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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
Ach Much Dissatifed

Ach Much Dissatified
Since the beginning of the last Ruef
trial, three months ago. it has been
known that Henry Ach has been far
from satisfied with his own position.
Two things have contributed to this.
and it has only been regard for pro-
fessional ethics that has kept him
loyal to Ruef's cause so long. One
reason for the coming severance of
relations between Ruef and Ach is the
precarious state of the latters health.
Far from being a well man for several
years past. Ach has been forced to
battle desperately for many months TO
keep from breaking down entirely,
and is now in a condition that abso-
lutely precludes the possibility of an
attempt to undertake another such pro-
tracted battle as the one in which he
just came out the loser.
The second reason for Ach's with
drawal from Ruefs tainted standard is
due to Ruef's Inability to fulfill the
money contract under which Ach has
labored. Though possessed of valuable
property and worth at least a million
dollars, Ruef is absolutely without cash
resources. and moreover is deeply in
debt to Ach for services already rem
dered. This condition is due to the
fact that his property has been pledged
to the limit as surety for the enor-
nous bail under which he obtained his
1,a io;I
known that Ach has received nothing
from Ruef since the ending of the ex-
tortion trial in which Ruef pleaded
guilty a year and a half ago and has
been forced to advance money for ex-
penses incurred during the recent
stages of the long legal battle How
many thousands of dollars Ruef owes
Ach is something that probably is
known to those two men alone.
Dozier Also to Retire
Ach has publicly expressed the wish
on several occasions that he could be
well out of the Ruef case and at
last his opportunity has arrived. With
him will also go Thomas B. Dozier of
Shasta, if the signs displayed during
the last weeks of the trial have not
been misread. Dozier, as a newcomer
in the case, has been unable to con-
ceal his disgust over the position in
which he placed himself by accepting
Ruefs offer to become a member of
counsel. His dispIeasure has been evil
denced on a number of occasions in the
courtroom and the bond of sympathy
for his employer is undoubtedly too
weak to hold him against the several
considerations which urge him to leave
the case.
What Ruef Will do for attorneys to
represent him In the event of the with
drawal of Ach and Dozier is problem
atical. Frank ]. Murphy who was at
one time member of his legal force.
has troubles of his own, and even IL
an attorney of standing and ability
could be found willing to ally himself
with the arch boodler. Ruefs financial
embarrassment would preclude the
closing OF the deal. 1t has been
rumored that Judge Carroll Cook. re-
Gently defeated for re- election to the
superior bench of this county, has been
offered a fat fee to step into Ach's
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SUBURBAN

Hale Brothers cashier +
ombezzling $4,000 and /
races.
John CARRIER, the distingu
point Of death.
Graduates Of state univers
Of alumni association made 1
regents
California university studen
praising short course Of in
farm.
Directors decide TO close +;
at San Mateo December I6.
Argument in case Of Mrs
status Of Baby John in the ,
DR.. o. L. Elliott. registra
verslty. discusses trouble :
editor Of Sequoia replies.
J. Hobart Deane. arrested
makes full confession OF
die.
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Pen Changed by Wilson

Continued on Page. q. Column A
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MARINE

Heavy seas encountered between Honolulu and
this port toss big liner Korea like a chip for
three days. Page IL
LABOR
The San Francisco labor council win assist the
direct primary league. Page o
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Continued ON Page 9, Columns and 8
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Expert Examines New Evidence
and Says II Is Same as Mis-
sive Sent Electrician
Prisoner Attempts to Account
for Movements, but Witnesses
Give Different Story
White Powder on Clothing
Found in Room to Be Ana
lyzed by Chemist

SEA IN days search OF the city
~ 10 locate a paper identical
N with that on which the famous
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
ACCIDENT FOLLOWS
NICKEL PLATE WRECK
Crane Chains Snap; Many
in Crowd of Onlookers
Escape Injury
TRAFFIC BLOCKED FOR HOURS
Wrecker From Fifty-Ninth Street
Summoned to Put Mogul En-
gine Back on Rails.
TRAFFIC. BLOCKED FOR HOURS

