New-York tribune., 1886-08-22
THE ROBINSON POISONING CASES.
ARREST OF DIR. C. c. BEERS OF BOsTON-ACCUSED
or AIDING MRS. ROBINSON.

| ARREST OF DR.. C. C. BEERS OF BOsTON-ACCUSED
| or AIDING MRS. ROBINSON.
| BOsToN. Aug 21 (SpeciaD.-AnOther startling
chapter in the Robinson smith poisoning was do
veoped this morning in the arrest of Dr. c. c. Beers, oil
Boston. on a charge of numbering by poison Lizzie A.
Robinson acting with Mrs Sarah Jane Robinson who Is
now IN jai Under charge OF poisoning her son Will
lam J. Robinson Sergeant Cavanagh OF the somervie
police force arrested Dr. Beers at his ofce cornor OF
fremont and Eliot ss Boston. yesterday afternoon and
locked him up in the SOmerve police station 1he TACT
OF the arrest was kept profound by the police
until this morning, when Beers arratgned In the
somervilIe police couit shortly after 10 o'clock before
Judge storey.
Mrs. Robinson WAS brought over to Somerville from
.he Cambridge jail In hack 10y Sergeant Cavanagh ana
arragned with the doctor. d. Beers is seventyfour
years OF ase has ruddy complexion, full gray beard
and eyes lie Is n remarkably shrewd appearing man.
carries his head nigh and has eood presence. When
brought into the dock he In with an elastic step
and the first his eyes looked upon was Mrs Rob
nson atred in her sombre mourning dress AMI closely
drawn crepo veil He involuntarily stopped and gazed
at her before he took his seat, and she lookcd
at him. Sigh, nod passed between them
and he took his scat alongside Of her. There
were only four people tho beside the OFF,
Gers The clerk asked Dr. Bccs and Mrs. Robinson TO
stand up listen to the reading OF the complaint Tho
complaint is made by Chief OF Police Parkhurst. ana
charges that Dr. C. c. Beers and Sarah Robinson on
times between the 1st day OF February and the "a
day OF that month oil feloniousy. wlfully and with
malice aforethcught administer white arsenic TO Lizzie
Robinson with intent to kill said Lizzie A. Robinson
and that she did swallow and take into her body SAID
white arsenic knowing 1t to be poison that she was
made sick thereby. languished and langushng did die
Oh the 22d of February 1856, in consequence OF swa
lowing olson.
What do you say 10 hs conpiaht saiu THO cici" "
DR.. Beers.
Dr. Beers drew himself up to his full stature and vita
GREAT deberatiop aud in clear voice said in solemn
manner like one about to make prayer
In the presence OF a holy God am not guilty
Mrs Robinson, what do you say to this complaint
a.ked the olerk Are you guilty or not guityf
Mr. Robinson stood up and said with good deal OF
emphasis:
No. sir. am not guilty. l was out West when my
daughter was taken sick She was taken SICK
in November and died In February" Mrs Rob
inson.s counsel d. F. Crane, was not present,
being out of town. Dr. Beers was represented
bv Cbarss w. Turner. OF Boston. lie asked for con
tnuanos OF the case aud Judge Storey continued 1t until
next Friday the 9th, the day on which the Robinson
Smith case ~. w caSordss a Without bail Chief Of
Poce Parkhurst did to enlighten the public at
M Resrs bn said that he sufficient evidence to hold
him DR.. Charles G. Beers resides with MS an d
praciised medicne in Boston for thirty years ana nIs
treatment is the Temperance u n Je nos,on n re-
and opium eaters Tro'ious '" "''He !" ~
sided in New York . , A.. ~. p.o.. Urn.
corN,sd IN The Come state Prison for robbery
some twenty years agof was asked Mr. Turner today
tne NJ one time that Dr. Beers had an Oico !0r inc
aiding Of discharged conyict, Dr. Beers % ssys Is.
fnnst he was called to attend Mrs. Robinson. VINO
was then living at Cambridge since his removal 20 ba 5as
hoen ann moned once twice 10 attend Mrs Robinson
but owing 10 the to her house he was unano
10 90 The said he was not called 10 s
of The sick children and consequently was not la posi-
ton 10 give any opinion as to the nature OF cause
~ -, a,r and DEATH When he told OF the sng-
eestion he might possibly have given tne
ALLEGED posOner knowledge as 10 the use OF arsrhe
Dr 7heers became much excited and denied each ana
eyery allegation having any bearing whatever upon tat
point lie sad he had not glven nor had MIS- ho"
naon naked OF him. any advice whatever relative 10 tus
use OF any medicine or poisons