The Lake County times. [volume], September 03, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Page 8, Image 8

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UNBEKNOWN
CJement is in Consternation ;
Over Times Expose of
Tuesday Night Police
Captain Says He is Ignor
ant of Existing Conditions
HALPIli PROMISES TO
IKE IHVKTA6ATI0H
Says He Has Been Away on a Va
cation and That the Crop May
Have Sprung Up During His Ab
sence It Sounds Very Reasonable
But
"The story as published In
Tuesday night's Times on iamb
linn koIok on In South Chicago
at the present time, Is entirely
unbeknown to me. Of coarse I
have been away on my vacation
and do not know what took
place during; my absence. All
I ran say is that I will Investt
Kate the conditions and If I find
they warrant It, I will cause the
arrest of those Implicated. In
regard to minors being allowed
to congregate in these places, I
will myself see that it is stop,
ped. o faro banks, roulette
wheels, craps or poker play
ins; will be allowed in South
Chicago. Of course there will
always be a certain amount of
gambllngr. If we drive them out
of South Chicago they will seek
other quarters. The South Chi
cago police have never counten
anced any form of gambling,
whatsoever, under the present
administration.''
JOHX HALPIX,
Captain of South Chicago Police.
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The article in Tuesday night's Times
has caused consternation among the
gambling element In South Chicago,
and it is believed that a general ex
odus -will be noticeable at no distant
date.
It is true that there has always been
gambling of some form or other, but
the better element of South Chicago-;
ans believe that there has been an api
preclable increase during the spring
and summer months.
It is fair to assume that the recent
depressed conditions of the times, have
caused an unusual large number of
men to be without employment, and
as a result, a certain percentage, have
taken up the "art" of paying particu
lar attention to various capacities, in
which to make a dollar or two. Some
are given employment as 'barkers."
boosters, and other similar capacities.
It is known that the younger ele
ment of South Chicago, ranging in
years from 18 to 20, have lost various
amounts of money and have been re
luctant in mentioning the fact to their
parents, fearing that an exposure be
the result.
In the Cigar Stores Too.
These games of chance are not only
confined to the, saloon and pool room,
but many cigar stores in the rear of
which are used nightly for the carry
ing on of poker games and crap shoot
ing. It has oeen some time since a raid
has been made on South Chicago
gambling houses, other than that of
George Rodger's place at 9217 Com
mercial avenue several months ago
when the proprietor and a number
of the inmates were taken to the South
Chicago police station, all of whom
gave bonds. The case was transferred
to jury trial down town, the result
of which all were discharged.
It is refreshing to know that Cap
tain Halpin, who is backed up by. the
entire force including Chief Shippy,
who was at one time a commanding
officer at South Chicago, and is in a
general way familiar with the local
siatlon, is to give the matter special
attention.
Happiness and Beauty.
Happiness ia the best beautifier.
Health gives a clear skin and bright
eyes; interest in others cultivates a
look of intelligence.
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Taft Enjoying His Vacation On Middle Bass Island.
THEY QUAFF A CUP
TO THE HOTEL
Doors Close Permanent To
night in Gary Hotel Wet
Goods Emporium.
GRACED BY NATIONAL FIGURES
Management Bows to Will of Re-
monstrators License Expires
Tonight; Curtain Falls.
The Gary Hotel bar, which for months
has been one of the largest sources ot
revenue in the city, and one of the very
finest of its kind, sees its last day of
grace today, and this evening will fall
in the grip of the remonstrant low
The license expires Sept. 3, and not
wisning to violate the law in any man
ner the proprietor of the hotel n
O'Donnell, has decided that It must
close up on the dot. It is expected that
the historic wet goods emporium will
be crowded all day today when the pa
trons of the place will drink farpwn
to the doomed establishment.
The only time previous to the closing
of this bar, has the remonstrance been
felt so hard as was when the saloon
of Al Eorman closed its doors and himo-
out the plaintive sign:
'There, little barroom, don't you cry
You will be a drug store bv nnH hv
These two saloons have been among
the. four or five top notchers in the
city.
