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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-03

Such is portion of pathetic letter
addressed to Mrs. L. ]. DiIletdoux, now
known through unexpected develop
ments to be the feminine half of the
Chalmers team who thieved in the
home of Rev. E. B. Cross, 1924 Mon
roe street. and escaped between two
suns on Oct. 24th with $3.50 from their
lodgings.
Letters from the police of Wilkes
Barre. Pa. were received yesterday by
T.. b. Cross and Chief Austgen inform
ing them that the woman is wanted on
a sc6re of charges for larceny in the
homes and bathrooms of the elite in
that city
From two little twin daughters came
the pathetic intelligence of q charge
more serious Ing the public eye. child
desertton. in a tcarfully. appeal. writ
ten with errors in spelling and pen
manship that add to its effect. In a
postscript Nat unconsciously shows
Chalmers to be unaware of her life with
another man. her husband promised
forgiveness and protection if she wouId
return. Incidently he sounds the warn
ing mat the police have located hel
after a years search, in which she i.
said to have travelled in all sections o
the United states.
Diuetdeoux is weIi-to- youns
merchant, with parents of prominenc,
in Wilkes-B Barre. According to tn.
police Of that city Mrs, Dflletdeou,
disappeared Immediately preceding
scandal in high society. in which sh
was exposed as jewelry collector ant
commissioner Of fancy goods in th
department stores. Shoplifting and dia
mond larceny were serious accusation
and compelled her absence from tn
city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-03
MEN ENGAGE
IN QUARREL

Because of a quarrel yesterday morn
ing between three Hammond men three
state cases were filed in Judge Prest's
court in which Henry Veach. Elmer
Schoheld ard Fred Messer were placed
under arrest and charged with assault
and battery.
The case is set for Judge Prest to-
night and each man was placed under
$50 appearance bond. which was fur
nished.
TIE first warrant was sworn out by
Schoheld for the arrest of Veach,
charging him with assault and battery.
Then each filed a case against thAother
charging assault and battery.
The quarrel started between Scho-
field and yeach and Messer came up
and interfered. tThe men then jumped
on him and Messer is said to have hit
Schofeld over the head with a chair.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-03

was re-arrested following the signing
of new affidavit Knots arrest fol-
lowed a few minutes after his signing
the Dean heating franchise and inn
mediately after 7. B. Dean left his of
flee and signalled deputy sherins to
come into the mayoral room. Here it
is claimed that the sheriffs found the
$4,000 which Dean claims he paid to
Knots for his part in the franchise.
Then the discovery was made that the
affidavit was executed previous to the
arrest. Dean had undoubtedly figured
that the best way to do would be to
have the warrant issued before the all
legged offense took place.
Some time ago A. F. Knots announc-
ed that Dean was to be arrested. 1t is
said that all of the attorneys for the
defense are no IN favor of the arrest.
Three weeks ago Special Prosecutor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-03
To STAGE New Bouts.

Since the boxing lid has been nailed
shut in Hammond the Hammond Ath-
lctic association has announced that it
will stage wrestling matches in the
future AND the first matches will be
held on Thursday evening. Nov. 9.
Some clever men have been signed up
for the first entertainment and the
club hopes to make their new venture
a success.
The card that has been announced
is Ernie Warner, the Hammond boy
wlio has gained a local reputation. VS..
John Daisy. a switchman of Gibson, in
the main bout.
Daisy outweighs Warner by thirty
three pounds. but Warner hopes to
win two out OF three falls. Curly Da-
Wis. another Hammond lad, will meet
John Swanson of West Pullman, who
says he viii throw the Hammond man
twice in thirty minutes. John Frieber rs
will meet Ernest Triske Of Chicago
ARE YOU REAIS~G THE TIMES2
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-03
SCHUTzIS
AWARDED
S12,50O.
Shocking Street Railway
Accident in Which Many
are Killed and Injured Is
Recalled When Victim Set
ties for Heavy Damages.

