Following a lovers quarrel, Alice Tinkler, 18 years old, committed suicide about 10 o'clock last night as she was being taken to her room over Post's Jewelry store by her sweetheart, Leo Baez. Under the pretext that she wanted to buy laudnaum for an aching tooth, she went into a drug store and purchased two ounces of carbolic acid.
According to Baez's story, he had been going with the girl for about three years. He has been with her three or four times a week and on Monday night he did not go to see her, but later in the evening as he was going to his room on South Main street, he met Miss Tinkler and asked where she had been. She would not tell him, and he told her they would quit going together as he could not trust her.
At that they parted, and last night Baez met the girl with her mother, Mrs. Liza Tinkler, 127 South Water street, and her sister, Mrs. Millikin. They walked along Water street together. Mrs. Tinkler then returned to her rooms in South Water street and the sister went to her home on South Broadway.
Baez and the girl twenty minutes later passed a drug store and she asked him to go in and buy her some medicine for her tooth. He told her to buy it, as she knew what she wanted. He stayed out on the walk and when she came out they walked toward her room on Merchant street. As they were going up the steps, she turned to him and said that she was committing suicide, having taken poison.
Baez grabbed for the bottle, burning his hands and coat sleeves, but the girl had emptied three fourths of the contents into her throat. Baez ran into the Irwin Drug store and obtained spirits of alcohol which he gave to her, and then took her to the drug store. Several physicians were called, but none responded for several minutes. Finally the county physician was located and he went there at once with another physician. This, however, was 30 minutes after she had taken the acid.
There was little the physicians could do for her and she died at 10:25 shortly after they arrived.
The body was taken to Brintlinger's chapel and Baez told the coroner what he knew about the case. He is known by many in Decatur, having gone to Millikin six or seven years ago and then accepted a position with Max Atlass, where he has since been employed. He is a Cuban.
The girl has been employed in the St. Nicholas hotel for several years. It is said the couple ere to have been married, and that one of the reasons she committed suicide was that she was tired of waiting.
Decatur Herald Wed. May 14, 1913
Funeral services for Alice Tinkler were conducted in the residence on South Main and Decatur streets Thursday morning at 9 o'clock by Rev. E.M. Smith, pastor of First Christian church. The body will be taken to Bethany for burial.
Decatur Herald Friday May 16, 1913
According to Baez's story, he had been going with the girl for about three years. He has been with her three or four times a week and on Monday night he did not go to see her, but later in the evening as he was going to his room on South Main street, he met Miss Tinkler and asked where she had been. She would not tell him, and he told her they would quit going together as he could not trust her.
At that they parted, and last night Baez met the girl with her mother, Mrs. Liza Tinkler, 127 South Water street, and her sister, Mrs. Millikin. They walked along Water street together. Mrs. Tinkler then returned to her rooms in South Water street and the sister went to her home on South Broadway.
Baez and the girl twenty minutes later passed a drug store and she asked him to go in and buy her some medicine for her tooth. He told her to buy it, as she knew what she wanted. He stayed out on the walk and when she came out they walked toward her room on Merchant street. As they were going up the steps, she turned to him and said that she was committing suicide, having taken poison.
Baez grabbed for the bottle, burning his hands and coat sleeves, but the girl had emptied three fourths of the contents into her throat. Baez ran into the Irwin Drug store and obtained spirits of alcohol which he gave to her, and then took her to the drug store. Several physicians were called, but none responded for several minutes. Finally the county physician was located and he went there at once with another physician. This, however, was 30 minutes after she had taken the acid.
There was little the physicians could do for her and she died at 10:25 shortly after they arrived.
The body was taken to Brintlinger's chapel and Baez told the coroner what he knew about the case. He is known by many in Decatur, having gone to Millikin six or seven years ago and then accepted a position with Max Atlass, where he has since been employed. He is a Cuban.
The girl has been employed in the St. Nicholas hotel for several years. It is said the couple ere to have been married, and that one of the reasons she committed suicide was that she was tired of waiting.
Decatur Herald Wed. May 14, 1913
Funeral services for Alice Tinkler were conducted in the residence on South Main and Decatur streets Thursday morning at 9 o'clock by Rev. E.M. Smith, pastor of First Christian church. The body will be taken to Bethany for burial.