Hotel Bar a Top Notcher.
The Gary hotel bar has been tno
synonym for courteous treatment and
orderly conduct. The name of this
buffet has become familiar with many
of the greatest men of the
day who have patronized the place
wnue nere to see the wonders of Gary.
The proprietor, George O'Donnei
one of the most noDular
city and It is to be regretted that the i
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dijuuiu in upon a piace ot this
character in place of some of the hov
els in the south end. The chief bar
tender, Charles Hanifan. Is
best known fellows in either rhl r
Gary and his many friends will deplore
me iact it ne nnds it necessary to leave
the city.
GARY TO HAVE ITS THIRD DAILY.
Tribune "Will Put Out a Dally Issue
Aext Monday.
The Gary Tribune. Homer J. Carr
editor; will enter the ranks of the
dailies Monday, when their first edi
tion will be printed. The Tribune has
been one of the pioneer weekly' pa
pers of the city, and it now ' feela n
if the city was far enough advanced
to put the third daily paper into the
Held. The new paper will contain eight
pages. Allan McCorkle has been hired
as . advertising manager of the Daily
Tribune.
Cultivating Joy.
In cultivating-joy as one of the
fruits, of the Spirit, it is well to
form the habit of looking on the
bright side of life. Most of us put
on our spectacles only to look at life's
troubles.
Humor and Health.
There is nothing like a sense a
humor to keep one in good health
says a medical contemporary, but i'
would be well had we been told at tht
same time how this excellent gift is tc
be acquired. Xould anything be more
tantalizing than to know how to cure
oneself and yet be unable to grasp al
the means? Lady's Pictorial.
American Disregard of Wealth.
The American people are, on the
whole and by average, less sordid in
their pursuit of wealth and especially
s- in the relative importance which
t y ascribe to wealth, than any other
pv le on earth. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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ST.JOHN TOJE MECCA
Spring Hill Grove There
Scene of Harvest
Home Picnic.
(Special to The Times).
St. John, Ind., Sept. 3. St. John will
be a Mecca for pleasure-loving people
of Lake county on Labor day. Spring
Hill grove will be the scene of one of
the best picnics of the year and prep
arations are being made by the man
agement to accommodate an enormous
crowd.
Hundreds of people are expected
from the north end of the county, and
in order to accommodate them the
picnic will open at 10 o'clock in the
morning. There being no other picnic
of any size In the south part of the
county the crowd Is sure to gather at
St. John.
Labor day is becoming . more and
more of a holiday in the rural com
munities. It comes at a time when the
farmers are not over-busy and they
wil gladly lay off a half day to make
a harvest home celebration.
The best music obtainable has been
procured by William Koehle, the man
ager of the grove.
British Working Women.
Out of a total of 307,157 workers in
clothing factories, In Great Britain
197,820 are women, the female tailors
numbering 46,072 to 13,984 men.
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NEW CLOBB STARTED
Independence Leaguers in
Lake County Begin
Their Fight.
The Indepence club of Lake county
was organized in Gary yesterday and
elected officers. II. A. Townsley of
Toleston, justice of the peace and one
of the most Influential citizens in the
town, was elected president of the
club.
The other officers of the organiza
tion were Gustave Gord of Gary, vice
president; I. Bloom ,of Gary, secretary,
and W. Maltby of Gary, treasurer.
There were twenty members enrolled
and the prospects of the party in the
county were discussed.
Attorney Ballard and Judge Towns
ley of Toleston are leaving today for
Indianapolis where they will tell of the
progress of the party in this section of
the state and will participate in the
nomination of the state ticket.
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS.
At the regular meeting of the Com
mercial club of Gary a by-law was
adopted creating nine directors of the
club. Formerly there had only been
five. According to the new by-law,
four officials of the club act as direc
tors ex-officio.
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Colored Man at Gary, Who
Was Formerly Janitor
Gets Busy There.
BISHOP COMING TO MEETING
Gary Will Be the Scene Of Another
Interesting Affair On La
bor Day.
