Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-02
A Wife's Remarkable Con fession.

A case which has some resemblance to
thai OF Theodore Tilton and his wife, but
with very different accessories, has lately
occurred in Laporte, Indiana. Mrs. Esther
B. Robinson, wife of DR.. S. A. Robinson,
on the 9Th of March last confessed to her
HUSBAND, to whom she had been married
eleven years, that she had been guilty, and
he has brought suit against her for di-
vorce. But the circumstances of the case
may best be understood from the follow
ing statement, which Mrs. Robinson has
published in defence of her husband against
imputations of cruelty which had appeared
in Chicago newspaper. The following
language is hers:
This confession, was made, not on The
impulse of the moment, but sprung from
q sincere repentance and an unf1inching
esolution-whatever it cost me, home,
friends, husband, child, OF life itsef-tu
cut myself loose from an unworthy entan-
clement, and live somewhere good, pure
| life. L had not known my husband init
| mately, nor been his trusted wife eleven
| years without learning that of all men |
ever knew his love and sympathy were the
| deepest anu furthest to be trusted
He felt all the Indignation, grief and re-
venge that any man would feel but he
trusted my good faith, for he saw my agony
of sorrow. had no parents to go to, and
we had one child, dear to us both as life
| itself After mature thought he decided
to give me the shelter of his home. trough
not as his wife, and this always, if posi-
ble but subject to the chanceo publicity.
| NV remorSe was such that he felt | needed
every help to give me fortitude to bear up.
He changed the whole appearance OF our
home, that association might not SO con-
stantly lacerate my heart, and in every
way possible encouraged me to look for
ward to useful life. and to believe myself
still valued and loved. Divorce was ulti
eyitable publicity. Facts were known by
too many to remain concealed, and | felt
it better to rest under Il specified truth
than to be the subject of many terrible
| suspicious affecting innocent parties and
| our only child. did not enter on the path
of right doing, without counting the cost.
| What my husband suffers from my past
conduct breaks my heart, and further
wrong he shall not endure. [ here char
acterize all aspersions on his general and
professional character, and upon his con-
out our married life, as false i'll general
and particular, cruel and largely mali
eious.
[ am at present in the home OF my choice.
with my dead mothers sister. My hus-
band accompanied me here in order that
he might personally assure this Christian
family of confidence in me. Thanks to his
kindness, ard while knowing all the cir
cumstances, my aunt and uncle gave me d
loving home. At my request my eldest
brother is in my husbands house, that lit
may assure himself and my family of my
husbands good faith, and prove to- all can
did persons the fact that we consider Dr.
Robinson my best friend. Il silly asser-
tinn, that | hail been persistently drugged
by him. mention, only to say that such
use of morphia ;iS | have ever made has
been my own doing, and that my husband
has aided me to abandon it. 1t was when
entirely free from it Or any remedy against
it, that gathered resolution to make full
confession and courage to endure unknown
retribution. So long us live SO as to justify
my husbands confidence. nor will it bt
disturbed by rumor or, gossip he promises
| me pecuniary support, and as soon us my
health is sufficient, the care of our little
son. Not that these great privileges art
my right, but his generous trust and low
ing sympathy give them to me, and my
heart overfows with gratitude to God, who
has given me the trueSt friend that wom:.
ever had.
This letter | write freely. approved by
my aunt and friends here. My brothel
and counsel, to whom | submit it, vii
confirm it as they see fit.