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WEATMfH
OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established 1840
Unsettled tonight with
light rain; Tuesday prob
OTTAWA JOURNAL
nhlv fair.
Established 1880
Mi
AND OTTAWA FAIR DEALER
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, MONDAY, DKCKMltKR 12, 1981.
PRICE, TWO CENTS.
VOLUMK 5NO. 830.
O'CONNOR CHEATS NOOSE; ESCAPES
FROM JAIL
AUTO TWISTED MASS OF STEEL
AFTER CRASH; HAN'S LEG BROKEN
MIRACLE SAVES DRIVER
AFTER FAST TRAIN
HITS MOTOR
HURLS AUTO 1 GO FT. "
STUTZ CAR, WRECKED BY 3: 37 ;
ROCK ISLAND TRAIN AT CAREY
CROSSING FRONT OF ENGINE
CRUSHED IN BY COLLISION.
Hex Johnson, 88, whose home I i
Putler. Mo., and who bB I n In Ot
tawa (or the past Dumber ot days In
the Interests of the Continental In
surance company of New York City,
miraculously escaped death Saturday
afternoon when a Rock Island pas
senger train due In this city at 8:37
from Chicago, struck his Btuts auto
mobile at Carey crossing, just beyond
the. white bridge, about one mllo east
of this city. At the time of the ac
cident Johnson was en route to this
city from Marseilles, where he .had
transacted some business.
The fad that Johnson escaped with
only a fractured left limb Is con ;id
crod nothing short of a miracle. His
machine was struck squarely by the
train, which at that point was trav
eling at a very high rate of speed,
just before it entered the city of Ot
tawa, and was thrown for a distanc e
of over 180 feet, landing In a ditch 1
on the right wide of the tracks.
The victim, although he took can-!
tion of the crossing, did no! have 1
time to get out of the machine before
the train Htruck it as he thought the
tracks were clear. In talking to '
c.itv officials yesterday. Mr. Johnson
told of the accident. He stated that!
he was coming to this city from Mar
seilles, where lie had been during the
day. As he neared the crossing he
stopped, but did not hear or notice a!
train coming. Just as he stopped his
maohiOS another automobile approch- j
ed from the rear of him, passed hl-s
car and succeeded In crossing the
tracks. Thinking that the driver of
that automobile had also stopped to I
look for am approaching train he !
started his machine He had Just j
driven onto the wtestbound tracks
when the passenger train struck his
car.
Edward DefForrest and Jake Stew-
art, employed by the United Tele
phone company of this city, were the
only eyewitnesses of the accident.
They -were repairing telephone wires
alongside the road and noticed John
ston approaching the tracks at the
somo time the train was about to
pass. When the train struck the ma
chine they rushed to his aid,
Johnston was found still in the
driver's seat of the car, In a very
painful condition. He was taken out
of the wreckage. Mr. Deforest and
Mr. Stewart removed the injured
man to the home of Thomas Mooney.
nearby. The city police ambulance
was quickly summoned by them and
Johnston was taken to the city hos
pital, where Dr. A. J. Roberts and
Or J. IT. Fdgoomb attended mm
At first It was thought
that he was
very badly Injured, but after exam
inations had been made tin- laid was
disclosed that he only suffered a se
verely fractured left limb, beside- B
number of minor cuts and bruises
from flying windshield glass.
eitv hnsnttal officials
he will he a patient there for a num
ber or days before he will he allow
ed to leave the institution. Follow
ing the accident. Johnston's parents,
iMr. and Mrs. T. P. Johnston, of liut
ler. Mo,, were notified of the mishap
and left immediately for this city.
They arrivod in Ottawa this morning
and will remain here for several days
before they return home.
The train was not able to leave Ot
tawa until more than three hours,
following the accident. The eccen
tric, a part of the engine, was smash
ed. The train having no power was
unable to be moved either way. A
switch engine from the local yards
bad to be sent to the scene of the ac
cident, to tow the train of cars to the
Station. From there a wire was sent
to Rock Island for a new engine.
