The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-24
RAILROADS ARE ASKING QUICK DECISION ON PETITION
HAMMOND
POLICE PUT
IN BUSY DAY

W UUOI UHI
AS the merry month Of May swings
IL a close Chief Peter Austgen's men
at Hammond Central station are kept
en- the Jump. During the past -
hours few stories were told at police
headquarters and the pinochle pack lay
undisturhed,
Fifteen gallons of whiskey were
seized when Detectives Einslie and
Singer and Officers Fandrei and King
visited the residence at $50 Sheffield
avenue. after police had gotten tip
that Adam Stanek, l0s Dearborn
street was UP to his old tricks. the
same for which recently he did time.
THE BOYS WE'RE BUSY
Along with Stanek. police arrested
j ohm Gabrys. charged with operating
blind pig The boys who had been
whooping it up for some time in
dulgng in continuous reyelry
brought about through ltbaticns Of IL
qucr imported by the wagon load were
gathered in a back room when Ems
lie knocked at the door. The detec-
lives were held at bay until Einshe
succeeded in clubbing vicious bull
dog.
Pclice believe they have a line on
some of the conspirators in the mill
lion dollar liquor ring which has
been asitating the Chicago police de-
partment for some time
SAID HE WAS HELD Up
While the raid was stiH n progress
the quiet Of police headquarters was
4 sudden stor outside the door. In
rushed John Weber. AS summer street.
with i've beer robbed Captain Rim
bach looked him over then said PRO
ceed"
1T was like this began Weber. and
blushed slightly as he said. we were
out in our car. she and ]. you know.
and We had reached a point on Madi-
son Avenue, just south OF Saxony ave.
nue.. when suddenly small black
Dodge car loomed UP from behind
swung round in front of US. and FIVE
masked men jumped out They forced
me to get cut and shell over gold
watch. bearing my initials. J W.
and $50 in cash I got back into the
car and here We are"
Were the men armed7" asked Cap
tain Rimbach-
yes" said Weber. each Of them
had a revolver and when the thing was
over they drove south"
LEFT HER POCkETBOoK
The phone in the police station rang.
yes. this is IS Hammond police sta
ton. answered Night Sergeant Kunz
Ny. my what an unlucky number.
came ever the wire. say this j. J. w.
Fhilph 1s1 Michigan avenue. This af-
ternoon my wife she went out to a
neighbors and left a pocketbook with
$50 in It lying on the table. When
she came back the pocket book and
money was gone. can you beat it, No
she didn't mislay it and ant seen
any tramps around and the kids didn
take Ill Aint il some mystery how
monev disappears these daysa Good
bvr
JrDGE KIoTZ IN ACTION
Things were almost quiet again
when the auto patrol returned from a
hurry-up call and officer Lutte stag
gered into the station with a young
cyclone under his arm This, says
Lutte. "is the original bad man Bih
Hart could take lessons from our
friend here. r. L. Mcintyre. OF Gin
| cinnati
1t developed that Mcintyre had en-
tered the c. & o. round house waving
gun and threatening 10 shoot up the
place. He almost succeeded when he
was over powered. This morning in
the CITY court Judge Klotz fined him
$50 and costs for carrying concealed
weapons
FREE-FoR-ALL FIGHT
The phone rang again. j was a
box call. Send the wagon quick" "
SAYS officer Reckler on the other end
When the patrol returned i brought
in Paul croak aged 26 years. IS Sib-
Icy street Paul and some 20 other
young bloods had been engaging in a
-for-all fght at the corner of Sib-
lev and Oakley streets. It was an
ether gang feud. Paul viii be ar
raigned tomorrow morning IN the City
court on a charge OF disorderly con
duct
In their spare moments the police
discussed an accident which happened
earlier IN the evening and which viii
deprive a hoky-poky man of his liveH-
hood
WHAT HAPPENED TO TOW
Tom Simingis an elderly Greek
parked his little push-cart containing
peanuts. pop corn. candies and ice
creams. in front OF the Majestic hotel
on Holman street In front Of him
stood a big car belonging g. Otto Diet
rich .2o9 truman street The big SAT
shielded the little yellow push-cart
from the chilling winds which began
to blow in from the lake. Tom was
tired after a hard day travelling the
streets He sat down behind his lit
tie wagon. Someone got into the auto
ahead. There was a whirr, grind and
the car shot backwards. Tom was
dashed beneath one Of the wheels of
his cart as it passed over him. His
wagon was smashed and all the deli
! cacies that entice the tooth Of youth
were sent flying about the street. Tom
was badly injured but managed 10
get TO his room in the Maine hctel.
DOCTORS. DID YOU:
The talk in the station dwindled The
telephone rang again. This IS officer
He-rIbeck at Robertsdale. Thieves
tried to get into the home of John
Dynbeck at 523 119th street. about an