The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-10
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Monroe County Farmer Cuts His Throat
While Suffering from Insanity.
Interesting Criminal Trial at Martinsville-
Salesman Charged with Theft-Fatal
Fight Between Farmers-Gleanings
INDIANA.
Well-Known Farmer Ends His Life by Sui
eide While Suffering from Dementia.

A WslI-Known Farmer Ends His Life by Sui
eide While Suffering from Demeutia
Special to the Indianapolis Journa.-
BLooMINGToS, March 9.-The vicinity of
Clear Creek station was highly excited. this morn
ing, by the news that Nicholas May6eld: one Of
the best known citizens of the county, had COM
mitted suicide. At o'clock this morning, as
freight train was coming north, the engineer
noticed man lying By the side of the track.
Examination proved it 70 be the body of May
field. whose throat had been cut IN two places
on the right side. A pocket-knife. held with a
deadly grasp in the right hand, the small blade
open. told the story, and the following note ex-
plains:
81 ann tired of life. 1 am sure the insane asy-
ium will have to be my home soon, and choose
to cease to i've Bury here if they are will
1ng or not. You need not get hearse In any
event, Out have everything plain and cheap.
My money is all gone; my honor as prompt pay
is gone; let peace be with you all"
Mr. Mayfeld was undoubtedly insane as he
had plenty Of property. He was about seventy
years old, and had been leading citizen for
years.
An Interesting Trial at MartinsviIle.
SDecial to the Indianapolis Journal
MARTINsvILLE, March 9-The trial of EN-
NETT Gray, of Greencastle, for robbery, has
been great attraction in the Morgan Circuit
Court this week. The jury impsneled on
Monday, and the examination OF witnesses be-
gan Tuesday morning. The courtroom has
been filed every day since the beginning
of the testimony. Ladies and gentlemen
have occupied every spare moment from
business in the courtroom. The interesting
features of the trial have been the complications
of the evidence and the appearance of the de-
PENDANT He is tall, well-bui1t man, with
slightly stopped shoulders and wearing long jet
black hair, reaching down to his shoulders. He
has the appearance and bearing of one possess
ing phenomenal physical strength, as
was made quite evident to the officers
who attempted to him at Greencastle.
on the morning of the 18th of October last. at
which time he prevented two of them from
nan dcufhng him, and also made his escape He
was afterwards arrested, however, at Pecks-
burg, Hendricks county. by the officers getting
the drop" on him, he termed it.
On the evening of the 8th day of last October
a pension widow. Mrs. Mary A. Wilson, was |
robbed of SAB The burglar answered to the |
description of GRAY Two men, one Of whom |
answered to the same description and the other |
thought to be one j. A Miller. of Emnence, |
Miller was arrested on the following Wednes-
day, but had counterfeit money on
his person, ana therefore was imprs-
oned for the latter cause without
being tried for the robbery. This fact made the
case more mysterious, because Miller was in the
northern prison and inconvenient to obtain in
~ u'csV ItI, Oh the Otuef nand. both |
Gray and Miller were recognized. in open court
last Tuesday, by Miss Ball. who lives near Mrs.
Wilson's. at the residence of whose parents the
two men obtained breakfast the morning of
the day OF the robbery. The defense has heen
an abb, and hotiy has every |
point in the case been contested that public
opinion here is quite evenly divided as to guilt
and innocence. Mr. Grays uncle and grand
mother were on Gray's bond for appearance in
the Circuit Court. Yesterday evening after near
y all of the defense's evidence had been heard.
they turned him over to the officers and last
night the defendant slept in Jail. The evidence 4.
was completed this morning and the argpnApah |
begun W. H. Asher. prosecuting attorney and
Trubbs q Parks appeared for the State, and
Adams & Newly, Whitaker e Swain d.
ended Up TO late hour to night the jury had
lot returned =