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year's cost, which was $0864 per piate. The contract calls ofr 1,800,-- -- P pleaspre car plates; 180,000 truck + Eliza M-Ofllnll'.w '. KLake Forest. ___ Petition for probate of will filed and _----. #et for hearing August 13th. Bet»-- --._ mated value of estate $6000 personal Piliits Piiniore * <. o3 BStamford -- Pearce, Wau-- .. ®Kegan. Will-- admitted (to probate. _ Eetate of $25,000 personal, given to --_ wife, Beatrice Pearce. Letters testa %& mentary issued to Beatrice Pearce. Bg.d of $60,000. Proof of heirship ®x 5 , Waukegan. Appraise minor, Mundelein _ Wimal account of distribution ap William A. Toynton, Wauconda. Appraisers appointed. _ JACOBUS KOEK IN $1,984 CLAIM Contract for this type of plate was awarded today by Secretary of State L. L Emmerso nto the W. F. Rob-- ertson Bteel and fron company of Springfield, UL, July 13-- White numerals and border on 'a back-- ground of dark green are the colors :mmmmm NEW LICENSE TO priastors 'ana" baw wert to his cot and F to 'his cot. m'-hotuuee'éptn. ; "If hecian't crazy he acts HWke it," eoane man who has watched him, de-- * belier that hbe will plead guilty without any -- difficulty," State's Attorney Smith stated. -- _ ' NVOLUME XXXVI--NUMBER 29. Reesen any punizhment that might be forthcoming. e "He is not insane and I,don't see luhle:nmthctn'aa;?o:..; SBherift Lawrence Doolittle, w heen with him constantly for --a queerly while held in jail. He has Although John Coleman, 63, tramp Shargebd with the murder of Thomas Morrison, 35, on Nov. 30, 1915 in the EBt. Paul railway yards at Rondout, Bhas indicated through two -- conftes wlons that he might plead guilty to Ahe crime when arraigned in cir-- a«it court in October, there was the teeling today that the aged defent Failure to Promise Plea o f Guilty to Murder Brings New Fears. Kdgar B. Yager, Waukegan. Wair-- er of widow's award approved. Alsada Race, Town of Vernon, Pe-- tition for probate of will filed -- and set for hearing Aug. 6. Estimated value of estate $4000 personal. Nicholas T. Reargdon, Waukegan. Kinal --report approved. Estate ¥Fred J. Porter, Waukegan, Waiver of widows award. Inventory and t+ mnal report approved. Estate closed. Carl, Roll, Town of Newport,. In-- ventory and appraiszsement bill ap "a* , Waukegan. Appraise-- Wifomnatien's Winal account of distribution ap proved. Estate closed. William A. Toynton, Wauconda. Appraisers appointed. Catherine Dobner, Town of Fre-- mont. Letters of administsation is sued Robert C. Kent. Bond of $9000. Proof of heirship taken. * Jfi"flum Libertyville. Hear in final réport continued to R,mvm North Chicago. -- ry approved. « 'Mae L. Labdon, Antioch, Petition for probate of will filed and set for ring August 6th. Estimated value of -- teo $17,000 personal and $3:,-- Jacobus Koek, Libertyyille. Claim Of Parker Truck Co. allowed for $1,-- g Appeal prayed by estate to c1 sgourt Appeal bond fixed at Frank Schultz, North Chicago. 'l'l:m on petition for probate of v"-&'i"""'"" o ile. -- 1 . 4 Nelson, Libertyville.-- In-- ventory and final report (approved. eourt were as follows Appeal was taken to the circuit court where a $10,000 damage suit was filed in behalf of the Liberty-- ville man Monday, He was the vic-- tim of an accident in which his truck was hit by a St. Paul flyer at St. Mary's ecrossing near Liberty-- MHarriet E. Hallowell, Waukegan iruck company against Jacobus Kook's estate was allowed Monday by Probate Judge Martin Decker. Appeal was taken to the circuit Appeal Taken to Cireuit Court Where Koek Has Started Lewlis Paddock, Antioch -- Inven-- Claim for $1,984.0% by the Parker TRY INSANITY . OFFICIALS SAY Counter Suit., o o l agrees to tur-- up in probate LAKE COUNTY INDEPENDENT _ oftwo a policeman take the girl from me then. o "BShe refused to go with her moth-- umaonmwnu-; to takegthe: youngster-- on. went to Rockford," ho declared: He met his wife, said, when he was a sailor at the CGre s Na