The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-31

INTERVIEW BETWEEN A s1Rose-xisp woxAs AND THE
YELLED xuRnERRss-Mrs K Cakes Smith, Of the ssreng
minded women recently paid visit TO Mrs Robinson,
The yelled murderess Tie result of that interview pub
iished in the New York Trhnn. letter FORM and bar
ring lis philosophy and croche;y Christianity |, ex-
ceedngy clever epse The appearance Of the mnrderess
is thus described
Phrenologcally her brain is low above the ears and
her black hair grows down upon the forehead
lower than that upon the bust OF the celebrated antique Of
elite She has projections in the region OF what
called consruotiyeness extending backward which of
themselves would be sufficient throw the whole charac
ter ont Of balance When you add to this brain refined
ladylke form, round and compact with temperament of
the highest and most excitable kind il will easily be
that education might retard and modify her destiny but
would hardly recreaie her into reliable very
safe character.
She evidently is possessed Of remarkably healthfu
organization capable of great endurance and indicating
longevity Her eyes have look Of force and vitality and
when not excited by insane mood really fine. She
perhaps thirty, and though dealsi would call
her beautiful she quite perfect in kind and the vulgar
mind would call her handsome
1t will be seen the following from the letter
that Mrs Robinson is in favor Of capital punishment
asBut they will let me die7
I. I shook my head
g They will, they must Oh am sick Of the world !
Look here, please, my poor husband and - do not
father and mother both dead, have concealed my
family name; while live people curious to know
about me- when am dead all viii die with l have
promised my brother 10 very still die without
trayng anything. and when gone shall cease to
worry and distress my family Here am shut out from
the world, of in tsck OF IT. oh let me go home
to my God
After while Mrs Smith gets curious and have
good stare at the murderess. She asks
asAre you willing to remove your veil 2
"sOh res for you, bat do not like 10 have strangers
come and On my trial fen could not-I
could not be looked al II seemed to should nsake
other ronrsn ashamed
She then laid aside her veil and showed me her hair
beginning fall off, and her head much too large for the
vital region, except the lungs She smiled like child when
put hand upon Der tenpesnd expressed sympathy
for the grief she must have endured and the trials which
would disturb and madden such organization. Here
she weptH
We stated in our last issue that Gov Clark, of New
York had comutcd the sepence of DEATH in Mrs Robin
sons case imprisonment for life The Troy Budget Of
Saturday evening, says
aThe news Of the Communication Of the sentence Of Mrs
Robinson communicated Der this morning. She
exhibited signs of qualification the reception Of the
intelligence but the contrary, became greatly excited
and raved and rallied against the governor sheriff Judge
district attorney, &C. she has been wont TO do all
previous occasions when strangers present when
exciting communicated TO her.
= She remarked that she thought the governor had
been imposed upon tina, be fool for listening TO the
marvellous tales and stories OF those pretending be her
friends and that she thought was just as dsgracenl to
be prison il be executed the gsliows
II be proper To state that she has been longing for
execution since her and has stated many
occasions that she would be hung anyhow
"She has been making preparations for leaving the jail
nil morning On going up her cell al with her
dinner discovered that she had nearly every article
Of furniture that could bel broken up and piled near the
Of the All the straw and husks taken
from the beds and thrown The top Her leather trunks
torn 70 pieces; her clohepress broken and roar
ing FIRE had been started in the with Of the
broken furniture
aOn being questioned why she thus acted she said IL
Of their business that she she not go
ing leave thing belonging to her after her. &c II is
nqSed her to he
means she undoubtedly intended destroy herself
As the discovery made the sheriff had her
cell cleared Of every article that could be CONSUMED and
watch put on her operations When asked where
she would sleep after destroying her bed she said she could
probably sleep the floor
The sheriff did receive the communication papers
until about to-day I; Is bis Intention take her
Immediately Sing Sing 10 the FIRST train Sosth which
leaves the depo, AT 4. IS this p. M