South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16
MESSICK, IDOL OF
GOSHEN SAYS NOW
DESPISED BY ALL
Church SOloist Still Loved by
Wife Whose Life He At
tempted to End.


GOSHEN Ind. Jan. 15.-The con-
,'tior of Carrie Waeer Messirk
,,ho early yesterday was shot twice
ly her husband. IS tonight a puzzle
30 physicians and surgeons on a To-
cal hospital soon after the woman
'sas rushed 20 the hospital from her
home. where the shooting occurred.
attendants said that she could not
Irtitc more than few hours.
fFowever. Mrs Nsssiek has contin-
uously INDUCED in conversation and
attendants say that III she survives
ne night she viii prObably recover.
AIeseick tonight is more rational ln
Iis cell az the rlCy JAIL which is
hUt a short distance from the family
home. Discussing the predicament.
he said. The most wonderful thing
i4 that she still believes i'm me-
Woodson Y. T.. Mess.ck 60. is
prominent Goshen manufactures.
Churchman. society man and vocal
ist. q raving maniac I'm his jail cell,
while his wife. Carrie Wagar-M Mess
ick. 81, "a social leader since she
came here II years ago from Lake
vCod Ohio. Is Boz 4 critical condition
ore Of the bullets from Messlck's
emorrhages which render X-ray
examination impossible. The other
struck her right temple and passed
out back Of the left ear The third
shot went wild.
Happy Welded Life.
Messick declares that had he
lnowu there was an unused car
fridge in lis revolver. ne would have
committed suicide. Since being
taken into custody he has begged
for "a gun so that be might Kill him
self The revolver he used in shoot
ing his wife was 30 calibre OLD
fashioned weapon that had been IN
The Messick home. loaded. for 40
years.
No evidence Of any domestic UNI
Lappin~ss within the Messick house
hold has been found. The belief Is
aeeuerau advanced that Messick
shot his wife as the result OF hi
mind becoming unbalanced through
constant worry over alleged fnsn-
cial losses IN the Art Novelty com
pany OF this city, a concern making
piano benches. OF which ne is one
half owner These losses, it is as
serted are not so serious as to
threaten Mcssick's financial rating.
hut be appeared to worry CO.. or theI1
10 "a great extent.
Among Mrs Messicks visitors at
he hospital last evening was Mrs
I.ibSie Chester Of EIkhart. widow of
ellis NJ. Chester former mayor OF
E,lkhart. To Mrs. Chester and q
Joseph c.. Messick of Goshen. her
husbands brother Mrs Messick
said her husbands .1st words TO her
before he fired the shots We're.
ooh. Carrie. ] love you So I can't
bear TO have YOU see me 20 20 the
prniteutiary. I'll XIII ms both"
Relatives at Bedside.
Whom she married MessiCk nearly
"a years ago. Mrs. MessicS was Car
rio WaEar-Baker of Lakewood, o.,
divorced wife Of DIR. Baker, a prom
iueut Cleveland physician, now de-
ceascd. she had travelled extensive
ly. having been IN Europe several
times Messick a the time of his
marriage 70 Mrs Waear-Bakcr was
20 widower of one year. His first
wife was Mayme Morton. daughter
Of Russell -. Morton. pioneer Gosh
"a hotel man. who i'm the eighties
conducted the Julian House here.
NessiCk'S son. Or. a. Roy MesSiCk.
"a South Bend dentist. died i'm South
Bend year ago OF pneumonia.
Mrs Scheldon Clark OF Cleveland
HEIGHTS. o. daughter OF Mrs Mess
land formerly of South Bend. Mess
ieS's son, arrived here last night
FOR 80 years MessiCk had been
soloist in the First PRESBYTERIAN
church choir. Most OF the % year
n his life have been spent here
and he had always been held in nigh
resi- ect His mother. Mrs. Jane
Messick. SIS years old and her four
daughters reside I'm Chicago. A
IrttEer. Cephas NessiclJ. formerly
of south Bend. IS living I'm Gary.
where ne is an art teacher.
Tn an probability applicat ton will
l,- made to admit Messick 70 the
insane ward OF "A criminal institu-
ticn.
Was Living Idol
Discussing his prcdiC8mour with
aeSspaper reporters MessiCk said:
Yesterday and for s. wears T had
been respected citizen of Goshen
As I walked the streets mothers
pointed me out 20 their children Il
ga eErnrl7rv pau-One who had
lived right Now I have committed
"a crime. i am deSpised
For N hoUr after ne shot his
wife MessiCk was detained al the
central fire station, nearby his
home where he was taken hv Tony
George OF Marion Ind deputy in
Ci1na state fire marshal, when the
attention 81 fircmen was attra cted
ny Mrs NesSick running into IN,
heck yard n her home. screaming.
She was carried into The John w
cChcFt residence. next 80 her home
AMI hurried Srom there To- Gosher
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