The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-27


TIMES has made careful re-
search of Its files since July 10 10 as
certain the exact time and place crimes /
of the nature which resulted so
tragIcaIIy I'm the case of Lizzie /
have occurred, giving the
names of their assailants and wherever
possible of their assaiIants. The follow
ing is the results
On July 10 Edith Peterson. the little
10-year-old daughter of Oscar +. Peter |
son of this city. while out berry pick |
ing, was attacked by young man
about 20 years of age. The assault oc-
Cured in the vicinity of Columbia
avenue. Her clothes were torn from
her body. Her assailant escaped.
On July 25 Andrew Mack assaulted
Cecil Bronillet, the 11year-old daugh
ter OF his sister-in-law. He was
caught in the act and was arrested at
Gary where the assault occurred. 1t
was found that he had been guilty Of
the same offense before and had
threatened the girl into silence. AL
though his offense is punishable by
life Imprisonment. a Gary judge let
him off on $1,000 bonds.
Aug Miss Hart. a Crown Point
glrl, 5aulted as she was return
ing to her home from the fair grounds.
Just as the man attacked her Harry
Eneweiller and Harold Hilborn came
upon the scene, the man waA srighten-
ed and ran down an alley. 1s-
0vH Avro To 4. xr
on bed in her own home. John StfA-
voch. a butcher delivery man. called to
make his morning delivery. He found
the woman there and assaulted her
She was unable to successfully re-
sist him. Neighbors interfered. The
woman was a bride of a month An
Indiana Harbor Judge put the man
under $500 bonds.
The same day S. D. Earscho forced
his way into a room. occupied by Mrs
H. A. Lee at the Standard Steel Car
companys plant and attempted to as
sault her. She fortunately had re-
volver and shot her assailant.
On Aug. 10 Mrs. Clarence Stefin of
81 Sibley street, was insulted in her
She only escaped him by running into
the house before he could get hold Of
her.
On Aug. "a Miss Mary SchoItz, who
is employed in the Office of the cement
works at Burlington, started to walk
toward Indiana Harbor on the tracks
when she was attacked by a stranger.
Her assailant was only repulsed when
the plucky girl vigorously attacked
him with hat pin.
On Aug. 26 little Lizzie Schrader, the
9-year-old daughter of William Schra-
der, was attacked by an unknown man
In a clump OF bushes near her home
! while she was returning from an
errand to her father. Part OF her
clothes were torn off and her body
was badly mutilated. She was dead
when her mother found her body
| The number OF assaults that have
taken place in Lake county during the
past month and half have become so
numerous as to arouse the fear of par
ents all over the county that their
daughters are not safe out of their
sight In fact they have fears for their
own safety when they are not within
hailing distance Of those to whom they
might look for protection.
The police attribute the great mum
Der of assaults to the fact that there
are thousands Of the scum Of humanity
the floating laborers. who are en-
ployed in the various works OF con
struction that are going on in this VI
cininty. and that the culprits are not
summarily dealt with when they occur
The police call attention to the fac
/ that of the eight cases, all but two Of
| assailants escaped indicating that it /.
easier TO assault a woman and ge
away than it is TO rob a house sue
cessfully. This being true, it Is no
! remarkable that this class Of criminal
do not fear the results Of their crimes
Tt will be seen from a perusal Of tn.
lists OF these assaults that most of then
occur in the center Of this newly deveI
ing country. They occur where grea
numbers OF foreigners are empIoye.
and where the country is wild and open
Chief of Police Rimbach has takel
cognizance of the fact that the situa
tion offers a problem that is dffficul
OF solution and advises parents to b
more careful OF their children.
Chief Rimbaeh Talks.
In an interview with the chief thi
afternoon he had the following 10 sa
cases such as occurred at ToIeston.
The region between here and Gar