MEX. WOMAN GIVES
BIRTH TO OCTUPLETS
Mexico City, Dec. 11 From
Tampico comes a report, pub
lished bv El Universal, that
Senora Enriquita Ruiba at that
place qave birth yesterday to
eight children, but none of them
survived. The mother is well.
The Mexico City Medical Asso
ciation is showing much interest
in the report and will institute an
investigation as to its authen
ticity. Bolton Jolict Postmaster.
.Washington. Dec 12 Hugh H.
Bolton was today nominated post mas
ter at Juliet, III.
$100,000 DAMAGES
ASKED BY MEDICS
OF HOSPITAL HEADS
E ROTH ERS WHO CLAIM DOORS
OF LA SALLE INSTITUTION
WERE SHUT TO THEM AND
THFIR PATIENTS ASK HEAVY
DAMAGES IN SUIT FILED TO
DAY.
Trouble which arose among La
Salle's medics resulted in Hr. I. I!
and Itr. It. L Flliston. physicians and
surgeon:., lilintr a 8100,000 damage suit
In the Circuit Court today against Dr.
Hugh m Orr and the franclacan sis
ters of the Sacred Heart, who operate
u hospital In I. a Salle. Daly the
praecipe in the case was Bled today
by the lr BUiltottB atttorney,
1 hom as N. Haskins.
it is alleged that the declaration
will when filed claim that th two
Dr. Elllstons were denied the rivht
tike their patticnts to the l.a Salic
hospital. Th - plaintiffs claim that
until recently they were members ot
the staff of the hcspital. Two month -ago
It is alleged, they were denied
the privilege to take th ir patients
there any longer.
It is said that they claim that Dr.
Orr, who is president Of. the hospital
bo;.rd, and the sisters aided without
consulting the other physicians on the
hospital stall anil without giving them
a Satisfactory answer.
The two Dr. Elllstons located in l.a
Salle three years ago, and are sail
to have soon secured a very large gen
eral practice. It is alleged thai when
the case comes to trial the plaintiff !
will attempt, to show that professional
iealousy figured in the action.
Says Mate Deserted.
Making charges of desertion. Mrs.
Pearl Auspach of La Salle started suit
for divorce against (irover Auspach
In the Circuit Court today. Mis. Aus-pach-Claims
that she and the defend
ant were married Feb. 10, 1914, and
that on Nov. I. '111!), he deserted her.
The couple are the parents- of one son,
Melvin, aged 6 years.
Left $5,500 Estate.
The will id' the late James Ashley
of Streator, who died on Oct. 28, was
Bled lor probate today. Mrs. Ashley
left real estate and personal properly
worth 86,600, All of his property
gOOB to his widow. Mrs. Mary Ashley.
WAS NOT FINED FOR
FAILURE TO SEND
HIS SON TO SCHOOL
heaving the erroneous impression
that Judge George T. Koenig, follow
ing the trial or Michael CUrtln, West
Ottawa resident, accused of keeping
his 16 year old son out of school,
bad assessed the defendant a 860 tine
and then suspended the Judgment,
pending Curtin'S submission to the
compulsory education law, the Free
Trader-Journal Saturday should have
said tint the justice promised laler
to tine Cm tin if he failed to put his
son in school and keep him there.
"I did not line Curtin," said Judge
Koenig. "and could not suspend the
judgment if I wanted to. I merely
told him that if he railed to put the
boy :ti school and the matter was
Ibrought formally to my attention I
would have to assess a fine against
him under the law.
PLUMBER GIVES CITY
PUBLIC FOUNTAIN
Installing a drinking fountain at his
own expenr.e, Fred Prnfcke, Main
street plumber, h is performed a bene
faction to the Bast side public, not
mentioning students at the high
school and crowds, attending the arm
ory, which will always bold him in
their esteem. Doing the work him
self, furnishing all the materials and
then selling US the bubbler, Mr.
