The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-27
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SACRIFICES LIFE TO SAVE CHILD.
Searchers at o'clock yesterday
morning succeeded in recovering the
charred bodies OF Otto KLEIN and his
little son Dwight, age three. from the
ruins of fire which destroyed the
KLEIN general store and home at Swan
Noble county. twenty miles north OF
FIT. Wayne, at IL o'clock Thursday
night, and cost the lives of two persons
KLEIN, with his wife and seven chill
dren. occupied living paartments above
the store. The fire was burning fierce
ly before 1t was discovered. and. as
members of the family fed from the
building. It was found that the little
son was missing. The father rushed
back into the blazing building after
the child, but before he could get out
the roof caved In, burying father and
| son in the flames.
SAYS JUROR WAS DRUNK.
Charging that John o. Bowyer, OF
Logansport, one of the jurors who
found him guilty of man-slaughter,
was drunk. and slept at different
periods in the trial of the case Sam
uel A. Michael, slayer of Levi Pip
pinger, through his attorney. Senator
Frank NJ. Kistler, filed a motion for a
new trial, yesterday. Michael. in his
affidavit, which was made a part of
| the motion, also charged that Charles
English. foreman, left the jury room
and telephoned unknown persons twice
while the jury was celebrating. that
Thomas Collins, another juror, some
time prior to the trial. said to b f.
Campbell. Michael is guilty and ought
to hang
/ He also charges that william T.
Shafer. the court bailif. was summoned
| by the jury, after IT had been out over
Itwenty-four hours, and was requested
to ask Judge John S. Larry IL he would
receive report, as the jury was I'M
| able to agree, and that, on returning,
Shafer shook his head and said mo, =
and told the jurors that II they did not
decide quickly they would have to re-
main there until o'clock the next
morning.
HITS FLv RRAEEss LEG.
Charles w. Lanvermeyer. age thirty
seven. of Clay township near Lawrence
burg, who has been confined to his bed
for three years with paralysis, acct
dentally broke his left leg near the
knee He was attempting to strike a
fly that was bothering him. when he
fell to the floor. It was be necessal ,
to amputate the leg.
CHILD CROSSING SEA ALONE.
From Christiania. Norway. to Con-
nersvil1e is the long trip child only
four years old is making alone. Mar
lgaret LaRoche. daughter CT Ludwicl
LaRoche. OF Connersviie. started or
her Journey two days ago, and is ex-
lpected here in about two weeks.
Ludwick LaRoche, a landscape gard
ener, the father Of the child left hi:
home in Christiania. Norway. clever
months ago. He obtained employment
: with a firm of landscape gardeners II
indianapolis. and was planning TO brins
his wife and his little daughter TO Con
nersvflle when his wife died suddenly
about six months ago.
The daughter stayed with friends
i but the father wished for her always
and she for him. He could not maxi
the voyage to Norway after her. an
there was no opportunity for her t
come to America with friends. The
father moved to Connersville. where h
! has distant relatives. and after consul
tation with them he decided to have nj