The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-26

Tuesday night came very near adding
murders.
Lopez Mumaugh shot and seriously in
jured his sister-in-law. Miss Mary
winsh, and then blew out his own
brains.
The scene of the shooting was on S.
Illinois-st., on the northwest corner of
Wisconsin-st., at the residence of Mu-
maugh's divorced wife, Mrs. Lizzie Mu-
cottage, located just off the noise and
hustle Of the great thorOughfare, S. Mer-
idian-st. 1t had the appearance of any,
thing but a quiet place last evening as
a Sentinel reporter elbowed his way
through the thousands of people who
were crowded around the place talking
in subdued tones OF the awful tragedy
which had but few minutes before
been enacted on the premises.
An investigation disclosed the fact
that Mumaugh had gone 20 the house in
an intoxicated condition and demanded
to see his wife. She talked to him a
few minutes and then he wanted TO see
his children, but this was refused him.
Mrs. Mumaugh was afraid of him, as he
had frequently threatened to kill her,
and had locked the doors OF the house
when he was seen to approach. She
had held the conversation with him
from position where he could not see
her, as she says, because she was afraid
that he wanted to shoot her.
After being refused a sight of his
children, Mumaugh asked 10 speak to
his wife again and was told that she
had left the house by another exit.
This enraged him and he drew his re-
volver and fired at Miss Winsh, who
was at that time crossing the room into
which he was looking through a wire
screen. The shot attracted the attention
of the neighbors and they came rushing
out Of their houses. knowing the des-
perate character of Mumaugh and real
izing that he had shot some one within
the house.
Headed by Henry Blake they started
to capture the supposed murderer, who
had by this time reached the front gate
of the yard. but seeing the approach of
the men, Mumaugh ran back 10 the win
dow, where had he stood to fire the first
shot and placing the pistol to his right
temple fired into his own brain.
Immediately a large crowd began to
gather about the house, attracted by the
shots and the rumor that Mumaugh had
self. 1t was a crowd composed mostly
of neighbors and those who were some
what acquainted with the circumstances
which led up 10 the tragedy, and their
sympathy was strong for the woman.
no regret being expressed for the dying
man, unless it were that he should take
his own life and thus cheat the gallows
of its rightful prey.
Meanwhile Henry Blake had sum-
moned DIR. Louis A. E. Storch and the
wound of Mumaugh was pronounced
fatal. The ball entered just above the
temple and ranged upward, passing
through the brain. The doctor left him
as a hopeless case and turned his at
tentiOn TO Miss Minsh's wound, which
was found TO be less serious The ball
entered below the right shoulder and
penetrated about two inches. Passing
through the wire screen seems to have
lessened the force of the bullet, other
wise she must have been more seriously
'qjurd. With proper care the injury will
give her little trouble.
Like the doctor who had left the man
for dead on the sidewalk outside, the
crowd considered his case hopeless. and