The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-19
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WOUNDS WILL PROVE Fatal.

The sheriff yesterday began summon
ing witnesses for the grand jury in
hesitation of the killing of his wife and
wounding of Ralph Hunter by Jessie
Freel of Newcastle, Hunter still keeps
up a brave front at the hospital. but
the paralysis caused by the bullet which
lodged under the spinal cord is becom-
ing more noticeable. Physicians say he
may live week or three months. but
that his injuries will ultimately cause
death. In the meantime. Freel con-
tinues uneoncerned and plays his guitar,
and mandolin at the jail. while the
other prisoners sing.
COMPLAINS OF THREATS.
Alleging cruel and inhunan treat
ment. Benjamin McCarty of Shelbyville.
one of the city's most prominent an1
wealthy citizens. filed suit for divorce
from Mrs. Minnie McCarty yesterday
afternoon. He says his wife threatened
to shoot him and relatives of his former
wife If she ever saw him speak to them.
and that she theatened to drown herself
and TO take poison on numerous occa-
sions. Mr.. McCarty declares her ac
lions have undermined his health He
left his home yesterday and had a
straining order served to keep his wife
goods. They were married Oct. 20. 1909
MARION MAN SHOT.
Word reached Marion yesterday of
the killing of Sumner Baldwin, a Marion
young man. who was agent of coll
lecting agency, with temporary head
quarters at Montgomery. Ala. He was
shot and instantly killed in a hotel at
Uvella. Ca. by lawyer from whom he
affanntinU IN hill BALD
wins widow and three children are at
Montgomery, Ala. and his mother, Mrs.
William H. Lloyd, now lives at Rome
City.
TRACTION ENGINE ExPLoDEs.
Col. A p Asbury, past commander of
the Indiana division of the Grand Army
of the Republic. was seriously injured
at his home yesterday at Farmersburg
when a traction engine blew up. Jacob
Hanger and Ace Hail. two workmen, re-
ceived severe bruises. The explosion
set fire to a barn owned by Bruce Fox,
a Farmersburg agent for the Terre
Haute Oil Company. and the barn was
destroyed.
AIDS TO CAPTURE EMPLOYE.
After having been traced to Logans-
port. Ind, by r. Roy Rigorish, his
former employer and druggist 202
North Illinois street, Indianapolis
| Charles Bowlin, clerk. was returned to
indianapolis yesterday and arrested by
Bicyclemen Hartsen and Coleman,
| charged with selling cocaine without a
prescription. BowIin's arrest followed
the filing of a John Doe" affidavit by
| Joseph 0. Knoeful of New Albany, Ind,
an inspector for the State Board of
| Pharmacy. The warrant was issued
and bicyclemen sent to the place TO
arrest the clerk. Rigorish, by mistake.
was arrested. Later he was released
and aided the police in fndin the guilty
party. Bowlin was released on bond
CROWD THREATENS NEGRO.
| William Hale, the colored man who
attempted to kill Alonzo Varnosdel of
| Columbus with a razor in jail was
| taken through a crowd of five hun
dred men and boys and placed on an
Iinterurban car yesterday by eight po-
llicemen. The sheriff then accompanied
him TO Jeffersonville, where he will
serve a sentence for receiving stolen
goods
Hale was arratgned for assault and
taken to prison and was bound over to
the grand jury
| The crowd which surrounded the jail
when he was removed made many
threats. but no efforts to take him from
the police.
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