The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-02
UP AND DOWN IN
INDIANA
FISHERMAN FINDS LOST MAIL.

FISHERMAN FINDS LOST MAIL.
While fishing in Eel River. near Lib
erty Mills, VILLA Schaff found bundle
of papers which were taken from the
safe in the North Manchester postofhce
when ii was robbed last summer Walk
ing by a brush pile Schars attention
was attracted by noticing a letter open
er which lay upon the ground. Further
investigation was made and a pile of
papers was found which have been
identified as one taken from the safe by
men who blew the strong box and Sc
cured a sum of money and a large
amount of stamps. Among the docu-
ments were several promissory notes,
mail orders and the will made out by
Postmaster Lautzenhiser. The robbers
had doubtless stopped in the secluded
spot long enough to sort out the papers
and discard the ones of no value.
BACK BROKEN IN FALL DIES.
After novering between life and death
since March 4, when he fel from
building under construction at Beencn
Grove, near indianapolis. Leonard
Troughton. a structural iron worker
from Cleveland. o., died at the City
| Hospital at lis yesterday afternoon.
His back was broken by the fall Every
| effort was made to save Troughton's
life and Saturday he underwent a deli
cate operation. A sister. Miss Mary
Troughton. of Cleveland, O., and
brother. John Troughton, of Chicago,
were at his bedside. Fhey will take the
body to Cleveland for burial
| FEAR RELATIVE IN JAIL
| Relatives of Roy Crandall, Is years
old, who disappeared from Wabash
some time ago, and was thought to
have been drowned in Lake Winona
now believe he is the Frank Crandall,
the youth in the Norwalk (O.) Jail.
charged with the murder of Harry
Noble. chief Nickel Plate detective, Of
Bellevue o.
AGED MAN GOES TO POOR HOUSE.
/ over the Hills to the Poor House.
hummed John BurtweH. a former slave,
| 101 years old. as he was being taken
| from his home in westheld to the
| county asylum. He had been a barber
until his health failed him. His mother
| died a few years ago at the age of
| 125 and after that BurtweH lived alone
until his house was destroyed by fire
a few weeks ago and since then he
has had to depend upon charity.
Burtwell. while a slave was a cook
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the boat touched at an Indiana port
and Burtwtll escaped. He made his
way to Westfield. which was on the
| famous underground railroad" and
! was given shelter by Quakers in that
vicinity. He has lived here since then.
more than 10 years ago.
| DRIVER HITS GIRL; ESCAPES.
Enraged citizens who saw a buggy
run down Miss Nellie Coleman, $50
North Capitol avenue. Indianapolis.
yesterday afternoon. ran through the
streets for more than six squares
shouting vengeance at the fleeing driv-
err He drove from the scene of the
| accident as quickly possible with
| out offering assistance to the young
woman. Miss Coleman, although not
| seriously injured, tainted in the street
when the horse ran over her body.
Several men rushed to her assistance.
Others started in pursuit of the buggy.
| Patrolmen were given orders last
night TO arrest, If possible. the driver
| of the buggy. and more than a score
| of persons called at police headquar-
tiers offering to appear in police court
against him.
| ILL HEALTH; COMMITS SUICIDE.
Roy Richardson, 20 years old. of
Franklin committed suicide by shoot
| ing himself through the temples. Rich
ardson had been in poor health for
some time. and 1t is thought despond-
ency was the cause. He was the son of
Felix Richardson of this city
BOWED LEGS BAR MAN FROM ARMY
/ Legs, warped by constantly fitting
| saddle prevented the enlistment in the
United States army of Daniel Cassidy
a former cowboy. who applied at
| Evansville. Cassidy has been with
circus and. firing of that. sought ex-
element in the army, but because of
| his bow legs he could not be used.
HAS MARROW ESCAPE.
Earl Sample. law partner of U. s.
Jackson, was saved from death by a
button on his coat here last night when
a bullet from a revolver accidentally,
discharged struck him in the chest
The accident occurred through an ex-
change of revolvers in the office of a
doctor Night Waterman Lowe ex-
hibited his revolver. loaded. In pick