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ell presided over that court, and again
during the incumbency OF Judge Car
penter. All the courts of the country
for several years have taken turns at
1t, and many of the attorneys of the
city have been interested in it on one
side or the other.
Had Uttered Many Threats.
The final decision a rear or two ago
seems to have 80 embittered Mr.. Lep-
!, per that he brooded over it to the point
of committing murder and s~elf-destruc'
ton. He had uttered threats against
| Judge Groesoeck, the late Colonel S.
| W. Downey, Judge Bramel, Judge Car.
penter and County Attorney Downey,
the latter having lodged the wrath OF
| the man on more than one occasion,
fearing for his life.
Visited Groesbeck's Office.
A few minutes before going to
Bramel's Office Lepper was in the Of
flee of Judge Groesbeck, at 21O Second
street, talking quite belligerently to
that gentleman. The judge told him
to go and get some other attorney to
hear his story, as he did not care to
listen to it and would not represent
Lepper in litigation concerning the
sale of some property in the city. He
must have gone directly to Judge
Bramel's office, finding that gentleman
in. There may have been a quarrel,
but 1t was of short duration. no doubt,
for Lepper opened fire and kept it up
until the three shots had been fired.
Walking to the other room, he placed
the pistol to his own head and fired.
Wanted to Bring Suit.
Judge Groesbeck believes that Lep-
per had been figuring on starting a
suit to some property trans.
ferred to other parties. The property
was involved in the Conrad-Lepper
proceedings, and the man had been
trying for some time to find a way Of
regaining possession. Judge Groes'
beck believes the man was insane at
the time and used harsh measures to
get him to leave the ONCE. The Judge
had taken the matter to the supreme
court as the representative Of Judge
carpenter, the latter having been an
attorney in the case. and when Judge
Carpenter became Judge Of the district
, 1907-10-23
ASSUME COMMAND OF FINANCIAL
SITUATION AT THE METROP-
OILS IN AN EFFORT
TO BRING ORDER.
First Organization Of Any Kind Among
Officers Of Trust Companies, and
Semblanee Of Quiet Follows e.
forts Of Great Leaders-Pittsbura
Stock Exchange Declines to Open
for Transaction Of Trading.

New York, Oct. 23.-J. Pierpont Nor
gan practically assumed command in
financial circles today, striving to
bring order out of chaos and see what
car be done to protect the large in.
terests now in jeopardy. Up to now
there has been no organization among
the trust company officials.
Morgan and StilIman Busy.
Morgan and James Stillman, pres
ident of the National City bank, are
earnestly engaged in an effort to bring
about cooperation among these insti.
tutions.
, 1907-10-23
Receiver Asked For.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 23.-Shortly af,
ter 2 O'Clock this afternoon a petition
was filed in the United States circuit
court asking that a receiver be ap-
pointed for the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing company, the
Westinghouse Machine company and
the Security Investment company. The
petition for receivers for the Nernst
Lamp company is being prepared.
, 1907-10-23
WILLIAM LEPPER MURDERoUsLy
ASSAULTS JUDGE BRAMEL
IN HIS OFFICE AND
KILLS HIMSELF.
Bramel Shot Three Times Through
Face, Lepper Sending Bullet Into
Brain-Wounded Man Taken to
Hospital and Has Fair Chance Of
Recovery - Murderous Execution
Takes Place at 2 This Afternoon.

