The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-06-25

Sargent will he held on a similar and
separate count for every one OF the
known dead The bail hxed by law is
81 900. II separate bail is asked for
each count Sargent bond WIN be pro-
hibitiVe-S 100000. Such procedure is
not considered likely but ~ case IL IS
taken viii be objected TO by McFadden
who stated he would argue the unrea-
condolences OF it with the court
The coroner FLASHED with Attorney
McFadden again today AFTER Sargent
had been dismissed as a witness
why did YOU attempt TO take this
man Sargent from the police at Cary
this morning." demanded Green or Nc
Fadden. The attorney for the Michigan
Central has objected TO having Sargent
handled as a prisoner. claiming that
the road stood good for his appearance.
Under the circumstances. with nearly
sixty lives needlessly sacrificed. the
coroner has demanded that both Sargent
and Fireman Klauss be held in Gus
tody
Prosecutor Hunter stated today that
in all probability Sargent viii not be
called before Judge Dunn for g pre-
Iiminary hearing but the charge or
granddaughter viii be fled direct i'm tHe
superior court. Meantime Attorney Nc
Fadden is preparing bail for Sargent
and stated that writ or habeas corpus
will be asked to liberate Fireman Klauss
from the Hammond police station where
he is held under orders # the coroner.
Sargent Was Doing.
Testifying at the inquest. Conductor
Louis Johnson of the troop train. to-
day stated that Immediately following
the wreck he sought Sargent and said:
He said. Tt is
II said what was the natter"
He said. / was doing asleep
witnesses today were z r Burgess.
the fireman OF the troop train whose
place was taken by KLAUS a Michigan
city on the trip from Detroit westward
that fateful night: W. II. Jackson.
brakeman; Sergeant Of Police. John
Hunz; Captain Of Police Ben Strong.
Undertaken F. J. Burns and William
Klineman. an undertakers assistant
in the employ Of Nicholas Emmerling-
+. F. Burgess stated that Sargent
operated the engine az he did custo-
marily that night as far Michigan
City. jackson. brakeman on the troop
train, said that after the wreck he saw
Fireman KLAUS who appeared dazed.
and thinking he was injured. advised
that he go in one OF the coaches and
lie down. Conductor Johnson said that
Sargent appeared normal when he talk
cd to him while the train was standing
at Michigan City.
The only way 7 knew the accident
could be caused was that Sargent had
died at the throttle or was asleep.
said Johnson.
Deputy Coroner Green then brought
up another matter.
! The Lake County Times last night
bad a piece which indicated that some
lives might have been saved II they
had reached the hospital sooner" said
Green. L want to show whether ev-
erything was done that could be done
which I know IS a fact"
Sergeant Of Police John Kunz was
called TO the stand. He testified that
he had telephoned F J. Burns. an IN
dertaker TO send his ambulance TO
Ivanhoe. but al that time did not know
how bad the wreck was. and that Burns
had replied that his ambulance was
IN Chicago being repaired Later Kunz
Called Burns and told him to take his
hearse 70 the Michigan Central depot
70 meet a train.
Captain Of Police Sen Strong testi-
red that he arrived 1t the Michigan
Central depot just as Burns was leav-
ing with ambulance and that he
told Burns had a dead body in the am
buiance- Questioned by Green. Strong
admitted he did not know whether
Burns had an ambulance or hearse.
II found an injured girl IN the ca
hoose." said Strong. He denied seeing
"Billy" Klineman. Enmerling' assist
ant
on the stand Burns substsntiated
the testimony OF Kunz and said that
y hen he was called first did not know
there had been q had wreck but merely
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