Next Monday, the day devoted to
the honor of the laboring man, there
will be formed in Gary another aux
iliary political club, this one to be
the most novel of any in this part of
the state. The lates organization,
which will have its birth on Labor day,
is the Colored Anti-Taft Club of Gary,
an idea fostered and promoted by the
colored genius and janitor, Robert
Winn Johnson, editor of the Colored
Press, and one of the chief boosters
of Mayor Knotts.
A number of distinguished colored
gentlemen throughout the United
States have volunteered to address the
big open air gathering next Monday,
among them being Bishop Alexander
Walters of "Washington," D. C; ex
Congressman Samuel Murray of South
Carolina; Dr. C. H. Crest, secretary of
the National Anti-Taft League; Thomas
Wallace Swann, assistant to the chair
man of the western division of the
Anti-Taft club, and several others of
importance.
The Biihop Well Known.
Bishop Walters is well known in the
east, both as a high official of the
African Methodist church, and of the
personal Interest which he has taken
in the present political campaign. Ex
Congressman Murray is one of the
leading colored politicians of the
south, and has been recognized as one
of the best colored speakers In the
country. The other speakers on the
program are well known, principally
in the west and the vicinity of Chi
cago. The speaking will start at 3 o'clock
In the afternoon In the vacant lot on
the east side of Broadway, south of
the Michigan Central tracks. Here, a
platform is being erected for this pur
pose, and the speakers will have an
opportunity of addressing two or three
thousand people, should that many at
tend, without any difficulty. The full
program for the day has not been ar
ranged but the handbills which are
now being printed, and will be spread
broadcast, will contain the data which
has been definitely decided upon up
to this date.
KYRO BOUND OVER
TO CRIMINAL COURT
Charged For Larceny as
Bailee, and With Em
bezzlement. HE IS UNDER $1,500 BOND
Takes the Witness Stand in Judge
Torrison's Court and Tells of
His Relations With Women.
A preliminary hearing was given
Fred M. Stollar, alias Prof. Kyro, in
Judge Torrison's court yesterday and
he was bound over to the criminal
court In the sum of $2,000 on two
charges and 500 on another.
The real Mr. Stollar is well known
in South Chicago, having conducted
a palmis and clairvoyant "studio" at
the corner of Ninety-first street and
Commercial avenue, in the Thorpe
building, from Nov, 1907, to May 1,
1908.
Charged With Embrulrmtnt.
The charges preferred were one for
embezzlement and one for larceny as
baillee, Mrs. M. Miller, 272 Ninetieth
street, being the complainant. He was
held in the former for $1,000 bond and
the latter for $500. In the Miller
charges it was brought out in the
testimony of the complainant and wit
nesses that Stollar was to sell a cer
tain piece of property in Crawford,
Mich., and money to the amount of
$225 was given over to his use in
making the transaction, which, it ap
peared, never culminated, and as a re
sult the property had been transferred
to other parties, wherein the com
plainant had lost entire control of the
piece of land and that the $225 had
been appropriated to the use of the
defendant.
The other and third charge was that
of operating a confidence game, where
in the defendant, by his magnetic and
spiritual influences, had caused the
complainant, Mrs. Roxie Bonner, now
residing at 109 One Hundred and
Eleventh place, Roseland, to turn over
to Stollar $295 in gold. He was held
on this charge to the criminal court
in $1,000 bond.
State's Attorney ITndemrood Present.
Assistant State's Attorney Under
wood was present and conducted the
case for the state. In his three minute
talk he declared among other things
that the community should be rid of
such character, who insist in preying
on the weak and defenseless fairer sex,'
and that the defendant's education
showed he was practically with character.
Baltimore Man
Who Was Shot
At Atlantic City
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CHARLES
ROBERTS! f I
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The shooting of Charles Boyle Rob
erts of Baltimore by a masked man in
Atlantic City while Roberts was rid
ing in a wheel chair with Mrs. W. S.