val 'Training station. > 6 said, was nee Neomia Brown, of Kenosha and Waukegan. ; According to the bill the wifo at-- tacked Bahnsen with shears and umnflyw!:gnn. They were married in 1 and separated in 19217 "After I got the child I went to Chicago and my wife tried to have Bahnsen custody --of her daughter, Lillian, 7, who was awarded to the husband. "I only did what she wanted me to. ~I have a letter from her-- in which she agreed to a divorce." of the Peace Wilfred Hall to the complaint, is making, it wile, Neomia, of Waukegan, Oct. u.ummncwcom.mg. Edward Shurtleft, Wedpesday was held at the county jail on a charge of forging his wite's name to the ap-- pearance for trial. Settlement for accident claim al lowed for $700. Carl: Carlson, Waukegan -- De-- mmntnnmunm petition for sale of real estate. . -mnnwé!.u""fi bursements. Park--Petition for probate of will filed and set for heating July 30th. Proof of heirship taken. Edward Blifl:'nhu. North e'h:'- oago--Letters mum:'mmum: Settlement accident -- clain lowed for $700. Carl: Carlson, Waukegan -- De-- fault entered htnmmum petition for sale of real estate. . ?-&'::Z.nwélu'fi bursements. John Bdward Cooke, minor, Wau-- kegan--Guardiqn authortzed to make disbursements. s HUSBAND DENIES FORGERY TO GET GIRL FROM WIFE Bahnsen Brought Back From Rockford and Held at Collect issued ~to The Northern Trust Company. ~Administrator an-- thorized to sell stocks. Petition for probate of Will filed and set for hearing July 30th. hflw-flmr.lfll?'hrt AM(&F"M' _ 'Charles Louis Chatwin, Highland bate of Will set for Aug. rm' $ _". --Other matters heard werer t ho or againicmiinn ie Park--Letters of to Collect issued ~to The Northern Trust Company. ~Administrator an thorized to sell stocks. Petition ftor muwwmmmm ' July 30th. to the widow, Blanche. Newcomb. Letters testimentary were fssued to Mrs. Newcomb under a bond of was admitted to probatt H.VC. Decker Thursday, Judge Decker Admits Will of WILL OF LAKE FOREST LAWYER UP IN PROBATE The will of the late George Eddy Georae ay, C report approved. estate closed. agreed --to a --divorce," , who asked> Justice I* Pn the Touring Season is On _--] ; LAKE BIUFF TO Chicggo, July 18.«--Directors of the Illinois Agricultural aesociation, meeting here today, decided on the fourth ballot to hold the next con-- vention in Dadville, I1L Jor the first three ~ballots Dan-- * The shntentiog w 5o nold 3 . ap-- uary 80 and Jannuary 81, 1929. FARM MEET TO DANVILLE IN '29 _ COoleman is alleged to have made a confession to Police Sergeant John Gregory at Fullerton, Cal. In addition the shetiff gained a sBecond confession, He states. The alleged confession bears out the testimony of his brother, Al-- bert Coleman, who stood trial here in 1916 for Morrison's murder. In this hearing, in which he was equitted, the brother eaid that he 'ru g:hthg. with Morrison and that asked his brother, John, totncu.w that John +ushed e at n up, took Mortrison's gun from him, and shot him through the head. _ To Plead Gullty? Coleman, -- through -- his « later statements to the sherift. and States Attorney Smith, indicated sounty frem Orange county, Cali-- forkia Saturday night by. Sherifft Doolittle and R. 'F. Shields, de-- tective with the St. Paol. as Morrison, 35, St. Paul Railway detective, in the Rondout freight yards, Nov. 15, 1915. i Herchiens t ue 63, a tramp, today was tn the eounty jail awaiting trial on a Confession to Sheriff Indi-- cates He Will Plead Guilty COLEMAN BACK _ . AND READY TO E Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Small of Mun-- deléein, held a family reunion in Mc-- Henry county at the Everett Rich ardson home. Mr. Richardson is now managing a farm for the Tripp Lum-- ber Co., and is loacted between Ma-- rengo and Huntley, The reunion was held on the birthGay of Mrs. Richardson, and was attended by the largest number of relatives at a gathering of this nature eyer held in McHenry county. Big Family Reunion Held in McHenry Co. Weak