The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-06
DETAILS ARE
SUPPRESSED
Attempted Suicide Is Taken
To st. Margaret's Hos
pital and May
Recover.

Last evening, at about s O'Clock,
Stewards ambulance appeared in
front of the Maine hotel in Ham
mond, and in a few minutes two
men bearing a stretcher containing
a covered form appeared in the hall
way of the hotel and two men car
ried it to the ambulance which was
waiting in the street.
The moving of the body was en-
shrouded with the greatest mystery.
Those who were supposed to know
about the case pleaded the most dense
ignorance and it was only after the
greatest difficulty that even the police
learned the facts.
SOME DETAILS LEARNED.
1t finally developed that Mrs. James
Miles. 20 years old. who was formerly
Miss Snyder, of Hammond. had taken
a quantity of carbolie acid with sui
cidal intent last Saturday and has been
seriously i'll ever since. The attempt
at suicide was not reported at the po-
lice station. The reason for her action
is still something of a mystery, al
though she is said to have had trouble
with one OF the employees of the hotel
The news was obtained with the great
est difficulty.
NO ONE KNOWS.
1t is doubtful if there was ever
case of attempted suicide where
those who knew facts made such a
strenuous effort to hide them. Wher
the ambulance moved up to the hote
and the body, completely covered with {
quilt, was taken out, there were hun.
dred or more people lining the side
walks.
An the ambulance moved off a police
officer stepped up to the driver ane
asked him who was the sick person
The reply was: "Oh a sick man." anC
the horses were whipped up as tn,
ambulance sped off towards the hos
pitaI.
DENIES ALL KNOWLEDGE.
A reported asked an employe of tn,
hotel who the sick woman was ant
she replied that she did not know
When asked what was the number o
the room from which the woman hat
been taken she said shat she did no
know.
police officer asked another EN-
ploye of the hotel who the sick WON 4,
was and he replied that he did no
know. Now. see here" said the of
ficer, you can't hand me any of that
I want to know who that woman is an,
If you don't know I want you to los
no time in finding out"
KNEW AND WOULDN'T TELL.
The employee got red behind the ear
and said he would see the boss. Nj
Bereolos. Just then Mr.. Bereolos cam
into the restaurant and the officer
asked him what he knew about tn
woman. Mr.. Bereolos said that all u
knew was that she was taken sick las
Saturday and he understood that sh
had taken little carbolic acld ID
Jackson attended her first. but the cas-
was afterwards turned over to Dl
Chidlaw who ordered her removal t
the hospital
Even at the hospital this mornin
the slAsers said that they were unJe
strict instructions not to .eveal th
name of the woman who had bee
brought to the hospital. Their refuga
was based on the fact that she is
private patient under the charge Of
o local QOClOT-
DR.. Chidlaw. who has charge of tn
case. was asked who the woman wa
and informed the officers that ther
was nothing criminal in the case othe
than the fact that the woman had al
tempted TO commit suicide by drink
ing carbolic acid.
POLICE FAIL TO SEE WOMAN
The doctor advised the police agains
interviewing the woman for the reaso
that she would be greatly excited b
their appearance and he said L
thought she would get along all righ
All along the line the same disir
cination to give out any informatio
was met. AT the hotel the clerk sal
he did not know the woman. He sal
he thought she came from Chicago ar
when asked to see her name on his res
lister he said he did not know whe,
: ii was.
Here was a hotel clerk who kne
there was a woman in his hotel WI
was so sick that she had to be take
to the hospital and yet he dio n,
know wat her name was. the fact thu