The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-28
LEAPS FROM
FLYING AUTO
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he was in police headquarters a mob
Of over a thousand men. women and
children, had gathered, and they charg-
ca up and down the city hall, and in
front OF the building in an ugly frame
OF mind. telling what ought To he done
TO the man behind the bars. II was
not until 1880 that things oufetad
GOWN the prisoner by this time hav-
ing secured counsel in the persons of
attorneys Roe and Meade, and raised
cash pond Of S125, putting UP his ma
cnlhe as collateral against the amount
win the payment of this bond he was
surrendered to his attorneys. one Of
"hom took him with him to spend the
night Mayor DeBraie will hear the
case this afternoon
Trouble With Machine.
The car which was white run-about
containing single but seat, had turn
ga south after the woman jumped IN
Northcote avenue, toward the Ham
mona road The driver was evidently
unfamiliar with the locality. for in
stead OF going as far as 14sth street
ne headed into Beacon street and 81.
ter whirling down the two blocks
length of this tidy thoroughfare. at a
speed which made all beholders rasn
ne brought up with a dull and sick-
ehlng thud in the deep sand OF White
YAK avenue. So sudden was the s+on
that II all but sent the driver head
long' but he managed to keep hold of
the wheel Hurriedly dismounttne he
began to dig frantically with his hands
In the sand. leveling IL away from the
wheels and using the most desnerata
effors to free the car. Again and again
he cranked up the machine before +ba
Wheels found a purchase and when
they did. It was only to be STONED
again few rods further down the road
flnally, however. the car was on its
way on the stone road that leads to-
ward Hammond
Word had spread about that there
was an auto stuck at the corner OF |
beacon and White Oak avenue. A
crowd started in hot haste for the spot |
but on arriving they found only the
lurrows which the wheels of the ma
cnlne had plowed, and a cloud of dust
winch partially concealed the fugitive
car On It's way west down One Hun
- NAAo = VIZ -G1BnIh street
50 the crowd surged back to town
Ina scarce had they reached the scene
of the first excitement before another
cropped out
Some See Leap.
Some one who had witnessed tho
slrIs wild leap. saw a white runabout
very similar to the one which had
.aused the sensation, entering Lewis
z 0mlths livery stable in Forsyth ave-
lue' between Chicago avenue and One
hundred and Forty eighth street. He
Immediately rushed over to Schlicker.s
rug store, where the injured girl still
ay, and in front of which the crowd
VII swarmed. and whispered q few
words into the ear of the officer who
lad been stationed there to keen or
Ter. The policeman started on a run
or the stable. The owner of the ma
nine which had put in there proved
Q be a young man Of about % wears
Il age, good-looking, well-dressed and
apparently an athlete The auto was
morn OF its number and the cheaufreur
lad nothing on his person when search
d. which gave the slightest clew to
Us identity. He denied being mixed
ID in the incident which stirred I'D all
ne excitement, and resisted arrest. de-
laring the police had no right to take
I'm into custody without q warrant. He
ad to be handcuffed before he conld
e sufficiently subdued to get him to
company the officer to the CITY hall
he police were convinced in spite of
is protests that they had the right
nan.
While the latter was being nut