Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-08-27

Boston has a L1cretia Borgia whict
attracts public attention froa every
thing except the astounding murder
which have been committed and hsv'
been brought 20 light by this inhumsr
female hend; and the great surprise i.
how she could com nit MI the murders
with which she is charged withou'
having been found out. The discovery
only shows how doubly dangerous q
murderess may bsoome iu q community
when she is deeply yelled In eligious
hypocrisy. Nearly every day for some
days after the frs. discovery was m de
has added new horrors and new victims
TO the list, until now 1t Is believed thi
terrible 6end has murdered not less
than ten persons.
The name Of this murderess Is Sarah
Jane Robinson, perfectly christian
name, nothing ferecious about 1t; in
fact, quite the contrary; nothing aboul
1t to suggest the character OF Borsia
She Is o middle-sZed woman, and IL
charged with the murder OF . husband,
children. adopted children and trasted
friends, until the number reaches near ly
q dozen. Possibly she may be innocent
Of some OF these murders with which
she Is charged, and for the sake Of
humanity already outraged by her ex.
istence and her character, we hope she
is, still TO have the murders i'm puted tc
her marks her as the hardened wretch
that We hope has no equal In the
country. The means used by this
murderess to accomplish her devilish
purposes were arsenical poisoning, and
the evident motives which seem to lie
NJ the roo. OF the murders leave Blu,
little room to attribute insanity to her
1t Is . damaging fact to Mrs. Robinson
that by the death o: every one OF her
supposed victims she was found to have
gained largely IN pecunisry point,
Q Their by the assignment OF property OF
by life insurance policy. On the
death Of her daughter Lizzie. last Feb
ruary, and whose death is now attrib-
uted TO arsenical poison, she was paid
30 1e three thousand dollars by a life
insurance company. To cover up So 3.
piclons OF foul play, and to show an as
81 ned affection for her deceased daugh
ter, abe distributed among her friend.
cards deeply bordered with black and
Inscribed with some original poetry
with the name and age OF the deceased
Thus, time after time, rs husband and
Children In quick succession, and very
near friends, dropped Oft, the com mu
My sympathized with the widowed
mother and mingled tears of sorrow ant
sympathy with her supposed poignan
grief. II this woman is guilty Of al
the murders imputed to her, her crime!
cover 3 series Of years, and one thint
an sstonished public asks is, how wa
1t possible for the perpetrator to es:ap,
detection 80 long? One OF the priucipa
causes for this immunity WAS he,
shrewdness in employing a differen
physician in each case, aud so prevsn
ing the collection of corroborative evi
dencs. Another device In which sh
was an adep. was TO be very active IL
church work. When asked how m am
children she had she would create
lively interest in her behalf by rsplyiu.
that she had five, with three Of then
in Heaven These facts, with the re
luctsnce anybody would have In charp
ing Mrs. Robinson with such an un
natural crime as the Numbering of he
own family, combined in her favor an
diverted suspicion. Whether thi
modern Borgia will be hung or not de
ponds on circumstances. There ia
strong feeling in almost any communit
against hanging women, and in Bosto
we would naturally ex rect this fe4lin
to be very ssrong. Through /. Mr.
Robinson may escape the gallows, b.
certainly not lifetime imprisonmen