The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-04
DIED IN JAIL.
IOhn Mayors, Indicted for Arson, Dies In
q Cell
or tho Stark County Jail This Morning,
After Brief but Severe Illness--
His Alleged Crime,
The DAILY DEMooRATof April 23i con
ta ned the following:

The DAILY DEMOCRAT OF April 23d con-
Ia ned the following:
BAIL JUMPER CAPTURED.
John Mayors, the man under indlct'
ment for arson In Bethlehem township,
who jumped hla bail, causing suit 10 be
commenced la Common Pleas u urt by
Prosecuting Attorney Welty against hla
sureties, George Bader and Barah Mayors
for the recovery OF the amount OF the
bond, as given In Tuesdays DEMOCRAT,
has teen captured, aud 10 once more In
the clutches OF the law. q. q, ZutaYern
constable OF Tuscarawas township,
Stark county, who had heard OF Mayors
flight, learned few days ago that he
was living In West Virginia. Quietly
procuring q reQaisitlon IRON Governor
H0adly, Constable Zutayern went 10
West Virginia, and yesterday arrested
Mayors at q place about f0ur miles from
Wheeling. He arrived here with hia
prisoner this morning and turned him
over 10 Sheriff Lee, who provided him
with a cell In the county jail, where no
now lies.
Mayers' excuse for skipping out Ia
that he went TO visit sick daughter In
West Virginia, where he was captured"
Since his Incarceration Mayors has
been In jail spending his time In wor.
rylng about his approaching trial, ind
writing 10 hla several sons, asking their
aid In The employment OF counsel. For
some days past no had not been feeling
well and last night about midnight he
had q severe attack OF cramp collie. He
began coughing violently and Tuptured
some Of the blood vessels OF the stom-
ach. DR.. Leinlnger was called In and
gave the suffering man some medicine,
which relieved him considerably. He
continued III, however, during the night
and m0aned with pain.
This morning be received a letter
from hie son John, living AT Beach City,
stating that II would be useless for him,
John. TO come 10 see his father In jail,
az he had no money and could not az
sist him. Mayors had been awaiting
the receipt OF this letter for several
days past and grew quite anxious about
Its arrival. Early this morning Mayors
said TO o fellow prisoner named Smith,
who Ia serving q twenty day jail sen.
tence for petit larceny, and who eat up
with the slck man last night, that he
would be satifAed II no could only see
or hear from his son John.
The long looked for letter
was received by Deputy Krider this
morning. IL was taken 10 Mayera by
Turnkey Weber and the former gave II 10
Smith 10 read. When Mayors heard the
contents OF the letter no laid weak and
exhausted, and motloned Smith TO bend
down his head. Smith did 30 and May
era, with his dying breath, whispered,
IL must co." aud expired at 800 o'clock.
II 10 quite evident from the following
letter, " hlch Mayors dictated TO Smith
shortly after being brought TO jail, that
he anticipated death:
CANTON, OHIO, April =, 1886.
DEAR SIR,-My name 10 Mayors. |
live ilye and q half miles south OF Ma.
varre, Stark county, Ohio, and In case Of
my death | want 10 DO Inferred In the
Bolivar Cemetery with my Arst wife,
and for further Information telegraph
to Beach City. have O son living there
by the name OF John G. Mayors; also a
son living at Navarro by the name Of
William Mayors. DO this for me and
oblige JonN Mayors,
Navarro, Ohio,
PSI am 90 years old; born Febru.
Rry 18th, 1919.
This letter Mayors had In his pocket,
As requested In the letter, Turnkey
Weber telegraphed the news OF his death
TO Mayors son John In Beach City,
The body has been laid out on cot In
the lower hall OF the jail, TO await the
arrival OF The son or some information,
as 10 the disposition OF the body desired,
This Is the frat death OF prisoner AZ
the present jail, except those who were
legally executed.
MayCrs was indicted for setting Are to
the barn OF a farmer, named Linerode,
In Bethlehem township.