~Fhe terrible accident in which =
Pennsylvania passenger train crashed
into Hammond, Whiting & East Chi
| cago street car, killing the motorman
and conductor and iniuring fifty others.
Aug ., 1909, is r<-called by an out
of-court settlement of a damage suit
in which Arthur K. Schultz, 1os3s Ave-
nue l.. South Chicago. secured pay
ment In cash of s12.500; said to be one
of the largest settlements ever made
in personal injury case in Chicago.
The settlement was made before
Judge Windes of the circuit court of
Cook county The defendants in the
case were the Hammond, whiting &c
East Chicago Railway company the
Calumet &c South Chicago Railway Co.
the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne G Chicago
railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co.
schultz n Passenger.
Mr.. Schultz, the plaintiff. was pas
senger on the north bound street car
from East Chicago to South Chicago
when at point on Indianapolis ave-
nue.. near One Hundred and Fourth
street, the car was run down by a
south bound Pennsylvania passenger
train.
The car was hurled to one side of the
! street, Conductor o. p. Best OF Ham
mond and Motornian J. r. Spriggs were
| kille. The accident occurred at ego
p. when the car was filled with
| people.
| Schultz received scalp and head in
Juries resulting in neurasthenia He
/ brought suit against the defendants
and was represented by Attorney Chas
| r. Spencer OF Monticello. Ind, who
n 60 nt.r rai r.1 4lx.~-
for So 500 in the superior court of Lake
county for. James Cook against the In
| land Steel company. The defendants
| were represented by Attorneys Locsch,
Schofield. Loesch Richards and Shope.
| Busby. Zane and web1er of Chicago.
Accident serious.
A brief account of the. accident which
was printed al the time is as follows:
One man was killed and fifty persons
, injured several of them so seriously
that they may die. when car on the
East Chicago & Whiting Electric line
/ was down by a pennsylv ania train
at One Hundred and Third street and
indianapolis avenue at 7:30 o'clock last
levening and hurled twenty feet from
| the rails and overturned penned in,
| many of them unable to rise from their
seats the women and chi!dfsn in the
the engine bore down upon them. The
car had come to a stop directly on the
railroad tracks. and in a moment the
lights had gone out
Warned of the probable death rush
ing down upon them, the passengers
4 fought to escape the danger for one
terrible moment before the crash came.
Then they were hurled through the air
! piling one upon another amid showers
and piles of shattered glass and broken
| timbers. The injured were rushed TO
the South Chicago. Englewood and st.
/ Bernards hospitals. IL IS believed that
az least ten will die. The accident hap
pened quickly that few Of the pas
scngers on the car were able to tell
how II occurred. one man said the
motorman was - blame ~ attempting
to cross in front of the train.
At the point where the crash took
Continued on page fve.l
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Look for Missing Man.

The Hammond police were notified
this morning to aid in the search for
Charles ChoIe, 42f9 Park avenue. Chi
eago. who left his home last sunday
and has not been seen heard OF
since. He told his relatives when he
left home Sunday that he was going
to Hammond. Ind, TO work. where he
hoped to find employment as a Iocomo-
tive fireman. No trace has been found
OF him.
The following description was given:
Twenty-one years old feet and IL
Inches tall, blue eyes. light brown
hair. dressed in blue clothes and wore
a corduroy vest.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-03
CHECKER CHAMP"
CLEANS THE PLATTER
Plays Gary, Crown Point
and Hammond Cracks
Blindfolded.

Playing blind folded against the
best talent of Hammond, Gary and
Crown Point, Newell Banks, the
worlds champion checker player last
evening demonstrated his superior
ability over all others in the intellect
ual pastime by preventing any vic
tories by any of the ten contestants in
as many simultaneous games.
In the offices of Attorney l. T. Meyer
before a dozen participants and a
crowd of intent witnesses, Banks per-
formed his bokoo stunt to the amaze
ment and approval Of all.
J. III. Youche of Grown Point POST
master Cali of Gary Arthur Barns OF
Chicago and j. NJ. Turner. samuel Orr
and L. T. Meyer of Hammond
played, separately and eollectiveiy
against the champion. only to no avail.
one of the sixteen simultaneous
games. in which banks was blfndfold-
ed. only two draws were credited tc
his competitors-~ Some twenty other
games were won by him and nothing
resembling defeat happened in tile
evenings entertainment.
Besides his accomplishments al
chess and checkers, Banks has a re-
markable record as an athlete. In col
lege he made the varsity in baseball
and obtained his colors as a long dis
tance runner He is the Youngest
checker champion since the reign of Dr
II -. Ace. during the civil war. At i;
Banks was promising hope and at -
the champion.
He left this morning for Chicago t
ifake part in a tournament at the Chi
cago Chess and Checker Club.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-03
DQRMAN
FORMALLY
OF LAKE co,

