P. CRUMPACKER IS DEAD
Hammond Loses One of Its Fine Men Today
LAWYER BREATHES HIS LAST
One of Indiana's Keenest Legal Minds and
Hammond's Best Citizens Dies after a Long Illness.
After fighting gamely with death for months and putting up one of the most stubborn and remarkable battles with disease, imaginable, Hon. Peter Crumpacker, one of northern Indiana's greatest lawyers and Lake county's best known public men, passed away this morning at St. Margaret's hospital in Hammond.
Mr. Crumpacker had been in poor health for a year. He had not practiced his profession since last summer. For months he had fought off the attacks of Bright's disease, with a gameness that only to those who knew him seemed possible. He was fifty-nine years of age and is survived by Mrs. Crumpacker and four children, Mrs. Harriet Scott, Charles, Edgar and Dorothy.
The End Often Near.
At more than one point in his illness was he reported to be at death's door. Indeed at one time he lay for an hour without the flutter of a heartbeat and it was never thought he could rally, but he did and he fought on. He appeared on the streets after that and declared he was going to get well after that attack.
He was removed afterwards to a Chicago hospital after visiting at his daughter's, Mrs. Clarence Scott, in Chicago, and there he displayed a dogged determination to recover but of course failed day by day. Last Monday he was brought to St. Margaret's hospital because he wanted to be back in Hammond.
Great Sympathy for Family.
The greatest sympathy is manifested for the widow and bereaved family for though it was known his death was near the actuality of it touched all hearts. The funeral arrangements will be announced later.
A native of LaPorte county, Peter Crumpacker attended Valparaiso University where he graduated from the school of law and coming to Hammond in 1888 began his successful practice. His brothers are leaders of the bar in Valparaiso, Hon. E. D. Crumpacker having served as prosecuting attorney, judge of the appellate court and as representative of the Tenth district of Indiana in Congress.
Had a Busy Life.
From 1891 to 1893 Peter Crumpacker was associated with J. H. Gillett who afterwards became judge of the supreme court of Indiana. From 1894 to 1898 he acted as city attorney under F. R. Mott and later was associated in private practice with D. J. Moran. At the time of his death he was a senior member of the firm of which Fred, his nephew, is the junior. His campaign as republican candidate for mayor five years ago was featured by the celebrated Crumpacker wit. It was the unanswerable arguments in the inimitable fashion that defeated the sanitary district several years ago when Attorney Crumpacker took the stump against it, declaring it a scheme to create fat political jobs. Attorney Crumpacker was one of the founders of The Lake County Times.
Of a Famous Family.
His father was Theophilus Crumpacker, a farmer in Porter county and sire of a famous family of boys, including Charles, a Chicago Board of Trade man; Dan of Willow Springs, Ill.; Edgar, former congressman, and Grant, a well known Valparaiso lawyer. His wife was Miss Ida Younglove of Valparaiso. Mr. Crumpacker was educated in the country schools and the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso. He had a wonderful legal mind and a brilliant wit. He was a fighter always for Hammond, a steadfast friend and a lover of domesticity.
A tribute of affection and admiration was paid to the memory of Attorney Peter Crumpacker today by Judge V. S. Reiter of Lake Superior court when the sad news of the demise of the leading barrister was received.
Judge Reiter's Tribute.
"Attorney Crumpacker had a natural legal mind," stated Judge Reiter," and apparently no nerves. He depended on the merits of his case and hewed to the lines and his resourcefulness made him at all times effective.
"One of the finest legal arguments I ever had in my court was one in which he argued a demurrer attacking the validity of a statute requiring that railroads put in block signal systems and carrying a penalty in case of failure to comply. He attacked the statute as being invalid in that it did not describe the offense with any certainty so that when a railroad put up a signal system it would known whether it was within the law or not. Mr. Crumpacker argued the demurrer for an hour. I overruled it. But the more I studied it the more I became convinced that he was right and after the trial had continued two days I called the lawyers up and told them I was satisfied and sustained the demurrer. It was taken to the supreme court which upheld the ruling on Crumpacker's argument.
"Attorney Crumpacker three years ago filed the most wonderful complaint I ever read in an action against the Michigan Central railroad. He was not only a good reasoner on his feet and never lost sight of the bird's-eye but he prepared the pleadings.
"I remember years ago when Pete had offices in the old Central block at the four corners.
