The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28

Richmond. Flately did not take kind
ly to interference of his priest and
struck Father Mattingly over the head
with a belt. The buckle cut Father
Mattingly painfully about the face and
broke his glasses.
FIRE DESTROYS NINE PLANT.
Fire believed to be of inceniiary origin
destroyed the exterior of the Hoosier
mine No 1, hve miles northwest u
Linton, early yesterday, burning tho
tipple. engine room and the powder
house. All machinery, dynamos. boil
|ers and cages were destroyed. The
mine is owned by the Chicago. Terre
Haute & Southeastern Railroad Com
pany. 1t is said the damage will
amount to 10000
ROBBERS SHOOT FLEEING MAN.
Approached by two robbers. who de-
manded his money, Joseph Blise of Ko
komo refused to hand over his cash
and. speaking words OF defiance.
ceived bullet in his arm He took to
his heels$and a second shot penetrated
his leg. Blise was returning to his
home near the plate glass works with
Tony Mike and >Greese George when
they were stopped by two strangers.
who produced revolver. George and
Mike were permitted to escape. but the
robbers seemed to know that Blise had
money. The wounds may prove seri-
Gus.
DIES WORRYING OVER SON.
Major John B. Glover. a veteran Of
the civil war, and transfer clerk in the
city assessment bureau at indianapolis
died early yesterday of brain affection.
some time and his death was not I'M
expected. 1t is said Major Grover new
err fully recovered his health after his
only son committed suicide two years
ago.
ATTACKS FATHER WITH KNIFE.
William l. Miller. rs years old. of ST.
Paul a rural mail carrier out of that
place. was attacked by his son. Frank
Miller, of Greensburg, 35 years old, and
so seriously cut that 1t is thought he
will die. The affair grew out of a
quarrel regarding money matters. The
two lived together. and the son Is
thought to be insane. About a year
ago he attempted to commit suicide by
taking paris green. A butcher knife
was used on his father and sixty-seven
stitches were required to dress the
WOUNDS. ne lffJuIcu iildH WAS d VEL
eran OF the civil war and was formerly
a Justice of the peace at St Paul.
TRAIN CREWS ESCAPE UxHURT.
An f. & l. north bound passenger
train coilided with an extra freight
nine miles north of Petersburg at 8
o'clock yesterday morning. damaging
both engines and the baggage ca
Both hremen jumped. but the engineers
1.
trains crews were injured. but several
passengers were slightly injured. Last
night a freight was wrecked at the
same point and the wrecker had not
ileft the vicinity when the head-end
collision occurred. Trains were de-
llayed severa1-houFs.
BODY Is FOUND IN WABASH.
The body of Charles Newer. os
Logansport. son OF James Newer, the
wealthiest farmer in Cass County. was
found In the wabash River last night.
near the Cicott street bridge by ]. r.
Walsmith. Walsmith was ccmbng the
river edge for driftwood. when he nos
ed his boat into the body of Newer iy
ing about ten feet from the south bank
in about two feet of water When the
body was taken from the river By
County Coroner Palmer and assistants
the drowned mans money and watch
were found upon him and there was
nothing to indicate violence. The
xarch stopped at $50 and the coronets
| is of the opinion that the body has
been lying in the water since that hour
Saturday night. There is every indi-
cation that Newer committed suicide.
HEROIC EFFORT Is FUTILE.
| A heroic effort on the part of a City
Dispensary ply stefan and Bicyclemen
Hartsell and Stewart failed to revive
Eugene Terhune, of Indianapolis whose
/ only address known TO the police is
betty" who was thought to have taken
acid with suicidal intent last night. A