The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17
VOL. XX---NO. 30.
From ,he Syracuse s..Y ccarier, March 9.
shocking Tragedy In Syracuse

Tinker, who took poison as mentioned
Thursday morning We visited his room
IN the Park hotel az 8 O'clock on Wednes-
: day evening, in Company with DR.. James
ruler, ana found him quite comfortable
and communicative. lie did not seem 70
be suffering much from the effects of the
laudanum he had taken, was easily rrous.
ed, and conversed freely Our astouish-
lnent at hearing OF lis death yesterday
morning was Intensely heightened by tho
painful intelligence that Lis two children.
10th girls, one aged six and the other eight
! years, were found dead in room in the
| building known as the medical coliega, To-
Gated at the no! tn end of Lock street
bridge
The terrible ruin inflicted rpCn a cres
happy family, has been brought about by
hbertinous rascal who, under the shield
! OF M. D., has practiced his lasciviousness
on more parties than the oGe wEc is the
subject OF this notice. The family herein
alluded to resided at No Sc East " ater ST.,
and their neigitofs bear evidence Of the
happy life led By them, Until DR. Searles
entered their abode, and, under cover Of
his professional cloak, seduced wife and
mother from the path Of lectitude and
her once happy home l., the month Of
| June DR. Searles visited Mrs. Tinker In
his professional capacity, when, we are In
formed, he produced al abortion for her
! Her husband was very soiicitous for her
recovery, and spared nothing that under
the advice OF the attending physician, d.
Searies, could be supposed 10 bring about
the desired result The husband was en-
gagged during the greater part OF the sum
! iner In peddling milk, and was necessarily
absent from clock !. n 70 in the
! evening, daily. After 1Lrs. Tinker had 20
conv&lesced tEa. there vas 20 need of the
services OF 4 medical man, Or. Searles was
remarked by the nei.llbors 20 keep up his
calls al the house during tie day, when it
was known the husband was absent. This
conduc: being perscvcred II, the attention
. OF the elguOOrs became awakened % the
doctors eniquity, and he was closely watch
ed. This resulted il his being surprised
AZ one time. when lie was discovered on q
lounge III the room, IN s.Ica close proximi-
~ with Mrs. I!nEeT as wou!N warrant tha
belief that he was not il the discharge Of
LIS legitimate calling as au upright proies-
sioral gentleman o. the medical school.
/ Mrs Thinkers co.ye:s.t.on with her
neighjors was OF t..s. character t, indi-
cate that she was fascinated hy-to use
( her own eypressiJa-'tae DOCTORS pretty
eyes" On several occasions she feigned
lndisp2sit.or, 50 thot the doctors iascin-
ating eyes would De called 10 administer
+ to her Again, size would be observed to
leave the house, anI seek the doctors
! fascinating eyes il Lis Office, IN the Col
Inns block. Tinker finally became porsua-
ded ot his wi.-'s inhGel!tv, and about six
y.eena since sac informed .l:,n Q. rrri de-
termination 10 abandon nm ana the chill
drea. The deceived !. ashland was in an
agony OF despair, and the aeigI bors found
L necessary l. 90 70 iii7 assistance. His
lamentations over MS blighted hopes aud
. the tate ot his Two children were heart
rendihg, to al oI which the erring mother
turned q deaf ear. and laughed at kis ca
laIait-. Inc result IS that she abandon
Ell house and home. aha was next heard
0. II the family OF ~. Searles. The in
jured husband hired a room il the medi-
Cal college, to whicn iie removed his furai-
tu1e, and lod sed there with ms two chill
! dren. u Is said tnal Ee sent into her
presence ou one or two occasions since she
took up her abode with Seaiies, for tie
purpose of touching her maternal affec
tions, but the cold hearted mother utterly
repudiated her oiispr.ag.
On Wednesday evening, Tinker took his
two little girls 70 an oyster saloon and gave
them an oyster supper Nothing was
heard or seen Of them from that time till
Yesterday morning, when they were found
dead, laying side by side, upon the ground
floor of the medical college. ]: is To be
presumed that after giving them an oys.e.
supper, and making them feel comfortable
he took them to his room, administered
the poison, and attended them until they
were dead, as they were found laid out in
order, with their LITTLE hands folded upon
their breasts
Upon the consumat;oa Of this SAD TRACE
I c,- yt..I 10 IL, Wriphf'a
boarding stable and administered poison
TO Dr. Searies horse, killing the animal
almost instantly. lie had II his possess
ion double harreled pistol, heavily load
ed and az the doctor usually went TO the
stable at the hour in which Tinker was
seen there, it IS surInised that ne intended
to shoot Seai.eS Il he had made Lis ap-
pearance.
Having revensed lis wrongs iaos.
manner stated. Tinker next took 4
dose OF iaudanum and was soon afte(
covered suffering from lis effects. DEk
Ter administered eIn"tics, and it I
thought on Wednesday night thati
would survive. His person was thorouA
| iy searched, but no po.son could be fOuA
/ upon him. He must have taken a secoA
dose after we saw him at eight oclocA
/ wednesday night. as at that time the inA
I
| covery. In regard TO his children, he ut
terly refused to tell their whereabouts, but
stated that they Were safe, and would be
found asleep in the room already alluded
to- They We're found therein, sleeping the
sleep OF death, with white froth exuding
from the mouth ana nostriis.
We observe that she makes statement
through the columns OF the .Standord that
she was obliged to seek refuge in DR..
Searles family through n pecuniary suffer-
ing and the inability ot her husband 10
provide the necessaiies of life; but this
plea is contradicted by the evidence OF fszr
former neighbors and Mr. Isaac Reid who
/ furnished the family with rroeerfes from
week to week. Tie excitement ran very
high against Or Searies. and there is very
little doubt that he wonid Co fyncked. G
/ hands could have been laid upon him.
/ The affair Is painfully exciting, and we do
/ not desire 10 add To the general excite
ment by further comments to-day. 1t car
/ ries its own lesson, and should esshton US
who we take inso tie bosom Of or family
On learning this, the exciteInentb became
! intense against DR. Searles, and open
! threats OF violence were freely used against
/ him. To prevent this he was taken in
/ charge by the chief OF police, and placed
| in the penitentiary for safety. Thousands
of citizens visited the children yesterday.
and gave vent to their INDIGNATION. in for
cible terms. against the doctor and the is.>
human mother. She was observed 70 pass
the building during the forenoon, and
seemed quite unconcerned in regard to the
tate of her husband and children
The mother OF the ehilarea formerly
belonged TO the Baptist church. but was
converted TO Spiritua.:sm and Freeloveism
| by her seducer
| RicE Com BnkAp-Onc pint OF boiled
! rice, one pint OF corn meal, one ounce OF