Decatur Herald Friday May 16, 1913
Following a lovers quarrel, Alice Tinkler, 18 years old, committed suicide about 10 o'clock last night as she was being taken to her room over Post's Jewelry store by her sweetheart, Leo Baez. Under the pretext that she wanted to buy laudnaum for an aching tooth, she went into a drug store and purchased two ounces of carbolic acid.
According to Baez's story, he had been going with the girl for about three years. He has been with her three or four times a week and on Monday night he did not go to see her, but later in the evening as he was going to his room on South Main street, he met Miss Tinkler and asked where she had been. She would not tell him, and he told her they would quit going together as he could not trust her.
At that they parted, and last night Baez met the girl with her mother, Mrs. Liza Tinkler, 127 South Water street, and her sister, Mrs. Millikin. They walked along Water street together. Mrs. Tinkler then returned to her rooms in South Water street and the sister went to her home on South Broadway.
Baez and the girl twenty minutes later passed a drug store and she asked him to go in and buy her some medicine for her tooth. He told her to buy it, as she knew what she wanted. He stayed out on the walk and when she came out they walked toward her room on Merchant street. As they were going up the steps, she turned to him and said that she was committing suicide, having taken poison.
Baez grabbed for the bottle, burning his hands and coat sleeves, but the girl had emptied three fourths of the contents into her throat. Baez ran into the Irwin Drug store and obtained spirits of alcohol which he gave to her, and then took her to the drug store. Several physicians were called, but none responded for several minutes. Finally the county physician was located and he went there at once with another physician. This, however, was 30 minutes after she had taken the acid.
There was little the physicians could do for her and she died at 10:25 shortly after they arrived.
The body was taken to Brintlinger's chapel and Baez told the coroner what he knew about the case. He is known by many in Decatur, having gone to Millikin six or seven years ago and then accepted a position with Max Atlass, where he has since been employed. He is a Cuban.
The girl has been employed in the St. Nicholas hotel for several years. It is said the couple ere to have been married, and that one of the reasons she committed suicide was that she was tired of waiting.
Decatur Herald Wed. May 14, 1913
Funeral services for Alice Tinkler were conducted in the residence on South Main and Decatur streets Thursday morning at 9 o'clock by Rev. E.M. Smith, pastor of First Christian church. The body will be taken to Bethany for burial.
Decatur Herald Friday May 16, 1913
According to Baez's story, he had been going with the girl for about three years. He has been with her three or four times a week and on Monday night he did not go to see her, but later in the evening as he was going to his room on South Main street, he met Miss Tinkler and asked where she had been. She would not tell him, and he told her they would quit going together as he could not trust her.
At that they parted, and last night Baez met the girl with her mother, Mrs. Liza Tinkler, 127 South Water street, and her sister, Mrs. Millikin. They walked along Water street together. Mrs. Tinkler then returned to her rooms in South Water street and the sister went to her home on South Broadway.
Baez and the girl twenty minutes later passed a drug store and she asked him to go in and buy her some medicine for her tooth. He told her to buy it, as she knew what she wanted. He stayed out on the walk and when she came out they walked toward her room on Merchant street. As they were going up the steps, she turned to him and said that she was committing suicide, having taken poison.
Baez grabbed for the bottle, burning his hands and coat sleeves, but the girl had emptied three fourths of the contents into her throat. Baez ran into the Irwin Drug store and obtained spirits of alcohol which he gave to her, and then took her to the drug store. Several physicians were called, but none responded for several minutes. Finally the county physician was located and he went there at once with another physician. This, however, was 30 minutes after she had taken the acid.
There was little the physicians could do for her and she died at 10:25 shortly after they arrived.
The body was taken to Brintlinger's chapel and Baez told the coroner what he knew about the case. He is known by many in Decatur, having gone to Millikin six or seven years ago and then accepted a position with Max Atlass, where he has since been employed. He is a Cuban.
The girl has been employed in the St. Nicholas hotel for several years. It is said the couple ere to have been married, and that one of the reasons she committed suicide was that she was tired of waiting.
Decatur Herald Wed. May 14, 1913
Funeral services for Alice Tinkler were conducted in the residence on South Main and Decatur streets Thursday morning at 9 o'clock by Rev. E.M. Smith, pastor of First Christian church. The body will be taken to Bethany for burial.
Decatur Herald Friday May 16, 1913
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