Prafcke, with no cost whatsover to the
bity, turned the oomph ted job over
io tho municipality with his compli
ments, The water will he furnished
by the public w irks department.
STORE KEEPERS ARE
FINED FOR GAMBLING
(leorge Ileidenrieh. John M. Corri
gan and Mrs. Albert Reel, confection
ory and novelty store proprietors ar-j
re-ted Friday afternoon for violating
th" law by permitting gambling on
punch board p, entered pleas of guilty
before Judge Koenie late Saturday
aftemoon and were fined $1(1 and
costs etch. J. M. CosteRo, John .la
cobs and Fred Hammerer of the Kar.i
merer ft Nelson cigar store, will ap
pear before JUdgS Koenig some time
this afternoon for hearing.
HOWARD CROWDENj
ffl LOSES IN FIGHT
TO DEFEAT DEATH
FORMER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
TAKEN ILL AT LAKE FOREST
ACADEMY. DIES IN HOSPITAL
HERE FOLLOWING OPERATION
FOR APPENDICITIS.
. Hew aid Wakefield Crowden,
17 years, oldest eon of Mr. and
George Adelbert Crowden, 6$1
avenue, passed away yesterday
aged
Mrs.
First,
fter-
noon at
pital afti
l O CI
ten i
Ryburn bos
H ss of acute
e light was
the hoy, In
of the niosl
, dentil came
.ippeni:
lll.ob,
whh h
oarnes
ltn-
Adi
i save tin
e himself
struggle!'.
life oi
vas on
but hi
illy on Sunday
Deration was p
In an effort b
afternoon,
-rformed on
i save- him,
I low ai d
An
urday
this
Sat
but wa 8
rest
His
prov
1 tniilless
taken ill
Academy
parents
Dec. Of
home the
w hi
at
a attending
Lake For
Lake F
-st. HI.
ere notified '
lis illness, lb
following day.
n Saturday,
was brought
A few days
later h' was removed from his bon"'
to the hospital where he passed away.
Was Prepared for Death.
Howard was entirely prepared for
death at the time he passed out. Six
Wet ks ago he evidently realized that
a serious crisis w:is to come into his
life. He got all his affairs in ordor
and found time to converse with all
his nearest relatives and most inti
mate friends in a manner that makes
them now understand that he seemed
to know hr, was to go. In this man
ner be softened considerably the blow
that came with his demise.
Howard Was horn in Ottawa on Msyi
L'S, 1804, and resided here all his life.
He wait one of the best known young
men in tho city and probably had!
more genuine friends than any other
youth of his age in lown Everyone
wdio met him liked him for bis whole
heartedneaa, his courage, his physical
and mental cleanliness, and his sin
cerity. He was a true i ample. of
young AmericAnhood.
Played on Football Squad.
Hi- graduated from the Shabbonal
school in South Ottawa and for three
years attended th Ottawa High school.'
While a student at the high school he
was a star player on the football team I
and was a lieutenant in the Hub
School Cadet corps. He was one of
the burst scholars in the school, and
posscs-ed facultlf-s for thought that
astonished his teachers and friends.
Feeling that he could obtain better
educational advantages ai a hoys'
academy that in a public school, his
parents this fall sent him and his
brother Horace to lake Forest.
Howard was a charter mi mber and
an officer in the local organization of
r, dlders, a boys' lodge formed under
the auspices of the Masonic order.
He wan always a member of an)
movement conducted for the better
ment of Ottawa boys.
THE TRAFFIC COP
WOMEN FORM MOB;
STORM KANSAS MINE
Pittsburg. Kas.. Dee. 12. A mob ot
women estimated at 2,000, the wives
and relatives of striking Howat coal
miners, stormed mine No. 17 of the
Jackson Walker company shortly af
ter 5 o'clock this morning and pre
vented the miners employed at the
mine from returning to work.
The women appeared to have no
leader and the crowd was composed
principally of foreigners. The mob
formed in Franklin, about, a mile
from the mine. Men in number esti
mated at 8,000, assembled at Frank
lln, but did not march on the mine
or tako part in the storming of the
mine.
