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Telegram-herald., 1889-12-15
TYRONE S TRAGEDY
The CoroDer's Jury Finish the
Examination.
4 VERDICT OF MURDER AND SUICIDE
The FaCts About a. stated ln yesterday =
.sIelegra ana "A erAiaf The Ihtrd Mau
IA the CAse fun~rAl Today
Ihe story ln DetSil

The coroner's jury summoned ln the
McD0nald-Glm0re tragedy n Tyrone
township met yesterday at Kent C.ty.
and after hearing Tie testimony ren-
dered a verdict 10 the effect that james
j.. Gilmore first murdered Mrs Melon
AID and then shot himself There
seemed 70 be room Tor no other con-
cluslon
Tie funerals vii be held today al
the Free Methodist Church, about a
mile from the scene of the tragedy.
Furth-r ady.ces from Kent CITY are
70 the effect that ever since Gilmore
had been living at McDonald's il hae
been neighborhood talk that be was
intimate with the wife. Friday morn
ing Gilmore started for Kent city alone
with an OK team 10 do some trading,
and shortly afterward Mcdonald and
Hiram Corbin, who had been around
the home Of the McDOnalds for several
months, took their guns and went 10
the woods, leaving Mrs. Mcdonald at
home alone.
When Mcdonald and Corbn returned
about noon they found Mrs. Mcdonald
on the kitchen floor dead. Suppos.ng
she had died in tit, she being subject
TO them, Corb!n went TO tell the neigh
bors. When Mrs. George Fougor ar
rived she at once said that the woman
looked as though she had chOked TO
death, and then IL was discovered that
small buckskln string, scarcely larger
than 4 shOestrmg, had been tied tightly
around her neck. About TINS time Mr.
Fouger was seen coming down the road
with the oxen that Gilmore had started
TO Kent CITY with IN the morning.
FOuger tinQured for Gilmore, saying
that Gilmore came 10 the house IN the
morning, and when be went out from
the house FOuger saw HIM tie the oxen,
/ but didn't notice which way ne went,
and me brought the oxen home 10 see
what Gilmore meant by leaving them
! there tied SO long.
Then an immediate search was made
/ and Gilmore was soon found IN front OF
/ the house on the opposite side OF the
/ road not over four rods from the road,
/ dead. having shot himself with charge
of shot IN the mouth. The charge
passed upward into the head. He
seemingly had died instantly.
! The theory IS that Gilmore had be
J come jealous Of Corbln; that tins
7 we ghed on his mind and he left his
oxen and went back. He and Mrs. Nc.
/ Donald became engaged IN a quarre
/ and he knocked her on the head with
/ something, and to make sure Of killing
| her he, while she was unconscious, cut
/ the string of from a hunting pouch
belonging to Corbin, which hungSn the
/ kitchen, and drew it tightly around her
neck and left her, taking his gun and
| killing himself. COrbIn, a stated, had
/ been hanging around McDonald's for
several months. He seemed 10 have
/ no business, and was apparently spOng-
ing his living from the McDonalds.
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-15
10 VERDICT YET
The Jury said 70 stand Eleven 70
One FOR Conviction.
THEY nay HAVE A WEEK 10 AGREE
Al 1855 OsCioek, Judge Mcconnell Re
tired go his keslaeucs. Leaving tet<rt
~ ErnaIu in Continuous session
IntiI Monday Morning

CHICAGO. Dee. l4.-88op. m.-sher-
q MaJssa s4ys that Judge Mcconnell
- az Ills home and wl. ROT convene
court until lo o clock, unless lae lufy
IS ready 70 oreport % h.m before tl4t
loar The sheriff SAYS i s nor 40 all
kelly that Judge Mcconnell wll be
sent Tor.
Information Of the most reliable
authority WAS received in the court
room during tie afternoon 10 the effect
that the jury trom the hrst ballot, had
stood n % Tor convection OF i've
r,Oners. The one man VINO held out
was Culver. The States attorney de-
claed 70 say anything about the report
that he was hopeful that { would prove
untrue. "ln case It is true, % he added,
81 don't think II Will materially hurt
us, because Il = not likely that Culver
WI. stick out against tne other eleven
for whole week. and the Judge VIII
not ~charge the lury before. Judge
NcCoune ID. 100 response % note sent
uuu Uv the foreman, b. +. CLARK, went
to the Jury room 10 explain some
knotty points of law. Tins over, be
disappeared from view and kept out OF
sight the rest OF the afternoon. At i
O'Clock sheriff Mat-on entered the
court room and SAID that Il recess
would Dee taken until o'clock. Baum
santa, in charge of the jury, sand a
) o'clock that he felt most positive that
10 verdict would be reached tonight.
The standing OF the two men ne would
not disclose, no, would he deny or al
firm that statement that the
II to opinion still existed.
Judge Mcconnell took his seat on the
bench nj 10 o'clock tonight, but no
word was received from the CrOnn
Jury. After waiting until 1873 the
Judge decided to rcturntO hlsres dence.
leaving instructions with Sheriff MatsOn
% send for um at any hour, II 50 re-
qucsted by the jury. No recess or
adiourum mt was declared and the
court VIII consequently be IN cOnunu-
Gus session until Monday morning, and
II verdict d, reached tomorrow II can
be brought utOcOurt. Atl0:4O the jury
made request for blankets and supply
was taken 10 thcrOOm. All cOmmunIca-
tons between the Judge and the jury
today were made through the medium
OF sealed envelopes. The general I'M
preston still prevails that the body
stands eleven 70 one for the conviction
of all the defendants.
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-15

