The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-25

keeper and wealthy citizen of Stanley
shot and fatally wounded his cousin
Jesse Hedges, after the latter had
playfully with Mrs. Jesse Hedges in
the store early in the evening. Both
men are about 40 years old Caleb
Hedges has surrendered to the sheriff.
FORMER SUPREME JUDGE DEAD.
Former Supreme Justice James Nc
Cabe. 6T years old, passed away at his
home Five Points, near Williamsport,
of apoplexy. James McCabe was a
lifelong Democrat, and for a third of
| a century was prominent in his party
He was a warm personal friend of W.
| J. Bryan. who recently visited him at
| him home. Darke County, Ohio, was
his birthplace and he was born July
| A. 1874. His father was farmer. and
young McCabe engaged in that occa-
| patton until he reached manhood. He
studied law while teaching school and
began practicing shortly after reach
ing his majority. He was twice honor
ed by his party with the nomination
for representative in Congress. but
was defeated In 1892 he became o
candidate for position of Judge of the
| Supreme Court, and was elected, serv-
ing till 1899.
| Jesse Grant of Evansville charged
with the killing of Raymond Combs. at
| Hatfield Ind, a week ago. was acquit-
| ted yesterday on a plea of self-defense
1t is alleged Combs was knicu W.
Grant in a duel on the traction plat
form, at Hatfield. The men are said to
| he'll IN nnnOSed factions in
an old feud in Ohio county, kentucky
ROB PoSTOFFICE, STEAL TEAM.
Robbers cracked the safe in the
postof at Fowlerton early yesterday
morning and stole SEQ in cash and SIS
in stamps. They used a horse and
buggy. stolen from barn of DR.. ]. b.
| Banta. near the postoffice, In making
their escape Sheriff Tony George and
members of the Horse Thief Detective
Association trailed the robbers from
Fowlerton to Fairmount and thence to
Jonesboro Sheriff George last night
declined to say whether he was in
possession OF a clew, but it is under
stood he has hopes of landing the
I"Yeggs."
SHOE SHANK USED AS A SAW.
A Jail delivery, believed to have been
led by Everett Cardinal awaiting
trial on a charge of first degree murd
err, and George belmont. in jail under a
fine OF $3.50 for gambling. was frus-
trated at Lawrenceville, last night, af-
ter two bars had been sawed apart A
milk boy gave the alarm. Sheriff w. A.
Cochran locked all the prisoners in
their cells, thus preventing a delivery
The window weights had been cut off
70 he
lease of pursuit after escaping. The
steel shank of prisoners shoe had
been used as a saw.
! ROBs FRIEND TO BUY ACID.
After stealing a ring from a woman
who had befriended him for several
years. the police say. and pawnfng the
lstolen property to obtain money with
which to buy poison. Stetson +. Duvall
"a peddler drank carbolic acid in a
rooming house at 80 North East
lstreet. at indianapolis yesterday after
moon and died shortly afterward. The
police say that several drunken men
entering the room where Duvall was
dying kicked his PROSTATE body and
pulled his hair ito make him squeal.
The men were not arrested.
FAILS ASLEEP IN AUTO.
|
ling to Columbus from late call tt
1.-THE country last night in his automo-
bile he went to sleep and had a mar
row escape from instant death. WheT
he went to sleep he was driving his
machine twenty miles an hour. The
machine swerved from the road ane
. striking a telephone pole with terrific
force the sleeping driver was thrown q
distance OF thirty feet, but escaped
, with slight injury The machine wa:
completely wrecked in the collision
TWO INJURED IN RUNAWAY.
W. r. FISHER, superintendent of thu
mine of the Indiana Block Coal Com
lpany al Saline City. was seriously in
jured yesterday morning in a runaway
He was dragged quite a distance. and
+ Miss Lola Fisher, daughter. wa
: knocked down and painfully injured.