Engine number 1913 on the Nickel
Plate railroad was derailed when it ran
into defective frog within a few rods
of State street this morning at 4 o'clock
and for six hours the suburban traffic
on the Lake Shore and Nickel Plate
roads was tied up and all of the
through trains were compelled to run
into Chicago over. the main line.
The engine was pulling a freight
through to Chicago and had been de-
tached from the train for the purpose
of picking up a few cars on the side
track when it ran onto the point of
the frog and ran off the track.
A wrecking train was sent for and
arrived at about $50. In a short time
the big smogul had been lifted bodily
from the ties and was placed back on
the rails.
The first effort to lift the engine on
the track might have resulted in a
serious accident A large crowd was
standing around watching the wreckers
at work.
An enormous chain was placed
around the boiler on the front part of
the engine and the big crane started
to do it's Job of lifting the heavy
weight The chains creaked and tigh-
tened. the blocking around them was
cracked into splinters by the strain and
then suddenly the chain gave way and
a piece of iron weighing several pounds
flew into the crowd with terrific force
The crowd scattered and it was
found that the iron had struck some
guy wires and had fallen to the ground
without injuring anyone. 1t was q
narrow escape for several men in the
crowd for had the piece of iron struck
any one of them it would have seri-
ouslyi injured him.
The engine was put back on the rails
by 8 o'clock and traffic on the road was
resumed shortly afterwards.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
SKI 'Cl OCK CLOSING UP
Hammond Business Mems
Club Will Hold Import
ant Meeting.

The Hammond Rnsihass Meas club
will hold an important meeting tonor-
row night, at which time the question
will be discussed as to closing the
business houses of Hammond at six
O'Clock in the evening.
Within recent weeks an agitation
has sprung up and found considerable
support for the closing of the stores
at six o'clock. keeping the places open
only on Saturday nights.
The question tomorrow night will be
discussed from the standpoint of what
would be best for the city of Hammond
In general Privately most of the busi-
ness men are in favor of closing at six
o'clock they being ready to enjoy their
evening at home as well as any one
else. Still they realize that closing up
all the stores at six o'clock would make
the town dead and also much of the
transient trade would slip by Ham
mond until finally Hammond's reputa-
tion would suffer. 1t is furthermore
argued that Hammond is made UP
largely Of working people who have nc
opportunity to patronize the stores in
the day time and would in this way be
handicapped. ~
The question will be thrashed out
thoroughly if there will be a good at
tendance and in addition to this there
will be reports from the various com
mittees
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10

Charles W. Miller of Goshen was
nominated for congress yesterday at
Plymouth, Ind, by the republicans of
the thirteenth Indiana district. His
competitor, John L. Moorman of Starke
county, who was defeated by a small
vote. The choosing of Mr.. Miller came
about as the result of the death Of
Congressman A. l. Brick Of South Bend
lately. Mr.. Miller was the candidate
for governor on the republican ticket
at the recent state convention and
was a favorite with the Lake county
delegation. He has visited Hammond
often and the republicans of this place
and other parts of Lake county will
rejoice at his nomination for he is a
great friend of Lake county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
BOARD MEETS TODAY
Hammond Motor Boat Club
Arranging For Big
Day Sunday.

The board of public works at its reg
ular meeting this morning awarded the
contract for the building of the Truman
avenue local sewer.
The Bauer street macadam now be-
ing completed and report made on the
same was accepted by the board and
the city engineer ordered to draw up
the primary assessment role. The re-
port for the Hanover street brick pave
ment was accepted and placed on file
and the city engineer ordered to draw
up the primary assessment role.
The contract for the Sohl street side
walks was awarded to William Ahl-
born. The board granted permission
to the South Chicago Evangelical Sun
day school of South Chicago to use
Douglas park for a picnic on June 20.
The use of Central park has ben grant
ed to the Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church, who propose giving
an ice cvream social there next Satur-
day night
The contract for the park building
for Harrison park was laid over until
next Friday. The regular weekly bills
were allowed by the board.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
. . %~ = . . . . = . = . . . . .