William Lepper, an old citizen OF
this city, at 2 o'clock this afternoon
shot and seriously wounded Judge
Charles W. Bramel in the latter's of,
fee, a moment later shooting himself
through the head with the same wea-
pom and dying In a few minutes without
having regained consciousness. Drs.
Stevens, McCollum and Charles A.
Ballard were soon on hand, and were
doing what they could for Judge Bran
ell. Mr.. Lepper died after the arrival
, 1907-10-23
FINN ARRESTED FOR
THREATENING TO KILL


County Attorney Downey and Depu
ty Sheriff Thirkeldsen went to Red
Buttes this morning, in an automobile
arresting Charles Nyholm, a Finn, or
a charge of threatening to kill ]. W
Folsom, section foreman there, fol-
whom Nyholm and three other Firms
worked. One Of the Firms had insult.
ed Mrs. Folsom, and when Folsom was
informed Of the matter he secured a
gun and went after the offender, who
had secreted himself in the house. Ny
holm took the matter up and threaten
ed to kill Folsom with a piece of rail
road iron. The latter sent word by q
passing freight conductor, the officers
liurrying to the scene. Nyholm Ia in
the county Jail and will be held until
lie a be a%rraigned in Justice Hynds
court, probably tomorrow.
, 1907-10-23
, Q Q o o o o o o o
, skEoGs BACKS OUT.
Former Wire Chief Prevents the
Strike on Denver 4 Rio orands


Q Denver. Colo, Oct. 23.-There
o will be no strike Of Rio Grande
Q telegraph operators. Wire Chief
o Skeggs withdrew his demand for
Q reinstatement last night. on the
Q ground that he had become engag-
Q ed in other business In Grand
Q Junction and did not wish a strike
Q ON his account.
Q Perham Gives Orders.
Q There being no controversy left.
Q President Perham OF the Order
o of Railway Telegraphers notified
Q the Rio Grande officials that the
Q telegraphers had withdrew their
Q demands.
0 o Q 0 0 o o o
, 1907-10-23
Texas Plan a Failure.

Houston, Texas, Oct. 23.-The Texas
Farmers Union Cotton company az
ounce that no further advances will
be made on cotton and an effort to hold
the crop Of the state for fifteen cents is
believed to be a failure. More than
SIS, 900, 900 is tied up In loans on the
cotton crop.
, 1907-10-23
INSPECTING COAST DEFENSE.
Secretary Taft Starts for subis Bay
for That Purpose.

Manila, Oct. 23.-Secretary Taft will
start for Subig bay tonight to inspect
the coast defenses at the naval base
there. He regards the trip as highly
important, owing to the impetus given
to coast defense work by the Japanese
situation.
, 1907-10-23
KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE.
Machine Went Over Embankment ane
Plunged Into River.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 23.-An automobile
skidded on the bridge owe the Des
PLANES river at River Forest yester-
day and plunged into the river, twenty
feet below, and its owner, Frederick
w. Griffin. a dealer in automobile
parts. received injuries from which
he died at midnight. The other oc-
cupants Of the automobile escaped by
jumping.
, 1907-10-23
Headed ior Asburx Park.

Philadelphia. Pa. Oct. 23.-The
French balloon. Isle de France. which
passed over Mount Holley. twenty
miles northeast Of here, at noon today,
has been reported a Hightown, N.
j.. moving in the direction Of Long
Branch. not far from Asbury Park.
where the German Pommern landed.
, 1907-10-23