"The court was at Crown Point and Mr. Crumpacker would dictate to his stenographer until the Erie train pulled into the station and picking up his folio run for the train. One day he missed it and Judge Gillett was rather put out at the delay. When Crumpacker finally reached court, Harold Wheeler, then clerk, had drawn a picture of the last coach of the Erie train with an attachment that he could grab if he missed the steps.
"This would give Attorney Crumpacker another chance to get the train, said Wheeler. Mr. Crumpacker thought that was a great joke and by means of it got the court into a good humor."
"I shall never forget a law suit when I was city attorney in 1902 and 1904 in which Attorney Crumpacker opposed me. He was a dangerous opponent and made a good case. An old woman had tripped over an iron hook embedded in a cinder walk and falling, broke a leg.
"When the jury was selected, Louis Heintz was called. Coming to town he saw Pete and boasted that he was the king bee of the jury and could influence it. So Crumpacker didn't object to Louis as a juror. As the trial proceeded it was brought out that the owner of the walk could be made liable for damages. Louis and the property owner were sworn friends and all of Attorney Crumpacker's powers as a lawyer were of no avail. The jury found for the defendant. For a long time after that when Attorney Crumpacker would meet Louis he would remind him of the case in no uncertain terms."
--The Times
(Munster, IN), Fri., Sep. 13, 1918, Pgs. 1 and 2
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ARRANGEMENTS FOR CRUMPACKER FUNERAL
Services Monday in Hammond; Funeral to Be in Valpo in Afternoon.
The funeral arrangements for the late Hon. Peter Crumpacker of Hammond were completed this morning. The funeral will take place next Monday at 1 p.m. o'clock at the First Presbyterian church. Rev. J. C. Parrett will officiate. In the meantime the remains may be viewed by friends tomorrow from 1 o'clock to 6 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Crumpacker in Glendale, Hammond.
After the funeral services are held are held at the First Presbyterian church the remains will be taken to Valparaiso where they will be interred in the family burying ground. The Knight Templars will officiate.
The following are the honorary pallbearers: W. G. Paxton, W. J. McAleer, V. S. Reiter, T. W. Oberlin, W. E. Russell, A. M. Turner, F. M. Gavit and Fred R. Mott.
Undertaker Stewart has charge of the obsequies.
--The Hammond Lake County Times
(Hammond, IN), Sat., Sep. 14, 1918, Pg. 1
Hammond Loses One of Its Fine Men Today
LAWYER BREATHES HIS LAST
One of Indiana's Keenest Legal Minds and
Hammond's Best Citizens Dies after a Long Illness.
After fighting gamely with death for months and putting up one of the most stubborn and remarkable battles with disease, imaginable, Hon. Peter Crumpacker, one of northern Indiana's greatest lawyers and Lake county's best known public men, passed away this morning at St. Margaret's hospital in Hammond.
Mr. Crumpacker had been in poor health for a year. He had not practiced his profession since last summer. For months he had fought off the attacks of Bright's disease, with a gameness that only to those who knew him seemed possible. He was fifty-nine years of age and is survived by Mrs. Crumpacker and four children, Mrs. Harriet Scott, Charles, Edgar and Dorothy.
The End Often Near.
At more than one point in his illness was he reported to be at death's door. Indeed at one time he lay for an hour without the flutter of a heartbeat and it was never thought he could rally, but he did and he fought on. He appeared on the streets after that and declared he was going to get well after that attack.
He was removed afterwards to a Chicago hospital after visiting at his daughter's, Mrs. Clarence Scott, in Chicago, and there he displayed a dogged determination to recover but of course failed day by day. Last Monday he was brought to St. Margaret's hospital because he wanted to be back in Hammond.
Great Sympathy for Family.
The greatest sympathy is manifested for the widow and bereaved family for though it was known his death was near the actuality of it touched all hearts. The funeral arrangements will be announced later.
A native of LaPorte county, Peter Crumpacker attended Valparaiso University where he graduated from the school of law and coming to Hammond in 1888 began his successful practice. His brothers are leaders of the bar in Valparaiso, Hon. E. D. Crumpacker having served as prosecuting attorney, judge of the appellate court and as representative of the Tenth district of Indiana in Congress.
Had a Busy Life.
From 1891 to 1893 Peter Crumpacker was associated with J. H. Gillett who afterwards became judge of the supreme court of Indiana. From 1894 to 1898 he acted as city attorney under F. R. Mott and later was associated in private practice with D. J. Moran. At the time of his death he was a senior member of the firm of which Fred, his nephew, is the junior. His campaign as republican candidate for mayor five years ago was featured by the celebrated Crumpacker wit. It was the unanswerable arguments in the inimitable fashion that defeated the sanitary district several years ago when Attorney Crumpacker took the stump against it, declaring it a scheme to create fat political jobs. Attorney Crumpacker was one of the founders of The Lake County Times.