Sensational charges of bribery in the
case of Wellington Milligan VS.. the
City of Whiting in which the plaintiff
is suing to recover $4,000 for injuries
he claims to have received from fall
ing through a broken sidewalk may
possibly lead to an investigation by
the grand jury and are certain to be in
vestigated by Judge Vigil S Reiter who
is sitting as judge in the case and who
has been made cognizant of the facts.
Was Approached by MiIIigan.
City Attorney Greenwood of Whiting
has come out with the positive state
ment that he was approached by Milli-
gan and asked to settle for $500 and
take what he wanted as his rakeoff.
Preston Warren Of Whiting was asked
to use his influence with his brother
who was one of the jurors to secure
a good judgement for a consideration
of 500. Mr.. Thomas on the same
jury was approached and offered a sim
liar sum to vote for a big verdict and
yesterday the climax came when Al
McPhail, an important witness in the
case, failed to appear and bench war
rant was issued to insure his presence
when he finally put in an appearance
at noon today
The above, briefly stated, is the array
of facts which have been brought out
so far and it is believed that as the
evidence accumulates it will be so
startling as to brand the case as one
of the most brazen attempts to bribe a
jury that has ever been made in this
country.
First Up for Trial Last Term.
The case first came to trial at the
last term of court and the fact was
brought out this morning that certain
men on the petit jury of the Lake su-
perior court which met in Hammond in
May, were approached by friends of
the plaintiff and were offered induce
ments to hold out in the event that the
case came to trial then. The case did
not come up then but was continued
until the present term of court.
| Wellington brought suit against the
city in June, 1907. and hired as his
attorney Frank N. Gavit of Whiting
He asked for $4,000 damages and John
Gavit of Hammond was retained to as
! sist Charles Greenwald in defending
the interests of the city
Wanted to Settle Case.
Attorney Greenwald claims that dur
ing vacation Milligan came to him and
suggested that he settle for the city
and pay hims1.500 damages. Green.
wald was surprised at the audacity Of
the man and very soon informed hin
tina he was representing the interests
of the city of Whiting and that he
/
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
MRS. HUBER IS DYING

Mrs William Huber of 800 South
Holman street, mother of her first
born babe which will be four weeks
old next Saturday. is at her home dying
from blood poison. Specialists who
came from Chicago this noon have
practically given up hope. saying that
she has only one chance in a thousand
to survive. Her vitality is so low
that last night it was thought that
she was dead, but she rallied and took
a change for the worse this after
noon. Her little babe is well and
healthy and promises to survive the
mother. Mrs. Huber was formerly Miss
Catherine Spainer of ST. John.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huber have beer mar
ried nearly three years
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
BREAK into
STATE LINE HOUSE
Colored Man Orders His Son
to Take Part in Mid
night Robbery.
IS 'PINCHEO', FATHER ESCAPES
Both Men Get in From Louisville
Last Night and Son Gets
Prize for Obedience.

