The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-01

sDn wsd other extravagant expressions peculiar TO Ter
son aiaesed with dtirum tsmons. While engaged II
net, was sed Of the room By the chambeemad whf
n.or med him thai deceased had pistol and dagger
der his pillow. and that she afraid be would commit
suicide unless ,be deadly weapons were removed from
his reach Mr. prepared 10 upon the suggestion Of
the ut hardly had be got 70 the door when
he hesst the d.ch> rse Of pistol Upon entering ;hs
bICod, and IN the last ago nice OF death
On the Coroners nqu. ct the following testimony was
elected
Samuel T. Mead bookkeeper at the Smithsonian House
ceposed that deceased boaTed .here for over mnta io
cay or two previous to his dea'h witness otcsd U,
u" mental arrangement shout deceased, With he sup
posed arose from ibtemperanee.
Lawrence l. Bennett being duly swoyn, depossh az fol
hws-I live at No. 81 Prince erect; have knoTp de
nan he has lived in this city great any years tc was
COZ with the firm Of Pierce Robinson 10 HareVe
street OF late be has been selling liquors and segars on
hs own account was In the room conversing with 10
ceased about half minute before be shot hmse'f ~'s
called ort by the who Informed me that de-
ceased had pistol dagger in his bed while oeok
informed OF this heard the report OF pistol opened
INC ooo and looked In when saw that deseased nad sno'
himself; be died in about ten minutes Afterwards
lying op the bed; waited until assistance came; no
tced that deceased had been shot through the FROM
the conversation had with deceased previous u bis sui
cce thought he was delirious: know nothing at Al.
about the affairs Of deceased whether he had not
despatch sent to him by father in reference 10
the ospositen OF the body requesting that II should be
forwarded Immediately to Portsmouth, NJ H.
Byron the hall boy testified TO the strange OF de-
Ceased the day previous 70 and the day Of the suicide
leaving doubts In the MINDS Of the jury the insane
state of deceaseds mind at the time Of the commission Of
the rash act
Policeman Brevoot, Of the General superintendent
cffce depoeed that he knew deceased quite intimately
that Friday deceased called upon him. bringing with
him all s business papers, which he desired the witness
10 examine and take Of he did expect live
long among the papers policy of insurance upon
come property in Grand street. the amount OF insurance
WAS % 500; this placed his trunk be desired to
tpE in nj E0u
happen to him he also took from his pockets
two seals, one Of which, he said, belonged
10 his father, and the other to some person
to whom be had loaned money placed them both his
trunk and sealed the lock with his zeal which bore
the initials w. b ~ in the evening he 10 my
house and showed me letter from his BROTHER and
askec me TO read 1t; referred TO business matters; be
said hs be had great deal of domestic troubles and
also rouoes in business tue interview lasted three
hours durP Which thee be appeared perfectly saue
first evidence had Of his insanity when nc opened
tox and said be found knife and fork in it, he had
black eye, ~hch he received, he said by Ealing in
Broadway; he said that he had dagger and n pistol
which be kept locked up in his trunk; he said he put
~, IN there f. airing that might be harmed by
them Examined his person 20 he haG the weapons
about HIM, but could find pone he then left; after
d. went 70 the IL matte ua Hotel where he
stopped, out cou'd not mad any person Of his name
stopping there; went 10 the Metropolitan Hotel and to
ossr h pot srs 70 look for him out . with s sue
reading Of his suicide In this mornings newspaper
the last words he sad on parting were. 'Brevoort,
know you will look after my affairs like brother in
should die Deceased told me that he had pipes
OF brandy In bis house In Grand street
The medical testimony OF Or. Alexander Mott, police
surgeon, ut 10 show that the pistol ball had entered the
right and had lodged in tho substance OF the bra
causing DE- afh as already described.
The case was then given TO the jury who after due de-
liberation rendered the following
VERDICT.
We, the jury convene 10 bold inques. the body
Of William b. Robinson, found dead in No 1877 In the
Smithsonian House, OF Broadway and Houston
street. after hearing the numerous witnesses and the
dca testimony of the opinion that the decea ,ed
his death by pistol shot wound by his hand while
iaborirg under temporary mental arrangement
Upon the rendition Of the above verdict the body
ban ed to the friends Of the deceased who wait
rg in readiness TO convey il TO Portsmouth, Among other
articles found il the Of deceased gold watch
two gold chains AID diamond breastpin also, the In
vento'y Of stock in store No 90 Grand street. bank
book the Pacific Bank with 50 20 to tho credit Of
Lydia A. whttbouse, bank book the Grocers' Bank
showing ba o. 469 SO in favor Of the lady
and check hooks both Of these hanks Robinson had
been boarding at the Smthsonar House since the 3ls
December last. He a about 80 years old. and
very attractive in appearance, He general 'ayere
the hoel where his sad end will be deeply dopored by
all who came in contact With him Deceased has a wife
and child residing at Lynn, Massachusetts,.