The day book. [volume], March 16, 1914, LAST EDITION, Image 7

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husband, placed under peace bond.
Domestic troubles.
Mrs. Mary Boyd, policewoman, ar
rested six at point of gun. Four men
attacked girls and escorts on street
car. Edward Rogers, George Walker,
Albert Berndt, James Day, Lillian
Eggerbrecht and Alice Willard held.
Fire attacked 400 N. Clark st. Ten
ants thought fire alarm bluff. Driven
from building by police. S everal fire
men overcome by smoke.
George Gerhart, 10, 516 N. Eliza
beth st, played with dynamite cap.
Exploded. Thumb and first finger of
left hand blown off.
Women's campaign meeting will be
held by the 18th Ward Socialists at
Church Hall, Monroe and -Paulina
sts., March 17, 8 p. m.
John Hau, 75, and Charles Rush,
50, overcome by gaSat 3116 Clyboum
av. Revived. Pulmot'or.
Salvatore Villani, 5479 Dorchester
av., arrested. Tried to rob Detec
tive Hans of Desplaines street sta
tion. Lawrence Kaapp, Abernethy, Tex.,
met stranger, taken to hotel. 'Rob
bed of $150 and ring.
James Morgan, Samuel Colomba
and Louis Sprague, 839 W. Adams st,
held as Hartman robbery suspects.
Michael King, 35, 2843 Wallace st.,
found dead in bed. Heart disease.
Peter R. Brown, who was arrested
in Detroit for desertion, may face big
amy charge. Found to have another'
wife.
Hook and ladder truck No. 19 and
Chicago av. car collided. Truck bad
ly damaged.
Unoccupied brick and cement
house, 2439 Station St., collapsed.
Building department to investigate.
Richard Burke, totally blind,944 W.
37th pl and James Maroney, 9139 W.
55th st, attacked by 5 armed thugs.
Beaten and robbed of $5 and watch.
James Cooper fell from platform of
"L" structure at S. LaSalle and Van
Buren sts. Electrocuted. "
William J. Shaw, -3719 N. -Robey
av:, -claims to have been kicked and;
beaten ,by. Ja,mes. Carney, policeman,
at the East Chicago av. station. Shaw
was taken in gambling raid. Gleason
to investigate. 4
Mrs. Louisa R. Lindloff, convicted
of murder of son, died from cancer.
Was awaiting appeal in State Su
preme Court.
Mrs. E. I. Randolph trying to iden
tify mysterious "J. R. R." Thinks he
may be son.
William and John Nightingale cut
by Fred Redcliff, 26, 116 W. Grand
st. Redcliff locked up charged 'with
assault.
Dr. Abraham Litvin, 832 Milwaukee
av., robbed by would-be patient Visi
tor, asked to wait, walked off -with
'pearl necklace and 3 rings.
Dearborn Hotel, Dearborn and
Ohio sts., raided. 6 women and 4 men
taken.,
Two youthful highwaymen robbed
Morden's lunchroom, 352 E. 26th st
Got $2.90.
Lifesavers back at Evanston and S.
Chicago stations.
John Mellos, 1828 Washington
blvd., robbed by 2 men. Lost 'fr.
James Polmo, 100 S. Halsted ,st:;
kicked by mule. Dead.
JUDGE BLAMES CONTRACTORS
Big contractors, 'with powerful
political connections, were charged
with blocking necessary reforms in
the care of Chicago prisoners, by
Judge Joseph Z. ' TJhlir in a speech
before the Sunday Evening "Club.
"There are thousands of men in
Chicago, intoxicated, diseased, whom
no hospital will, take care of," said
the judge, "and they're not fit to be
tried in court. They should be taken
care of iff a sanitarium.
"There ought to be a large farm
maintained by the state, county and
city, to which we could send hus-1
bands who do not provide for their
wives. But the political contractors
opppse this. They will lose the con
tracts for supplies for county institu
tions. In the Bridewell we feed 3,200
a day. These" supplies should he fur-
jusnea Dy aiarm,"