The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-19
MANY ARE
ARRESTED
IN "a HRS.
All Manners Of Offenses Are
Brought To Attention
OF Department

Hammond police in the last "a hours
put in one Of the busiest days in the
history Of the department.
william Prince. aged Il years. 7l6
State line street. created mild excite
rnent in a local store Saturday night
when he returned for the second time
during the day to cash a bogus"
check
ELS SECOND VISIT
Earlier in the afternoon he had se-
cured SIS from the cashier On his
second visit he was nabbed by Detec-
tive s. Singer of Hammond Central sta
ton The boy IS said to be an old
violator He told police he cashed the
checks to get money to spend after
handing over his weekly kases to his
father. He will be sent to the reform
school 4 companion OF Princes,
Maurice Conley. arrested at Lake Front
park is held awaiting hearing. Conley
vas found with a SIS forged check in
his pocket.
BREAKs PAROLE
Jerry Tul. colored former inmate Of
Michigan City penitentiary, will be re-
turned there today. He was arrested
yesterday at his home. 525 Arnes street,
on request ofs the prison warden. who
says Tuu broke his parole. Six years
Of an original eight-year sentence Tor
grand larceny faces Jerry.
Joseph Strysla- 1927 Fir street. In
diana Harbor. arrested at Gostlin and
Holman streets, as plain drunk. was
fined SIS in the city court this morn
ing He had over s125 In his pockets
when arrested. Ny weekly wages" said
Joe He Is a machInlSt.
rRRsArENs SOME CUTTING
Nike SnalIey, 525 Kenwood avenue
who threatened TO cut out the heart Of
an H B. special agent. was fined SIS
this morning on a charge OF being drunk
and dlsorderly. His pen knife and
bottle Of raisin whisky were taken away
from him.
CONSUMERS STORE ROBBED
Smashing the plate glass window of
the Consumers store. 1sS State street,
early yesterday morning. thieves entered
the grocery and stole 1925. which they
found in the cash register. A bag con-
tanning SIS slipped under the DASH
register escaped notice of the robbers.
w. r. Gledhul. 945 Columbis avenue,
feels peeved because robbers, who en-
tered his garage stole cheap $40 bi-
cycle and passed up a perfectly good
four passenger "hivver'
WHAT DRINK DOES
Bill Thomas Of Robertsdale. Saturday
night. after imbibing too freely Of the
flowing bowl, managed 10 reach tele-
phone at Lake George Inn and getting
Chief of Police Peter Austgen on the
wire told him a few things. What he
said about the police department IS un-
printable. The chief hung UP. but Bill
was persistent and called again. This
time Sergeant Kunz took down the re-
ceiver 1t got so hot from Bilrs con-
versation Kunz had TO hang up.
rzoUaRT HE HAD A DRAG
At the police station Bill sobbed and
sobbed Call up Mayor Brown. Call
UP Mayor Schrage Call UP the Whiting
police chief. got some dras-you
guys can't keep me here" cried Bill. He
was booked as drunk. disorderly and for
profanity. He will be arraigned July "a.
Warner Sutherland 1864 Myrtle ave
nue. accused Of being drunk. disorderly
and resisting an officer. viii be ar
rsigned July "a IN the city court. He
denies all the charges. He vas released
on bonds of 500.
Philipp Cunacon. 541 Morton avenue
charged with violating the speed law.
was hned s11 in the city court.
CHILD DISAPPEARS
Leaving note at her home s61 Calu-
met avenue, saying that she couldn't
live any longer with her step mother
whom she asserted was prosecuting
her little II year old. Edna Prietz dis
appeared Saturday night. Police were
asked by the father. Walter Prietz. 70
locate the girl She found this
morning at the home Of a friend at
2Ss Sibley street. The child probably
will be turned over TO the care of ju-
venile authorities.
FoR A NEW COP
Word from Springfield. Mass. TO Chief
Austgen. stating that the long awaited
motorcycle is at last on the way here
and should arrive the latter part Of the
week. has started speculations as to
the rider Who will be selected as Ham
mond's third motor cop?
whose haxen haired, dimpled 7-year-
old boy Is AZ s5 Doty street? The chap
wandered into the Doty street home yes
terday
RACINE PARTIES STOPPED
Four trucks loaded with Chicago pic
nic parties were captured yesterday on
Calumet boulevard Two Of the trucks
contained high officials of metropolitan
department stores. The drivers were
each assessed bonds Of s25 for appear
ance today. NSpne Of them showed up
TRAFFIC HELD UP
Traffic over Holman and State
streets was held UP for more than half
an hour at downtown railroad crossings
late Sunday evening when long freight
train was rendered immovable by al
legged striking switchmen. The train
was moving slowly south. When the
locomotive had reached a point south Of
the Erie depot. strikers are said TO
have run in between cars and openinE :
the angle cocks forced the train to stop.
Employees of the railroad finally man
aged to repair the air break the whole
length Of the train.