uty Sheriff Thirkeldsen and County At
torney Downey. County Coroner James
A. Ballard took charge Of the remains
of Lepper. The pistol with which the
shooting was done was picked up from
the side Of Lepper on the floor by
County Attorney Downey, who remov'
ed the four empty shells and the one
loaded cartridge, the hammer having
snapped OF the latter and it had failed
to explode.
Shot in Bramei's Office.
h shooting occurred in Judge
Bramel's Office at PA Second street.
over kleeman's candy store. The sec.
ond floor suite consists Of three rooms
and the hall, reached by a stairway
from the street along the southern wall
of the building. There are two rooms
along the north wall, one of them used
by Judge Bramel as his Office and the
other the reception room. The other
side of the front half Of the story con
sists Of Judge Bramel's sleeping room
and the hall, the door at the head OF
the stairway opening into this room
The hall is carpeted but was devoid OF
furniture except a chair.
Shots Heard on Street.
The four shots were heard in rapid
succession. Parties on the street hur.
ried upstairs. finding Lepper in ths
'front.' on the south side of the
suite. Judge Bramel in his office. Lep
per was lying on his back in the miu
Ole Of tho room, with the pistol lying
near his right hand. AS far as known
ne did not speak after being shot ant
aid not give any sign of life, although
physicians were with him when thu
pulse ceased to beat.
Physicians With Him.
Judge Bramel was In the rea room
VI the north half Of the suite when the
physicians reached him. lying on
COUCH being later taken to the from
toom for the better air and light. DR.
stevens and DIR. McColium were will
nim from the moment they arrived.
Bullets Found on Floor.
three bullets were found in the
onace' under the bookcase on the soutl
que Of the room. Judge Bramel wa
perhaps sitting with his face to tn,
nont window when Lepper entered
"s room, turning his head to the lef
, 1907-10-23
Pommern SO Far Ahead.

st. Louis, Mo-. Oct. 23.-At l this
Afternoon, with only one balloon, the
French Isle de France, to be heard
from, the German Pommern, which
landed at Asbury, N. j., this morning.
covering $50 miles, had a lead of ninety
miles over its neares competitor, the
German Dusseldorf, which landed a,
Dover, Del.
, 1907-10-23

Q Covered Twelve Hundred Miles. {
o Richmond, Va, Oct. i23.-A {
o French balloon landed two miles {
o from Armenlus. 1t had covered {
o in its course about twelve hun {
o dred miles. {
, 1907-10-23
CALLED TO CHEYENNE
TO TAKE EXTRA RUNS,

Charles F. Wallace, Elmer Bowman,
Carl Christensen. Hilary Crawl and
John Sillasen, engineers, were called
to Cheyenne this afternoon to take
runs on the Cheyenne-Sidney district
Of the Wyoming division and on the
Cheyenne-D Denver district of the Colo
RADIO division as extra men.
, 1907-10-23
Made LARGE Deposits.

New York, Oct. 23.-The secretary
of the treasury today made large de.
posts in the local banks. He is IN
close touch with the local situation and
believes he will be able to cope with
it. The amount deposited by the gov
eranent Is not learned. -
, 1907-10-23

Baltimore. Md, Oct. 23.-The St
Louis could have remained in the air
much longer. but the atmosphere was
very hazy and the pilot, fearing that
the balloon was approaching the ocean,
decided to descend. Westminster is
tw~enty-eight miles northwest OF this
city in an air line.
, 1907-10-23
ALMOST RECOVERED.
General William Booth Starts on His
Western Tour.

Chicago. ILL.,. Oct. 23.-GeneraI Will
lam Booth. head Of the Salvation
Army. who has been i'll in this city,
will start on his western tour today.
He has recovered his health almost
completely.
, 1907-10-23
Seen at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 23.-Three
balloons that left st. Louis Monday
afternoon passed over this city this
morning. One vas positively identi-
fed as the German balloon Pommern,
which was seen at Cleveland yester.
day afternoon.
English Balloon Sighted.
Another was partly identified as the
English balloon Lotus II, which passed
over Wheeling, W. Va, yesterday. A
note was dropped from the German
balloon, which reads: Am 5000 feet
in the air and have travelled a thousand
miles; am trying to make Atlantic
City"
Third Not Identified.
The third balloon was not identified.
All were travelling in a northeasterly
direction, and unless they meet an &C.
cident will land on the coast within q
few hours.
French Airship Aiights.
The balloon seen at Richmond is
the Anjou (French). Estimated dis
lance from st. Louis, TOO miles on an
AIR line.
ADD e .'s46
Wind Changed couree.
Yesterday afternoon the America
was over northern Ohio, but a change
of wind brought it to Maryland. EST.
mated distance Travelled, 700 miles.
Seen by Many People.
The balloons were seen by people
in all parts Of the city and created
intense interest. In some places the
crowds watching the balloons we're SO
great that street car traffic was inter
fered with.
, 1907-10-23
VIII Finish Up Today.

