The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-13

Ten days of married life was suffi- |
Client for Mrs. Blanche Fl. Smith, who
filed suit for divorce yesterday from
Charles A. Smith OF Logansport. She
charges that her husband began cursing
her as they left the office of the justice
of the peace in which they were mar
ried. and continued it almost without
interruption for ten days. Unable to
stand the abuse any longer. she left
him.
SHERIFF's AsAILANT CONVICTED.
Ed James of Vernon, age twenty four,
who attempted to kill Thomas Parks.
sheriff of Ripley county. and was shot
by the officer. was convicted by a jury
of attacking Mrs. Emma Covert, an
aged woman, at her home near Holton
Sheriff Parks attempted to arrest James
and the latter fired a revolver at him
James has almost recovered from the
effects of three wounds
THREE RUN DOWN TREsTLE.
Rufus Sinner, age twelve; Walter
Sinner. age ten, and Ora Sinner. age six.
of Goshen, sons of Gabriel Sinner, a
laborer, with a family of ten, were
caught on a Big Four railroad trestle
by through freight yesterday morn
ing. Rufus jumped. Ora crouched be-
tween two ties, while the train passed
OYER him, but Walter was instantly
killed. Engineer E. Frymeyer, of the
Wabash train, tried to avoid the sight
of the accident, but horror so affected
him he could not leave the seat of his
cab.
SEEK CLEw TO LETTER WRITER.
The authorities are trying to tarce
the authorship of an anonymous letter
written nv (,hfCa IN a f11a
of st. Joseph. Mich, near Laporte ad-
vising him that the body of a man could
be found hanging to a tree In the
woods near the town of New Buffalo.
II is believed that II the writer can he
found, the identity of the man can be
determined. The authorities are puzzl-
ed to explain the method of eslf-de-
| structon used by the suicide. whose
body was found dangling at the end of
| a chain, which had ben securely fasten-
ed to an upper limb of tree whence it
| had swayed in the wind for three
weeks.
STATE RESTS IN MOON CASE.
| After examining twenty-five witness
es the state closed its cadence -takin Z
in the case of Harvey Moon of Danville,
charged with murder. The defense will
continue its efforts to showing that the
| accused had been so harassed and an
lnoyed by his relatives that he became
| Temporarily insane. The examination
of Opal Baldock, years DID, daughter
of the woman Moon is accused of mus
dering was on the stand yesterday.
Asked if she knew the meaning of an
oath she replied. YES to always tell
the TRUTH She told of the shooting
of her mother and her own efforts to
summon assistance in a way that
drought tears to the eyes of even the
ljurymen. The case viii probably con :
sumo the remainder of the week.
BRIDE SEEKS HUSBAND.
Mrs. Bert Courtney. OF Muneie. bride
of six weeks. has asked the police de-
partment of several cities to assist her
lin looking for her young husband, a
member of a prominent Muncie family.
who has been mysteriousiy missing
since week ago last Saturday.
The two were married In the latter
/ part of August, over the objections OF
the young mans mother. The bride has
been living with her relatives and
Courtney continued to live with his
mother.
The young woman met her husband
in the city September 80 and together
they ala some shopping ne fldue dh
lengagemet to meet her later in a Nun
Gle department store and has not since
ben seen by his wife.
ENGINE RUNS WILD.
Hold train No and clear main
track. Wild enine going east" was the
lsustance of a message flashed to opera
tors between Washington and Legootee
early yesterday morning. when driv-
erless engine left Washington at q
speed estimated at seventy five miles
an hour. Charles A. Jones, % years
old. fireman, was killed. The engine
met head on with a freight. The en-
gineer reversed and the others of the
crew jumaed
BURGLAR ELUDES CAPTURE
A holdup and three attempted burg.
laries are the latest Developments n
the wave of crime that for six weeks
has been sweeping over South Benz
and which the police appear unable Il
bring to an end. One of the most puzzl-
ing cases is that OF gentleman burg
lar, who has invaded a half dozer
, homes and although seen on severa
|, occasions, has always evaded capture
The man held up early yesterday morn
ing was John Shea of Niles. Mich. II,
was robbed of his cash and valua BILE.
by three men. one of whom held a re
went through his pockets