The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-12

his interests there, and with $1,000
boarded a train for Peru. Relatives I
Macy have not yet receivd any word |
from him. On investigation. it has been
learned that he did not put the money
in the Peru banks
HEARS FROM LONG ABSENT KIN.
A letter received tvuay ~ G.. B. Ash
ton of Laporte advised him that a
brother. whom he had mourned as dead
for thirty-six years. was a wealthy
business man in Oakland. Cal. The
brothers became separated when Simon
r. Ashton left for the West to find a
fortune. Trace of him was lost whea
he went to Alaska, where he accumu-
lated an immense fortune. The visit of
a Laporte man to Oakland and chance
meetin with Ashton resulted in the
breaking of the silence of years.
TWO INJURED by SWING.
A rotten rope swing in slaughter
house near Princeton is proving dis
astrous to the limbs of Princeton
youths. A few days ago Willie Funk.
10 years old. fell from it and fractureo
both arms. The rope was patched and
yesterday found another victim, Arve,i
Whiting, young son of former Sheriff
Whiting. who sustained a fracture of
| one of his arms and severe bruises
about the body. Both lads will recover.
but the career of the rope swing is
ended.
| PREFERS SUICIDE TO TRIAL.
| That he preferred to end his life rath-
err than be arraigned in Criminal ,oui ,
! for shooting his former sweetheart,
whom he believed had transferred her
affections, was the statement made in a
| note by John W. Creek. of Indianapolis.
who slashed his throat Saturday night.
1 after he went to the rooms of Mrs.
Catherine Green. 3l9k North Senate
avenue the woman in the case. and
found her absent. The note was found
lin Creeks pocket by the police. Creek
| wounded the woman twice when he
/ shot a her after quarrel in her apart
ments about FIVE months ago The
woman recovered and Creek was i'm
dicted for shooting with intent to xiii.
The trial is set for Oct. 5. After cut
ting his throat Creek staggered to the
Deaconess Hospital and was removed
later to the City Hospital, where he lies
at the point of death.
REFUSES TO TELL HIS NAME.
The lost Identity man. picked up in
Plainfleld five weeks ago and placed n
! jail at Danville. is out with new tsory
today 4 am tired of all this talk
!, about all of this talk about me being q
man of my stery' and lost identity and
, all that" he said. Il am now mentally
. as sound as any man. What is more.
know my rights and I going TO ge'
I. out of here. am being unlawfully de
tanned d know my name9 OF course
l do. j thought it all out two days ago
- L.
/ land also know my name" He refuse
b to tell his name, however. or to talk o
!. anything that he has recalled e
). memory. He will probably be tried oil
r an insanity charge.
). CoRsE SAVED wONAN.s LIFE.
q Several hours after she nau told tn
lpolice that none OF the three shots fire
a at her by her husband had taken effect
/, Mrs LYDIA Burns. of Indianapolis. 81
:, Fast Michigan street. while preparin!
: for bed. following the shooting affra
saturday night. found two bullets lodg
- ed between the steel stays of he
corset. Mrs Burns was at the home O
J her brother -in-law. Ella Berry. IL
West Ohio street. whore she went t
lspend the night When she reporte
1.-THE discovery to the police she said sh
lhad beenu navarro of the bullets be
Hcause they had not penetrated the fiesl
L The police say that the corset ur
tdoubtedly saved Mrs Burns life. Ha
| the bullets penetrated her body the
would have reached vital spot. III
husband Samuel Burns. who turned h
4 revolver on himself after he shot
Mrs Burns is in serious condition ;
the City Hospital, where he is undt
- guard The police did not know he ha
shot himself until after they had take
him to the City Prison.
g CREAMATEs 25 HOGS AND GRAZ,
Fire of an unknown origin yesterds
morning burned a large stock barn
OF the ia RIM of Joe Barker near Petersbul
as cremating twenty five head of hogs al
n destroying much grain and a stock