from his attempt at sui-- LIBERTYVILLE, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1928. murdered Thom-- ing to the nied that: *'Beveral of the jurors voted for h':zlnt At the time of ao t:l:l and were unsymp th the lesser mhhmum In a lettér to the board Col. 8mith wrote: "Pardon. fot this man is absolutely unjustified and u":lo:;'eimh Nluonq::; vna not & good citizen. People m Grant and Antioch %'w at the trial that his was bad and that. heg had been in trouble several times before. Oct. 2%, 19%1. ; Assistamt States Attorney 8. H. Joet. who was sent to Bpringtield as soen as notice of application of parole reached Col. Smith, atgued that Niggemeyer was not elegible for parple until at least 14 years of the sentence had been served. years at Joliet on a cohnviction for manslaughter, Saturday was denied parole by the state parole board by a vote of 6 to 2 Btates Attorney Smith declared today. Niggemeyer, according to evi-- dence produced by the state, killed John L. Johnson, at Fox Lake. Fox Lake Man, in Jail Seven Years For Mansiaughter, youth showed -- some --improvement this morning.© His temperature had sobsided some¥Mat and -- his pulse was near normal. ---- LOSER IN PLEA FOR A PAROLE He was burried to the hospital where Dr. J. L. Taylor was called to attend bim. injuries of the youth were of a ser-- lovus nature bhe might reeover. He 0 ' m w 3 xt l .....:_'.:;,. & % :zi':'i';'{'g,.::: 2e i esd > :5#.. .. 2 '.. y\ '{'{: . % 3)':'3 Prass: es taiee + yY W Cross had boarded it The youth leaped to the runping board but lost hi holdagmbd was thrown some dis lon near Diamond lake during the evening and were starting for home when the accident occurred. *It! is understood that Willtam Cooper of Libertyville, owner Of the dent at DMMamond Lake at 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning. The youth is in a critical condition in the Eliz abeth Condell Memorial bospital in Libertyville. > % The youth with several friends kad, attended the dance at a pavyw-- Rondout, suffered a fractypre of the skull and other injuries in an acct+ in motion, Charles Cross, Jr.. 20 year old son of Charles Crom -- of Thrown from the running board of an automobile to which he had clambered while the machine was Charles Cross, Aged 20 ¥rs., of Rondout is Seriousty "<C Max Preyborski, village attorney t ___| of Laxe Biult, iminedistely cntored his exceptions and he was given 60 e days to draw up a bill of exceptions and taze an appeal to the appellate 5 C court. The village board Monday Ywm Fu'ls night showed that this course is to be taken. 'The testimony brought out at the FROM AUTOMOBILE] s z> 320B 3: owner of a lot with 100 feet front-- t Wluth uons Age on Center street and 125 feet on . _ Cireplation Greater than other Weeklies in County Combined ~ Entered at the Postoffice at Libertyvilie, Illinois, as Second Class Matter the Republicans also will rally at the state fair here in August arnd party leaders are expected to be present. All candidates too will attend the Sefferson county fair August 15 at Mt. ~Vernon, -- Emmerson's "home town." > 7 3 8y > Omer N. Custer, candidate for state treasurer and Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mc-- cm for congressman at large. & tinerary to date follows: Carbondale, Aug. 13; Harrisbursg, Aug,. 14; Mt. Vernon, Aug. 15:; EKast Bt.. Louls, Aug. 16; Jacksonville and Bpringtield, Aug. 17; Danville® and Decatur, Aug. 20; Bloomington and Peoria, Aug. -- 21; Galesburg and Monmouth, Aug. 25; Dixon and De-- Kalb, Aug. 28# Elgin and Waukegan, Aug. 20. poes Do fok a se o o o Snen m Ree iesns : use' didate for governor, and Otis F. Glenn, U. S. genatorial nominee. This trio will be *augmented by Lieut. Gov. Fred E. Sterling, «Wii-- liam J. Stratton for secretary . of state; State Auditor. Oscar Nelson, Attorney Gen, Oscar E. Caristrom, A verifable caravan of oratorical talent will swing around the loop of 16 downstate meetings of the G. O. P. organization, David