The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-06-06
Trial and Conviction Of Mrs. Robins on
for Murder.

For some days past trial for Murder has
been in progress at Troy, NJ Y, which, on &C.
count of some attending circumstances has cx-
cited remarkable degree of interest. We
learn by telegraphic despatch that the jury,
after being out some three hours, returned with
verdict Of guilty. The prisoner received the
announcement with great boldncss, and ex-
claimed" Shame on you, Judge; you are
prejudiccd against me-" She also charged the
jury with being bribcd. Sentence was defer.
rcd until Monday morning. to allow her coun-
sci to bring in u bill of exceptions. The pris-
oncrs manner after the rendition of the yer.
dict, was strange, and her lanDagc incohcrent.
The Troy Wing has the following in reference
to the prisoner and the trial:
IL SOME respects this is most remarkable case.
and 10 some Of it, features PARALLEL by no other that
we now remember. We alide no,c particularly IN
tho most ex'tao binary, md anos, fatal drcrmsna.
ton, persisted in by the prisoner, Mr.. Robinson,
counsel, 60 Keep hescef closely yelled, ~ to ey
all attempts To identify her. For two days neither
court nor jury, Knew whether II were man or wo.
n'a" 81 the bar rs the prisoner. When required by
w
witness, she refused 10 do ~, and shc was dcnti.
fed only by being permitted to rire from her seat md
go to the witnrss's stand, and there allow him. and
him only. u behold her features. Her counsel felt
c''lcd upon TO state that this extraordinary dctcrmi
ni'.i OF me prisoner was not within their control
mat u 'ad been taken by her in view Oi cOnsidefa.
ions above aud beyond this trial or its rcsuts and
That they were not answerabIc for II. And 10 .he
'"', the Vnifd Prwn~, no less secluded from the
g".e OF man, than was tho "vcilcd Prophet"
Yesterday morning tho Court commanded the veil
to l,c Ibid abide, ~ the mode Of scclusjon ndoped
and persi-ted H., WIS but little Ic.s than mockcry ii
tho 'or'ns Of Justice. The prisoner rose TO speak fr
hcr'e'i, which she did In SELF possessed manner,
and said that che WIS there to undergo nm impornn.
sni panic" r'al and did not " ish TO IN gaxcd vi.
i,c wishes Of the court, hot That they were owercss
She Continued TO sit vce', and The Court rce- ded.
AZ anosher stage of tho trini, Judge Harris 70.
mar YEA, that unless thn which hid the Prisoner ION,
the Io'''t ana Jury was removed by herself, hc
veil WIS MISUNDERSTANDING u face NJ once at.
tr"c''vc aud engaging, " not once wauiiG,i-bm MT
the rengN why, IN such manner, IL had been ,h,,s
lr sccodcd-lt ID this quesion that lend. ex.raosdi.
nary interest o Tho trial, and has given rise % much
ssc",.''IS;;, may M: ~ IMPROPER TO 'y, that tho
Mrs. k'b'nson, prisonar, ftmctly-somc twenty
ynrs "go-rslded ~ this city rs !.pi IT tho Som.
mary Tint her maiden name WIS Wm,dj that her
ihy was one Of wealth, stnndipg Mnd rsspeciabiIi.
'y-nnd 'e.'dcd near tlocbecj that while hers she
hrce sisters who also attended tho Seminary n df.
leIrOt tcsj That she subsequently married m army
ofhcsr In Canada, who diod thnt shs then n,arr;ca
surgeon J" The army, In tho Provinces, from HON
she sepstsirdj and that she Ia now here the Yelled
prisoner nj the bur-, charged with Tho crime VI ,nur.
drr. These, ws bcsv.. arc tho outlines of tho n~r.
Ia'ivs gr"s'nlly crcdIted-we may ssy MT doubted,
from tho Afst-hy very many. For what reason
kaow nat.
Shor'y nitrr tho prIsoncr WINS nrr-s'sd,s s~",.
'f"n rom Onc'mc ~ vicinity, rn'Dc here and u
ssa'eH'eM WINS put forth 20 the effect ,hat the misUa.
or WIS some other rr,sOnj but II In now 10 I've prs.
suncd TINT tho representation 10 not sustained III tho
public wiiuf
Whocvcr the prisoncr L.. she has from the first
po.scssed tho facilities lOr securing f0r hcr.cIf tho
aD'es! co'nsel. and many comforts nut possessed by
al who lnhabit u cell.
II will DO sscn from Tho very full report Of tho tcs.
tDohy ~ another rOlunU, that The defence Ia Imam.
ny. Thc counsel hr The prisoner scsm prepared
u press this point with ri III and force.
During the examination Of witnesses yesterday nj.
ternon. although on tho assembling of ihc Colii nf
yer dlnrt, Judge Harris again Insisted upon tho veil
being Withdrawals Tho prisoner, cithe, Ivy drawing tho
ven down entirely, ~ by placing handkerchief Or
tn before her lace, 10 MI iateHs and purposes suc.
sCer..''y .ssl'ed Tho Wishes ard commands IT the
Court. She fDr Tho Hfsi time svneed emotion, and
was feQueatly In tears, but whsther from On Mp,us.
henslon VI being recognized by partial removal o
tho veil, or ion realization VI her real position,
We eanRVt, of s0,rse, SAY.
The Prlsone' ID between thirty i've and Eriy
yeHfs 81 aye, " genee appearance, and Ia represent
~ ~ having Ind perso6ai charms Of no ordinary
chntaesf. some u which shs r,Iil retains. Whelh.
" II the extraordinary character In which sls has
o"" ' sPpra'. % h". peculiar fitness 10 .e her
Tho drama ~ cast exeItss q deep Interest.