DROPS DEAD AS HE
WAS EATING A LUNCH
Fast wenona
cial.)- Just as
Into a, piece of
three companlo
..oil, drink par
(id, fell unoonscl
a i w minutes
dead I y doctor
,M the Inquest
tion or Coroner
ei
. 12. (Spe-
boul io bite
eating with
Oast. i nona
rick Parker,
lis chair and
is declared
attend him.
was
it whl
at an
Fred
from his t
1.
tcr Was
; called to all
an Jttrj und
Tim Donoghu
direct
el urn
tragic ed a verdict ascribing Park
death of acute alcoholism.
MARK ROADS OVER
RADIUS OF 20 MILES
The members of the automobile di
vision of the Ottawa Business Men's
association are having 100 signs
painted to mark the roads into Ot
tawa. The signs will be placed on
every road leading '"to town, direct
ing the traveler for a distance of
twenty miles. All detours will also
he marked.
8 YEAR OLD GIRL
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Josephine, the eight, year old daugh
ter of Joseph and Catherine hemic.
820 First street, died at 7:30
(lie
morning
alter a
will he
Francis'
Francis'
at tin
short
home of
illness.
nor parents
The funeral
held on Wednesday al St.
church, burial being in St.
cemetery.
f
gVtinOtm-ac H
h JUL J IUlUii
"ft , ,,, , Iff-
.-fit uim i r
'R
I
TAXI DRIVER Ai
PAL ON TRIAL FOR
ALLEGED ASSAULT
PAIR ACCUSED OF ATTACK ON
GIRL AFTER ENTICiNG HER
INTO THEIR CAB FACE JURY IN
CIRCUIT COURT.
Charged with having attacked
Odessa Zimmerman, aged 16, a stu
dent at the La Salle-Peru High school,
and having assaulted her, after a rido
In a taxi, Howard Bergman and Ru
dolph Uobel, two well known La Salle
young men, went on trial in the Cir
cuit Court I his afternoon before Judge
Bldredge, The alleged assault is said
to have occurred on Jan. 17 of this
year.
The case
tin- most
tried in tin
At the tinif
IS expected to he one of
nsatlonal criminal cases
Circuit Court this year,
the story became public
last January It created more excitt
nienl I ban any alleged crime to occur
In the western end of the county for
several years.
The hearing will without doubt take
the greater part of a week.
Bergman and Uebel were indicted
by the June grand Jury on separate
bills, but were Indic ted on a joint bill
for the same offense.
Two Brought to Ottawa.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Frailer
brought J. w. Taylor or streator ami
dooriro Simms. to Ottawa this nftor-
noon and locked them in the county
jail alter both had been bound over
as forgers by Streator justices. Tay
lor was bound over to the October
grand jury on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses, but
was not held by them.
Jail Inmate Injured.
John Fields, of La Salle, and an in
mate of the La Salle county jail, who
on Aug 21, is said to have thrown a
brie
ry t
against the Kuss & Cox jewel
tore in that city, and who was
indicted for an attempted burglary,
was slightly injured yesterday morn
ing shortly before noon while seiir
Bing with another inmate or the jail.
According to Jailer Stevenson the
pair
each
were playfully wrestling wltn
other when Fields slipped and
i fell
against the iron door, striking his
hi ad
A small rash was innictea on
the crown of his head, lb' was tak
en to Ryburn hospital, where Dr. S
Parr, county physician, attended
him
After bavins the wound dress-
i ed Fields was taken hark to the jail.
Shoots Shoe Thief.
Chieaco. Dec. 12 Ale Mchols.
out of work for two months, was shot
aid probably fatally wounded this
morning when a policeman caught
him In the act of taking a pair of
I shoea from a display window which
li i had broken.
