The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
WARM Time
YESTERDAY
Constable Holds the Fort
and Numerous Warrants
Will Be Sworn Out.

The serving of a writ of attach
ment on Edward Meyers, 925 Sheffield
avenue. by Constable julius Taussig of
Judge Ed. Ames' court Sunday morning
at 1. just before the bird had flown"
nearly precipitated a riot and the officer
found 1t necessary TO swear in two
deputies and draw his revolver before
the beHigerent parties could be sub
dued.
The fight for the possession of the
household furniture lasted fourteen
hours, from 1 a. m. Sunday until that
afternoon, when the victorious julius
had the goods piled up in Mnas' stor
age plant awaiting the action of the
court next Friday.
TROUBLE STARTS THEN.
The trouble started when William
Ahlendorf. the owner of the building
in which Meyers resides. and for which
there was SIS rent due, heard the
stealthy creaking of wheels from his
own residence next door He suspect
ed that everything was not just right.
and when he discerned in the moon
light that moving van was backing
up to the door, he felt that the s2s
was slipping away
Hastily dressing he ran to the tele-
phone where he secured Judge Pre-t,
who made out the writ of attachment.
There not being any policemen avail
able at the time. it was found to wake
up Constable Taussig. who at that time
was only about a week old in the busi-
ness. although he feels as if he had
been in it all his life.
TAUSSIG WAS WELL ARMED.
Taussig armed with the writ and in
cidentally a 32-caliber revolver went
to the scene of action and served the
paper The moving van men had been
brought out from Chicago, and when
shown the papers, told the constable tC
Go to "," and threw couple OF
more chairs and a bed spring in the
van. About that time Mrs. Meyers and
Mrs. Ahlendorf arrived on the battle
field to add to the confusion.
When it looked as if the Chicago
men We're about to get away with the
goods, Taussig then deputized Thos
Jenkins and William Ahlendorf to as
sist him. Then with drawn revolver
backed up with the reinforcements. h'
marched upon the outlaws, command
ed them to cease operations on pain o
being punctured with bullets.
THIS HAD QUIETING EFFECT.
This had the desired effect, and n,
further effort was made to get ava!
with the furniture. Taussig then sen
for a dray with which to take tn
goods to the storage house. and pendin,
the arrival Of the wagon, the enem.
proceeded TO get drunk and made lif
still more unbearable for the constabl
and the landlord.
After they had found it necessary L
lower their flag, however, Meyers an
his men planned TO wreak vengeanc
on Taussig and his assistants and wen
to the Hammond police station, wher
they sought to have them arrested o
charges ranging from assault and bat
terry to highway robbery, all of whic
were several and collectively refused b
Sergeant Shaefer.
Even after the furniture had bee
taken to the store room, the fight wa
continued until finally both sides rest
ed" their case until il could be thrashe
out in court.
Taussig claimed today that an offe
had been made to them to settle for tn
rent, but that 1t had been refused. H
also said that had it not been for nit
eating circumstances he would hav
had all of the parties arrested for as
sault and battery.