G. Williams still baffles the police of
both cities. A statement made by Rob
erts, which is being kept secret, may
go far toward clearing the mystery,
however. This is the first portrait of
Roberts published since the tragedy.
T
lOLLYjXOiRATED
Is Held Guiltless in Con
nection With Death of
"Jack" Pritchard.
KILLED AT OFFICIALS DOOR
Witnesses Testify That Policemen
Merely Laid His Arm on Intoxi
cated Janitor and He Fell.
The Inquest held yesterday over the
body of John Prichard by Coroner
Charles F. Kennedy at L. Lulenskl's
morgue at 8324 Superior, showed con
clusively that his death was the result
of an accident. Such was the verdict
cf the coroner's Jury after being out
but a few minutes.
At least a half a dozen witnesses
testified that Prichard, the janitor of
the Jones building at Seventy-fiifth and
Coles avenue, did not meet his death
as the result of being pushed down
the ight of steps in front of the Ser
geant C. E. Barchard's home at 7429
Coles avenue, but was intoxicated and
lost his balance and fell down the flight
cf stairs.
Barchard On Stand.
Sergeant Barchard, who was alleged
to have pushed Prichard, was present
at the trial and told the same story
as the rest of the witnesses after
Prichard met his unfortunate death
Sergeant Barchard ran down stairs and
picked up the dying man. He hastily
summoned medical aid and when it was
found that life was extinct he super
intended the taking of the body to the
morgue. Sergeant Barchard then re
ported to Capt. John Halpin, at the
same time Lieutenant Joseph Smith of
the South Chicago police station went
to the scene of the accident and took
the testimony of the witnesses. At
the inquest today their evidence on the
witness stand did not vary in any de
tail to that given to Lieutenant Smith
which showed that their story of the
accident was true in every respect.
Pritchard Wan Intoxicated.
Pritchard was found to be intoxicated
when he met his death. Evidently was
shown that he has been intoxicated
many times of late by people with
whom he was employed.
Peter Heagy of 7514 Coles avenue,
who was with Pritchard all morning
up to the time of the accident, testified
that he and Pritchard had taken sev
eral drinks of whisky at Parkslde that
morning and later at South ' Chicago.
He said he thought he was Intoxicated.
A bottle of whisky was found in his
pocket when a search was made of his
personal effect.
The whole trouble arose on Tuesday
from the fact that Pritchard was in a
rebellious mood on his return to his
duties in the Jones building he saw
several children playing in the hall
way of the building, thinking they
were the children of Sergeant Barchard
he went to his door and rang the bell.
The sergeant who was asleep upstairs
answered the bell and saw Pritchard
on the front steps. He saw that he
was Intoxicated and that he had come
there for a row. Pritchard began to
abuse the officer about having to clean
up after his children.
Sends Him Home.
"Go home Jack, you're drunk," said
Sergeant Bachard. "Go home and sleep
it off and then come and tell me your
troubles." With that he put his arm
on Prltchard's shoulder and turned him
towards the sidewalk In front. "All
SERBEAN
BARCHARD
Thursday, Sept. 3, 1908.
IIBST REALTY SALES
SHOWPfiOSPERITY
T. W. Englehardt Disposes
of a Large Amount of
Acreage.
LOTS ARE MOVING FASTER
Henry Levy Interested in Gary and
May Start New Bank at the
New Steel City.
T. "W. Englehardt, president of the
South Broadway Land company, la a
very busy man these days, having re
cently closed up some of the best deals
that have been put through this sum
mer, and is at th present time nego
tiating for a few more, which if they
are put through, will make the real
estate transfer list look even better
than the old days, before the panic and
the remonstrance.
Among the prospective buyers who
are on Mr. Englehardt's list is none
other than Henry Levy, nephew of the
late packer, Nelson Morris, and at the
present time one of the high chief offi
cials of the great packing Industry.
Mr. Levy, together with William
Thome, chief council for the Nelson
Morris company, were In Gary yester
day looking over the property with a
view of establishing a bank in this
city as soon as they can build. Mr.