VICIOUS CRIMINAL,
SCHEDULED TO HAKG
THURSDAY, AT LARGE
Chicago, Dec. I 2. "Terrible" Tommy O'Con
nor, gunman and convicted murderer, who yester
day led a successful jail delivery still was at liberty
S
iflU
KITS EDR LEAVING
DELEGATES GETTING READY FOR
DEPARTURE FOR HOMES, FEEL
ING THAT MOST OF THEIR
WORK h"S
PUSHED.
r fen ACCOM
SETTLE JAP-U. S. SQUABBLE
OVER SALE OF YAP.
Washington, Dec. 12. The con
troversy between Japan and the
United States has been settled,
Sec. Hughes today told the far
eastern committee of the Wash
ington conference. The agreement
which is in the form of a treaty
Includes all islands over which Ja
pan has a mandate, including Yap.
The pact has been approved by gov
ernment heads, but announcements
as to whether it was actually sign
ed was withheld. It was under
stood the terms give the United
States certain rights as to the isl
and of Yap, including cable rights.
SIGN PACIFIC TREATY TO
MORROW. Washington, Dec. 12. The four
power treaty dealing with the Pa
cific Islaads will be: signed at the
state department tomorrow by all
the nations party to it. The for
mal signing of the treaty, it was
explained, involved agreement on
the situation, which was reached
today.
Washington. Dec. IS
P.l The beginning of
-(By tl
the :
e A.
econd
rence
ive it
rence
month ot the international eon!
on limitation of armament to
the ollicial title -finds the conl
so far advanced toward achievement
of ils announced objectives that in
practically every visiting delegation
discussion of homeward reservations
has become a matter of immediate
lmportanci
Outstanding In
any tabulation ot ac
is the four-power
id In plenary session
Ibis covenant the
complishments
agreement reach)
Saturday. Ry I
United States, (!
and Japan agree
selves to respect
eat. Britain, France
"as between theim
their rights In rela
tion to their
dominions In
insular
tons
tin
and
th
reclons oi
Clftc ocean" for the next, ten years.
Submarines Present Tangle.
Washington, Dec. 12. Submarines
promise to present the arms confer
ence with the next big issues. On all
the other major subjects before the
conferenSce the delegates professed
today to ice a prospect of early solu
tion. Whether submarines will be in-
eluded in Heels of the future i
a
question developing widely divi
opinions,
tirit ir.li to Sail Dec. 31.
WAshlnetnn. Dee. 12. All tin
rgent
Rrit-
ish delegates to the arms conference
have arranged to sail for home on
Dec. 31, on the steamer Olympic, feel
ing that main issues of the confer
ence will he disposed of by that time.
WELL KNOWN COUPLE
WILL WED TONIGHT
I he marriage of Miss Margue.1t !
Chatllc, daughter of Mr and Mrs
Entile Charlier f Dayton township
and Militant Friths Jr.. son of Mr,
and Mrs, Willi-" i triors of V'.-v..
IngttK) street, will he solemnize , to
olgl'l at 8 o'elod: at St Patrick's
Cat I. otic church Rev. Lawrence
Kv.-kdt will oAsiata. Fallowing the
ehr.rih ceremony a wedding Slipper
will Lo served at the home of the
room'a parents.
JURYMAN VICTIM
OF APOPLEXY STROKE
Charles Comyns. of Peru, a brother
of Trainmaster John Comyns of the
".. O. & P. railway, suffered a stroke
of apoplexy this afternoon in the
corridor of the court house. Mr.
Comyns had been summoned to Ot
tawa for jury service. He came,
bringing a letter from bis physician
asking to be excused, hut was strick
en before he reached the court room.
Ho was removed to Ryburn hospit
al where his condition at the present
time was considered very grave.
ARMS ENVOY
DAPl
U.S. AT EARLY DA
today and the authorities
have about abandoned
hope of carrying out his
execution next Thursday Five thous
and policemen, many armed with
rifles, riot guns and tear bombs,
searched thru the night and morning
for the most feared slayer, but found
no trace of O'Connor nor his com
panions. Chief Fitzmorrls threatened to sus
pend any officer who attempted to
take O'Connor alive. The chief said
O'Connor was "literally shoved out o
i jail by some official on the Inside."
