The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-10
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self up to Miss Brooks could she ease
her conscience since she read in the
papers that she was wanted.
Miss Brooks took her over to the
place where she had roomed previous
10 her disappearance from the city
There she remained during the night
and this morning she accompanied
Miss Brooks TO Chicago, where she is
70 appear a witness before Coroner
Hoffman.
It is expected that she will tell all
she knows when some expert inquisi-
tors get hold OF her and play on her
fears. II is thought that she can shed
some light on the deaths of John
Messmaker and Esther Harrison
People from Gary and East Chicago
begin 10 figure in the revelations that
have followed the West Hammond
scandal The following stories make
It apparent that Frankie Ford" or
Mrs Ethel Parker. is probably re-
sponsible for the deaths of the two
people. just TIE TIMES has main
tanned from the very start
Kittie Clark. an inmate OF Henry
Foss dive in West Hammond at the
time OF the death of John Messmaker.
yesterday was found at ass Marshall
street. Gary She was living under
the name OF Van Horn
She was subpoenaed during the day
by Sergeant George Scrivner and
Coroner Joe Peonki to appear at the
inquest over the body of Messma ker
Tells Story of Deaths.
She told the following story Of the
death Of Esther Harrison and Mess
maker in the Foss place:
Three days before Esther died she
was taken sick went TO her room
and she told me she was suffering ter
rible pain and asked me to call DR.
Van Blank In East Chicago. l went
downstairs and told Frankie Ford
She said: I'll FIX her. and went up
stairs short time afterwards she
came down and I asked frankie how
Esther was. She said she was better
Later I went up and asked Esther how
she felt and she said. feel better
now. frankie gave me a shot in the
arm The next day Esther was III
and she went to East Chicago anc
stayed all day
on July 1S frankie and some Of tn,
girls went up 10 Esther's room EstheI
sat in chair and dozed all the time
Every once In while she would wax,
up with a jerk. I saw three or fou
needle marks on Esther's arm near tn
shoulder. frankie Went into Esther.
room three or four times that night
Find Harrison Girl Dead.
The next morning the cook, Lull
Epple. told me to 20 upstairs tina
something awful was the matter Wit
Esther. he and l went up and I look
ed at Esther and said. she Is dead
Lulu answered, That is what
thought when we came down an
told Foss he said to keep quiet abou
II. All the girls said Esther had bee
given too much dope by frankie.
One morning before her deaf
Esther sitting at the breskfas
table with me and Foss told Esthe
not to pay any attention to Frank
Ford frankie was a dope fiend an
she used always to be apologizing 70
things she said or did
Esther once told me she never ha
used any dope and never would A
the girls knew Esther did not US
dope
Tells of Messmnker Death.
The morning Messmaker died. Cal
RE Arnold came TO my room and sal
maker
Carrie later told me Frankie ha
told her on the quiet she had give
Messmaker three or four shots
dope during the night Later. Frank
came into my room told her Fo
was sore at her because she and Mes
maker had made so much racket II
night before. Judge Green's wife we
by and heard the noise. and told IL