Of a Famous Family.
His father was Theophilus Crumpacker, a farmer in Porter county and sire of a famous family of boys, including Charles, a Chicago Board of Trade man; Dan of Willow Springs, Ill.; Edgar, former congressman, and Grant, a well known Valparaiso lawyer. His wife was Miss Ida Younglove of Valparaiso. Mr. Crumpacker was educated in the country schools and the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso. He had a wonderful legal mind and a brilliant wit. He was a fighter always for Hammond, a steadfast friend and a lover of domesticity.
A tribute of affection and admiration was paid to the memory of Attorney Peter Crumpacker today by Judge V. S. Reiter of Lake Superior court when the sad news of the demise of the leading barrister was received.
Judge Reiter's Tribute.
"Attorney Crumpacker had a natural legal mind," stated Judge Reiter," and apparently no nerves. He depended on the merits of his case and hewed to the lines and his resourcefulness made him at all times effective.
"One of the finest legal arguments I ever had in my court was one in which he argued a demurrer attacking the validity of a statute requiring that railroads put in block signal systems and carrying a penalty in case of failure to comply. He attacked the statute as being invalid in that it did not describe the offense with any certainty so that when a railroad put up a signal system it would known whether it was within the law or not. Mr. Crumpacker argued the demurrer for an hour. I overruled it. But the more I studied it the more I became convinced that he was right and after the trial had continued two days I called the lawyers up and told them I was satisfied and sustained the demurrer. It was taken to the supreme court which upheld the ruling on Crumpacker's argument.
"Attorney Crumpacker three years ago filed the most wonderful complaint I ever read in an action against the Michigan Central railroad. He was not only a good reasoner on his feet and never lost sight of the bird's-eye but he prepared the pleadings.
"I remember years ago when Pete had offices in the old Central block at the four corners.
"The court was at Crown Point and Mr. Crumpacker would dictate to his stenographer until the Erie train pulled into the station and picking up his folio run for the train. One day he missed it and Judge Gillett was rather put out at the delay. When Crumpacker finally reached court, Harold Wheeler, then clerk, had drawn a picture of the last coach of the Erie train with an attachment that he could grab if he missed the steps.
"This would give Attorney Crumpacker another chance to get the train, said Wheeler. Mr. Crumpacker thought that was a great joke and by means of it got the court into a good humor."
"I shall never forget a law suit when I was city attorney in 1902 and 1904 in which Attorney Crumpacker opposed me. He was a dangerous opponent and made a good case. An old woman had tripped over an iron hook embedded in a cinder walk and falling, broke a leg.
"When the jury was selected, Louis Heintz was called. Coming to town he saw Pete and boasted that he was the king bee of the jury and could influence it. So Crumpacker didn't object to Louis as a juror. As the trial proceeded it was brought out that the owner of the walk could be made liable for damages. Louis and the property owner were sworn friends and all of Attorney Crumpacker's powers as a lawyer were of no avail. The jury found for the defendant. For a long time after that when Attorney Crumpacker would meet Louis he would remind him of the case in no uncertain terms."
--The Times
(Munster, IN), Fri., Sep. 13, 1918, Pgs. 1 and 2
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ARRANGEMENTS FOR CRUMPACKER FUNERAL
Services Monday in Hammond; Funeral to Be in Valpo in Afternoon.
The funeral arrangements for the late Hon. Peter Crumpacker of Hammond were completed this morning. The funeral will take place next Monday at 1 p.m. o'clock at the First Presbyterian church. Rev. J. C. Parrett will officiate. In the meantime the remains may be viewed by friends tomorrow from 1 o'clock to 6 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Crumpacker in Glendale, Hammond.
After the funeral services are held are held at the First Presbyterian church the remains will be taken to Valparaiso where they will be interred in the family burying ground. The Knight Templars will officiate.
The following are the honorary pallbearers: W. G. Paxton, W. J. McAleer, V. S. Reiter, T. W. Oberlin, W. E. Russell, A. M. Turner, F. M. Gavit and Fred R. Mott.
Undertaker Stewart has charge of the obsequies.
