The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-11
DIDN'T KNOW
SISTERS SAD FATE
Echo of Sensation Crime Is Heard
In Return of Ninteen-Y -Year-Old
Wanderer Who Seemed To Be
Swallowed Up After Cashing
Check.

Two years ago Albert Schroeder. then
but IL years of age, was sent bv his
parents who live near ToIIeston. to that
village to cash a check for see. He dis
appeared and his parents. MIR. and Mrs.
Charles Schroeder, after anxieusIy wait
ing for days and weeks and months
finally concluded that he had been
robbed and murdered and dead body
buried meas their Eornc
About year afterwards another
tragedy, so awful that the whole conn
try stood aghast at its horror. occurred
to sadden the Schroeder home. Little
Lizzie Schroeder, 13 years old. Albert's
sister, while on the way to the sand
pit where her father worked was at
tackled by a human fiend and after be-
ing crimtnally assaulted was checked
to death.
Parents Are Daxed.
The double tragedy was almost more
than the unfortunate parents could
bear and it seemed that the wrath of
GOD was being vented on the family.
Ioday Albert Schroeder. the prodigaI
returned to his fathers home and
asked to be forgiven. The parents of
the young man We're speechless. Be
lore them stood the son they had given
up for dead and had it not been that
ne stood there in flesh and blood they
would have been convinced that he was
the ghost of their former son.
1t appears that Albert had planned
TO run away with an acquaintance be- |
cause of some quarrel he had had with
his father. When his parents sent him
to the store to cash the check re took
advantage of the opportunity and left
with the money without a word.
Had Not Heard story.
II was about year afterwards that
the terrible accident happened 70 his
littl sister. but Arthur was out west
on cattle ranch and he had not heard
the awful story.
When he returned to the little home
near Toleston and asked for his little
sister Lizzie, the faces of his parents
turned ashen. Their throats were
choked with emotion and they could
not speak Gradually, however. the
terrible tale was unfolded and it was
not long before the whole family were
weeping both for joy and sorrow. For
JOY because of the return of their son
ana Tor because that bright little sis
ter could not share their pleasure.
Afraid To Go Home
The boy first presented himself at
the nome of Mr.. c. ]. Williams of Glen
Park He was afraid to go home for
tear his father would whip him and
Mr. Williams finally agreed to go over
to the house with him.
As Mr. Williams. the boy and some of
the neighbors walked up the familiar
path to the house they saw Allie
schroeder Don't you know me Allie"
'aid Albert. "and Allie only stared AT |
lim blankly.
The party went on into the house and
mere they saw the father and the 1
mother. Father I've come back" said =
Aibert am pretty big now for Won
o whip me-
Welcomed the ProdigaI. r
The father and mother were as
and surprised as was the
title sister. Finally when the full re-
lization of it all came to them tbev
reeted the wanderer cordially.
When Albert went away Gary was
alked of and that was all Last Tuas
ay when he returned to his old haunts 81
found city. filed with peopIe and to
iroolng with activity. where he had eN
untet as a boy. A Rip VanWinkla m
'uld not have been more surprised W
the transformation which has gone
'ound that little boyhood home. al