The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18
Find INJuREp woMAN.

SUFFERING from severe scalp wound
but unable to tell how she received it.
a woman who gave the name of Mrs.
Kate Drake was found in a room on
the third floor of a tenement house at
Alb South New Jersey street, Indianap-
oils. yesterday at noon and was taken
to the City Hospital. The wound is be-
Iieved to have been suffered earlier in
the day. To Bicyclemen Long and
Sheridan. who began an investigation,
the woman gave the name OF White.
She was under the influence of liquor.
EXPLORE CAVE. FIND STREAM.
While Harry Gillaspy OF Hope and a
number of other young men OF the
neighborhood were In cave on the
farm of Frank SPOTS, near Hope,
where they went In search of two dogs
which entered the cave and never came
out, they discovered a river, or big
stream. the existence Of which was
not known
They took with them a ball of binder
Irvine. one end of which they fastened
on at the mouth of the cave and when
all of the Irvine had about been paid
out they came upon a big rock. which.
when rolled away, disclosed an en-
trance to an apartment, heretofore un-
explored and 1t was in this department
that they found the river or stream.
TAKEN ON FORGERY CHARGES.
Cletha Shaw, formerly in the general
merchandise business in Nineveh, near
Franklin is under arrest in ST. Helena.
Ore. on a charge of forgery. 1t is al
legged that he forged his fathers name
to papers by which he obtained 5000
from an Indianapolis firm. The sheriff
has gone to ST. Helena to bring him
back for trial.
REFUSES TO HAVE THEM DRAPED.
| Corporal Bailey of the Richmond
army recruiting station, has refused
William Craig, a former member of the
navy. admission into the army because
f., of two nude women Craig has tattooed
on each of his sides. Bailey told Craig
| II he would consent to have the figures
draped he would take him into Uncle
Sans service. but Craig fatty refused
Craig il described by Bailey as q walk
ing picture gallery human rain
bow. On the mans chest 10 tattooed q
large map of the United States: on his
back are three battle ships and the
American coat of arms twining abou,
his legs are the figure of rattle snakes
while knives are tattoed the soles
of his feet.
STARTS BLAZE. THEN REPENTS.
Tired of life. John Gay, a prisoner in
the County jail, at Wabash. attempted
to take his life yesterday, when he ses
FIRE to a pile of magazines which he
placed beneath his cot. Just the
flames had gained good headway Gay
decided he wanted to live. however.
and gave the alarm. Other prisoners
succeeded in attracting the attention OF
the sheriff, who unlocked the cell
dragged the partly unconscious mar
out and extinguished the blaze.
FAIL TO WORK SWINDLE.
Joe ballard Is years old. and Dicl
Kirby, alias James Mcclure, 19 year.
old, are alleged to have tried to swindl,
several business houses at Lafayette to
day. They came from Delphi yester
day and went to the American Nationa
Bank, where they deposited IS. The,
then changed the figures in their banl
book from So to $50 and afterwart
went to several stores and tried to ge
checks cashed, showing their banl
! book which seemed to prove that the.
had $50 on deposit. They were arreste,
while boarding a wabash train. 1t i
said they succeeded in working tn
swindle In Loganpsort Tuesday for $25
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