Southern telegraph., 1836-08-09
From tia Boston Courier

AZ ttia eAtil1 aue1itge u aAl AtAN9tt4itA
news, Of either q political or commercial
nature, we appropriate a column TO a sur
ject, On which We have been rather sparing
in cOmmeats-the trial Of Richard P. Ro-
binsOH, at New York, Tor the alleged murder
Of Ellen Jewett. The excitement occasion
ed by this event seems to have been re-
vlyed 10 that city, incidentally, by the trial
Of fellow named Gray, at the Court Of
Sessions, on Thursday last. lie was az
raigned on three several indictments, tive
Tor petit larceny, and one for grand larceny.
This Gray is the individual whose cloak
Richard P. Robinson had on on the night Of
the murder, and whose cloak was found ia
the yard in the rear of Thomas street.
While Robinson was in prison at Bellevue,
Gray was also there, and they cOntrived,
during that time, to keep up a correspond
ence by letter, with each other. After
Gray's arrest, letter, written BY Robinson
to him, whilst both Of them were in prison,
was found upon him, in which Robinson
states that he himself would be tried on
such a day, acquitted on such a day, and
that he, Gray, wanted to get clear of his
wife, AND le get married again; that he
would be able, when be got out, to get a
divorce from bis wife, as he, Robinson, after
his acquittal, would 60 and seduce her, and
be an evidence for him to prove the crimi-
nal conversation, adding, that it was not
the first time he had obliged friend InSAat
way. This letter was written only few
days before Robinson was to be tried for
his life.
In reference to these facts, the CONNER
cial Advertiser has the following remarks:
Sand this young man (Robinson) is the
boy in whose behalf such efforts were
made to enlist the public sympathies! The
courtroom was packed with his licentious
associates, TO hiss and applaud as opportu-
nifty might occur, in furtherance Of the de-
sign, which was manifest from the begin
ming, to bFowbeat the community, mock pub
lie justice, and procure his acquittal at all
events. The young man verify appears to
stand out alone and above all others in his
iniquity-a monster of the human species.
History affords not a parallel to his case.
We have said, however, and we say it
again-although not particle Of doubt ex-
lists in this community as to his guilt in the
"taking off" of Ellen Jewett--that the jury
did right in his acduittaI, under the circum-
stances of the case, as presented to them By
the public prosecutor. On the testimony
laid before them, they could do no other
wise. We are aware that the District At
torney has, over and over again, been
charged with corruption in this matter. We
believe no such thing. He probably sup
posed he should be able faithfully to try the
young man, and convict him, and yet spare
the feelings and characters of the "gentle-
men,! who lodged with Rosina Townsend
and her precious household on the night OI
the murder. The counsel opposed were
moreover, an overmatch for him, and his
humane feelings and truly amiable temper
enabled his sagaclous and eloquent OppO
nents to persuade him 10 yield too much.
There is one fact in regard to the de.
pravity of Robinson, which we believe has
never been published. His private journal,
which is loathsome record of his licen.
tIousness, and his consequent diseases, was
inscribed to his -; but our pen revOlts
from the office Of carrying out the record o.
his, if possible, deeper infamy.
On the acquittal Of Robinson, a grea
flourish was made about his falling upon hi
fathers neck and weeping. If so, it mus
have been sheer acting. His conduct, i'm
mediately aferward, was that Of indecen
levity; and on the day following, his Ian
guage respecting his father-when thu
gaoler was making out his bill was no
only disrespectful, but unleeling."
We cannot repress smile at this feeblt
attempt to excul pate the district attorne
from the charge of corruption, and to " su
gar over" his willingness to spare the fee
ings and characters of the gentlemen VIII
lodged at Rosina Townsend's house on III
night of the mulder. But who can read tn
following, from the Times Of Monday, will
out smile Of contempt at the porversion
language, which pronounces the abandone
paramours of the abandoned prostitute
: "gcnteel men," "young merchants Of re
pectabiity," &c. &C.?
: The late disclosures in regard to Richa
P. Robinson, his letter to Gray relative
: the Iatter's wife, and other circumstance
. has caused the public mind to become aga
in some measure excited, and to revolt wi
horror at the idea that one SO well broug
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