The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-08


amount of SIS were taken. He told
Chief of Police Poland that he destroy
ed the stamps. being afraid to dispose
of them.
He has disclosed the hiding place OF
seven sets of siiverware. taken from
stores and dwellings twelve broken
sets and a one-horse wagon load OF
hardware cutlery. revoivers and cart
ridges.
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES.
Walter Gardner. of Elwood. who was
arrested there November 20 on a. charge
of cashing at the Howard National
Bank a forged check for $54, has
brought two suits for damages against
the bank. one for $4,000 for malicious
prosecution and one for $1,000 for false
imprisonment. Gardner was tried In
the Howard circuit court In December
and acquitted. He brought into the
court witnesses who testified that at
the time the check was cashed Gardner
was on train en- route from kokono
TO Newcastle. The bank teller who
cashed the check testified that Gardner
was the man to whom he paid the mon
ey. Gardner spent two weeks in Jail.
The afidavit charging him with for
gerry was nled by detectives employed
by the Indiana Bankers Association.
PEPPER CAUSE or, DIVORCE.
Frank w. Smith, of Indianapolis,
who says his wife, Nora T. Smith. sat-
urated his underwear. and socks with
cayenne pepper. has obtained q divorce
in superior court, Room l. Judge
Orbison, In granting. the divorces ord
cred the plaintiff to pay t1.l5o alimony
to Mrs. Smith. Smith at1o alleged thai
his wife attempted to Use butcher
knife on him and that she struck him
with a milk bottle.
BOY KILLS PLAYMATE.
Following quarrel over the posses
sion Of a sled last night. Oscar Tharp.
age twelve. and Earl Thompson, OF
Afuncie. the same age. engaged in
fight, during which Tharp struck
Thompson In the head with a piece OF
coal, injuring the lad so badly that he
died this morning. The skull was frac-
tured and hemorrhage of the brain fol-
lowed.
Tharp was taken to the police head
quarters soon after his victim died ami
is being held there pending inquiry.
Tharp is heartbroken, and says ms
had no intention of seriously injurinK
Thompson. who was a friend and play
mate
Thompson died in the arms of tho
boy who had slain him. Tharp remain
ing at the bedside OF Thompson until
the end.
Tharp is the stepson OF William,
Tharp, a glass worker. and his victim
is the son of VIII Thompson, who tis
now employed at Marion
DIC GRAVES WITH DYNAMITE.
Dynamite is being used at Milford to
dig graves In the cemetery The
ground is frozen to a depth of four
feet. The sexton of the Warsaw GENE
terry is thawing out the ground for
graves by using a plumbers steam. out
Mt. The earth is frozen 70 hard that .
pick and spade make little impression
on 1t.
DEMOCRATIC DOG CROWS.
/ Noble Stallings. living at New Har-
mony has dog that initiates the crow
! ing or q rooster so closely that It IS
hard to detect the difference. when
| the dog was only few weeks old he
began to take notice Of the Growing Of
roosters early In the morning and he be
| gan to initiate them. 1t is not an un.
common sight to see Mr.. Staliinr's dog
! go into the barnyard and rear back on
his hind legs, throw his head back and
paving the air with his front feet make
a noise like rooster. One passing by
the house and not seeing the dog would
think 1t was a real rooster Growing.
The imitation of the dog sounds like
the genuine article. Mr.. Stallings says
his dog is Democrat
Il WHY ARE YOU NOT A TINEs