Levy said yesterday that he had prac
tically decided to establish a bank in
this city and that all that stood in the
way at the present time was the se
curing of a suitable location. Should
the Morris people decide to lnn n
Gary, which seems probable at the pres
ent time, u will bring into the city one
of the best financiers in the eWst
Will Be Welcome Addition.
Among the deals that Mr. Engle
hardt has already put through, is the
sale of five acres of land along the
Chicago road to A. B. Scerosinskl, .who
will in turn subdivide his property, nd
place it on the market at once. The
consideration wjis not given. The prop
erty is one of the choicest pieces on
the outskirts of the city, and Is In the
heart of one of the future residence dis
tricts of the city, that is proving very
attractive to purchasers at the present
time.
J. C. Timms, a sheep raiser of Ft.
Benton, Montana, has also purchased
fifty-seven feet of property on the cor
ner of Dearbrn avenue and Chicago
street. He expects, In the spring, to
Many More Purchase.
Mr. Timms has already purchased
several lots in South Garv. of Mr v.n.
glehardt. Mr. Timms waa in Chicago
this week with a shipment of sheep
from his farm in Montana.
Mr. S. A. Beachley of Carlton, Neb.,
has just purchased on North Broadway
north of the Rirge Road. 100 feet of
property. Hartwell Brothers of Boise
City, Idaho, have bought the corner
of Broadway and Thirty-sixth street.
H. W. Frame, of Ragerman, Idaho,
has purchased a lot on the corner of
Harrlso and Dearborn, 50x100.
The above are just the sales that
have been made by Mr. Englehardt
in the past week, and indicate that the
market is fast recovering its normal
status. The real estate men say that
there are more inquiries at their of
fices in the past few days than there
has been in the last six months and
that where there is so much smoke
there Is always some fire.
right," said Pritchard. "I will go home
and with that he started towards the
steps. As he reach the first stn ho
staggered and fell headlong down to
me cement sidewalk.
Mrs. R, A. Marr of 7540 Lake avenue
said she had known Pritchard for fnnr
or five years when he was employed as
ineir coaenman. She has known of him
to have been intoxicated frequently.
jonn wctace. a real estate man
9155 Commercial, said Pritchard had
called at his office on the morninc- nf
the accident to collect some money and
that he appeared to be intoxicated.
Airs, .taia Guthrie of 7462
avenue, who was an eyewitness to the
accident, said that she had started for
an Illinois Central train to iro dn-r,
town when she heard children scream
ing. Thinking it was her ila.urM,
she ran back and saw Sergeant Barch-
ara taming to Pritchard. Kh saw
officer put his hand on his shoulder
ana ten nim to go home. He did not
push her. Several children who
also witnesses of the accident corobor
ated Mrs. Guthrie's statement.
The only two witnesses who kaM that
Barchard pushed Pritchard flown t Ti i
steps was Fred Feherankamp, a plum
per, jiving at 8460 Exchange avenue.
Fehrankamp was workinsr in the
of a house on the opposite side of the
street and had to look over the side of
the porch to see the accident. He said
he saw Barchard push the man off the
steps, but It was learned that Feheran
kamp had had some trouble previous
on account of work he did for him.
The other witness was Vincent
Sweerski, a painter living at 8245 Sher
win avenue. He said that he was
painting on a ladder on the opposite
side of the street and heard and seen
al1 the trouble. He testified that Tiarn-
ard said to Pritchard, "You had better
go home or I will break your neck."
With that he pushed him forward
down the the steps. Sweerski was
given a rigid questioning by Coroner
Kennedy. When asked if he had ever
been arrested before he said about 20
years ago, but when later questioned
he remembered that he had been ar
rested two time after that. Little
weight was given to his evidence.
NEW CIRCUIT COURT CASES.
2997. State of Indiana vs. John Doe.
Appeal. D. E. Boone, prosecuting at
torney. 2998. State of Indiana vs. John
Swearinger. Appeal. D. E. Boone,
prosecuting attorney.