The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-27
Police and Federal Officers
Nab Thirsty HOOsiers In
Thrilling Scene Near
State Line.
WARNER AND
Lutte SHINE

~ lei life clicked merriiy into repl
* life last Saturday afternoon In
q - Hammond when the Rothacker
Film Co. Of Chicago arranged with
Chief Of Police Peter Austgen to stage
Al the state Line . whiskey- -bIockadc
running scene
The camera men got a taste of the
biggest BIT Of excitement ever seen ava
the Hammond police after q thrilling
chase captured liquor galore. nabbinr
AishaHaka and South Bend men v;-h
booze by the wholesale as a result
-FOUR ARE CAPTURED
The net results were the shooting of
some OF the most exciting scenes e.-er
depicted on the screen. wholesale con
dsearon Of liquor and the following ar-
rests.
Theo. vanderhout, Mishawaka. pro
prietor Of a soft drink parIor
julius vanderhout, rs son
Blazs szylsH, 713 Durham St So
Bend
Adam Scha6er, Hammond
THTs Is THE SCENARIO
The arrest Of the Vanderhouts came
after the most determined escape has
been made by the blockade runners and
the most exciting motorcycle chase
through the crowded streets Of Ham
mond ever seen in the city.
The funniest episode Of the afternoon
was the arrest of Schaner. The old man
got off a street car to see the excite
ment and ran into the arms ot Cap
strong and Officer Cordua. In his arms
was a package
What have YOU there asked the
Captain,
ARRANGED PoE MUSIC.
Just a little Whiskey and a Nictrolz
record" said Schafer. He told the truth.
He had two quarts Of liquor and pa
triotic reoord-"My Country Tis Of Thee
Sweet Land Of Liberty. don
voce, as they lead him to the police
station.
Chief Austsen received represento-
tives of the Rothacker company on Fri
day. They asked permission TO nlu
bootlegsing arrests on Indianapoit :
boulevard en- Saturday afternoon AID
with the hope Of spreading the new $
broadcast that the Hammond authoritlas
were death on whiskely blockade run
ucrs.
IT WAS QUITE A PARADE
Chief Austgen consented to stag a
scene at the state Line The chic
with Capt Strong. the police patrol 4
squad of officers. [. S. CommIssfoncr
Chas. Surprise. Federal Agent George
Green and TINES reporter vent out p
put on the show for the camera men.
A thrilling capture was being faxed
at the State Line Frank II kirchrnsn ~
the Rothacker camera man. vas clicking
away yards of celluloid. showing the
stopping of an auto its search the
booze, the arrests, the patrol oTicsrs
etc before gathering whom
= Ford truck held up with other ma
chimes nomentarilv until the scene wss
completed left the boulevard and start
ID down dirt road 10 double up ba,
into Illinois
wARNER AND Lutte GET HrM
The driver evidently smelled burning
? Gsb Motorcycle Police Warner and
Lutte started to head of the truck whose
driver finally halted.
"Whatcha eot in the truek. said
( Warner. and began to search CarefuIlv
camoudaged beneath the load were about
ii hundred quarts of liquor The driver
was Blaza Szylski OF South Pend ne
I was arrested and the delighted camera
/ man worked his arm of.
All at once A beautiful enclosed
/ limousine with q hoy AZ The wheel sho.
ont off The waiting autos.
he WAS SOME DRIVER
/ 1t went into thc ditch like a flash pa
the outfit and at flyer speed was half q
mile away with the cut-out roaring be-
4 fore Warner and Lutte could set going
on their machine. Then as pretty a
chase took place as could be devised
Down indianapolis boule7 ard. Sbehicl5
avenue On Lake George bouievard the
! dying auto sped The lad 2 the vhecl
drove like = demon and the big car got
/ INTO ITammond's crowded streets before
! lContInuod On NC threaA