New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-19
y0UNG ROBiySON'S DEATH
sr,woxy THAT HE DIED OF ARsENrcAL PoIs

v ,u.r ur DIED OF ARsFNIcAL POISON
,xo-MRs. ROBINSON AND SMITH IN COURT
p-s,ov Aur Is (SpeciaD. The little square
somerville police court room IN the bo"-s~ wy
pnu1;pg with it's accommodation Tor aoou' Aoo
.so,n,s wa. packed in every available corner 'niS
,,r,,no with five times that number eager 10 witness
A.. .yraipnment of Mrs. Sarah Jane hooihson anu
Thom.s r. Smith, accused OF the ] o Sonlng VI Tue
sorm.r's son William. The settees instead OF oe'hs
rseA for seats furnished vantage g'ouhu "o''
use 49, proceedings while the police had their
hand. full to keep the crowd from s"'s"'s i"o '"s
-'as,ra rsserved for members OF the bar and
uanorters The accused persons we're led INTO tue
n,, room through the front entrance at 300 o'clock
p,I;uson,s conntenance was partially concealed
,o,,h q heavy black veil but as if conscious OF the
III. protection il afforded she kept her head turned
Co.. ,hs gaze of the crowd. Mr.. Smith appeared to
.k matters cooly aud bore the SCRUTINY OF the crown
-, .,nanmi.y During the interval preceding the
o,on;,g Of the hearing. Mrs Robinson seemed gwen
an IN deep thought and pressed her handkerchief 70
bar ewes most of the time. At $50 Judge story
.ntered and took his seat on the bench A noIneh'
later Clerk Wentworth called up the case ooln
Attendants arose aud stood while being addressed
Mrs Robinson afterward taking a seat beside ner
counsel Mr. Smith also left the dock to take seat
beside his attorney. The Inst OF witnesses ioi 'n'
State was read aud the witnesses were sworn
Medical Examiner Thomas NJ. Durell was the hrst
;,a.s He testified as follows: 81 was called 10
NJ pohnson's house on Tuesday August ~ 10
see Willie ] Robinson, at the request OF pr T. y.
Wife The latter came to me WIN iesaru " 'n1
case which he supposed was one o Po' S;o Sc,rs
Ssuoxed the case until the patient died. Nine honIs
.f,er death | made pos-mortem examination OF 'ne
~ in the presence Of Drs. A. +. Holt and John L.
TIdrefh OF Cambridge. The most marsed tnins
.annd an the victim the eruption OF Inc sKih'
h;b was quite characteristic; there was an absence
~ all marks of any description oil externai Voehce
Tbs dissection of tho body revealed change OF color
a. ths liver tho liver in IA condition oil fatty
Jaraaoration There also some FATTY degeneration
Of bo,h kidneys one more than the other ihere were
.-ots of congestion the stomach ana upper part OF
,bs ANAL iniesiines. These were the cher points
J;scove,ed I would say, however, that no natuiai
cana If death was found. | will make report OF my
s1sn,uatous to the Distrct-Attoruey and the Judge
The witncs. was of tho opinion That the ucceHscu
man came TO his death hy arsenca poisoning. inoIS
we're no evidences of natural diseases OF i''Viu'i
INJURIES The witness said that the dcad man to'u MN
lie knew he could not recovery lie "dr le.h'o's Is
times In reply 10 the question AZ 70 WIZ "a MN Nh
The medicine said Mr.. Durell. he answered; MY
mother aud Mr. Slutt' lie was asked II any ether
,erson alu Mustered medicine 10 him ana ne salu
!So; That wa. at 1880 o'clock. the night he died"
Nedical Examiner Alfred Holt, OF Cambridge,
+asn6ed that from the examination OF the young
mans body lac was satisfied that he DIED from
arsenical poisoning. ,,. IL, =. ..,a
William who was suffering from headache the result
f ling struck by falling box. He prescribed for
him and on his next visit found him much better. Dr
White called again and found the young man mnch
worse confined 10 his bed with different symptoms.
Dr. White sand that no found crystals OF arsenic III
emitted matter tie dld not auu IAl,ter ahu'otcs,
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