Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 168, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1913 — CUT HIS THROAT ON MONON TRAIN [ARTICLE]

CUT HIS THROAT ON MONON TRAIN

Charged With Wife Desertion, Ladoga Taildr Attempted to End His Own Life. Lafayette Journal. Aifter brooding over family troubles and charges of wife desertion that have been filed against him until his mind had become deranged, George Goetz, a Ladoga tailor, attempted suicide on Monon train No. 3, Monday morning. The despondent man inflicted several deep cuts on his throat jusfr as the .train was pulling into the North street station in this city. He was being taken from Menominee, Mich., where he was arrested Sunday, to Crawtfordsville by Police Captain Michael,,of that city. During the trip Goetz told the police captain of the skeletons he had seen flitting about the corridors of the jail at Menominee. He also declared that men were running alongside the train trying to grasp him through the car windows, and refused to beldeve that it was only the shadow of the train. As the train neared this city he arose from the seat and entered the toilet room in the car in Which he was riding. Captain Mdchael waited outside the door for him for some time and after the train had started opened the door to see what detained him so long. Goetz staggered out with blood flowing profusely from the wounds ih his throat. He declared that if the knife had not been so dull that he would have finished the job. His throat was bandaged with a handkerchief and upon his arrival at Crawfordsville he was placed in a separate cell on the second floor of the jail. .He was brought into police court yesterday morning, where he was questioned by Prosecutor Clonser. His preliminary hearing on the wife desertion charge was set for Friday morning. J. C. Beayer, of the Purdue experiment station, came to Rensselaer today to consult with County Agricultural Agent Barrett and to assist him in making some soil tests. Mr. Barrett intends to have a careful analysis made of the bogus land and to try to determine what it needs to make it productive. Mr. Beaver is an expert in soil analysis. A report of the result of the analysis has 'been promised for the newspapers. D. H. Yeoman came home yesterday from a visit with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mauck, of Muncie. Mr. Mauck accompanied him home and will be joined the last of tine week by Mrs. Mauck and their son, who will drive his car through. Mrs. Bert Hopkins, who is now visiting there, will accompany them home. Mr. and Mrs. Mauck will remain here until the latter part of next week. Mr. Mauck reports that there is much building going on at Muncie, which city suffered considerable flood damage in March. Mr. Mauck and his partner in the lumber business had a loss of about |3,500, which was not as extensive as they thought it would be at the time of the flood.