Three Men Badly Cut IN a Quar-
rel Last Night
WbhIe Going Home FhEes Mrn are A.
tAcked and stabbed Their AssailAots
are ImAuosu-Ehe facts.

A hide past - O'Clock last night
threo men were assaulted and stabbed
on rla.uhe.a-ayc., al the crossing III
t4e D.. e.. An. railroad, and one OF
them Iou,ly. Tie trio were VIM.
Scalev. wno lves at No. IS Quimby-st-,
Michael Murphy, of Taylor-st. and
QUmoy alley. ald James lfahey, who
lives oa Grote-st. Just or of Pialuiield-
ave. Ihe fellows had been out ENJOY
ll- tlln,DlNe, and were on tncT road
90 tltr several homes, and were just
between lhe TWO railway gates when
they mtt three eOthermeu, ali strangers.
4 difficulty eusued and the smaller
man %, t4c strange party drew KNIFE
and I'D tae twinkle OF au eve mad cut all
three 0f thc men named. Scaley was
stabbed ou the right SIDE about two
Inches to the night of the spine between
the seventh and eighth RIBS. The
wound . about two inches deep, and
while NOT regarded at present as neces-
sauly fatal, is OF adangerous character
Murphy is slashed ON the left wrist, and
Is not badly hurt. Fahey Was cut on
the left wrist, and hIs wound IS also
slgnt. After the cutting ccalley walked
toward las companions, VINO mad pre-
coded hum couple OF hundred feet,
and fell % the ground, but was after
ward taken up by ms friends and con-
ycycd 90 the drug store OF ThcodOre
l,athbGn, near hy where City Physician
Wright was summoned and the wound
eel men cared for, and subsequently
sent home. All of the men say the
three men they metarc entire Strangers
10 them, bat Scalley declares thM he
would know the knife weildcr II he
should ever see hlm again, and de
scrbes HIM as being about five feet ten
inches IN height, with long white halr,
and wearing soft hat and long
oyercoat. The men had been drink
ing SO much that they could
give no intelligent account OF
the difficulty. An incident that may
lead u the idcDtity OF the strangers IS
that about twenty minutes before the
cutting. three men, one of whom an
swcrs to the description given, had
been bolSterOus and trying 70 pick fuss
with innocent passers on Cansl-st., IN
front of the engine house, but finally
left Il the direction of the point where
the trouble occurred.
Scallcy was taken home in the pa
trOl wagon The others walked.
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-15
AN ENCOUNTER
A Combination of different I1emeuts
Mcet-The Result.

n tDiA AbiheAiuh OF - 4NeIFhA t-tfth hfHte
Meet-Ihe Result.
Yesterday morning a colorod man, 90
whose face vas attached "a broad -m .e.
came down Campau-sl. leading a horse.
That If, he was leading tle semhauee
Of horse, for most 0i t, flesh auI
spirit had departed long ago. Iueplor
animal was gauut aud huDgrN >ut-
tcrer. lis right fore l.g was syD.I %
from the hoot ID the shoulder. A WIID
clothes line was knOttD8 about h.
throat, forming halter, iy winch t.D
beast was led along. Al every stop tHD
wire rasped and gnawcd al thc attell-
ated neck. The darkey didn't mld.
He had horse which had been gwen
hm and was, therefore, corrc~pon.
lngly happy. just a- tlc TWAIN reached
the IFLEORAM-liERtIp Office thcv m,f
Humane Agent WYsts. Tie su e
faded from the darkeN's face. Iln
horse stopped. closed &, ewes, and tl..d
20 Ic down ln poo. ot water Nr
Wykcs ordered tHe mau to take oG t.e
WIRE, winch was done. and "a r0pD Wa,
substituted The horse WAS itl g. d
vacant lot, where ID immcd atc'v Ial
down, evidently ID state of comp. q.
exhaustion After making the proper
lnvcsig CATION Nr. Wykcs @ patched i.l
horse - put it ogt ot d, misery.
Tbs is bat one of the many instances
Of the effective humane workings ot
the Humane Society.
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-15
MORE J0HySTOWN FLOODS.
The Famous, or Infamous Cone
maugh on the Rampage.
Bridges swept Away->trrets Submerged
Communicative Cut ONO Loss of
Life \ ct reported.

