The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-08
SHOCKING
STREET SCENE

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official position as a pres reporter and
"a teacher in the public night schools.
With her husband she came to Ham
mond at the beginning of the 1912
term of school. Prior to that Mr.. Till
man was in the faculty OF the Lebanon
high school where he had established
the department of science Mrs. Till
man was twenty eight years of age
She was born on the fifteenth of Febru-
airy, 1885.
WILL PROSECUTE DRIVER.
The team which ran wild causing the
fatality had been left to stand in front
OF the Heimke grocery store 230 State
street. They ran away but did not be-
come wild until at the corner of State
and Oakley they swerved suddenly.
! frightened at Mrs. Tillman was
crossing from the west side of Oakley
avenue to the east when caught half
way between curbs. She was knocked
to the pavement and dragged for a
few feet and then. falling PROSTATE.
the wagon passed over her. At the
time Mrs. Elizabeth Daugherty was
walking towards the corner from the
north. She barely escaped.
| HAD A PRESENTMENT.
| Mrs. Tiliman was lifted from under
the wagon by Mrs. Daugherty and a
man. whose name is not obtainable. Mrs.
Tillman died in the arms of the woman,
who not until today. learned her identi-
| ty. 1t develops that Mrs. Tiiiman and
Mrs. Daugherty were once acquainted
at Rensselaer,. the 1atter's home town.
That Mrs. Daugherty did not recognize
the other during the minutes following
of her mind. Mrs. Tillman was carried
into a nearby drug store. She was
pronounced dead by doctor and taken
Ito Stewards morgue in the police pa
troll
HAD A PREsENTIMENT.
| At the home of Lewis L. Daugherty
1875 Logan street the house wife said
that her guest. Mrs. Elizabeth Daugh-
erty had told of having a presentimen'
learly yesterday which kept her from
keeping an appointment In Chicago
She said" Mrs. Daughtery told a re-
lporter, that she saw a commotion, a
crowd. and gained the impression thai
someone had been hurt. She was to
have taken the nine o'clock train or
the Erie for Chicago on which friends
were travelling. Thought in good
health and spirits her feeling of dread
had held her back. At twenty minutes
Iof four she started for town to shop
and q few minutes later had narrow
escape from death"
HAS HAD DIRE EXPERIENCES.
Mrs. Elizabeth Daugherty is a widow
who has spent the last few years OF
her life travelling. She states that /.
has been her lot to see tragic sights
land have narrow escapes, especially
while travelling by railorad. II have
been in number of disastrous
wrecks" she said.
ON WAY TO POSTOFFICE.
Mrs. Tillman was on her way to the
ipostoffice when the runaway horses
charged upon her Tillman was walt,
ling at Central school for her compan,
to a supper In the Russell stree
methodist church. She was in the bes
of health and spirits.
Mrs. Daugherty. the most reliabl.
witness owing to the fact that sh'
watched Mrs. Tillman every minute
states that the team did not run Wild,
down State street. Mrs. Ti1Iman il
turn had her attention cenrered on !
Icouple of children who were crossing
the street and appeared in danger. TIL.
team forged ahead and turned at tn.
corner giving no one chance L
escape. An active man would hav'
probably been caught under the sam,
conditions.
COMPANY Makes INQUIRIES.
officer James frost secured the ar
rest of the driver. John Gehrke. ant
has sufficient witnesses to convict hin
of violating a city ordinance. The In
lander and SLENDER company toda,
made inquiries into the case. Publ,
sentiment demands that the careless
- - ~ l,tx all To-
lists cease. Officers have been instruct
ed to rigidly enforce the traffic laws,
matter In which the chief of police II
particularly strict.
The police were at loss for mean
of Identification after the body hat
been removed to the morgue. purs
containing Mrs. Tillman's card wa
found however in the rear of A. f
Kepert's drug store where 1t had beeI
taken together with an umbrella be
longing to her.
III Someone recognized the wavy brow
hair. still beautiful in death. she is
teacher in the night school, the part,
told the police. There can be no mis-
take, the hair Identifies her"
CALL ON SECRETARY.
III Miss Bertha Hansen, secretary to c
NJ. Mcdaniel at the board of education
was called by police sergeant Borcher'
She hurried to the rnorgue and recog
nized Mrs Tillman at once
THE TINES was on the street by tina
time carrying q bulletin of the acct
ldent When the news became genera
scores of friends hurried to do wha
lthey could in consoling and aiding NJ
. Tillman. The flowers that were take
Ito Stewards morgue today are mos
beautiful and profuse. At the service
this morning the chapel was packe
with members of the Womans Clul
teachers and other friends
DIR. Chidlaw. deputy coroner viii hoi
Ian inquest at four o'clock Monda,
jOther witnesses are Fred Siiger an