--The Hammond Lake County Times
(Hammond, IN), Sat., Sep. 14, 1918, Pg. 1
P. CRUMPACKER IS DEAD
Hammond Loses One of Its Fine Men Today
LAWYER BREATHES HIS LAST
One of Indiana's Keenest Legal Minds and
Hammond's Best Citizens Dies after a Long Illness.
After fighting gamely with death for months and putting up one of the most stubborn and remarkable battles with disease, imaginable, Hon. Peter Crumpacker, one of northern Indiana's greatest lawyers and Lake county's best known public men, passed away this morning at St. Margaret's hospital in Hammond.
Mr. Crumpacker had been in poor health for a year. He had not practiced his profession since last summer. For months he had fought off the attacks of Bright's disease, with a gameness that only to those who knew him seemed possible. He was fifty-nine years of age and is survived by Mrs. Crumpacker and four children, Mrs. Harriet Scott, Charles, Edgar and Dorothy.
The End Often Near.
At more than one point in his illness was he reported to be at death's door. Indeed at one time he lay for an hour without the flutter of a heartbeat and it was never thought he could rally, but he did and he fought on. He appeared on the streets after that and declared he was going to get well after that attack.
He was removed afterwards to a Chicago hospital after visiting at his daughter's, Mrs. Clarence Scott, in Chicago, and there he displayed a dogged determination to recover but of course failed day by day. Last Monday he was brought to St. Margaret's hospital because he wanted to be back in Hammond.
Great Sympathy for Family.
The greatest sympathy is manifested for the widow and bereaved family for though it was known his death was near the actuality of it touched all hearts. The funeral arrangements will be announced later.
A native of LaPorte county, Peter Crumpacker attended Valparaiso University where he graduated from the school of law and coming to Hammond in 1888 began his successful practice. His brothers are leaders of the bar in Valparaiso, Hon. E. D. Crumpacker having served as prosecuting attorney, judge of the appellate court and as representative of the Tenth district of Indiana in Congress.
Had a Busy Life.
From 1891 to 1893 Peter Crumpacker was associated with J. H. Gillett who afterwards became judge of the supreme court of Indiana. From 1894 to 1898 he acted as city attorney under F. R. Mott and later was associated in private practice with D. J. Moran. At the time of his death he was a senior member of the firm of which Fred, his nephew, is the junior. His campaign as republican candidate for mayor five years ago was featured by the celebrated Crumpacker wit. It was the unanswerable arguments in the inimitable fashion that defeated the sanitary district several years ago when Attorney Crumpacker took the stump against it, declaring it a scheme to create fat political jobs. Attorney Crumpacker was one of the founders of The Lake County Times.
Of a Famous Family.
His father was Theophilus Crumpacker, a farmer in Porter county and sire of a famous family of boys, including Charles, a Chicago Board of Trade man; Dan of Willow Springs, Ill.; Edgar, former congressman, and Grant, a well known Valparaiso lawyer. His wife was Miss Ida Younglove of Valparaiso. Mr. Crumpacker was educated in the country schools and the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso. He had a wonderful legal mind and a brilliant wit. He was a fighter always for Hammond, a steadfast friend and a lover of domesticity.
A tribute of affection and admiration was paid to the memory of Attorney Peter Crumpacker today by Judge V. S. Reiter of Lake Superior court when the sad news of the demise of the leading barrister was received.
Judge Reiter's Tribute.
"Attorney Crumpacker had a natural legal mind," stated Judge Reiter," and apparently no nerves. He depended on the merits of his case and hewed to the lines and his resourcefulness made him at all times effective.
"One of the finest legal arguments I ever had in my court was one in which he argued a demurrer attacking the validity of a statute requiring that railroads put in block signal systems and carrying a penalty in case of failure to comply. He attacked the statute as being invalid in that it did not describe the offense with any certainty so that when a railroad put up a signal system it would known whether it was within the law or not. Mr. Crumpacker argued the demurrer for an hour. I overruled it. But the more I studied it the more I became convinced that he was right and after the trial had continued two days I called the lawyers up and told them I was satisfied and sustained the demurrer. It was taken to the supreme court which upheld the ruling on Crumpacker's argument.
"Attorney Crumpacker three years ago filed the most wonderful complaint I ever read in an action against the Michigan Central railroad. He was not only a good reasoner on his feet and never lost sight of the bird's-eye but he prepared the pleadings.
"I remember years ago when Pete had offices in the old Central block at the four corners.