J0HSsrowN, Pa, Dee. 1f-Recent
heavy rains IN the mountains have
again caused Conomaugh liver TO
break over Is bank and work great
destruction to property. This evening
Linco.n-st. bridge, near the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad depot, was swept away,
and tine city is again cut OIL from the
outside world. The bridge at Wood
vale was carried away at : O'Clock to-
night. Reports have reached this place
that WOOdvale IS entirely under water.
In JOhnstOwu the water Is now running
down Westinghouse. and the telegraph
Office is completely surrounded by
water. The river is rising slowly.
Up 20 TINS hour, ~ p. M, no loss of
lie has been reported. The water is
now slowly sub..dnr. Work on per-
manont bridges. to replace those de-
-troycd, VIII begin at once.
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-15
NOTED IMPROVEMENTS.
Large Additions Made 10 the Plant
of the Edison Light Company.
: New Westinghouse Engine Put into the
StatiOn-increase OF BUSINESS Com
mensurate with the City's Growth.

1t is with a considerable degree of
pleasure at times that the TELEGRAM
HERALD is called upon to chronicle the
growth of q private enterprise when
that growth is commensurate with the
progress of our city. Ia fact, 1t Is the
same enterprise and business sagaclty
in private business which when com
b.ned together 90 to give our city It's
good name for thrift and general pros
peritv. the Edison Light Company IS
comparatively new institution ia our
citv. and when It's advent INTO
our midst was first talked OF
there were a number of WIseacrcs
who knowingly wagEed their heads
and thought, f they dld not say, we
have enough -ut companies there
now. 10 was ,le hr,t intention Of the
local Eds son Company 10 furnish an
ncudtsccut gut only, but after do
ing business here for q year or more,
the managers thought they saw field
Ior am enhancement OF their business by
g.vug 10 the public few fr,t-cia-s
ar- gu.s. / we can gct customers for
hitv Ells, taey argued. wc can make
tHe thing fav, ami IN year or two
perhaps b. can get more Narnlncry
for fifty z.ts was accordingly placed
f.. their station, and lt was only "a few
v-ek Ks uuul There were customers ior
t.em ali. Another fifty were added,
a1l -tl the demand was NOT -ati-htd,
and arrange gmeuts must Dee made Tor
.r tut right here cam" n an ua-
...A.l llmoaltv- A.Ira.po Wu.cn
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-15
THE TOOT CASE
An Outside View of the Mysterious Dis
appearance

From the Jackson Citizen.
Mr. Toot, the young man Who so
suddenly disappeared from Grand
Rapids, two weeks ago, and who has
not been heard from since, Is giving
rise to much speculation. The first
idea advanced was that he had been
fOully dealt with. Then the suspicion
was excited that he had dealt foully
with the funds of the express company
10y winch he was employed. Detectives
are now working every cIew with the eI
pcctatOn - sOon apprchcuding HIM
either mang!cd corpse or Il real 1--we
cmbczz.cr. Tins last fact is the most
distressing one ln connection with the
whole affair as 10 forever bars all hope
of ms discovery. loot J, M all proba-
bllity enjoying "toot' 10y himself and
no detective Will ever rutile the pleasure
thereof until some bright newspaper
man solves the mystery tor him. loot,
Tascott and Cooncy are completely
vciicd from the world, and not until
tine Crouch murdcrers are unearthcd
VIII these three noted gentlemen enjoy
their celebrity unchailcngcd. The
Grand Rapids detective contingent, in
pursuit OF loot phantom, mournfully
chant.
%. why ala Won scoot. my dea- Nr. Toot2
80 luy>trrllu, awfully funny
The shoes. diamonds. suit-y1u may keep Mr..
For God sake. please send back the money.
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-15