' he chicl' of police of Dei roil roport-
cd I hat oi U in n ;j i ii fieaipf?
in a otolen auto lher tnsweretl
I nor's description T i trio abandoned
the auto after it had been wrecked,
j The car was identified by its license
iaf.-e.s its oftx itolon t, Kincaid, ill.
I Chicago, Dec 12. -"Lucky" Tommy
O'Connor, gunman and killer was to
have be.n led today to the death cell
In the Cook county jail there to await
his banging on Thursday morning for
the killing of a policeman, but instead
I O'Connoi w as leading the combined
! force of 8,000 police und deputies a
I merry chase after a sensational escape
from the jail. Four jail guards were
j overpowered by O'Connor and four
other prisoners, but O'Connor's, repu
tation as a killer .suffered when he
! failed to use a revolver which had
been smuggled to him. The jail
'break was characterized by Chief of
j Police Fit.morris as a "frameup" be
I tween O'Connor and the jail officials
and the chief ordered his men to
bring O'Connor in dead not alive.
Searching inquiries were also started
by Slate's Attorney Robert Crowe and
Sheriff Chas. Peters. The sheriff sus
pended three guards and also offered
a rewurd of 16,060 for O'Connor's ap
prehension. Jail Quard David Strauss,
"Darling Dave" O'Connor, the gun
man's brother and several prisoners
were to be questioned again today.
Strauss was quiz's ed at length, but
failed to satisfy the prosecutors and
was removed to an outlying police
station. All jail rules were violated
in handling the prisoners according to
a member of the state's attorney's of
fice. Trace Down M?ny Clews.
Hundres of reports have been
received by the police of O'Connor's
holing place hut no direct truce of
the fugitive or his companions Kdwin
Harrow his cellmate and James I,a
norte, convicted robber, has been oh-
lined.
In Invc
isisl In
stlgatlng n
ts of plans lo
the
ipe of O'Connor, jail
iii'
aid I hey learned that on
Saturdaj night a man drove an auto
mobile lo the side of the jail and
paced up and down the street for
three hours. It. also developed that
O'Connor had picked three able con
federates and each rendered excellent
service. Darrow awaiting trial for a
ItiO.OOO robbery knew the interior of
the jail. I.aporte, convicted of a $30,
000 robbery was aware of the posi
tions of th" guards and Sponagel, a
convicted lea store bandit was picked
because of his massive frame and
strength. O'Connor and bis particular
cronies in the cell block were: Dar
row, l.aPotle, ('has McDermott and
Clarence Sponagel all except McDer-
mott being convicted robbers. The
men were talking and laughing when
Guard Strauss opened the cell doors
and allowed them into the hull pen
for daily exercise, When Strauss
opened the outer gate to allow two
prisoners to return from the hospital
he was seized by Sponagel and choked
so that he could make no outcry.
The prisoners had just been released
from their individual cells to mingle
in the morning exercise period when
the rush lor liberty was started.
O'Connor whipped out a revolver and
shoved it into Strauss' ribs, arrow,
who was standing just inside the gate,
took the key from Strauss' hand. The
guard was carried inside, bound and
gagged, O'Connor forcing the other
prisoners to the end of the cell block
in the meantime, and then thrown
into a eell. O'Connor, Darrow, La
: Porte, Sponagel and Mc!ermott then
ran out of the cell block down the
stairs to the third floor. There they
found two guards who were also sub
dued by O'Connor with the revolver,
ddh were takon hack up stairs and
trussed and gauged and thrown into
; the cell, just vacated by O'Connor.
Lower Selves On Elevator.
The quintet used a freight elevator
in getting to the basement, where
j they forced a guard who vss wstch
inc some trustees" clean the kitchen
I to i art with his keys. These opened
a door leaiiing into an alley me
rear of the jail. O'Connor, Darrow.
La Porteand Sponagel were forced to
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