The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-05-20
An Ohio Pair.

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lives young farmer named David b. Tinsler,
whose parents dying year ago, left him sew
eral thousand dollars worth of property, and
though not yet Of age he has wife and child.
Soon after he came into his inheritance an old
schoolmate named Pennwell Rudolph came to
him, from the Michigan penltentiary, and re.
newing his acquaintance with Tinser Dor
rowed money from HIM, promising to pay
HIM back when he married an orphan girl to
whom he said he was engaged and who had
$4,000. Some months ago he appeared at
Russell married man, his wife being the Or
phan girl OF whom he had spoken.
BY threats and entreatles Rudolph induced
her to deed farm which she owned to him,
and he disposed OF this for $4,000 or $4,000 in
cash, with which he travelled good deal and
lived extravagantly. In the meantime several
mysterious burglares occurred at Russell and
vicinity. A few weeks ago it Is alleged that
Rudolph induced his wife to take medicine
which had been poisoned; that she narrowly
escaped death, bat that suspecung the nature
of the drug she refused to continue its use,
and soon recovered. She saved some of the
medicine, and an analysis since made shows
that it contains poison. Rudolph then took
his wife and child up the road and abandoned
them. After his desertlon he travelled consld-
erably in the east. Somewhere IN New York
he met two girls, who he represented to
Tlnsler were worth $4,000 each. He paid
court to one of them, and, it is alleged, sug-
gested to Tinsler that he get rid of Mrs Tins
Ter and court the other. They would then
marry the girls, kill them, get ajbig stake, and
60 off west to enjoy the spolls. The friend
~, hatxr I'M hrny : 10 int
by reason of a confidence game played by Ru-
dOlph on friend of Tinsler. Fearing trou.
BILE, Rudolph started for the east, and Tlnsler,
following him to Akron, was arrested on suS-
piclon, but was soon after released An officer
from Akron was called to Russell about a
month ago to investigate the numerous bur
glarles which had taken place there, and, re.
garding Tinsler with some suspicion, he found
Mrs. Tinsler at her home and questioned her
closely. Being young woman OF good char
acter and Directing TO her husbands intimacy
with Rudolph she told the detective that Ru-
dolph was doubtless the guilty party, and
charged him with robbing, poisoning and de-
sorting his wife, and consplrlng to marry other
girls to obtain their money. Thus getting on
the track of more heinous crimes than burgla-
ry, the detective dropped the cases of theft,
and, getting into the confidence of Tlnsler
induced him to assist in Rudolphs capture.
By means of decoy letters this was accom-
plished. Rudolph returned to Russell, was ar
rested and on being charged by Tinsler with
securing money from HIM under false preten-
SEES was committed to Jail. The grand jury
will investigate the charge of wlfe-poisoning
and his wife will sue for divorce. Rudolph
had spent all her money but S704, which was
founl ~ his person. Among his other effects
were many very ardent loveletters from one OF
the $4,000 New York girls whom he wished
TO "marry and kill" These missves are dated
sport jeff" but bear the New York city post
mark, and are signed MAUD"