The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-30
DEPUTY SHERIFF
SAVES SUSPECT
MAN THOUGHT TO BE STRANG
LER PERsUED ON TRAIN TO
koUTS, IND.
MaB STORMS sTATIt N
Four Hundred Batter Down Doors
Deputy Defends Fugitye--Tasen
To County Jail---56 Under
Arrest.


! Chicago, ILL.,, Aug, &C. L. Prica,
suspected Of being the stranger Of
little tenyear.ald Lizzie Schroeder at
Gary, Ind, narrowly escaped lynch
ing at the hands Of 40 men at Kouts,
iInda after he had been traced tc that
place from Highland lad, a distance
Of thfrtysix miles.
The incident was one Of the most
dramatic Of the many dramatic Incl,
deats in the three days hunt for the
slayer of Lizzie Schroeder
The life Of Price was only saved
when Deputy Sheriff George Horst Of
Crown Point held the captors OF the
man at bay at the point of a revolver
after they had prepared a Moose with
which to hans him.
Price aroused the suspicious of per
sons seekiag the slayer near Highland
yesterday morning, He frustrat al
theif efforts to approach him by re
treating farther and farther into the
woods. A determined race to capture
finally began and he ran toward Ham
mond, three miles away, and disap
peared for several hours. Police OIL
Hammond were Immediately informed
and they took up the search, but
could find no trace of tn fugitive.
Later ia the day he was seen 1T
Griffith, Ind, where he boarded a
Chicago 4 Eric east bound freight
train. Word was Immediately sept
the authorities at Crown Point that
the probable slayer of the Schroeder
child would come through that city,
but the message was received there
after the freight train on which Prize.
was riding had left.
Deputy Sheriff Horst Immediately |
caught the second section of the /
freight train and followed Price. AT
the same time telephone message
was sent To Kouts, Ind. the next
point for the first section of
the freight, requesting the citizens 70
watch for Price.
When the first section OF the freight
drew into Kouts residents of that
place and farmers living in the vicin
ty, armed with every conceivable
Weapon from reyolvers and shotguns
o pitchforks and scythes Were await
ng IL at the depot A search was
made for Price and he was found be.
ween the caboosegand the rear car.
Two Kouts constables were in the
'rowd, and they succeeded in escap-
ng with Price to the depot. where his
lame was learned The door of the ,
tation was locked, but the angry I
members Of the mob continually bat i
cred against it with their weapons, {
tones and logs, crying continually to '
'o allowed to lynch the man. {
For more than half an hour the !
DOR withstood their attacks. but at {
asst it gave way Just as the second 6
ecton Of the freight train bearing {
)eputy Sheyiff Horst drew in. I
The deputy sheriff ran to tho sta {
ion and worked his way to the pris- f
ner as a moose was about to be plac- S
d about Prices neck. Drawing his f
eyolyer, he threatened to shoot the n
rst man who laid hands on Price.
The sight of the weapon in the b
ands of Horst. who is an exceptional. i
Y large and powerful man. drove the
lob away for short time, and the
)eputy Sheriff with the aid Of the
finally boarded another
rain for Crown Point, where the man '
ms locked up in the county Jail pend
lg further investigation. He was
losely questioned by the Crown {
cint authorities. hut pleaded limo.
ence, and it is possible that he may
e released today.
The feeling throughout Lake coun-
Y, in which Gary is located. is so in
snse that it is generally believed the !, y
layer of the Schroeder child win '
ever be brought to trial if he is cap. q
ired. u
Fifty-six suspects have so far been ,
laced under arrest With the excep- u
on of one or two all have been re- = =
ased. The police refuse TO tlivulge =
le name Of one suspect or to tell =
here he is incarcerated II is said -
ie evidence against him is INSULT ,
ent ard that he win be released -
thin a few days. - -