The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-31

Tux Munpxa TnrAL AT Tnov.--S;rSsisy Con
duct Of The Prisoaev.--Mre. Robinson, now trial
in Troy, N. r, for double murder In poison Z
two persons, walks into the court room with the
sherif. richly and fashionably appareled, wearing
an elegant black eik dress, white hat trimmed
with srtiicials, and sposless white kids, which
i.sed betrayed very pretty and de ,,s re The
Her face was shrouded With blue ven. Ius
trial has been proceeding for severe, DAYS nnS
during the whole time she has been SUING seIlea
In court, and no Inducements can Presau upon
her to show her face % itns.s she WA. re.
,,ursf. n vc her VEIL but declined doing so
shcrrupon. says the Troy Wing, there was con-
siderable sensation IN court
10 remove her veil. The court said that It was
desirable that the prisoner should remove her
veil The prisoner still hesitated. She finally
partly removed it, but not sufficiently to show her
lace The prosecution said there were reasons
reaching far beyond this trial why this woman
desired to sit here veiled-reasons which the court
did not know, but which her counsel did. The
rourt said there must be some good reason In the
prisoners mind for such a course. and so long as
she chose to pursue it, it was not the province OF
the court to interfere Again when 1t became ne
ccsssry to indemnity her. she went forward to the
witness. and threw her veil aside in such man
ner that no one but the witness could see her face.
subsequently, when her counsel undertook to
prove that she was insane, the court told her that
che must certainly unveil and If she refused that
it would call upon the sheriff to enforce it. Here
NFs. hoDinsoE tnfeW up Hef ven qule ehuCuy,
and appeared laughing, and continued laughing
ilnmoderately for some moments Her dark eyes
sparkled with keen, selfrelant look, her cheeks
slightly flushed, and her face under the excitement
OF the moment, was quite pretty.
The Troy Wing gives the following intimation as
to the cause of the prisoners strange conduct;
II may not be improper to say that the current
belief is-not to use a stronger term-that Mrs.
Robinson, the prisoner. formerly-sonle twenty
years ago-resided in this city. as pupil at the
seminary; that her maiden name was Wood I; that
her family one of wealth, standing and re-
spectability, and residing somewhere near Que
bee that while here she moved in the best social
circles of our CITY, as did three sisters, who ALEC
attended the seminary at different times and she
subsequently married an army officer in Canada,
who died; that she then married a surgeon in the
army, in the provinces, from whom she separated;
and that she is the yelled prisoner at the BAR
charged with the crime of murder The evidence
against her is very strong. Her counsel contends
that she 10 insane.
Mrs. ROBINSON CONVICTED OF NUMBERING
learn by Geographic dispatch from Troy, dated
the 2sth, that the jury in the case of Henrietta
Robinson, charged with murder, after beng out
nearly three hours, returned with verdict OF
guilty. Sh e received the verdict with great bold
ness and exclaimed -" Shame on you Judge.
You are prejudced against me ~ She also charged
the jury with being bribed. Sentence was deferred
until Monday morning to allow her counsel to
bring In a bill of exceptions. The prisoners man
ner after the rendition of the verdict, was strange
and her language incoherent.
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