The Topeka state journal., 1901-08-26
HIS MAD DEED.
T. L. Tincher Sends a Bullet
Into His Brain.
Ill Health Is Assigned as the
Cause.
CAME HOME SUNDAY.
While Family Was at Church
Shot Himself.
Left Letters but Gave No
Reason For Act.
Still Alive Today but NO Hope
Of Recovery.
CAME HOME SUNDAY.

T. l. Tincher attempted to take his
own life Sunday noon at his home west
of Washburn college by shooting him
self over the right temple with a 32-
calibre revolver. He has not regained
consciousness since the shooting. The
bullet is still embedded in his brain
and there are no hopes of his recovery
The only reason that can be given for
the deed is that he had been sick for
some time
Lou Tincher as he was known, had
been travelling for the Topeka Milling
company for three months. Previous
to that time he worked in Green &
Sons grocery. Tincher came home un-
expectedly yesterday from a trip to the
eastern part of the state. He arrived
here from Kansas City at IL o'clock
and went at once to his home His
wife and two daughters had gone to
church. He went into the house, re-
moved his coat, sat down and wrote his
wife a note. He mad a letter he had
written her from Kansas City but had
not mailed. He laid the two letters on
the corner of the table, went into the
bedroom and removed his collar and
necktie, laid down on the bed and shot
himself in the right temple with a 81
calibre revolver.
When Mrs Tincher and her two
daughters, Ada and Fern, returned
from church Mrs. Tincher entered the
house in advance of her daughters. She
was surprised to see her husband )
travelling bag in the hall as she had
not expected him home She went into
the next room and saw his coat there.
She supposed that he had gone into
the bed room to lie down She went
into the bed room, careful not to aswak-
en- him and saw him on the bed. Even
then she supposed him asleep. She went
to the bed, leaned over and kissed him.
AS she laid her hand on the bed she
felt something wet and found her hand
covered with blood. Then she noticed
the revolver lying beside her husband
on the bed. She Gid not swoon but ran
to the front OF the house and told her
daughters to call one of the neighbors.
Mrs. Tincher supposed at first that
someone had shot her husband. The
neighbOrS arrived and DR.. s. A. Boam
was Immediately summoned One of the
neighbors noticed the notes lying on
the table and gave them to Mrs T1nch-
er. The first one she read was the one
written in Kansas City. The other one,
written just before her husband shot
himself, gave no reason for his action
and besides a few words of love and
instructions about money matters, con-
tanned nothing to explain his action
Mr.. Tincher has been unconscious
ever since he was found. His right side
seems to be paralyzed and the only
sign of life has been his breathing. He
has not opened his eyes During the
extreme hot weather he was taken sick
with chills and malaria and since then
has been forced 70 give up work for
time on account of not feeling we'll He
was well pleased with his work and
remarked to friends that he liked 1t
much better than working in a store.
He wrote to his wife Friday that al
though he was not feeling well he had
sold a good bill Of goods.
Lou Tincher is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Tincher and a brother of
George and Newt Tincher. He has two
daughters, Ada aged II and Fern aged
T. He carried life insurance.
MR.. TINCHER STILL ALIVE
At two o'clock this afternoon Mr..
Tincher was still unconscious but was
thought to be breathing easier