The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-16
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DEIILISII SCHEsyES.
Marrying foilm. Women With Fortunes
und Ti,&n Aiiiius Titofl.

MnEFttVk pOVuN "VuteH WIN EOEtVHea
und T',sn iiiiiiuE Thorn.
AKRON, Ono, May l5.-In the village OF
Russell, twenty miles west Of this city, re-
sides a young farmer named David B.
Tinsler. His parents died some time ago,
leaving him property worth several thou.
sand dollars, and SINCE he gained possess.
ion Of the money he has led a reckless life,
assoc;ating with gamblers and suspicious
characters. Although not yet OF age, he
has wife and child. About year ago an
old schoolmate OF Tinsler, named Penwell
Rudolph, arriyed here from Michigan,
wbere'be had served three years i9r horse
stealing. Making himself agreeable 10
Tinsler and representing that he owned
considerable land, Rudolph borrowed
money from him freely When Tlnsler
asked tor payment, Rudolph admitted that
l;c had neither money or property, but in
formed his aredilof TINT he expected to
marry an orphan girl In Morrow county
who had So 900, and that II he sue.
cceded he would secure the money and
get rid Of her MS soon rs soon rs possible.
a little later. he appeared Mt Russell, \
,uarried man, his wife being the identical
orphan:siii OF whom no Ind spoken. ny
threats and cntreatics he soon induced her
ITO decd iarlU which she owned to him,
and he disposed OF this ior $1,000 or 1000
III cash, with which he Travelled n good
deal and lived extravasautiy. In the
meantime several mysterious -burglaries
occurEeq al Russell and vicinity A few
weeks ago # is alleged that Uudolpt in.
du0eA his vile 10 take medicine yhitN hid
been BEEN Tpootsssanad; ots lhpt slni uarroWly esciaapel
death, but that, suspeoting the nature oi
tue drug, she refused to continue It's use
and soon recovered. sh0 saved come o
the medicine, and an analysis since made
shows that it contains poison. Rudolph
then took his wife and child up the road
md abandoned them. n. at ,{i%i ~ V
II After the deseftion he Travelled consider
! ably il the east. Somewhere in New Torl
he met .;vq girls, whom he rep
resented 10 Tinsler. Ycre worth Si0,00t
caah. He paid court 70 one O. them; and
It Ia alleged, suggested 10 Tinsler that hs
get rid OF Mra. rinslcf and OoUFt the nties
| Thcy would then marry the girls, kill them
Get d biz stake, and 60 of west to enjoy
tho spoils. The friendship between iht
| two was broken at. this point by ioasor 0
a orhdenceS game played by Rudolph or
airiend !oi Tinsler. Fearing trouble, Ru
dolph started for the east, aud T:nsler, fol
lowing him to is,,city, was arrested on sus
picion, but was soon after released. I A.
, officer, from Akron was called to Russell
!, about 4 month ago to investigate the numer
| ous bulglalles WHICH Ind taken llacs there
and Regarding Tinsler with Gomp Suspicion,
lie found Mrs. Tinslerut her homeand qvcs
toned her closely Being young womnl
OF good character and objecting to her hus
! band i intimacy with Rudolph, shetold tn
: detective that Rudolph was doubtless tn
/ guilty party,and charging him withholding
poiSonins 'bnd deserving his vile, and cor
I spir,ng agalnst other girls to obtain thei
! money. h Thus getting on the track OF mo.
) heinous crimes than burglary, the lletec
i've dropped the cases OF theft, and, getiin
\ Into tic confidence OF Tinsler, induced hil
], 10 oasis. IN |lndolph's capture. Dy near
I OF @tdecoy ,lel,eys th!s wHs ascoHp|!shc.
t Rudolph returned to RussellS%as arreste,
i AMI en beinscharsed by Tinsler with sccu
1 ing money from HIM under ialse pretens
o| w6s committed 10 jill. The grand Jury vi
II investigate the charge Of wife:poisonil