st. Louis. Mo-, Oct. 23.-with favor.
able weather conditions, late this aft.
ernoon the st. Louis a%eronautic carni.
val will be brought to a close. An i'm
portant event on the program Is the
race for dirigible balloons or airships,
with four big motor-propelled. cigar.
shaped craft for the prize Of $1,000.
AeropIane Contests.
There will also be various aeroplane
, 1907-10-23
Companies Are Solvent.

"The manufacturing companies are
in an absolutely solvent condition. The
condition of the Security Investment
company will in no way affect the
Union Switch and Signal company and
the Westinghouse Air Brake company.
At Request Of Clearing House.
81 would like it explicitly understood
that it was at the request of the Pitts
burg clearing house that We have sus-
pended trading temporarily"
, 1907-10-23

II Q they are advertising a new
breakfast food.'' said the traveller.
That So" replied the stranger who
shared his seat in the train. "Ill
have to look it up"
Fond Of those things, eh?"
No. but it might be worth dramatic
ing. I'm a theatrical manager."-Cath-
Ollie Standard and Times.
, 1907-10-23
Unidentified Balloon Sighted.

Mount Holly. N. j., Oct. IA bal.
loon at Q very high altitude. and sail.
ing rapidly northeastward, passed Oyer
Mount Holly about 1880 today. Its
Identity was not ~ascertained.
, 1907-10-23

o America Gets Down Safely. {
o Baltimore, Md. Oct, 23.-The {
O American. Chandler, pilot, land {
o ed at 8 o'clock this morning at c
O Patuxent. az miles from Annap- c
O oils Junction. G
, 1907-10-23
Crossed the Delaware.

Wilmington. Del, Oct. 23.-The Ger
man balloon Abercorn crossed the Del
aware river a short distance above
Edgemoor this morning, going north
east about ten miles an hour.
, 1907-10-23
st. Loui. Gomez Down.

Q st. Louis Comes Down. c
o Baltimore, Md, Oct. 23.-The c
Q American balloon st. Louis, with c
o Hawley and Post aboard, landed G
Q about a mile south Of Westmin- G
Q lister. Nd, at $40 q, m.
, 1907-10-23

O Abereorn Comes Down. O
Q st. Louis. Mo-, Oct. IA mes q
Q sage received at tho Aero club =
Q states that the German balloon Q
Q Abercorn. landed At Manassa, 9
Q Prince Williams county, " at Q
q 7:10 today, the distance covered Q
Q being $50 miles. .
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q O Q Q Q Q Q Q
, 1907-10-23
Exchange Did Not Open.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 23.-The Pitts
burg stock exchange did not open this
morning, the members deeming it ad-
visable that the exchange remain
closed temporarily, owing to the de-
moralized feeling in Westinghouse
Electric. A meeting OF the members
is being held and the exchange may be
opened later in the day.
, 1907-10-23
Eleetrie SAN. Down.

New York, Oct. 23@Westinhouse
Electric sold down to 60 at the New
York stock exchange. a decline Of
1873 from last night.
, 1907-10-23
GERMAN BALLOON CROSSES CON-
TINENT FROM ST. LOUIS TO
THE ATLANTIC COAST
IN GOOD TIME.
Three Of the AirshIps Leaving Missouri
Metropolis Yesterday Sighted at
Philadelphia - Nots From One
Says It 10 Eight thousand Feet In
Air and 10 Trying to Make Atlantic
City-Races Finish.

O Asbury Park, N. J., Oct. "a @
O The German balloon Pommern @
. landed here about 900 a. m. @
o today. Q
, 1907-10-23

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, 1907-10-23
Hall Makes Statement.

