The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-28

The mother found her child had been
killed by the coiling wire, which car
ried voltage of about 1880 on account
of It's contact with an electric light
feed wire. The mother swooned as
workmen rescued the body of her child.
The body was burned black.
WOMAN HANGS HERSELF.
While temporarily insane, Mrs. Philip
Snider, age sixty-five hanged herself at
her home five miles east of Bedford
yesterday morning. Before taking her
life she laid out on the bed her best
dress for burial robe.
LEAVES FOR PARTS UNKNOWN.
1t was made public yesterday morn
ing that Wesley Steward. near Martins
VILE, one of the best-known and capa-
BILE farmers in Morgan County, had left
for parts unknown. He came Martins
Vile Saturday evening with Frank
Samuels Of Indianapolis, vacation
visitor in the Steward home, whom he
asked to take the horse and buggy
home and TO later notify his family
that he would not return. He refused
to give Mr.. Samuels any clew as to his
future destination. F. T. Singleton has
been appointed to look after the settle
ment Of Mr.. Stewards affairs.
DETECTIVE is DROWNED.
Weighted down by a heavy revolver
and a large bunch of keys and metal
car seals, Charles WorrelI. one of the
best-known detectives on the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern railroad,
was drowned Sunday, while fishing in
Hudson lake. near South Bend. His
boat was capsized in the swells from d
passing steamer.
Worrell was an epert swimmer but
became entangled in his fish line Be
fore help could reach him he sank
The body was recovered a few minptes
later.
| worrell was thirty years old and had
worked as a railway detective a mum
Der of years. He leaves widow and
one child, besides his aged mother, Mrs
Rebecca Holmes, and three brothers
and sisters. He was active in several
fraternal orders, which will have
charge of the funeral.
CALL JURY TO PROBE DEATH.
To set at rest rumors and the dis
satisfaction of many people concerning
the death of Peter Larsen, OF Lafayette
whose body was found in a cistern il
the rear of his home in Fowler Friday
the grand jury of Benton County wa.
called yesterday to meet and rigidly in
yestigate Larsen's death. The coro1el
has announced his finding that Larser
died from cutting and drowning him
self. but the authorities decided Il
make the investigation more rigid.
TEN CENT CONSCIENCE HURTS.
/ p o. lille, groeeryman. of Kokomt
has received 10 cents in letter aile6
him from Peru Saturday night. il
which the writer expresses sorrow anC
repentance for having taken from Mr.
Hiles grocery once upon time tw,
oranges. Mr.. Hile was not aware o
the theft.
FIND SUPPOSED EXPLOSURE.
What had all the appearance of
dynamite bomb was found yesterda.
morning at o'clock under a rail 0
the Lake Short tracks, just west o
Hudson Lake bridge. The suppose,
explosive was taken to Chicago yes
terday by a Lake Shore detective. l
the bomb contains dynamite. the de
tective said train passing over tn
rails could not have escaped disaster
Proprietor Smith of the Hudson LAX
Hotel received word from officers i
South Bend to be on the lookout for
crazy man. who had threatened t
iplace a bomb under the bridge. LAX
Shore detective arrived on the seen
! at midnight.
CONyMAN LEAVES PRISON.
A G. Conzman, formerly cashier o
the Vigo National Bank. at Terre Haut
paroled from Leavenworth prison Sat
lurday afternoon, was expected at Terr
Haute yesterday afternoon, but has no
arrived nor has any word been receive
from him by his relatives.
It is thought possible he went on t
Indianapolis, where his wife has bee
living the last few years. He has sew
eral offers of employment here but ha
not decided which to accept.
Conzman began serving an eight
year sentence January 80. 1905. He ma
been head clerk in the deputy warden
office for several years. He was tn
cell mate ef Iohn r. walsh of Chicago
Il hated to bid Walsh good-by," sal
Conzman after his release He Is
fine man, but he is a wreck PHYSICAL,
Worry has caused this decline /
health. He has nerve and that is wha
Holds him up"