Goetz - George - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

After brooding over family troubles and charges of wife desertion that have been filed against him until his mind had become deranged, George Goetz, a Ladoga tailer, attempted suicide on Monon train No 3. The despondent man inflicted several deep cuts on his throat just as the train was pulling into the North Street station in this city. He was being taken from Menominee, Michigan where he was arrested Sunday to Crawfordsville by Police Capt. Michael of that city. During the trip Goetz told the police captain of the skeletons he had seen flitting about the corridors of the jail at Menominee. He also declared that men were running along side the train trying to grasp him through the car windows and refused to believe that it was only the shadow of the train. As the train neared this city he arose from the seat and entered the toilet room in the car in which he was riding. Capt. Michael waited outside the door for him for some time and after the train had started opened the door to see what detained him so long. Goetz staggered out with blood flowing profusely from the wounds in his throat. He declared that if the knife had not been so dull that he would have finished the job. His throat was bandaged with a handkerchief and upon his arrival at Crawfordsville he was placed in a separate cell on the second floor of the jail. He was brought into police court yesterday morning where he was questioned by Prosecutor Clouser. His preliminary hearing on the wife desertion charge was set for Friday morning – Lafayette Journal.

The funeral services of George Goetz who committed suicide last Saturday afternoon were held from the home yesterday afternoon. They were in charge of Rev. WH Newlin of Brownsburg, formerly of Ladoga where the family had lived before moving to this city. Members of the local Eagle Lodge were present and had charge of the last rites over the body. The burial was made in Oak Hill.