Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-19
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BosroN, Aug. 13.--The flets coming to
light regarding the charges OF wboiesn,e
poisoning by Mrs. 8. j. Robinson OF Somer-
vile and her alleged aeeomplice, Thomas
X. smith, are of the most damaging natura.
The physicians who attended ihe memhars
OF hor household that have died during the
pist four years havA all snid today that
they have no doubt that their rnApsetlye
patients died 10y poison. They say that the
woman Is one Of tho most cnnning and
skilful of poisonors. All Of them we're
puzz'e and two or three of them were sus-
picious at the time they were engaged on
the cases, but Mira. Robinson always sue.
ceeded In allaylng suspicion by her appar-
emily genuine and extreme grief over the
condition OF the patients. She always
seemed willing, too, that there should be
consultations Of physicians, but she wonld
not consent to q post-mortem examination
In any case. DIR. Dow, who attended Mr..
Robinson In his last illness, became so sns-
pieious that he spoke of the matter to his
wife at the time. He did not then consider
his suspicious sufficiently we'll grounded to
request an Investigation.
DIR. Church, who attended Emma, the TO-
years-old daughter OF Mrs Robinson, on
ilor death bed, said to-day that hor syml-
toms might all hnve been produced by
poison, and he has no doubt they wefn so
caus'Ad. Two hours before the child ,ffad
Mrs. Robinson made grent demonstration
OF grief, and accused DIR. Church Of killing
tho child. She ut another time asked DIR.
Church II II wonld be possible for any one
to slowly poison the child without detee-
tion. DIR. Church replied In the negative,
and wanted to know why she asked such a
question. Che said that DR.. Gilmbef, who
lived In the same house, had complained
about another physician being sent for
when he was right ut hand. Mrs. Robinson
has since expressed har belief that he
poisoned her daughter Emma In order to
conceal an assault he committed on her.
The physician who attended an old gem
tleman named Sleeper, who was member
of MIR. Robinson's household, and win, died
about two years ago, says he has no doubt
he was victim Of poison. He owned the
house tho Robnsons occupied, and had
quite little property, some of which came
into Mrs. Robinson's hands after his deceaee.
There Is no physicians name upon tho
death certificate of the Freeman child who
died about year ago. The cause OF Eliza
10th liobinsons death last February was re-
turned as Bright's disease. The physician
who attended her some time before her
| death says she had some traces OF that dis
ease. The autopsy made yesterday on her
exhumed body indicated arsenic. Smith
| the alleged aceomplice Of Mrs. Robinson, Is
the prelate Of the Lodge Of Pilgrim Fathers,
OF which William Robinson, who died on
Ahuio iouhSI rs u llHIlDhT. DOM Ltlb HGcllSeu,
however, are now confined In Cambridge
jail
| After the post mortem on the body Of
| William j. Robinson, at Somerville, yester-
| day, Chioi Parkhurst visited the inil and
endenyorad to prncare IA confession from
Mrs. SARAH j. Robinson, the suspected MUIR
| deress, but without success jhn woman
wits c1olahd seli-pOssrssed most OF tho time,
| and only go. excited when the chief said /.
Now, $50 here, Mrs. Robinson, we don't
want to keep You here any longer than can
oo helped. wish yon would tell me- what
smiths relations IN the case are. We know
ha ts the guilty man and we don't want you
to shield him any longer"
At this point the woman began to jumpup
and down with excitement. "0h, no !" she
exclaimed, she is not the one who lid II.
Mr.. Smith Ia the best man In the world"
In spite OF further coaXing the woman
would not talk any more about the case. 1t
is believed that Smith will weaken and tell
what he knows before again going into
court.