The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-25

and. without warning drew a revolver
and fired A shot took effect in Mrs.
Smiths temple but her companion ran
and has not been found by the police.
The Smiths have not been living to-
gether for about two weeks I'm
mediately after the shooting Smith
went to his house. where he was ar
rested by Bicyclemen Iricn ana
Fletcher.
FATALLY BURNED WITH GASOLINE.
Thinking the fire in a stove was out
Mrs. Rosie Cullom of Muncie. 40 years
old. a widow. threw cup of kerosene
upon live Goals last night and in the
explosion which followed was fatally
injured. Her clothing caught fire md
the can of coal oil exploded, covering
her and making her veritable human
torch
PLANT WRECKING RECALLED.
The arrest of John j. Mcnamara re
calls the blowing up of the Pan-Ameri
can bridge works of Newcastel. April 5.
one year ago. The company was con-
structing a building for company at
Peoria, ILL.,. at the time and worked an
open shop" policy. The south half Of
the plant was blown up and many yalu-
able machines were wrecked, entailing
a heavy loss. bomb was exploded in
the building and although a Waterman
was on duty no iclews were obtained.
PREPARES TO BUILD AIRsHIr.
Theodore link, a German. who came
obtained employment in the Erie shops
as mechanic. has created quite little
comment in the city by his preparations
Ito build an airship. He recently pur-
chased quantity of machinery and had
a power current installed in his home.
He talks almost no English and mingles
with his neighbors only on rare inter-
lvals. On one occasion, however, he
showed some scars on his body which
he said were the result of a fall from
an aeroplane in Germany.
FORMER DETECTIVE SHOOTS SELF.
Arthur Adams, or indianapolis. form
erly a member of the Adams Union De-
Elective agency, shot and Killed himself
Instantly shortly before o'clock yes
| terday in room on the third floor
of the Stubbins hotel. at Georgia aut
Illinois streets. Adams was found by a
colored maid, who was startled by the
shot. The door was broken open. The
lpolice and physicians were called but
Adams was past medical aid. Adams
lis brother of the late Ferd L. Adams
head of the detective agency. who kill
led himself in a similar way early in
February, in a room at the Denison
hotel The police. who entered Adams
room yesterday. found conditions that
recalled the former tragedy in re-
markable way.
MEETS DEATH ON PANHANDLE.
! Lewis Hartman, formerly a hardware
!. merchant of Star City, was struck and
INSTANTLY killed there by Panhandle
passenger train. The automobile he
was driving was demolished. While
waiting for a train to pass. he was un-
aware of the fact that another train
was approaching from an opposite di-
rection, and drove his car on to the
track directly in front OF 1T.
DISAPPOINTED SEEKS DEATH.
/ Despondent over alleged disappoint-
ment in love affair, Mrs. Clara Utz. Of
Indianapolis. rs years old $50 Bates
street attempted suicide by using car
| bolic acid at 1875 o'clock yesterday
morning The woman was removed K
the City Hospital in the City Dispen-
sary ambulance, where II is said sh'
will recover. 1t is believed that tn.
woman failed to swallow any of thu
lacid Her hands and face were severely
burned.
v FIRE THREATENS NOTRE DAME.
: St Mary's College and Academy wa
t threatened by fire yesterday afternoon
when a large storehouse situated nea
: the college building caught fire. scat
: tering burning embers over the campus
! Several small blazes soon started. en-
e ldangering the adjoining structures. tn
4 greatest damage being done to tn
s Presbytery. The storehouse was de
: stroyed, but bucket briades of Notr
l. Dame students checked further ad
G vances of the flames. One squad 0
: students took a line OF hose from tn
: South Bend fire department, which ha
i, Z e.ponded to the alarm, carrying 1t II