"The court was at Crown Point and Mr. Crumpacker would dictate to his stenographer until the Erie train pulled into the station and picking up his folio run for the train. One day he missed it and Judge Gillett was rather put out at the delay. When Crumpacker finally reached court, Harold Wheeler, then clerk, had drawn a picture of the last coach of the Erie train with an attachment that he could grab if he missed the steps.
"This would give Attorney Crumpacker another chance to get the train, said Wheeler. Mr. Crumpacker thought that was a great joke and by means of it got the court into a good humor."
"I shall never forget a law suit when I was city attorney in 1902 and 1904 in which Attorney Crumpacker opposed me. He was a dangerous opponent and made a good case. An old woman had tripped over an iron hook embedded in a cinder walk and falling, broke a leg.
"When the jury was selected, Louis Heintz was called. Coming to town he saw Pete and boasted that he was the king bee of the jury and could influence it. So Crumpacker didn't object to Louis as a juror. As the trial proceeded it was brought out that the owner of the walk could be made liable for damages. Louis and the property owner were sworn friends and all of Attorney Crumpacker's powers as a lawyer were of no avail. The jury found for the defendant. For a long time after that when Attorney Crumpacker would meet Louis he would remind him of the case in no uncertain terms."
--The Times
(Munster, IN), Fri., Sep. 13, 1918, Pgs. 1 and 2
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ARRANGEMENTS FOR CRUMPACKER FUNERAL
Services Monday in Hammond; Funeral to Be in Valpo in Afternoon.
The funeral arrangements for the late Hon. Peter Crumpacker of Hammond were completed this morning. The funeral will take place next Monday at 1 p.m. o'clock at the First Presbyterian church. Rev. J. C. Parrett will officiate. In the meantime the remains may be viewed by friends tomorrow from 1 o'clock to 6 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Crumpacker in Glendale, Hammond.
After the funeral services are held are held at the First Presbyterian church the remains will be taken to Valparaiso where they will be interred in the family burying ground. The Knight Templars will officiate.
The following are the honorary pallbearers: W. G. Paxton, W. J. McAleer, V. S. Reiter, T. W. Oberlin, W. E. Russell, A. M. Turner, F. M. Gavit and Fred R. Mott.
Undertaker Stewart has charge of the obsequies.
--The Hammond Lake County Times
(Hammond, IN), Sat., Sep. 14, 1918, Pg. 1
Hammond Loses One of Its Fine Men Today
LAWYER BREATHES HIS LAST
One of Indiana's Keenest Legal Minds and
Hammond's Best Citizens Dies after a Long Illness.
After fighting gamely with death for months and putting up one of the most stubborn and remarkable battles with disease, imaginable, Hon. Peter Crumpacker, one of northern Indiana's greatest lawyers and Lake county's best known public men, passed away this morning at St. Margaret's hospital in Hammond.
Mr. Crumpacker had been in poor health for a year. He had not practiced his profession since last summer. For months he had fought off the attacks of Bright's disease, with a gameness that only to those who knew him seemed possible. He was fifty-nine years of age and is survived by Mrs. Crumpacker and four children, Mrs. Harriet Scott, Charles, Edgar and Dorothy.
The End Often Near.
At more than one point in his illness was he reported to be at death's door. Indeed at one time he lay for an hour without the flutter of a heartbeat and it was never thought he could rally, but he did and he fought on. He appeared on the streets after that and declared he was going to get well after that attack.
He was removed afterwards to a Chicago hospital after visiting at his daughter's, Mrs. Clarence Scott, in Chicago, and there he displayed a dogged determination to recover but of course failed day by day. Last Monday he was brought to St. Margaret's hospital because he wanted to be back in Hammond.
Great Sympathy for Family.
The greatest sympathy is manifested for the widow and bereaved family for though it was known his death was near the actuality of it touched all hearts. The funeral arrangements will be announced later.
A native of LaPorte county, Peter Crumpacker attended Valparaiso University where he graduated from the school of law and coming to Hammond in 1888 began his successful practice. His brothers are leaders of the bar in Valparaiso, Hon. E. D. Crumpacker having served as prosecuting attorney, judge of the appellate court and as representative of the Tenth district of Indiana in Congress.
Had a Busy Life.
From 1891 to 1893 Peter Crumpacker was associated with J. H. Gillett who afterwards became judge of the supreme court of Indiana. From 1894 to 1898 he acted as city attorney under F. R. Mott and later was associated in private practice with D. J. Moran. At the time of his death he was a senior member of the firm of which Fred, his nephew, is the junior. His campaign as republican candidate for mayor five years ago was featured by the celebrated Crumpacker wit. It was the unanswerable arguments in the inimitable fashion that defeated the sanitary district several years ago when Attorney Crumpacker took the stump against it, declaring it a scheme to create fat political jobs. Attorney Crumpacker was one of the founders of The Lake County Times.
