The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-23

NJ. Davis of Boonviile and Attorney
Caleb Lindsey, for the defense. it seems
certain that the trial of William Lee.
accused of numbering his father. mother
and brother Aug. "a, at their home IN
Boonyine, will proceed in the Wander
burg Circuit Court today, according 70
the docket. Both attorneys say they
are ready. The state has summoned
ninety-one witnesses and the defense
thirty-five.
White Judge Spencer overruled the
motion of Lees counsel for dismissal
of the indictments against him. because
they include three murders as one act
in a single count of the indictment, At
terney Lindsey says he expects to con-
tinue the fight on that technicaiity.
4. FEAR HIGH WATER.
! While the water in the wabash River
ircceded several inches yesterday the ice
jam still assumes a threatening ap-
ptarance and veteran rivermen say that
when the break comes much DANA ges
will result Another gorge has formed
between the Main and Brown street
/ bridges and the gore south of Lafayette
!, is now more than twenty feet high.
Near the soldiers home the ice has COW
! cred the lowlands and the west side
levee is also mass OF ice cakes be-
tweent the two bridges.
RESUME WORK IN MINE.
No 20 mine at Linton will work to-
day for the first time in FIVE weeks.
since the burning of the engine room.
Machines will be run at night and pow
er will be supplied from boiler at
vandalia No 81. an adjacent mine All
punching machines at No. 20 will be
discontinued for a while and the men
viii do pick work.
STRUCK BY TRAIN.
Ira Jacobson, of Decatur. 80 years old
an Erie brakeman. met with an accident
which proved fatal, death following one
/ hour and fifteen minutes later from q
badly crushed skull. He had just
finished coupling and stepped back or
the main track to signal Ego ahead
when he was struck by an bound
passenger train and thrown under his
own train. a distance of ten feet. He
was a resident Of Huntington, Ind.
COURT REFLECTS ACTORS PLEA.
Judge Blair of Shelbyville has refuse
to appoint receiver for the oscar Cool
Stock Company. now playing with ths
Lillian Maxwell Stock Company at ths
city opera house. The petition vss fl.
ed by H. I. Ford. an actor who had bee
, discharged by Mr.. Cook at indianapolis
because of intoxication. After films
suit for s225 and for the naming of Z
, lrtceiver. Ford wrote a letter to Shelby
Vile stating he was sorry for the wa,
he had acted. but he appeared at tn.
hearing. 1t is likely the case will b
dismissed. as 1t appears Ford is entities
to only $3.50 from the company.
RI ExO.ERAT=nD FROM BLAME.
3 Coroner Albright. of Anderson, afte
! finishing the hearing of evidence in TIN
] inquest of the death of Floyd Swim
: fcrd. the elevator man who was crush
ed TO death last week when the eleva
1 exonerated every one of blame in III
e matter Lindner. who yesterday wa
5 overcome with grief and unable to tall
lcoherently about the case. gave hi
Testimony to the coroner today.
4 He said that he entered the corrido
d o. the Union building while the eleva
tor man was sitting on the steps lead
ling to the second floor. He said h
1 joked with Swinford for a minute an
they entered the car. rema king that n
| was in hurry to get to work III
said he sat on the operators stool an
lleaned slight against the mechanism
l when the car suddenly shot upward
ilThe next instant. he said. Swinford ha
Ifeaped half way into the car and hi
lbody caught against the first floor wit
a a sicse ping thud.