The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-03
BRUTALLY ASSAULTED FOR
DEFENDING TIMES EWSBOY
South Chicago Business Man Shame
fully Mistreated by Chicago
Street CirCuIatOrs.
VICTIMS JAW BROKEN AND TEETH KNOCKED OUT
Plugugly First Tries to Bully Boy Then Attacks j. L.
Case-Slugs Him After He is Half
Unconscious.
VICTIMS JAW BROKEN AND TEETH KNOCKED OUT
Especial to Lake County rimes.)

South Chicago, Oct. 3.-One Of the
worst cases of pure rowdyism that has
ever been witnessed on the streets OF
South Chicago. it is alleged, occurred
last night when ]. L. Case, Soulh
chicago business man whose place OF
usiness is at 1876 Ninety second street
Cas brutally attacked and beaten py
Tony Mallon, street circulator Tor
the Chicago Journal and Robert war
den, street circulator for the Daily
Calumet The cause of the trouble
seems to be because Mr.. Case sided
with a LAKE COUNTY TIMES newsooy
who was told to stop selling his papers
on threat Of a beating, and because
NJ Warden was angered at few re
srks made by Mr.. Case as to the for
mer's tactics in circulation.
AS result of the encounter Mr.. Case
is suffering from a broken jaw bone, a
deep cash in his forehead and the
loss Of several teeth He was uncon-
scious last night and was in a bad
condition this morning. This morn
ing friends of the victim are spending
their time looking up witnesses to the
fight and Mr. Case is preparing to en-
ter charges against Mallon for assault
with intent to Kill. Mr.. Case says he
viii push the matter to the bitter end
and will use every means in his power
to bring the guilty parties to Justice.
nKr. Case Tells story.
The story Of the whole affair as told
by Mr.. Case is as follows: ''Y ester
day afternoon I was leaning on a rail-
ing talking to a friend of mine at the
corner of Ninety second street and
Conn ercial avenue when one Of THE
LAKE COUNTY TINES newsboys passing
by shouted his papers for sale Nal
lon was standing at the corner near
me and I heard him tell the boy to quit
yelling LAKE COUNTY TIMES. but the
boy refused to do SO. Soon after Mr..
Warden came along and Mallon told
him that the boy was yelling LAKE
COUNTY TIMES. Warden said: Well,
we will make him stop: Wen show him
that we are running South Chicago
This remark made me angry, as 1
did not like the way Warden proposed
to run the town, and I remarked to
my friend that / thought the streets
of South Chicago were free to the pub
lie and that one newspaper had as
much right on them as another. This,
Warden evidently overheard as I heard
him cursing me several times. dis
continued to talk to my friend AS
soon as I said that 1 thought THE LAKE
COUNTY TIMES was the best and most
progressive paper in the city, Warden
called me such vile names that the
man to whom I was talking told me
to go in and lick the fellow and that
If l needed any help he would give 1t
to me.
MaIIOn HurIs Iron Weight.
Il then started to cross the sidewalk
towards him and had gotten no more
than half way across when Mallon
hurled a large iron weight at me which
struck me in the jaw I was dazed
for the time being but 1 was conscious
enough to realize that my jaw was
broken and several Of my teeth knocked
out AS i staggered on the sidewalk in
dazed condition, covered with blood,
all that / could realize was that they
were hitting me in my helpless condi-
tion. 1 was entirely unable to defend
myself. l received a crashing blow on
the breast and stiu another on my jaw
before they made their getaway. I do
not know what / did after that, until
found myself struggling up the stairs
OF my house in great pain. / noticed
1tae Aitu SoAiiS Ntiio % preparation
in my hand to handage the wounds.
but I don't know where got that
from
Mr.. Case was taken in an unconscious
condition to the office Of Dr. Edward
Luehr. where his injuries were dressed.
and from where he was taken to his
home.
It is not likely that Mr.. Case will
suffer permanent injury but he viii be
laid up for several days. All of the
witnesses to the shameful sluggins
affair and the friends of Mr.. Case are
unit in condemning the action ST me
men employed by the Jaurnal and Cain
met. Drastic action Will be pursued Is
bring the miscreants to Justice ana If
is likely to 60 hard with those who
are responsible.