E. Shanahan, chairman of the Hlinois --campaign co has unced. Heading 9'::"""'."1_ be ;y:'g; Senator Chas. ocratic voters under the banners of, their party leadere were being puch-- Springtield, 111.,. July 18. --Plans for roundup of Republican and Dem-- CANDIDATES SPEAK IN COUNTY AUG. .26; PLAN STATE TOUR Deneen, Emmerson, Stratto and Mates to Speak at M county court ruling was in his fa-- and appeal Bjork will not be able to start erection of the building at would ppemin. <__ .: C00c > . Because of the pendink litigation to court in Waukegan and Judge Persons after hearing all the argu-- ments held that the actioh of the appeal board was illegal and unwar-- Village Board Vote':l; hlt'mini. ~mously Monday Nig 0 Appeal in Zone Fight. CARRY APPEAL TO Big Roundup. Louis L. Einmerson, can-- Louils, f"'m:;im the case to the county court |. be _] where arguments haveée heen contin-- ie 'E:t ued for some time. The villaze nut B. E.<Safftord is president, and on Décember 12%, 1927, a public hearing was held and on March 7, 1928, the appeal board hu:l::d down :f detgl- tion approving . Le e than the Lake® Bluff zoning 'ordin-- ance would permit. He took his re-- quest to the appeal --board of which Oak street in Lake Bluff, He has had gm h:n:n up for & three story , housing eighteen : apart-- ments,--the huilding to cost approxi-- mately© $80,000. © Bjork sets forth that on November 19, 1927, he was refused a permit for the building on the grounds--that the building would house more people per square foot to issue : a permit for -- an: $80,000 ltmem building to David T. Bjork and the subsequent approval of the refusal by the Lake Bluff appeal board: was illegal, Judge Perr'y L. Persons in county court Thursday nitht handed down a-- verdict set-- "ng aside the appeal board decision. ' ax Przyborski, village attorney, immediately --entered his exception and. leave "was--given him to draw up.a bill of exceptions within 60 days and make an appeal to the Appellate court. * According to the testimony, Bjork is the owner of a lot facing 100 feet V i1 1 a g'e Appeals Decision ~~Which Grants Building . original trial when Albert Coleman, a brother of the defendaht, was tried. In the event that Coleman refuses to plead guilty the railway officials will lay all Of these -- facts . beforez States Attorney Smith. LAKE BLUFF MAN BEATS ZONE LAW JN COUNTY COURT ._John G. Coleman, 63, held on a charge of murdering Thomas Morri-- gon, of Rondout, 15 ~years ago, on Wednesdgy made --a second attempt at suicide in his cell in the county Jail, but failed. fose He slashed his left wrist with a plece of glass, it is understood, in an effort to reach the artery. While he bled profusely no damage was done. As he slashed the wrist he gare m little squeal and said nothing more. He has talked but little since arriv-- ing from Fullerton, Cal., where he was captured and alleged to have This was Coleman's second inef-- fectual attempt ton his life. He slash-- ed the back of his neck with a ra-- zor blade while held in California. He was in the hospital two -- days from that slash. Sheriff LaWwrence Doolittle has maintained a strict watch over the prisoner knowing that he probably would attempt suicide again as he is moody. + While he was allowed a certain amount 'of freedom he was closely watched at all times by the turnkeys and the surprising thing was that he was able to make another effort so keen was the vigil kept over him. L Due to his age and the factthat he seems far older because he was atramp al his life his will to live has not been strong. In addition he was arrested after a long drunk that left him shaken and despondent. Datectives with the St. Paul rail-- way, with whom Morrison worked, were in conference with Sheriff Doo-- little late Tuesday. They have locat-- ed all of the old witmesses in the Holding that the Slashes Wrists in Spite o f Close Watch Kept Over . : Him by Jailors. t'k, through his 'attorney, Mar-- and Marshall