The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-13
PARENT IN
MAD RAGE
Makes Second Attempt to
Kill Girl by Hurting
Glass at Her.

Angered by the conduct of his Is
year old daughter, Sarah, who was
drinking with men, Sam Gubitz, at
450 E. State street, whipped out a
revolver the other night and fired
point blank at her, but fortunately
missed killing her. The bullet passed
through her sleeve and implanted it
self in the wall. The shooting was
the climax of long series of wrang-
les between father and daughter.
The Gubitzs own a saloon at 45O
East State street, and both mother and
daughter spend considerable time in
waiting on customers while the head
OF the family, who carries on a junk
business as a sideline, is out on this
business
Daughters Conduct Incites Parent.
Last Saturday evening the father
came home shortly before 8 O'Clock and
found his daughter sitting at a table
drinking. He upbrafded her for her
conduct, saying among other things
that she might be able to do many
things behind his back. but that he
would not countenance such behavior in
his presence, nor tolerate it anywhere.
The place was filled with customers.
who at first paid little attention to the
remarks which passed between parent
and child. It was no unusual occur
renee. according to the statements of
eye-witnesses. Suddenly the voices Of
Gubitz and his daughter rose above
the din of the bar room and a hushed
silence fell over the place. while the
patrons turned their backs to the bar
and listened to the heated arguments
in which insults were hurled back and
forth
Father Draws Gun.
No name was too vile for the old
man, and even the crusty barfiies were
shocked at the language he used. But
the girl encouraged by the looks of
sympathy from men in the bar-room,
answered her father in kind and the
latter, now enraged beyond reason,
drew revolver and leveled it at her
head. Nervous from the strain and
excitement, the father missed his aim,
but the bullet might have struck the
intended victim in her body had she not
lodged In the nick of time. The pow
der smoke mingled with the dense ci-
gar smoke and for moment the girl
was hidden in a cloud. The place was
like an inferno, with the old man rag
ing like a mad bull and the customers
yelling at the top of their voices tell |
ing him to desist Gubitz made no
further attempt to shoot, but carried |
the gun back to its place behind the
bar
Girl Target for Beer Bottles
In the meantime the girl fed to the |
door where she appeared in the door /
way with a blanched face. There she
stood and was seen by passers by. She
stood there moment and ventured to
go back into the room, but a flying
beer glass splincered beside her on \
the wall, hurled there by the hand of
her father. Despite this she hurried
through the room back into the living
room, where she remained until the
fury of her father should have spent
itself
The affair aroused a good deal OF ex-
citement on State street. from Holman
street to Calumet avenue. The only
thing surprising to the neighborhood
about it is that this family row should
have been a little more tragic than
some of the others. That it did not re-
suit In murder is a miracle
Although neighbors say that police
man came to the scene in hurry TO
quell the disturbance. no information
was given out at the police station for
publication.