officer Herman, one of the new Of
job" last night when he found a negro
crawling through a rear window in the
State Line house and reaching up
caught hold of his legs, pulled him to
the ground and placed him under ar
rest.
In the meantime the father of the
captured man was inside the saloon and
hearin gthe scuffie outside he picked up
several bottles of whiskey and box
of cigars and made his escape through
the front door.
The story that the captured negro tells
gives him the exclusive right to be
known as the obedient burglar Desk
Sergeant Charley See examined him this
morning and his story is peculiar one
His name was found to be John Lewis
and he was from Louisville, KY.
Charley Catechizes Coon.
when did you come here@ asked
Charley.
'Ah kim up from Louyville yeste'dah
on the Monon."
What time did you get in?"
Nah father an ah got in o'clock
in the mohning and stayed in box cab
all day."
How did you happen to decide to
break into the State Line house?' was
the next question.
"Ah didn't break into the place. said
the negro innocently. Nah father
said, John you stand right heah by
this windoh, Ah says, what you gwine
to do Nah father says, ''nevah you
mahnd what rs gwine to do, yoh stand
right thah"
The negro went on to say. "Ah alus
did obey nah father and that's how
all come to be rested
Charley See was pretty wise to swal-
low all of that, so he told his colored
friends that they would attend to his
case later on.
Robbery Occurred After Midnight.
The robbery occurred shortly after
12 o'clock last night. At IL O'Clock
several Hammond young men saw two
negroes sinking down Holman street
and one of them remarked that people
had better look out for their chickens
This morning the man who was ar
rested was identified as one of the two
who were seen walking down the street
the night before.
The two men prowled around until
| after II o'clock and then they went te
the State Line house. Here they gained
entrance to the building through real
window.
The father claimed through and the
, son is said to have started after hin
when he was discovered by officer Her
man. The officer ran to the spot where
the negro was struggling to ge
through the window and grasping hold
of his legs pulled him back.
The officer than fired three shots ii
order to attract the attention of tht
people in the vicinity. He hoped In thi!
manner to be able to turn the prisonel
over to some one else and then effec
the capture of the father.
Assistance was slow in arriving, how
ever, and the father escaped through
the front door of the saloon with
arm full of booty before he could b,
arrested.
There was no money in the casl
drawer and the loss to Arnold Kelden
: rich, the proprietor, will be inconse
quential
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
YOUNG GIRL IS MISSING

The police of Hammond are today
aiding In the search instituted by the
parents of Miss Lucille Bretzner, 236
Fayette street, for their daughter.
The report was made at the station
this morning that the girl, Miss Lu-
ellie. who is II years of age and form
erly student at the Jones Business
College has left her home for some
reason not known to her parents. She
wore blue sailor suit when she left
home. Her parents think, however,
that she may have left her home to
secure employment somewhere.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
JUDGE Y. s. REHER
ANGEREO At ATTEMPT
Thorough Investigation Will Be
Ordered and Grand Jury Will Prob
ably Be Called to Inquire Into Al
legged Jury Bribing at Next Term
of Circuit Court.
STATEMENT OF JUDGE
VIRGIL s. REITER.

When asked if he would call a
grand jury to investigate the
charges of bribery against Well
ingtOn Mllligan, who is suing
the city of Whiting for $4,000
Judge Reiter said, 81 have not
call a grand jury to investigate
the charges informed the
lawyers In the case this morn
ing that / did not propose to let
the matter drop and that an i'm
vestigntiOn would be started at
once which would not cease un-
til the facts are known"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
STATEMENT OF
CHARLES GREENWALD.

/ was approached by Well
inEton AliIIigan one day, who
took NEE to one side and told
me that he was willing to make
settlement with the city for
$4,000. He asked me to use
nay influence in effecting this
settlement. L told him that L
was representing the city I'm the
case and that 1 could not do
such a thing. He replied, "Oh,
well, I Will pay you more than
you can get out of the city If
you will advise that the city
make a settlement"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
BOY KILLS HIS
BROTHER LAST NIGHT
Frank Fronek Points Rifle
at Brother and Shoots
Him Dead.
PARENTS MAD WITH GRIEF
Shocking Occurrence Takes Place
Last Night Near Crown
Point.
Especial to THE T1MEsl

Crown Point, Ind, June 1O.-CoId and
stiff in death, the little body of Henry
Fronek lies ON an undertaker's slab
this morning as a result of an acci-
dental shooting last evening. The child,
a 21k -year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Fronek. living on the Cedar Lake
road, about five miles southwest Of
town. was accidentally shot and killed
by his 1O-year-old brother Frank
The deed was done last evening, with
S2-calibre rifle. the bullet penetrating
the brain squarely between the eyes and
lodging itself at the base of the brain,
causing instant death
Brothers Had Been Playing.
The two brothers had been roaming
the adjacent fields and woods only an
hour or two before in quest of crows,
which the elder boy had been shooting
and had returned home for supper. Sew
eral cases of eggs had to be packed
for this mornings delivery and while
engaged in the task, the elder boy play
fully picked up the gun and not think
ing was loaded, aimed it at his younger
brother with fatal results
Mother In Serious Condition.
| The parents are Frustrated over the
accident and the oldest boy was Sc
frightened that he tried to deny, al
first, all knowledge Of the affair. The
mother is under the care of doctor.
Deputy Coroner Hunk and DR.. Black
stone hurried to the scene, but nothing
could be done and an inquest was held
over the body last night. The family
are Bohemians and have lived in this
section of the country for a long time
and are well known in Crown Point
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
WILL ENTERTAIN GUESTS
Contracts Are Let For Sohl
Street Sidewalks to
Ahlborn.