of~Chicago, car-- R. G. Kaping Says: --FOR SUICIDE BUT IT FAILS O resvongas -- (--) sxneeinp umt wany STREEYT Har i8 GImHGR A sea OF MuC.or a CLoup of ousr, put Pave it NEAnY Audgese HOW QLNCK Hie FMEGS UP is 2C MAP .PENDENT Permit to Bjork. and 125 feet on of the between Lake Villa and Millburn, was traced through Chicago and va-- Yarberry wrote lat the detect-- ives were "appreciative for the re-- ward and glad to have been of sery-- m'c::nt?e case." sought . since last --May In a letter from M. Rey Yarberry, chief of detectives, the arresting of-- ficers were Detective Sergeants M. J. Carricate and O. F. Hagel. Each man receives $500. § Etate's Atty. Bmith Wednesday got confirmation of the arrest of Claud C€lark, clleged killer of Will Beck, by Louisyille, Ky.,~police and dis-- patched the $1,000 reward offered for the capture. Louisville, Ky., Paid F o r Work on Will Beck Mur-- ton, went over to Aug. 7. These cas-- es include one against Arthur Nel-- son and Ermest Velin, Waukegan, charged with vielating tihe prohibi-- tory law. The tri * call blew up after two days of jockeying to get .cases for two that were . dropped. -- Charles fred Hall and Ray E.: Thomas ob-- jected to the continuance because they held that notice had been giv-- en as early as July 2. Barkus, raided twice before, had a lieutenant in his khome at the time of t e last raid. States= Attorney Smith charges. Frank Barkus, Highwor»d, a ser-- geant in the regular army, Wednes-- day gained a continuance til Aug. T before County Judge Persons after an affidavit was produced by his at-- torney .declaring that insufficient time had. been allowed to prepare & defense to charges of violating the prohibitory law. <,: R BARKUS WINS A _ | as _ 2 WEEK DELAY | ,," ON HIS TRIAL > County Court Criminal Call Blows up Until Aug. 7, Records Show. property owners to petition for a sysem of ornamental lights. + The president and clerk were au-- thorized to sign warrants for the necessary funds to take up hbonds recently called,. These officials were also authorized to sign anticipation warrants for $3,000. | --Othér than allowing of estimates to contractors and bills to engineers there was 'little business, and the board adjourned until tonight. At the meeting of the village trus-- tees a petition, signed by property uwners on Fourth street, was read. Folks in that lccality want the Pub-- Fic Service Co. to remove the poles from the st. placing them in alleys, alleging that the wires are a menace to the safety of people there. Ac-- tion was deferred until a later meet-- ing in order to give the Public Ser-- vice Co. time to investigate the sit-- uation. The opinion was given that the onl y way the poles cgould be taken from the street was for the | property owners to petition for a mm Pm sysem of ornamental lights. * be received. This company provid-- ed that if material provided by a lo-- cal concern did not meet the speci-- fications--25¢ per yard would be added. + * ol The checks of Cape, Rutheldge and North American were hedi until a meeting to be held tonight, when it will be --determined who will be giv-- en the contract. The estimated cost of the work, as given by the engineers is about $92,000. Mr. Cape's bid is approxi-- mately 25 per cent lower than pay-- ing job§ have béen_done in the vil-- lage heretofore. * . The bid of: the North American Construction Co.. was low, but on account of a provision as to mater-- ial attached to the bid, there was some question as to whether i tcould ;000 SENT TO : DETECTIVES WHO CAUGHT C. CLARK -- There were six firms to submit bids on the work, as follows: Darrow & Barron of Vaukegan, $79,175.30. f James Cape & Sons Co., of Ra clzl 4:"-. '",'17"0 & s uin, --IlL, 378.070.70% Algontt North American Construction Co., Mundelein, $68,182.70. 