The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-05
HAMMOND'S
WILD TIME
OVER FOURTH
One Killed Another Stabbed
And Four Are Hurt BY
Wild Skyrocket.
fBULLETrS.,

John H. Rebholx wns found on Burn
nigha, evidently struck down by a
vampire auto which speeded on an the
darkness after delivering the death
blow. Undertaken Burns, Of Ham
mond, picked up the almost ifeiess
body. and rushed him TO st. Margarcts
ospitaI, but death came before the
doctor could mid htri. He wnx staying
width a brother, Albert, in LnPorte.
Burial will tnkc place in Oak HiiI cent
ctery tomorrow, In charge of Burns.
The murdered man WINS 63 years of
aEe- He has NO other relatives In this
vicinity.
One man was killed. another wes
stabbed twenty times. and a family
of four persons were struck BY
Wild sky rocket IN the Fourth OF July
toll of accidents this year.
The dead:
TONY BIEDROS. 1853 Myrtle ave.
Robertsdale. Skull fractured. Died
on way to hospital.
The injured
FRANK MERRILL $50 Terrence
avenue. Hammond.
ELIZABETH MERRILL. same nd-
dress.
GEORGE MERRILL same address.
ARTHUR MERRILL. same address.
All burned severely by sky rocket
KOSTA sTAsOFF. 4sI Morton ave.
East Hammond Cut on body and
limbs twenty times. Expected to re-
cover.
Hammond was visited by q wave OF
accident. crime and an orgy Of care
lessness over the Fourth of July un
equaIed in the history OF the city.
Minor accidents caused from drunken
ness were reported from all over Ham
mond from Saturday night until early
this morning
Tony Riedron was the only one to
lose his life. dozen others had
narrow escapes from injury and death
On Lake George road an auto was driv
en- into the lake following an acci-
dent which involved three ears and
twice as many people. In East Ham
nnond little baby was the innocent
target for the revolver of a drink
crazed man. who fred scores Of shots
into houses.
Biedron was struck by the auto driv-
en- py E4QWdTQ o1dllEcs 40 EdSt Cldle
St. Hammond The accident occurred
on Sheffield ave. near 10th ST.. at
about 1850 O'Clock Saturday night.
Maitre was driving south on the ave.
and was blinded by lights from a north
bound car. He did not see Biedron.
who was walking in the street why
he did not use the sidewalk IS a mys-
terry.
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nc force, fracturing his skull The
injured man was picked up and taken
to Whiting drug store in the car
which hit him. After receiving first
aid he was rushed to q hospital, but
he died without regaining conscious
ness an hour after the mishap. The
body was taken to Baran's morgue-
Dr. E. x. Newton was called, but
could do little for the injured man.
Maitre was abso.ved from all blame.
as he was blinded by the lights ap-
preaching from the opposite direction,
and because the man was in the street
instead Of on he sidewalk.
The Merrill family were enjoying
the fireworks display at Harrison park
last night when q writhing. whirlingl
rocket. splitting FIRE and sparks. ran
amuck and whizzed into their machine
in which they were sitting The rec
ket burst as it entered. throwing balls
Of colorcd fire In all directions. Every
one in the car received severe burns,
but it is thought that they will not
result seriously.
DR., Miller attended the injured. The
car was sparked on Lyman ave. near
Waitham St Thousands of people
we're in the park at the time. and scor-
es were barely able to get out of the
path OF the wild rocket.
Kosta Staslon. grocery delivery
driver. was stabbed twenty times by
a bad negro when he surprised the lat
ter in the barn OF his employer There
is hardly an inch on his body which
is not cut and slashed.
Stasloff was taken TO St. Margarets
hospital where he was treated by Dr.
Chidlaw. Miraculous as II may seem.
mono OF the wounds are serious. and
providing the loss OF blood not too
great. the man Will recover
The negro, John White. 564 Fields
ave. IS in custody, charged with as
CONTINUED on -aEe seven.)