President R. c. Hall of the exchange
issued the following statement: The
Security Investment company. finds it.
self involved. This will necessitate a
temporary suspension Or a receiver
ship for the Westinghouse Electric
company and the Westinghouse Ma
chine company and the Nernst Lamp
, 1907-10-23
German Balloon landed.

, Dover, Del, Oct. 23.-The Ger
, nan balloon Dusseldorf landed
, at Little creek. three miles from
, this city, this morning.
, 1907-10-23

contests and exhibitions during the
afternoon. These we're planned for
Thursday, but 1t was decided to COM
bine the flying machine groups into
one days sport.
, 1907-10-23

Why not get all the news when It l.
news BY reading The Republican,
, 1907-10-23

Daily Republican. 50 cents . month
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-30
c. c. & |. WILL
BUILD STATION
Company's Representative
Tells Board of Works
Contract is Let.
WILL COST ABOUT $4,000
Understood Railroad People Have
Deferred Building, Hoping to
Unite With Erie.

L. J. Fox, representing the Chicago
Cincinnati and louisville railroad com
pany, went before the board of public
works this morning and informed the
members that his company had let the
contract for the building of the Ham
mond passenger station in Homewood.
The work viii be done by an out of
town contractor but Mr.. Fox did not
set time when it will begin.
The franchise that was given to the
company for q right of way specified
that a passenger depot costing no less
than $4,000 be completed within six
months of the time when the company
operated its first train through Ham
mond. The first train on the c. c. & l.
road passed through Hammond on April
days time IN which to live up to its
contract.
Chas. Heimbach the local agent OF
the road has not yet received notice
that the depot will be built but ex-
! presses a confidence that the company
will make good it's promise to the city
| 1t was generally understood that the
| c. c. & L. people have been holding
back in order to await developments ir
a plan for a union station for the
Monon and Erie roads, The same
source of information was to the effect
| that if these two roads would have
combined in building a depot that the
c. c. & L. people would use the up
town station as it has a right of con
tract with the Erie road.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-30
Wagon Belonging to F1egewisch Con-
Germ and Containing Ton of
Explosive Breakdown.
Catastrophe IVER7ED rs IF BY A MIRACLE
Stuff is Scattered in Every Direction Endangerng Safety
of Thousands in Property and Lives of All Who
Glanced to be in Vicinity

ton of dynamite crashed onto the
street at the Wabash depot this after
noon at o'clock, having been precipi-
tated by the breaking down of an ex-
press wagon owned by Lammering &
Jordan, the Hegewisch express com
pany The damage that would have
resulted had the powder exploded can
scarcely be conceived as the explosion
OF ton OF the stuff would have ter
rible force. An enormous loss of prop
erty and of life would have resulted be-
yond a doubt.
The dynamite was on it's way to the
Seventy-third street tunnel and to
Washington Heights, where it was to
be used for blasting purposes. The
powder was purchased from the Aetna
powder mills at Aetna, which is in the
vicinity of Gary.
The tipping over of the wagon was
caused by the breaking of the axle OF
the front wheels, which had been some
what weakened by the rough roads
which had been travelled and the heavy
load which was carried. In fact the
load was too heavy for the size of the
wagon and the criticism was genera
that greater precautton should have
been taken when suoa dangerous ma
terial was being transported. Wher
the wagon crashed to the ground car
rying with it the driver and the ton OF
the terrible explosive. the driver hat
revealed to him every unrighteous act
which he had ever committed, during
the few seconds he was falling to the
ground. IN fact. he never thought his
friends would be able 40 find all of his
pieces
The dynamite was scattered I'm every
direction. some of 1t hitting the stee
rails OF the street car track. while sew
eral other boxes were thrown under
the wagon. That In itself should hav'
been enough TO cause an explosion. 81
that It is easy to see that 1t was 1
lucky accident.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-30
ARREST YOUNG TOUGHS
West Hammond Police
"Run In" Three Village
Loafers-F'ined.