Republicans. an9 kUgH o. Their sorrls
~ TIE Decl a. rscaes employed solra
~ M4sCl 81 DLE-l lae, ,aF rlat q
feGefal ElecEol IA j. the only aav 60
redeem ne south AMI give it propfr
representation r Congress Aitos-
t1e surface l1lc2Lons are tsr 4 very
lively CQlgrcss.
There have been a sprluklng ~
Grand Rapids people ln tosu during
TIE wees l1r veteran ed -or " -le
kage Ia. been seeing -ae sights uuter
tae rapero1age ~ Mr. b kn4p. Ar
81 lcae- ~ Iona. W4s here Ou -esal
business.
NJ Belsnap flls his time pretty
well occupied ln listening to tle people
sa9 were lu orIee- prllr % tne tleFe-
aLd a1n.l strat0l and VINO. having
le gFe way 90 Democrats, would now
So Lo be- re re.ustAled. Mr. be.zuap by
lae av. IS lut a .yll-~erslee ref1rner.
lie would Sc o. ,ee tae iaw repealed,
4ld when tle estimates r0r the COM
m .-i1n come up ll tle House ne wll
vote against Ihem. A good many other
members IS li be found tl him.
Mr. Be.znap has sensible and emn-
emily practical sugge,uon. and {
may oe SAID lu passing that most
on hs suggestions are such.
The time OF every member Ot
Congress j. more Jl3u half taken up
elrh having o. lookatt,r pension eases.
ll.s mean, a great deal 10 research ana
trouble. more Jnan tae average person
la. any dra Oue-hali ot all the peu-
slol application, WHICH come 90 mem-
ber are faulty 0r defective in some way
or tue other. To put tie papers in
proper shape the member has Co dO the
work which really ought % be done bY
an attorney. Very frequently hc has
20 spead several hour, I'D lhe AdJutaut
General office examining old muster
rolls % d scOycr some missing Ink "a
tle chain of cvd nee and without
which the ease would De- rejected. 80
much Ct A burden aas this become that
members have but lttle ume left for
tneu more important duties. some OF
the states real Ziug tins have created an
Office known as state Pension COmmls-
soner. whose duty 70 is 90 look after all
tie pension eases which may be sent 10
a member of Congress. Tins Official
spends most OF MS time i'm Washington
durug the session Ot Congress ana the
rest Ol the year IN the state SD AS to
have evervth ng .n shape when Con-
gress Is in session Mr. Belkuup VIII at
the coming session OF the Leg. g.,iature
try and have a bill pass creating such
an Office. IL would bo a good thing for
the pensioners and also for members.
4. VI. l..
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-15
A LEADING MEMBER
That - What BurrcE ~ Is Likely %
be Ia Goa gress.
BIS COOL HAD lID GOOD TEMPER
The Frsb@billtias aad la part.aes or Tar
~ LsEisl .tloa-A Leag ssssisz Prob
able-st@ts reasiss Cea4 asalssi8a-
sEs a1a NbslF WaEk


nal sas beaten Tor Speaker. bat Lt Is
uoretlan probable thst4 NJ lch gan man
VIII oe one 0f the most important char
actsrs .n lae present Congress I r.t.r
81 ST.. blroNs. He Is the se-o-.
memb of the Ways aud Means Com
m tlee he and Mr Mckn.ey, the char
nlan ~ that committee. H.l have the
real work 81 framing the Tart bill.
W.tn rhe exception or the chairman.
ST. 8lrrows the only old member 0n
tae conan Tee the others have never
had any hand n putting together
Iart lil ltWil ll. loss then, a. a mat
tet ot course, taau 0u Mr. Burrows Lhe
chief labor s.l deyolF-. Mr Mckialcy
ald ~ sIll nap oul tle work anc de-
eide how the comm ttee w.u proceed
they Hl. have % DIVIDE the GONNA ttee
up .n s4o-comm ttees for the purpose
OI the various interests receiving due
attention. and wa.a the bill comes in
llom tae comm Ilec and is debated
on tne foor of the House, they Will
have charge ot 10 and wl have % de-
TENT .t lr0m tle assault, Oi the Demo
cr4tc minority Mr.. BurrOw, is such
recognized authority OBJ tle tart, and
ln addition .s s4cu a hard AMI luIcIar-
lEt.l- worker. tlat las place w-l ralS
equally as high as that OF
81 An.ev Iu iact. he possesses
a. advantage ln which Mcklley is
lacking burrCw, = conceded % D.
Oue oi tlr best par. Amentarans ~ the
House. Mckinley is very denclant Ia
l.. snow edge ol tnc rules. The chair
man ot tle Ways aut Means Commit
gee Is tle leader ok Che House, aud iD
ease tuere is parliamentary ,nar. he
IS tle ulau Who Supposed 90 uuCsvel
if. Bv virtue ut u.- char ruau,uip Nc
kuey becomes tuc Republican leader
oH tle toor 0t the House bgt undOuht-
edIy the real work, .ge burden OF the
u-nt when tle Democrats seek tO Ob-
-trlct legislation oy taxing advantage
ot parliamentary tecnn caAtes, Will
fall tle shoulders of Burrows. Aud
l9 rot Snow ot a man who is better
qll hed tor rhe place. lie possesses
that great g.ft ot h.ug able % rctalu
bis temper. 40 matter how much the
Otuet sle may plague nm he -s always
serene aud uIaug- Tie D., never tJkcn
OF ns feet. The H1usc NAV get in an
uur0ar there mlv be noise and hustle
aud tumu.t, tine question originally uu-
der discuss. .on may become cl0udct and
involved ~ side issucs. but through 1t
aI Burrows retains n,s head and gets
down tO the real pOat, amt IS prepared
o. shed light on the discussion.
Tho Committee uu Wavs and Means
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-06-27
1oonla anttnr ,s hacansa thay bad

