The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-13

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avenue and clark Road on the outskirts
Of Cary late yesterday afternoon. in
which the high powered Gary police
Hudson car was riddled with bullets.
one highwayran was shot to death.
one was captured and the third made
! mis- escape into the dense woods. The
voNce officers had a thrilling escape
from injury
LOOKING FOE sT1cKUPs
Tor months. members Of the Gary
rolice department ard county authori-
-es have been securing the outskirts
il the city on the lonely roads leading
INTO Gary for the highwaymen who
have been sticking up" the dozens Of
autoists. taking their money and val
ables and causing reign OF terror
to automobile drivers. But UP until
esterday the police were not awarded
for their efforts.
It was shortly after 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon that a call CAME into
ne police station that there were three
suspicious looking negroes lettering
around the vicinity Of 25th avenue and
-4ark Road ara the big Hudson car.
manned Win squad OF a half dozen
officers were dispatched TO the scene.
some blocks from where the negroes
had been seen, Officers Diehl, Peterson
and Roamer left the machine to scour
the woods and the car driven by Chauf-
feur salzman with Plainclothesman
Bogardus at his. side and Sam John
ston in the rear seat. went south, then
north on Dearborn street to 25th ave.
and east to CLARK Road.
NEGROES OPEN TIRE
At 25th avenue and Clark Road they
spfed the three negroes and Salznan
pulled the Hudson up along side OF
them. Two Of the colored highway
men pulled revolvers and opened fire
riddling the machine with bullets, the
officers having a miraculous escape
nth their lives Acting on an instant
Salznan Jumped from the wheel OF the
auto 10 the ground and showed his re
volver into the pit Of the stomach OF
he third bandit who failed TO draw
his gun. Salzn.an's sun was then emp
~ and he took desperate chance as
the gun Of the third highwayman was
loaded but IN his hip pocket.
In the meantime the other two high
waymen emptied their revolvers and
7arting. ran into the thick woods near
by. while the officers gave chase firing
at the fleeing colored men as they ran
They eluded the officers in the auto.
however, who hurriedly left to inform
the other three officers whole left the
machine three blocks away
FIND BANDIT CRAWLING
Officers Diehl. Peterson and Roamer
who had left the machine at 21st ave.
and Chase st. had travelled west through
the woods and were still securing the
thicket when OFFICER Roamer detected
one Of the bandits crawling along on
the ground.
With that he signaled to the other
two officers ana at about the same
time the bandit spied them Jumping
up he started to run and just he
whIzzed around and levelled his revol
yer to shoot. the three officers who had
called for him to halt fred at the
same time. The negro dropped to the
ground but by the time they reached
his side he was dead. The revolver
which he used was some distance away
Search was then continued for the third
bandit but on account Of the dense
woods was able to escape. 4 posse of
farmers had been formed by that time
and armed. they aided in the search.
In the police patrol the body of the
dead negro was brought TO Gary and
taken to a Gary morgue where an ef-
Fort is being made to Identify the body.
The prisoner taken by OFFICER Salzman
was booked as LIdden Smith. 1914 Mas
saehusetts st, and is being questioned.