The investigation into police-pro-
tected vice in Chicago reached the high
places yesterday when Chief of Police
Mcweeny was forced to sign charges
against and suspend Inspector Charles
&C. Dorman, Captain William j.
Plunkett Lieutenant William d. Am
brose and Lieutenant Thomas J.
Howard, all of the Desplaines street
division, in which lies the notorious
West Side levee district
News of the suspension spread
rapidly and within ten minutes or the
signing of the charges every COM
mandindg officer IN Chicago knew that
the storm had broken. The fiat state
ment that this is but a beginning OF
the house cleaning left the police de-
partment In a state of panic last night
All suspended police officials are
charged with neglect of duty and in
capacity in that they allowed open
gambling and all sorts of vice to
thrive in spite of contrary orders and
statutes. Lieutenant Howard was fur
ther charged with drinking in notori-
with gambling in dens which he was
charged with suppressing.
The cases will come up at the civil
service hearing Wednesday, when the
cases will be set for trial and time
will be lost in ousting all against
whom the charges are sustained.
Inspector Dorman who was consid-
cred as a candidate for chief of police
when Mayor Harrison took office is a
brother of John Dorman, the Ross
township democratic politician who
| lives just outside Of the Hobart towr
| limits. John Dorman was formerly g
/ Chicago alderman. He has resided ir
Lake county for 20 years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-03

able attractiveness appeared happy up
to yesterday. she dwelt with her sister
Mrs w T. Zeigler at Gary. At the
time of Browns suicide, she had been
employed in Gary but went thereafter
to work for her father Frank Eschen-
bach who is in the bakery business at
East Chicago.
Her duties were supposed to begin
at seven o'clock but she was late yes
terday in coming from Gary and her
father reproached her. Tt is declared
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Death of Mrs. McKennv.

Mrs. u. McKenny. a former resident
of Hammond died at her home in Chi
cago Heights yesterday afternoon from
an illness of typhoid fever.
Word was received here yesterday
that the funeral win be held from the
family residence at Chicago Heights
Sunday afternoon. Interment viii oc-
cur at the Chicago Heights cemetery.
Mrs McKenny is we'll known here
and leaves a large circle of friends who
will mourn her death. She lived here
a number of years and was employed
at the w, Is Conkey plant as Ste
nographer.f
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-03
Big JUDGMENT
IS AFFIRMED
TIMES BUREAU.
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis. Ind, Nov 3.-The SUI
preme court today affirmed the judg-
ment against the Standard Forgings
Co of East Chicago, giving Paul SAT-
fel $4,000 damages for injuries receiv-
ed when a huge pile of iron fell on
him while he was digging hole in the
company's plant at East Chicago. SAT-
feI is an ignorant foreigner, who could
not speak English, and the court held
that the company was negligent in
placing him at work in a dangerous
place while thus handicapped.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-03
c. E. FOWLER
4xss.. A DELEGATE

LF Especial to THE TIMEs)
Sf1ndiana Harbor, Ind. Nov. 3.-Charles
=. Fowler has been appointed to act as
a delegate before the National Rivers
and Harcors Congress at Washington.
representing the Commercial Club of
Indiana Harbor and East Chicago. The
meeting will be in progress Dec. Z, s
and .. Mr.. Fowler will leave the day
before the congress opens. He has
made study OF the water way ques-
tion ever since IL first interested this
region and is emnently qualified to fill
the position of delegate to the con-
xrees1
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-03
BAD FREIGHT WRECK
Especial to THE TIMEs.1

Crown Point. Ind, Nov. 3.-A wreck
of two freight trains on the Panhandle
railroad yesterday near Bernice was re-
sponsible for the injury TO several of
the train crew and the derailing of en-
gines and freight cars. All the east
and westbound morning trains were
delayed until the wreckage could be
cleared. The cause of the accident was
not learned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-03

