The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
BANDITS
TERROR|zE
HARbOR
Brass Knuckles and Revolv-
ers Used in Three Cases of
Highwaymen at Indiana
Harbor; Victims Are Bad
ly Beaten by Sluggers.
Especial to THE TIMES. )

Indiana Harbor Jan. 1.-two des-
perate highwaymen. who are prepared
to enforce their demands at the end of
a revolver and with a pair of brass
knuckles. are terrorizing Indiana Har
Dor. They are usual a long and
short man, and thus fir three cases of
hold-ups have been reported to the
police
The first is said to have occurred Fri
day night, the Actin being saloon
keeper who recently bought Tom
Brencie's place at Deodar and Guthrie
| streets, and from whom the rogbers are
alleged to have taken $500.
Two other robberies occurred Satur-
day night, shortly after midnight. the
robbers being successful however in
getting away with only one of their
victims valua bles
| The men held up were Mike Williams.
a driver in the employ of John Calvin.
and Jack Pari. who lives at One Hun
dred and Forty-second street and
Euclid avenue.
Williams while on his way home
shortly after midnight Saturday night.
was met by tow men, one tall and
wearing a dark slouch hat and the 9TH
err short, with a light hat of the same
fashion They encountered him at
Parish and One Hundred and Thirty
sixth street and accosted him with the
challenger throw up your hands"
! Instead of doing so, Williams very
discreetly turned and ran, but one OF
the robbers as he did SO, mana ged to
land a blow with pair of brass
knuckles, in the back of Williams head.
The blow cut a cash in the scalp and
Williams ran to Burt Rubers saloon at
| f~l,t =
up the police officers weifenbach and
/Maldrowslsi responded and on their
/ way they met DIR. Sauer and party
of men their way to the home OF
Jack Pari- Pari had been held up at
One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street
and Euclid avenue, only a short time
after Williams, but had put up a fight
with the robbers. which resulted in
their taking his valuables. consisting of
| Sc in money and a gold watch, and in
beating him very badly
AS in the case of Williams he was
| ordered to throw up his hands Parf
did not propose however to part with
| his money without putting up a fight.
He had been asked by friend to come
over that evening and shave him and
he had the razor he had used in the
operation, in his posket He drew this
bers, who was however too quick for
him. He whipped out his revolver and
with the butt end, blocked the weapon
from Paris hand. breaking the blade
and at the same time cutting his own
hand quite badly. so that a stream of
blood began to pour from the wound
The two men then fell upon Pari
beating him over the head with their
revolver and the brass knuckles. and
rendering him half unconscious. His
face and head were cut in half dozen
places two of the most serious gashes
being over and under his eyes. They
! then proceeded to go through his
pockets, taking his money and watch
and making off.
| The second hold up occurred at 13Sth
and Euclid avenue.
The alleged holdup of Friday night
the police are inclined to take with a
grain of salt. The robbers in this in
stance are said to have thrown sand in
their eyes, and thus to have blinded
him while they went through his
clothesa nd got the $500 The police
believe that the fact that a note owed
that the latter was unable to meet it,
may have had something to do with
the story of this robbery.
No arrests have been made. but the
police are looking for a long and a
short robber. one wearing a black and
the other a light SLOUGH hat who Turk
in dark corners late at night.
These robberies are the first street
holdup that have occurred in Indiana
| Harbor for several years