The Illinois Motor Boat club will be
In Hammond next Sunday as the guest
of the Hammond Motor Boat club. The
Illinois boat men will come to Ham
mond by way of the Calumet river
going into the river at South Chicago.
The Hammond Motor Boat club will
give the visitors and escort up and
down the river.
Owing to the visit of the Illinois
Motor Boat club the Hammond club
will postpone its outing one week.
which it had planned for next Sun
day.
The meeting next Sunday will be first
one between the two clubs on water
and the local boat intend to give the
visitors royal welcome. regretting
only that their club house is not yet
finished in order to entertain the Chi
cago men there.
The regular meeting of the club will
be held tomorrow evening inthe pilot
house at $50 and all members are re
quested to turn out for this meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
NOTICE TO USERS OF CITY WATER.

NOTICE TO USERS OF CITY WATER.
All property owners and residents of
the city of Hammond are hereby no
tilted not to use the city water for
sprinkling purposes only between the
hours of FIVE (5) to eight (S) o'clock
In the morning and five (5) to nine (9)
meter.
Any person found or reported using
water after said hours will have their
water turned off without any further
notice, by order of the board of public
works. c. n. JEWETT
Supt. Water Department.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10

The Times has larger circulation
than any other paper printed In this
section.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy, continued
cooIy Thursday fair with
slightly rising temperature.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
Public Sentiment Aroused.

But public sentiment is being aroused
over the action of the railroads in pre-
venting the flow of excess water into
Lake Michigan and 1t is probable that
a petition will be presented to the Ham
mond city council in the hope that it
might do something to remedy the trou-
BILE and bring the railroads to time
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10

Continued on page b.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10

Toward the close he painted a pic
ture of Gladstone. the orator, as he had
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-01
EBERHARDT SLEW
AUNT, PUT BODY ON
TRACK, SAYS JURY
Bergen Prosecutor Gets Verdict
of COrOner's Panel-Ottil-
lie Eberhardt Testifies.
Especial to the Evening Star. ]

\HACKENSACK, Sept. 1.-The long
deferred inquest on the body of Mrs,
Ottillie E%berhardt, whose nephew, Gus
Eberhardt, confessed to having shot
her and robbed her of $3.50, after
Turing her to this country, was held In
Ridgewood, and today the following
verdict was sent to Prosecutor Rooster:
1--WE, the coroner's jury, find from
the evidence submitted that Ottillie
Eberhardt came to her death on the
night of Saturday, July IS. 1908, at
Rochelle Park, from a pistol shot
of Gus Eberhardt, her nephew, and
then his placing her body OF the tracks
of the New York, Susquehanna and
Western railroad, where a train passed
over the body, severIng it, thus making
death doubly sure. E. T. White, ]. c.
Board. Roger Bridgeman, S. B. Hager-
man, e. b. Thornton, Walter Scott"
Ottillie Eberhardt, the pretty young
daughter of the slain woman, was the
chief witness. She told how her
cousin Gus had taken her mother and
self for a car ride, and that when 1t
had grown dark and while they were
walking along the railroad tracks at
Rochelle Park during a thunder-and-
lightning storm her mother cried out
that h had been struck by lightning
and fell. Then her cousin told her to
run, and she was shot three times, one
bullet passing through her hat, another
breaking her necklace and the third
lodging between her corset steel and
her body. The girl became lost. and
sought shelter in a farmhouse, and the
next morning learned that her mother
mad been killed by a bullet.
Eberhardt was indicted some time
ago, and his trial will be held this fall.