The marriage of Archduke Karl
Franz-Josef of Austria to Princess
Zita, of Parma, has lessened his
chances for ascent to the throne of
Austria in spite of the fact that he
is the heir presumptive. Franz-Fer-
dinand. his uncle, h-d been heir pre-
sumptive until his morganatic mar
riage with the Princess Hohenberg
But now, it Is said, Kaiser Wilhelm
has agreed to support Franz -F'erdi-
nand and secure recognition for his
marriage. If the kaiser's plans sue
ceed. Karl Franz-Josef will be rele-
gated to the position of e. mere arch
like.
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CR0OkSARE
EXPOSED BY
new LETTERS
Pathetic Epistles From Chill
dren Give Further Clue to
Couple Who Robbed the
Cross Home in Hammond
Recently.

,N Dot and l cry every night when
&0e go to bed and so does papa
only he won't let us see him. we
pray for you TO come back, but
papa never does any more
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-03
MISS LUCILLE ESCHENBACH
TAKES HER LIFE IN CHICAGO

Pretty Girl Takes Twin Sui eide Method in Cheap Chi
cago Hotel; Shocking Tragedy Makes Third Suicide
Case in Family History; Lass Joins Her Lover and
Mother in Pathetic Life Ending
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CONTINUED on Page Z.
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ARE YoU REAps-,G THE TIMEs2
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GENERALLY FAIR
AND CONTINUED COLD
FRIDAY.
The Washington times., 1911-09-04
W|D CONROY'S DAYS
AS A NATIONAL ARE
APPROACHING END
Rumor Has 1t That Third
Baseman Is to Be Turn
ed Adrift.
By SENATOR" -
Only Washington Newspaper Man
With the Nationals.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 3.-While no
Official Of the club will admit that any
definite decision has been reached in
the matter. there is a pretty well de-
fined rupor that Wild Ccnroy will not
he a member of the Washington ball
club at the beginning of next season.
Cnnroy was one Of the men who was
being counted upon by McAleer when
the Naticals went to Atlanta in the
Spring and for a while he went along
pretty we'll until injuries forced him to
the bench. Throughout the present tour
Of tho club Conroy mas been OF little
use, and SO well has young Morgan
done that the feeling in certain quar-
tiers is that the veteran will be allowed
to drift to other pastures as soon as
some advantageous trade or deaf of
sGrnc scrt can be cCnsummated.
Conroy was purchased from New York
at a price said to be 5000 and he is
repurted to be a high salaried player.
Ii McAleer de-:ides that Raw Morgan
or scme other recruit who has been
picked up will do Conroy viii probably
don another uniform before the team
starts its annual race In April,
Well satisfied by their record in the
West the Nationals got In here early
yesterday and made their headouarters
many of the players went to nearby re-
sorts, Atlantic City being the most pop
The Nationals have lately been feel
ing the absence of Schaeffer's hitting,
but Honest John Henry is playing a
remarkable and consistently good game
at first base in the fielding line.
/ In this town II is now taken as an
assured fact that the American League
pennant will rest with the Athletics,
and the whole baseball populace Is fig.
uring on the probable rivals the Mack
men will have to face in the worlds
series. Philadelphians seem to think
| that II the Cubs cop It 1t will be easy
picking after the record OF last. fall
| but If the Giants win, and they now
seem to be the first choice, the feeling
| is that considerable trouble will be ex.
| perienced with Marquard and Mathew
/ son, who have been doing such excep-
| tional work of late.
The benching of Arthur Devlin, the
| Washington boy, by the Giants, came
as a disappointment to his many friend:
1 In the Capital, but then 1t must be
1 remembered that Charley Herzog. whC
| has succeeded Devlin, is well known OF
4 the diamond of Washington. having re-
| ceived his first baseball lessons at Mary
land Agricultural Colleges
/ Kid Elberfeld is fretting, and as sooI
4 as that injured muscle heals he may b'
/ called back into action.
If Waiter johnson does not pitci
i against the Athletics on Tuesday, h,
will probably pitch In the opening gam,
4 with the Yankees at Washington OF
i Thursday II he does Il will be wei
/ worth a trip to the park to take I
L look. as johnson was never going bet
ter than IN his recent gameA
The Washington times., 1911-09-04
MACKMEN WINNERS
IN MORNING GAME.
Nationals Succeed in Crossing the Rubber in Only One
Inning-Gray Proves to Be an Easy Mark and
Is Succeeded by Cashion.
By SENATOR"
Only wnshinGton Newspaper Nationals.

