The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-03-14

Our rity wss thrown into great excite.
msnt yrstardy and to day, in cons quence
Of valusblp horse belonging to DR.. SearIe.
being killed by poison--two little glrIs,
children Of Peter Tinker, dead--and Tinker
/ him,e: corpse.
The ircts OF the case as we have been
able TO learn th"m, Dre briefly these: Yes
terdsy [Wendne5dAy) Peter Tinker was
seen coming out Of a stnblA short time
before the horse died, and it is supposed that
he gavehim stryChnne, because he was jeal.
pus o DR.. SeArleS, the owner Of the animal.
1t seems that sometime last 10 Mr.. Tinke,
who is reported man of good habits, en-
ployed DR.. Searles to prescribe tor his wife,
who was then siIng. The Doctor attended
Mrs Tinker, and the result is that she aband.
oned her two children, and is now living un-
DIR the same roof with DR.. SearIes and his
wife.
Their children, il seems, since the separa.
ton of Mr.. Tinker and his wife, have been
living at different places, among friends,
The last place at which one of the children
was stopping was Mr.. LiIly's. On Tuesday
afternoon the fnlher called at Mr.. LilIy's
and took the child away, saying that he was
going 10 take his children among friends.
The little girls names are Lucinda (who went
by the name of "Eva,') and Flora. "Eva"
was eight and Flora six years old. On taking
leave OF Mrs. Lilly, she was asked to sing
a little song beginning i have home," &c
or 81 have mother" The little girl, in
reply, said 81 cant sing those songs, because
have no home. had mother but have
got none now"
Yesterday afternoon Tinker was found in
the streets, apparently intoxicated. He was
taken to the Park Hotel, and DR.. Fuller
called, who discovered that Tinker had ia.
ken heavy dose Of laudanum, and was
suffering from the effects. A pistol heavily
loaded was found in his pocket, and various
surmises are circulated in relation to his in.
tentions. Tinker said he procured the pistol
because he contemplated going West but
he denounced DR., Seares in severe terms,
and it is suspected he intended to shoot Or. S
on account of jealousy. Tinker passed d
terrible night, but this morning he seemed
botter. Several efforts were made last night
by his attendants to persuade him to allow
his shoes to be sken off, but he utterly re
used. This morning about 8 o'clock he
died in spasm. After his death, some pa
pers were found in his stocking, one OF which
revealed the tact that he had poisoned his
two little children, and tn 1t they were il
the room formerly occupied by him, in. the
Old Medical College building. On going
to the room the two little girls we're founo
dead-Ind out-ther little hands folded
across their bresst. ..... a.. .,.:. ...-..., ...g
1t seems that Tinker, Tuesday, admins
ter, luudanum to bis children in some oyt'
tert, in the. room where they were lounu
this morning, that he staid by them unti'
they ded-snd after Strengthening them oul
left them and took poison hims elf. II wos
a terrible sight to look at the children us
they lay on un old straw bed with troth Ut
their mouths from the effects ofthe poison.
The mother OF the children came to see her
ofsprlng-Iooked at them corelessly-apd
went away with little or no emotion. There
is history connected with this whole affair
which we cannot now stop to publiDh-we
may do 80 at some other time. a st37A
The indignation OF the popllace was
aroused thIs morning against DR.. Searles to
such an extent that it wSs deemed 6y the
ofi GERS, tor the personal safety OF the Doctor,
to put him into the Penitentiary. 49, d