New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-04
MURDERERS' WORK.


eide OF THE MURDERER-A RUFPIAN SHOT IN
BRoOKLYN-THE SHOOTING or JAMES S. MYERS
Isaac Robinson, q negro, living in Mount Vernon
Wesschester County cut the throat of his wife yes
terday. and then shot himself Both are dead Fred
erick Meyers, Brooklyn salOonkeeper, fatally shoV
James Corners, who made a disturbance IN his
place. James s. Myers, who was shot by John
White is in a critical condition.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT MOUNT VERNON.
A NEGRO CUTS HIS wIFEs THROAT AND SHOOTS
HInsRLF-CHARGEs OF INFIDELIIT ON EACH
SIDE The CAUSE.
The first intelligence of a shocking tragedy
was given 20 the family of exsherf Lyon, near Mount
Vernon weschester County, about o'clock YESTERDAY
morning Eugene Holly, young man employed Dy MI
LYON mad been sent to the house Of col
ored man. Isaac Robinson, quarter OF mic
distant He met two Of Robinsons ehlldren-a boy OF
seven years and his sister, two years younger-"ho
yere sclntIy clothed, and running hand IN hand
They seemed to be in great terror To HoiIys quFs-
tions the boy answered Father has cut motners
throat and she is asleep. Now he is going to shoot
bimselEn Much alarmed at the child's story,
Holly ran back to the farmhouse and told
Mr. Lyon what he had heard. He was sent at once 10
the village two miles away, 70 summon constable anu
Mr. LYON got into his carriage to get another oheer az
the same time telling two Of his workmen to ~atch Rod
insons house and see that the man did not escape
soon afterward Mr. Lyon and his workmen, accom-
panied by two cOnstables and a score OF men
from the village, were before Robinson's house
1t Is a one-story frame shanty Win Single
door and window, and stands IN snah
meadow about ten rods from the mgh"ay'
The door was shut One Of the constabes looked In
throuvh the small window and drew back. almost faint
ING AZ the sight Go in" he said. they are both
dead" The room INTO which the men looked. when
the door was opened was barely large enough
70 furnish them with standing room. bed stood IN
one corner OF the room, and ON the rough moor dt
its side was q mattress, which had
been used as sleeping place Tor
the children stove, rckety table, and Two or three
rudey-consructed chairs filed up most OF tie remain
ing space. Bundles Of old clouLing, hung up
against the blackened walls, added to the
general appearance Of confusion and nth'
on the mattress at the foot Of the bed lay the body
OF Mrs Robinson 1t was nearly nude, the nightdress
lying about it in shreds If it had been torn during
desperate struggle. The eyes wide open and the
expression Of the features one OF pain deep gash
had been cut the side of the meek, and portion OF
the chin had been cut of The body and tho mattress
on which it lay were soaked with blood. child about
two years old sat in pool Of blood by the side OF
the body and was caressing the dead woman
with look Of fear and establishment 1t seemed unable
TO comprehend what was meant by their looks and eX-
CARNATIONS Of dismay. The body OF Robinson
lay on the floor near the door, ana
was horribly dIshgured. The negro had placed
Darreled shot gun TO his left eye, and by dis
charging the weapon had blown his head INTO fragments
which covered the floor The gun found in a posi-,
ton which showed the method he had taken
in dischargng IT, A string had been Yea
TO staple in the door and around the breech OF the gun
in such manner that II touched the ugger ROBlnson
had then placed the muZzle 10 ms eye anu had drawn
the weapon toward him until it was DISCHARGED The
body Of the negro was also nearly nuue COstaD s
GuyOn found on the floor bloOd-5tained razor with
which Mrs Robinson had been murdered.
The cause of the tragedy believed TO be jealousy
Robinson was brought 20 Mount Vernon fifteen years
about thirty years Old OF medium height and massive
build. He had the strength Of two ordinary men,
and wps very intelligent Seven years ago he married
Josephine Holmes, then nrl Of fourteen and belle
among tue co9lea people 10 Ine 70 @ni I4s6 aIieu
accustomed to the use OF lQucr. Several weeks
ago he became acquainted with an abandoned white
woman Louisa Doyle. whose parents live at Tuckaboe.
She to Mount Vernon and was employed as ser
named Dcllinger became enamored OF her. paid her fine
and married her However, she led dissipated life,
and her husband abandoned her. She then entered
disrepntable house. and became intimately acquainted
with inmate there called Rebecca Robinson, Who in
When this house was closed by the police, Louisa
and Rebecea escaped, and went TO Ro5nsous honse,
where they lived for some time. While living there,
Mrs Robinson charged her husband with being Grim
lnaly Intimate with Louisa, and It said she was
justified in her charges. 10 ms Wh6S accusations
Robinson replied that lie would do as nc pcasedwhee-
upon Mrs Robinson. SAID that II he was uDfaithfu to
her, she would be miathul 10 him. The charge Is
made that she kept her promise. 10, -, 90
deity. He ehastsed OF his children for misbenGyiOr,
when his wife nteriered whereupOn he struck her She
enchanting that he followed her she would stab him.
She went to the house where woman called
laid a complaint before Justice Weeks that
she had threatened TO Kill him. She made counter
charge OF assault and battery and inhdely The jus
tice discharged both. with severe reprmand. They
returned nome, but QuarTeled every day until Monday
morning she said that she going out To work
Constable GuyOn said that Robinson had suspicion
that made that 70 leave the house IN or
der 10 visit her lover, ana went - tie mouse
where she said she going to work, but
did not find her there. Tins rendered him feDZed with
rage Hs little boy said that he came home intoxicated
ana early on Tuesday morning asked his VIE There
she had spent the dav. She replied that sac did not
know. he then said, III cut throat with razor
She caught hand, but nc pulled her down FROM the
bed and cut her throat Wien he SATISFIED himself Uhat
she was dead lac said, have killed her 1T last and
now 1 am going TO shoot myself" He drove his two
children out but would not let them take the youngest
child
Coroner Hughes held inquest and the Jury rendered
verdict OF murder IN the OF Mrs Robinson, and OF
death by suicide in the OF her hnshnd They were
buried in the POttcrs Field The children were
carried Mr. Lyons house. and viii to-day DO taken TO
the poor mouse.