The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-13
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BECAUSE HE COULDN'T CHEW.

When b. E. Tudor keeper of the gem
eral store at Rosenurs. i've miles
southwest of Marion. refused James
Hodges chew of tobacco Saturday
night Hodges took offense and a fight
followed. which almost approached the
proportions of riot. George Hodges
father of James. took the part of his
son, and these two on one side, arrayed
against B. E. Tudor and his son Charles
on the other. fought with agon whips
and stones until Sheriff George and
deputies arrived in an automobile AMI
stopped the fight. All four men were
bruised and isigured. James hooge.
was taken to the county Jail and locked
In for assault and battery and intoxica-
ton. He only completed a long term
jail sentence last week for drunkenness.
George Hodges also will be charged
with assault and battery.
HELD FOR MURDER.
Thomas Littrell is being detained by
the Evansville police charged with thu
murder of Anthony Jung. age twenty
two years. 1t is alleged Litrell and
Jung quarreled on an excursion steam
er on the Ohio river. Sunday night. and
| that Littrell knocked Jung in the head
! with pair of brass knucks and that
II.
The body of Jung was recovered Wed
| nesday afternoon.
SHOT WHEN RIDING HORSE.
| William Buriingame. age seventeen,
| was found unconscious with a bullet
hole in his chest nthe Ronney road.
ten miles south OF Lafayette. last night
Several hours afterward when he re-
gained consciousness, he said he had
been attaced by some unknown man
and hsot, while riding horse. The boy
is son of Robert Burlingame, living
near Romney.
He says, when he was passing a
clump of trees beside the road, a man
prang out and seized the bride Of hi y
horse. He leaned forward to see who
| the assailant was when a revolver was
fred at him. bullet passed through
his breast and right lung. He was not
discovered until an hour later Bur-
lingame is in a critical condition. and
Iprobably will die.
KICK MAY BE FATAL.
Mrs Jesse Leakey. wife of Police
Sergeant Leakey at Newca stle is in a
critical condition at the home of her
father. ]. w Thomas. In Cadiz and may
not survive as the result of being kick
ed in the face by horse. She was ty-
hing up fallen halter strap on the
horse. which was grazing. when the
animal whirled and kicked. planting
both feet In her face. Her nose was
broken. the jaw bone fractured, and she
was lacerated and bruised about the
face.
FALL CAUSES DEATH.
| Mrs. Rebecca Colclesser of Hunting
ton Is dead from injuries received wher
she fell downstairs at the home of hei
daughter. Her grandchild. whom she
carried in her arms, escaped without In
Jury Mrs. Colclesser was eight-twe
years old. and was one of the pioneer.
, of this section.
DOG ATTACKS MESSENGER.
. William Berger. a messenger employ
ed by the American Express Companl
at Wabash and running between Ander
son and Elkhart, was severely injured
, as his train pulled into Wabash today
At Marion a dog was placed in the ex
press car. where IT was tied AS thu
train was nearing Wabash the ANNA
: broke loose and attacked the mes
senger. badly biting him before 1t coulf
be beaten off Berger left the trair
. lat wabash, and was given surgical at