Wishing to acquire the ways Of the
toughs. John Malkowski. Paul Trappa
and James Krest, three West Ham
mond lads 1oafed around the village.
slept in barns ana made themselves
a general nuisance until finally the po-
lice run" them in last night
They were brought before Judge E.
X Hunter OF Burnham this morning
and fined $50 apiece on the charge OF
vagrancy which was, however. later
reduced to So each. They paid the fine
and had to promise his honor to re-
port their good behavior to the police
officer weekly
A warrant was issued this morning
by Justice Flynn for the arrest OF Tony
Schultz on the charge Of assault and
battery yesterday when he tried TO evicf
his tenant. NJ yogel. at $50 West State
street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-30
ROAD MAY ABOLISH
LOCAL OFFICES
Plan Contemplated by Indi-
ana Harbor Officials to
Move From Hammond.
MOVE is NOT UNEXPECTED
Anticipated Ever Since the Company
Acquired the Chicago juno
ton Railroad.

A plan involving about thirty people
now employed In the Chicago Junction
offices in Hammond, is being contem-
plated by the Indiana Harbor railroad
officials, which, If carried out, would
mean that the local office would be
abolished and the men divided, some
going to Gibson and others to Blue
Island.
The move on the part of the Indiana
Harbor officials is not entirely unex-
pected since the Indiana Harbor road
came into possession Of the Chicago
Junction railroad. 1t was to be ex-
pected that the Indiana Harbor would
concentrate as much of its working
force in the main office as possible. The
report could not be verified at Gibson
today, owing to the absence of L. Hanor
the superintendent. c. A. Taylor, the
local agent, says that he has received
no official notification of the change.
The Gibson offices have been built
with the idea of accommodating one
railroads entire business and while
hundreds of people are employed there
| now, there is still room for more. Ad-
ditional office fixtures are being in
stalled constantly and it is more than
/ probable that part of them are for the
accommodation of the Chicago juno
! tion employees.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-30
TO ORGANIZE CHURCH
Committee to Convert Pine
Street Mission into Inde-
pendent Organization.

The committee appointed by the Lo-
gansport Presbytery to visit and organ
ize the Pine Street Mission of the First
Presbyterian church into an independ-
ent church, will be at the Mission to
night at 1880 o'clock to carry out the
instructions of the Presbytery. The
neighborhood sent a petition to the
Presbytery asking this; a large signing
the petition pledging themselves TO be-
come charter members Of the new
church. 1t is hoped that all these may
be able to be present at the service
this evening that they may be consti-
tuted into a Presbyterian church.
A sermon will be preached by Rev
E. r. Horton Of Crown Point. Baptism
viii be administered to those uniting
with the church on profession of theil
faith and who have not been baptized
heretofore. Elders will be elected. Tn,
name Will be selected for the new
church. a meeting viii be called 70
election of trustees. Arrangements vii
be made for supply for the pulpit an
steps taken to completely set this new
church on its feet. All people in tn
neighboThood are most cordially invite
TO be present and have part in this be
ginning Of the church life IN the Mis-
sion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-30
CH|EFLAWI IERPROvES HERO
SAVES OLD FISHERMAN

He and another man whose name is
not known saw that Charley wound
have to be given some assistance or he
would soon drown and so in the face
OF the heavy surf that was running the
two men went out and brought
Charley in.
When they managed to get out where
he was they found that the old fish
eIman had wound the chain OF the
boat around his wrist in such a maanS~
that it was almost impossible 10 re
move it.
They finally disentangled him and
brought him to the shore through the
surf where it was necessary TO take
vigorous measures to resuscitate him
Chief Lawler is very modest about
the matter and when interviewed ny a
reporter for THE LAKE COUNTY TINES,
did not seem to take the credit 70 him
self
There is little doubt. however. tins
if the chief and the unknown stranger
had not arrived when they did the fsh-
erman would have drowned