Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-21
A FEMALE MONSTER
Lucretia Borgis Outdone BIZ 4 Mass..
Chu6ettS Woman.

| A0cfetAe 0ofele OutdOne by 4 Massn-
chusetts Woman.
BOSTON, August 17.-Evidence in the
Robinson poisoning at Somerville 10 piline
up thick and fast. Chief of Police Park.
hurst has a constant stream IF people
coming into his office and offering bits OF
information regarding the woman and Rob-
inson. He will have at least forty or fifty
witness for the state. Up to noon to-day
no effort was made to procure bail for the
woman, and the chances are that none will
be made. DR.. Cogswen, OF Cambridge,
whom she mentioned yesterday as one who
would go on her bond. said that his asso-
citation with the woman was hut a passing
acquaintance. Both the woman and Smith
are closely guarded, particu,a arly the woman,
as the most to be feared now is that re-
morse or despair may influence her in
making an
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
The name ofthefather o. the hoy who died
lew months ago has been found among
the death records ss Prince A. freeman who
died une 27. 1885. The certificate bears
the maine OF DR.. ichols, of Cambridge, aud
ascribes death to a disordered stomach,
further adding that an autopsy was un-
necessary. DR.. Durrell, OF Somerville said
tat the dlsinterring Of the remains at
Chelsea WAS outside his jurisdiction, and
must be order.d by the District Attorney.
The remains OF William will be disinterred
tomorrow probably. Several conductors
OF the Cambridge road, upon which he was
employed, say hat as far back as a month
ago he used to say he could keep nothing
on his stomach. He attributed his
trouble to the air, because when chance
willed that he dined in Boston tr away
from home, he experienced no difficulty
in retaining his food. He could assign no
the last four weeks of his life he was made
miserable.
THE SERIES OF THE CRIMES
thus far ascrIbed Mrs. Robinson, com.
menced with the death of her husband at
a bright little girl of ten years, was the
next who tied. While they resided in
Cambridge, Robinson's sister, who was
to Mr.. Freeman, died at South
Boston from natural causes, leaving to
her husband u boy four or five years old.
The three came to board with Mrs Robin
son, but had not been there long before the
child died, and is believed to be the third
victim. The fourth was MIR. Freeuan, the
brother -in-law, who, like the three that
preceded him died under circumstances |
"ulCu aIc uOW TcCdueO db SuSplClOu6s
THE NEXT DEATH
in this woman's household was that OF her !
daughter Lizzie, aged 23. At that time |
tie reem' to hold the promise OF d happy t
tuture in her approaching marriage ith an |
rstimable young man Of the neighborhc. =.
Her death occurred last March, and shor -
afterward Mrs. Robinson moved to We
The lover OF Lizzie suspected /
some wrong-doing, but having no ground |
upon which to base his suspicious, he kept |
his own counsel. About this time, thomas |
Smith began to pay attentions to Mrs. |
Robinson. The next to die was the child |
Of the woman's sister. His sickness was
Of very short dura tion. He expired in
terrible agony about two weeks ago. Her
son Will TN, aged %, was next taken.
;hief arkhurst procured an ants-mortem
sta ement from the you''g man. This will
De kept rnfoundIy secret until put in evil
ience in the case. During the evening Miss
Melvin, OF Charlest' wn, "a led upon hief
Parkhurst. She is a married sister OF
freeman. She corrnborated the state.
nents relative to the sudden and peculiar
leath Of her brother. His C..hld Grace, 10
years old, and Charles 10, are the only
children now left OF he ill fated family.
They are still at their home at West SOmer-
1iie. The remains nf Lizzie were exhumed
% day and an autopsy made by Medical
Examiner Holt The body was consider
IDLY decomposed though enough pres
% answer the requirements OF the case.