The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Miss Willie Robinson Takes
Poison with a View to
Ending Her Life.
Another Poor Victim Of the Sub
tie Charms Of a Base
Deceiver.

informed that young girl had attempted
to commit suicide at Werdeman & Boggs'
restaurant, on West Main street. He i'm
medistely went there and requested one Of
the proprietors to give him the facts in the
case, but that gentleman declined, saying
he knew OF no attempted suicide, and that
none had been attempted at his place of
business. Several attempts on the part of
the newsmonger TO secure the facts from
the restaurant man proved futile, but still
he did not give up. Finding another gen
tleman who knew something about the
case and was willing to talk, the reporter
learned the following
The young lady's name Is
Willie Robinson, and her
home is at Higginsv;lle. No., where she
has a mother in the hotel business and an
older sister, where she resided with them
up to a short time ago.
About year ago she formed the &C
quaintance OF 8 man named Eugene Burk-
hart, commercial traveller. He was good
looking and of fine address, and before long
succeeded in ingratiating himself into the
good graces of Miss Robinson, but still he
did not push his suit, thinking, no doubt,
that by holding of he would the more
surely entwine her in the meshes, which
were destined to prove the ruin of his un-
suspecting victim.
Things generally worked to his
liking, Just the way he had intended
they should. Miss Robinson fell desper-
ately in love with him and before long she
consented to become his wife, though, as
he said, the matter must be kept a pro-
| found secret for q time for obvious reas-
ons.
The romance of all this met the appro
baton of Miss Willie and it was finally
arranged that the Two should elope and 90
to ST. Louis, where they would be married.
No one knew of their intentions and one
bright morning when the Robinson family
at Higginsville awoke, the pride and Joy of
the house was gone, whittier they knew
not.
The two went to st. Louis and there
| lived together as man and wife for
a considerable length of time, never for one
moment being suspected. But sooner or
later the denoument which was to blight
the young life of the confiding girl forever,
was to come, and when she asked Burk-
hart to make good his promises to her
that villain informed her that he was al
ready a man Of family and consequently
unable TO do so.
Better far and less brutal would it have
been had he driven dagger 10 the hilt in
her throbbing breart than told her this, for
then her misery in this world would have
ended. She had given up mother, sister,
| home, companions, aye, even more. She
had thrown herself, her honor, at his feet,
and be, without one relenting thought, had
used her to satisfy his base designs.
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when the fate which had overtaken her
vas revealed in all its magnitude she was
paralyzed-she knew not what to do.
Knowing full we'll that she would soon
become mother, and dreading to usher
into the world an offspring which could
never know its parentage, never have
right TO any name, she determined TO die.
1t was doubtless for this purpose, and this
purpose alone that she came to Sedalia.
She took up her quarters at the hotel
above mentioned, and Sunday night took
the drug which she fully intended should
put an end to her misery. By some means,
however, the attempt wss discovered,
A physician was sent for and succeeded in
relieving the girl of the poison before it
did its deadly work, and at a late hour
last night she was reported resting easy
with good prospects for speedy recovery.
Miss Robinson is young lady, Is or 10
years of age, and very pretty. A gentle
man who knew her in Higginsville, in
formed the BAzooTTE that her character
hitherto had been without stain. 1t is
to be regretted that the young lady should
attempt so rash an act even though she be
ruined girl.
To the unprincipled scoundrel who has
been the means of driving Miss
Robinson TO the point of
despair, the BAzoo would say go and do as
this victim was wont to do. He is too vile
to live in the same community with white
men. A common yellow dog would stick
his tail between his legs and sneak off if he
found himself in such company.
Samuel Robinson, brother of Miss VIII
lie Robinson, the unfortunate young lady
mentioned in yesterday mornings BAZoo,
arrived in the city Monday evening in
quest of his hayward sister. The young
man was in terrible state Of excitement
and had be met his sisters villainous sedu-
Ger upon the streets he would have doubt
less killed him, and it is q question wheth.
er twelve men could have been found in
the United States who would convict him.
Burkhsrt has certainly committed one
of the most repulsive deeds ever placed up
on the criminal record, and if ever there
was q wrong which ought to be avenged,
this is the one. 1t is said that Burk-
hart was In town Monday but
he did not tarry long. He was probably
informed Of the fact that the young lady's
brother had been telegraphed the sad It'd.
ings, and dreaded to meet him. Well he
might avoid the meeting for it would not
have resulted very favorsbly to him.
Mr.. Robinson came here for the purpose
OF taking his unfortunate sister To- his
home in Ray county, but it seems that she
had made up her mind not to &C. Why
the reporter was unable to learn. She left
on the train yesterday morning for 81.
Louis, and Mr.. Robinson, giving up the
case as hopeless, returned to his home in