The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-21
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FRusTRATE JAZZ DELIVERY.

Sheriff Tilden OF Laporte yesterday
nipped in the bud a plot of twenty men
to escape from the County Jail. The
ringl eader is believed to be Charles
Rambo. who. stylishly dressed and of
excellent address. cultivated the con-
fidence of Laporte business men in the
day time and is said to have robbed
chicken coops at night He was robbed
In possession of tools which had been
used in the saving of cell bars. Rambo
is member of a prominent Pittsburg
family. The population of the jail in
cludes several men held for attempted
murder
HUNTER MAY LOSE EVE.
| John Hoopengarner of Huntington
will probably lose the sight of one eye
as result of the first hunting acidens
of the season in the county. Mr..
Hoopengarner had gone out in the
woods on his farm to shoot at rabbits.
and had just taken aim, when the gun
broke in two and the charge back fired
into his face and eyes
/ BODY OF FARMER RECOVERED.
| The body of Benton Lemon, Heddon
Township (Suliivan County, farmer.
who was drowned in the wabash River
at Hyatt's Ferry, was found floating IN
the stream yesterday two miles below
the scene of the accident. More than
100 pounds of dynamite was used in
efforts to raise the body.
THIEF SELECTS COSTLY JEWELS.
i While Mrs. Dave Behrman. of
lColumbus. wife of an employe of the
Peoples Bank at Columbus. was in In
ldianapolis last evening burglar en-
tered her home and stole $50 worth OF
l. TIL
lar did not take all of the jewelry In
the case. nor did he take money and a
small bank containing money, which
were in plain view
STRICKEN AT CHURCH.
Mrs. Adelia Hill. of North Vernon. 6:
Years old, was stricken with heart fail.
ure yesterday afternoon while attend
ling a meeting of the w C. t. U. at the
Christian church. She left the church
and attempted to reach home. but diee
on the way
/ JURY CHARGES MURDER.
The yanderburg County Grand Jur,
yesterday found an indictment agains
Thomas Littreii, OF Evansville, charging
him with first degree murder. Littrei
has been under arrest for the pas
two weeks and bond has been denie,
him 1t is charged that Littrell strucl
Anthony Jung on the head with a pal
lof brass knuckS while board tn
steamer =. A. Nlsbet on a Sunday ex
Icursion, and that the blow caused Jun.
Ito fall Into the river. His body wa
found three days after his death Sew
IeraI witnesses testified before the gran
jury that they saw Littren strike Jung
ALLEGE PUNCHES OF TROUBLE.
Samuel Martin. Shelbyville. Sc year
Iold, Is suing Julia A. Martin. 65 year
old, for divorce in the Circuit Court
He alleges that Mrs. Martin agreed TO
Isl 900 to marry him and care for hir
It'll his death and that he paid her tn
money at the time of their marriage
lSept. 10, 1907. Trouble arose betwee
: the couple because Martin refused t
+ allow her son, George Vernon, and wifi
e to make their home with htme on Mar
tins farm and his wife left him and re
e lrnained away six months. He says h
gave her $40 to come back and liv
. with him and that they got along peace
lably together till the relatives returne
v to make their home with them again
$ He says Mrs. Martin, on June 20 1871
drove him from her home in Fountain