4 At a meeting of the bogrd of local improvements Tuesday night, bids were received for tth paving of all the unpaved streets lying in the southwest part of the village, east of Milwaukee avenue and south of Church street. All the streets are to be q@aved with concrete, with the exoefion of Wright Court, which is not luded in the improvement. Bids Received For Paving Many Streets l t smpiring inte me thiob rirer Te $ . cities of: Kigin and Aurora are nst® included in the district, as they have -- _ County judges of Cook, Kame, Lake, McHenry and{Kendall coun-- ties met at Aurora Saturday and tix-- ed the boundaries of a proposed Fox river conservancy in the district. A referendum will be taken Aug. 10. Area included in the district extends a mile or more on --elther side of the river from the Wisconsin line to L& Balle--county. $ LA Salle county is to voté on a district of its own. The Fox g FIX BOUNDARY ON CONSERVANCY Mayor Lewis, © counsel 'Schuuchcrul%cunlflur. Mr. Hawkins, who was mayor of 'Hl'hhndPuktwumueig since the plant was erected on site and was a regident of the <ity when the plant was built originally 35 years ago, stated that e¥en it the city were to drop plans for improve-- ments he would proceed through the courts to try to make the city re-- move the present plant, and asked $50,000 for his rights in the prem ises,; as representing the ~Highland Park Building: company. A formal re port to this effect has been made to the Highland --Park council by the mayor, corporation counsel and city sonstructing its waterworks plant in addition to building: a filtration plant which bhas long been demand-- ed by residents of the city. The an-- tire project now is held up indet-- initely as a result of the filing of the purposes.._by . the. Highland Park of the tract occupled by the plant does not conform to the original pur-- from building the fil rlant on the ground that them site "of the water plant was dedicated, to-- gether with adjoining property, to the city of Highland Park for park Ernest S. Gail of that city, filed a petition for injunction against© the city in circuit court at --Waukegan a week ago, restrainthag the city Former Mayor Framk P. Hawkins of Highland Park, through Attorney $50,000 damages as the result of an argument that has arisen in counnec-- tion with the construction there of a $600,000 water works improvement and filtration plant. P Big Sum May be Demanded . as Outgrowth of Water dln%h'mltdihm.-mm for to avoid them. Both were knocked to the pavement. 4 Talley leaped from his machine as soon as he brought it to a stop and carried the two men upon the park-- way. . A Police Lieut, Hicks and:Patroiman Edwards arrived on the scene a few moments later. Switzer was removed to the Vie-- tory Memorial hospital in the Wet-- zel and Péterson ambulance whick had 'been summoned by Patrolman Thomas McMahon, acting deek ser-- geant at the police station. Stark was removed to the same hospital by Patrolman Edwarde. At the hospital the two victims were attended by Dr. R. G. Smith. According to the police botk Switzer and Stark came to Liberty-- Yille from Osceola, lowas. In a conferente this week wth This petition was filed after whe ds for the big improvement had voyie Talley24, of Sheridan and Beach roads, driver of the: Dodge coupe, which struck the men, was placed under arrest by Ijeut. Earl Hicks He was taken to the police station where he was released in bonds of $3,000, pending the out-- come of the accident. His care was continued to July 23. According to the police version of the cage, Talley was driving south in Sheridan road when the two men stepped out from between two care in front of the Elks club, and walked ly, one perhlpl"t'tfi;.";h;: .M were struck by an automobile in front of the Eilks club in Sheridan road, Waukegan last Saturday Both of the victims reside h% ertyville. Their names and the ex-- L..% un Bar o%) 7 ELV C Suffers Fractured Skull: See-- ond Has Broken Leg; May be Hurt internally. TWO MEN HIT BY -- ' AUTO; 1 MAY DIE _ OF HIS INJURIES _ Works Injunction Suit. MAY FACE SUHT. | --__ FOR $50,000 _ to vity of Highland Park men were > 8. ;i o $1.50 A YEAR Serious--