The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-04
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AcCIDENTLY SHOT by GIRL.

Manford Crawford IA years old, son
|of w. G. Crawford. a retired farmer of
Brazil. accidentlly shot at noon
yesterday by Bessie Lawson of Har-
mony, a student at the high school, and
will probably die. Miss Lawson was
invited to the Crawford home for din
ner by the boys sister. The boy re-
Gently purchased rifle and was show
ing 1t to the visitor She playfully
pointed the weapon at the boy. uncon-
sciously pulled the trigger and the bull
let struck the boy on the right side of
the neck. The girl is Frustrated with
grief and refuses to leave the boys
bedside until she is certain that he will
not die.
CHASES FLY, HIT BY CAR.
Running after fly while he was
playing baseball with several boys at
| Blake street and Indiana avenue yes
terday morning, Richard Buckner. s23
Blake street. Indianapolis, ran in from.
of a Blake street car and was thrown
to the pavement, suffering a fracture Of
the skull. He was carried to the City
| Hospital. where he was given medica |
attention. He is not expected to re-
cover.
SHOOTING MAY RESULT FATALLY.
/ <Ascciti Ting ihdl w ltlid OeHtEy cut the
harness from his horse to prevent him
| from calling on his sweetheart. Henry
Meyers. of BoonvilIe, shot and fatally
wounded Gentry at Tennyson yesterday
afternoon. Gentry was attacked by
Meyers while on his way home. being
knocked on the head and shot three
times. There is little hope for his re-
covery. Anna Farks, the daughter of
! a Warrick County farmer it is said. had
| transferred her affections from Gentry
i to Meyers. When Gentry endeavored
to renew his friends ship he was warned
/ by Meyers to remain away from the
Farks home Meyers. who is under ar
rest, says Gentry had threatened his
life. Both men are farmers.
| wOMENs' LIVES IMPERILED.
Mrs John Mays and daughter Lizzie
| had a narrow escape from drowning in
Gullett's Creek, east of Bedford. They
| had walked to church, and when they
| reached the creek on their return home
| 1T had risen high they were unable
| to cross It. and walked up the stream
more than a mile, where they attempted
to ford 1t. The swift current took them
off their feet, and they were carried
down stream until they succeeded in
catching hold of the limb of a tree.
where they were prisoners nearly an
hour before their cries for help were
heard. They were rescued by two
young men who happened to drive
NEARBY. Both women are Frustrated
today.
POISONED EATING BIyALvES.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stickford of
IShelbyville, narrowly escaped death
after eating fried oysters. Ptomaine
poisoning developed and they lay at the
point of death for several hours. The
though their condition is still crtcal
ATTEMPTS TO BURN CHURCH.
An attempt to set fire to St. Casimir' S
Catholic church at South Bend, was
frustrated shortely before noon Mon
day, when the pastor. the Rev. A. Zu-
bowicz. detected Andrew Juniak pour
ing kerosene about Nhe building.
Juniak who the authorities assert is in :
sane, will be taken into custody that
the case may be thoroughly investigat-
ed. Juniak was caught in emptying the
oil the floor of the church. He had
poured the kerosene about walls and
pews, and was preparing to ignite II
anxiety to save the church Father Zu-
bowicz ran out of the building and noti-
fed the police. Juniak in the meantime
made his escape
HOARD OF GOLD DISAPPEARS.
: Two thousand dollars in gold. which