fouled to Lapp. Coomhs and McInnes
retired Walker on an attempted bunt.
No runs.
ATHLETICS-Milan caught McInnis'
fly. Barry beat out 4 slow bounder.
Barry was out stealing, Ainsworth to
Cunningham. Lapp whitfield. No runs.
T. Seventh Inning.
'WASHINGTON-M singled to
center, Cunningham famed. Ainsmlth
also famed. Coombs. struck out. the
third man, Cashion being HIS victim.
No runs. " -. >
HLETICS-Coombs singled past
Morgan. Lcrd drew a base on balls.
Oldring sacrificed, Morgan TO Henry.
Collins received his fourth pass. filling
the bases. Baker sent a sacrifice fly
to Milan, Coombs scoring. On Murphy 9
single Lord troIleyed. Cashion and
Henry took care of McInnes. Two runs.
Eighth Inning. ,
WASHINGTON-M singled to cen
ter. Lapp took care OF Morgan's foul.
Henry skied to Barry. Milan stole sec
on1. Gessler flied to Collins. No runs.
ATHLETICS-Walke ran over to the
left field bleachers and got Barry's foul.
Lapp flied to Mcbride. Cunningham
threw out Coombs at first No runs.
Ninth Inning.
WASHINGTON-Wal hit safely to
left field for a single. Mcbride forced
Walker at second, to Barry, unassisted.
ElberfeId batted for Cunningham and
flied to Lord. Ainsmith popped to
Coombs. No runs.
The Washington times., 1911-09-04

"I pitted nothing but strength against
him. I knew little or nothing Of the
science of catch-as-catch-can wrestling,
az used in America. But since 1903. /
have been doing nothing but improving
my strength and learning the science OF
the game. Today it will be a scientific
Hackenschmidt as well as a strong
one who meets Gotch, ahd shall
win"
Will Omit the Handshake.
It was agreed that the preliminary
hand-shake between the two wrestlersN
shall be omitted. Hack remembers how
Gotch held out his hand to- Zbyszko.
and how the Pole. expecting prelimi-
nary hand shake. found himself whirl-
ing through the air, a beaten and
crushed man in the first minute. SO
Hack declined to shake hands and lay
himself open to the same trick.
From the four corners of the globe
men have come to witness what Is said
to be the greatest mat contest of the
decade. The promoters declared early
TODAY that at least 10000 PERSONS
crowd larger than that which witnessed
the Jeffries-Johnson fgnt at Reno
would see the match
Both Gotch and Hackenschmtdt called
off hard training yesterday. Each maa
took a long walk, and did the lightest
kind of gym work. The two wrestlers
rose early today, and each took a short
walk. following which they were mas
saged and given breakfast: Then they
secluded themselves until they departed
for the ball park.
The Washington times., 1911-09-04
Tri-State to Have
Post-SeaSOn Series

READING. Pa, Sept. 4.-Local base
ball fans are very much interested IN
the post-season series of baseball games
that has been arrarged between Read
ing, champion Of this seasons Iri-
State League, and Trenton. who m
ishes second There will be seven
games. The first will be played In
Trenton on Saturday, September ., ard
on Monday, September II, there will be
game here, Thursday the locals viii 90
to Trenton, and So eturday. September 10,
the teams clash again ola the Reading
grounds
The remaining three games, should they
be necessary, will be played the follow
ing week. Tom Walker and Tom COZ
nors were chosen as umpires, ana Ine
contests are expected to draw AZ
crowds. Manager Coughlin has decided
to nave nag raising day here TUESDAY
instead of Wednesday, as had been m
tended. The league pennant VIII pe
hoisted, and there will be speeches by
Mayor Rick and others.