Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-25
The rraged, at Grove CiIy.

The editor of the Columbus Gazette visitel
the scene of the tragedy at Grove City, anc
gives the following particulars, varying some
what from the account copied from the States.
man. which he says may be confidently relied
upon
Mr.. schilling had been living upon his little
| farm. located about half 4 mile north Of Grove
CITY, containing about 81 acres, for about eight
years; and, with prudence aud economy, he
/ had raised money sufficient to build him new
brick house, and on Tuesday last-the day be-
fore the dreadful Oceurrenee-himself, hls wife
| and one or two Of bis children, were hard At
work handling brick for the masons, who were
walling M the cellar for the new building. 1t
appears that a wedding had taken place IN
| Grove CITY lew days before, and the happy
couple had left money TO spend ON Tuesday eve
ning to purchase refreshments for their friends
to enjoy themselves IN their absence Sehllhng
after a hard DAYS work, proposed TO three OF
his hands that they should 90 after supper and
participate in the hilaTity OF the occasion, which
was agreed TO, and the party went, leaving Mrs
SchiIli1p and the four children at home, all ap-
pareDtly as well and as cheerful as they ever
were in their lives. Mrs. SchiIling urged them
to 90.
About one O'Clock, Mr.. Schilling returned
home in company with his men, and not wish
inc to disturb his wife, he erePt into bed IN the
dark. but soon found that he was the only oe-
cupsnt Immediately upon making this dis
covery. he struck a light, and went into the
children's room, and found the beds empty, but
the children's clothing upon the chairs and floor,
as usual after retiring to bed. Alarmed, he and
his men searched the stable, the Outbuidings,
and the fields, but in vain He then ran TO the
next neighSor's, Mr.. Neiswanders, but could
hear nothing of the lost ones. The terrible
thought then flashed upon him that perhaps they
might be in the well, and expressing his fears
to his neighbors, clothes line, with hook
attached, was procured, and the two hurried
back to the deserted home.
The well is about so feet in front of the
house, 81 feet deep, and contained about feet
of water
Upon sounding the well with the hook and
line, the Oldest child, a girl ten years old, and
the next youngest, girl five years old, were
drawn up, locked together IN 4 close embrace,
to the top Of the well. and laid upon the grass
in front of the house.
The neighborhood was now more thoroughly
alarmed, and about hundred persons were soon
congregated around the spot One Of the neigh
bors went down into the well, and fastened the
body of Mrs Schilling aud the two remaining
children TO the rope, and they were drawn up
and placed in a row with the other children, and
Mr.. Schilling gazed in sPeechless agony upon
the happy family that he had left but few
hours before, lying before him in the grey light
of the morning, cold and lifeless-the sad work
of lunatic mother
There can be but little doubt that the
mother, in a TT of insanity, took the children
from their beds, while sound asleep, one after
the other, and dashed them down into the
well. and then threw herself down headlong at
ter them.
Mrs. Schilling, last spring, suffered long
and serious illness, during which she was sub
jeet to sudden fits Of arrangement, and while
laboring urder the evil influence of the disease
she ihres' ened often, 'fO Kill herself and her eki-
drez IN ne lrafer." When in health she was a
kind-b arted industrious woman, and when last
seen, on Tuesday evening after sundOwn, she
was enjoying herself listening 10 the little chill
dren singing German songs in the garden. She
was about 35 years of age, good looking, and
much thought OF by her neighbors for her kind
and obIiging disposition. She left two broth
ers, Christian and Henry Fleck-one near
neighbor, the other one living at Harrisburg, in
this county.