Of a Famous Family.
His father was Theophilus Crumpacker, a farmer in Porter county and sire of a famous family of boys, including Charles, a Chicago Board of Trade man; Dan of Willow Springs, Ill.; Edgar, former congressman, and Grant, a well known Valparaiso lawyer. His wife was Miss Ida Younglove of Valparaiso. Mr. Crumpacker was educated in the country schools and the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso. He had a wonderful legal mind and a brilliant wit. He was a fighter always for Hammond, a steadfast friend and a lover of domesticity.
A tribute of affection and admiration was paid to the memory of Attorney Peter Crumpacker today by Judge V. S. Reiter of Lake Superior court when the sad news of the demise of the leading barrister was received.
Judge Reiter's Tribute.
"Attorney Crumpacker had a natural legal mind," stated Judge Reiter," and apparently no nerves. He depended on the merits of his case and hewed to the lines and his resourcefulness made him at all times effective.
"One of the finest legal arguments I ever had in my court was one in which he argued a demurrer attacking the validity of a statute requiring that railroads put in block signal systems and carrying a penalty in case of failure to comply. He attacked the statute as being invalid in that it did not describe the offense with any certainty so that when a railroad put up a signal system it would known whether it was within the law or not. Mr. Crumpacker argued the demurrer for an hour. I overruled it. But the more I studied it the more I became convinced that he was right and after the trial had continued two days I called the lawyers up and told them I was satisfied and sustained the demurrer. It was taken to the supreme court which upheld the ruling on Crumpacker's argument.
"Attorney Crumpacker three years ago filed the most wonderful complaint I ever read in an action against the Michigan Central railroad. He was not only a good reasoner on his feet and never lost sight of the bird's-eye but he prepared the pleadings.
"I remember years ago when Pete had offices in the old Central block at the four corners.
"The court was at Crown Point and Mr. Crumpacker would dictate to his stenographer until the Erie train pulled into the station and picking up his folio run for the train. One day he missed it and Judge Gillett was rather put out at the delay. When Crumpacker finally reached court, Harold Wheeler, then clerk, had drawn a picture of the last coach of the Erie train with an attachment that he could grab if he missed the steps.
"This would give Attorney Crumpacker another chance to get the train, said Wheeler. Mr. Crumpacker thought that was a great joke and by means of it got the court into a good humor."
"I shall never forget a law suit when I was city attorney in 1902 and 1904 in which Attorney Crumpacker opposed me. He was a dangerous opponent and made a good case. An old woman had tripped over an iron hook embedded in a cinder walk and falling, broke a leg.
"When the jury was selected, Louis Heintz was called. Coming to town he saw Pete and boasted that he was the king bee of the jury and could influence it. So Crumpacker didn't object to Louis as a juror. As the trial proceeded it was brought out that the owner of the walk could be made liable for damages. Louis and the property owner were sworn friends and all of Attorney Crumpacker's powers as a lawyer were of no avail. The jury found for the defendant. For a long time after that when Attorney Crumpacker would meet Louis he would remind him of the case in no uncertain terms."
--The Times
(Munster, IN), Fri., Sep. 13, 1918, Pgs. 1 and 2
~~~~~~
ARRANGEMENTS FOR CRUMPACKER FUNERAL
Services Monday in Hammond; Funeral to Be in Valpo in Afternoon.
The funeral arrangements for the late Hon. Peter Crumpacker of Hammond were completed this morning. The funeral will take place next Monday at 1 p.m. o'clock at the First Presbyterian church. Rev. J. C. Parrett will officiate. In the meantime the remains may be viewed by friends tomorrow from 1 o'clock to 6 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Crumpacker in Glendale, Hammond.
After the funeral services are held are held at the First Presbyterian church the remains will be taken to Valparaiso where they will be interred in the family burying ground. The Knight Templars will officiate.
The following are the honorary pallbearers: W. G. Paxton, W. J. McAleer, V. S. Reiter, T. W. Oberlin, W. E. Russell, A. M. Turner, F. M. Gavit and Fred R. Mott.
Undertaker Stewart has charge of the obsequies.
--The Hammond Lake County Times
(Hammond, IN), Sat., Sep. 14, 1918, Pg. 1
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