The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-29
Homeless, III and Too Old to
Work, Robert McBayless,
81, Places Head on Rail-
way Track at Dublin.
HE WAS INMATE OF
COUNTY INFIRMARY
Last Night, a Few Hours Be-
fore He Killed Himself, He
Stated He Would Never
Return to County Farm.
Staff Correspondent

Dublin, Ind, July 29.-Having no
home to shelter him in the winter of
his life, separated from his wife,
wanderer on the face of the earth, in
Ill health and resolved never to re-
turn to the Wayne county infirmary,
which institution he left two weeks
ago after spending four weeks there,
Robert NJ. c. McBayless, aged 81,
early this morning, probably about
3 o'clock, went to a place near the
Pennsylvania railroad station, this
place. laid down on the embankment
leading up to the tracks, placed his
head and left arm on rail and await
ed death, which came soon, an east
bound train crushing his head to a
pulp and severing his left arm at the
shoulder. Death was instantaneous
and the body was discovered about an
hour later by a member of the crew
OF west bound freight, who notified
the station agent. That official mott.
fled the local authorities, who sum-
The coroner stated that no one wit:
messed the death of the unfortunate
old man but from the evidence he had
secured he was confident that Nc.
Bayless' death was premeditated, not
accidental.
Was Not Communicative
The superintendent OF the infirmary
states that he knows but little of Nc
Bayless' affairs. although the old man
was an inmate of the infirmary foi
about month. He says McBayless
left the institution about two weeks
ago, taking all his meager possessions
and saying he was going to visit
friends in Dublin. He had never re-
ceived any inforamtion concerning
him since that time until this morning
when a reporter notified him the ur
happy old man had killed himself.
II Is understood that McBayless'
wife left him about a year ago and
went to Laurel, Fayette county. 1t is
also understood that McBayless after
leaving the infirmary went there to
see her. He did not remain with her,
for what reason II cannot be ascertain
ed, and for over a week he had been
roaming aimlessly about this section
OF the country, visiting in Conners.
vile, New Castle and Dublin.
DIR. c. E. Mckee of Dublin, stated
today that last evening about o'clock
McBayless called at his office for med
ical treatment, as he was suffering
from sever cold. He was given some
medicine and was told by the Doctor
to return later and he would make ar
rangements for him to spend the night
in the council chamber. He left and
DIR. Mckee never saw him alive again.
While at the doctors office McBay-
less was very despondent. saying that
he was i'll and had no home. He told
pr. Mckee that he had been an in
mate of the county infirmary. but he
was resolved never to return there.
He did not mention that he contem.
plated killing himself
McBayless lived in Dublin for a
number OF years and was we'll thought
OF. For several months he was a
township ward. having no home and
being too old to work, so the authori.
ties here had the old man removed to
the intirmary. where he went very re.
luctantly. The infirmary superinten.
dent says that all the time McBayless
was an inmate Of the infirmary he was
very despondent. brooding all the time
and having little to say to any one.