--EGO1lG DtttCf Qc bCbne9C ttAtA WI depend on our credulity. -Tacitus.
 Enthusiasm is good to raise men upon. but discipline is the only thing to fight on -Beecher.
 Affection goes into bankruptcy when it marries for money and iaiis to get 1t. IN. 0. Picayune.
 To know how to be silent is more difficult and more profitable than to know how to speak. Lee.
 Good manners include not merely pleasant things said and done, but un- pleasant ones left undone.
 It is generally the idle who com plain that they can not find time to do that which they fancy they wish. .- Once a Week.
 -~"There is no more objection to poking bit of wisdom in between Q mans ribs than pounding itin through his skull"
 In this world the young man who is always intending to do something becomes the old man who wonders why he never reached success.
 No state can be more destitute thar that of a person who. when tho deiaz''ss of sense forsal5e hiE.... i.e.s; i.s.s no pleasures Of the mind. -ijurgh.
 In all evils which admit a remedy, impatience should be avoided, because it wastes that time and attention ir complaints which. if properly applied, might remove the cause. Johnson.
 The water that flows from a spring doesn't congeal in winter So those sentiments Of friendship which flow from the heart can not be frozen in ad versity. IN. Y. Ledger.
 It is hard for naughty man ever to forgive one that has caught him in fault, and whom he knows has req son to complain of him; his resent ment never subsidies till he has re- gained the advantage he has lost, and found means to make the other do him equal wrong. -Bruyere.
 There are great things and little things-as men see things; but the greatness and the littleness are oftencr In the seeing than iii the seen. Little things rec often great to little minds in little way; but little things are great to great minds-in great way. Trihing is trivial only to him who is so trivial as to be triaer. r.-S. 5. Times.
 Lots of -Visitor-"Do you have any amusements out here9" Kan. san-"I should say. Had a fight over the county seat last week, and three men were killed; hung four horse thieves yesterday. and tonight We are going to take couple of fellows out and whip the hide off of them guess we have our share of amusements, taking it the year through"
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-06-27
Severe Cases of Blood Poison.

Thousands suffer from blood poison, who would be cured if they gave E. B. B. (Bo- tanio Blood Balm a trial Send to the Blood Balm Co.,, Atlanta, Ga, for book of wonderful cures, that convince the most s6eptical. It is sent free.
 J. 0. Gibson, Meridian, Miss, writes: "For number of years l suffered untold agonies from blood poison. Several prom nent physicians dld me little if any good. began to use E. B. B. with very little fat but, to my utter surprise it has made me a well and hearty person."
 z. T. Hallerton, Macon, Ga, writes; II contracted blood poison. l first tried phys- cians, and then went to Hot Springs. 1 re- turned home ruined man physically Nothing seemed to do me any good. My mother persuaded me to try B. B. B. To my utter astonishment every ulcer quickly healed"
 Benj Morris, Atlanta, Ga, writes q suffered years from syphilitic blood poisou which refused to be cured by all treatment. Physicians pronounced it a hopeless case. had no appetite. had pains in hips and joints and my kidneys were diseased My throat was ulcerated and my breast mass of running sores. In this condition 1 com menced q use Of B. B. B. It healed every ulcer and sore and cured me completely within two months.'
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-06-27
A CHILD OF CAPRICE.
She Gratihed Silly Whin, But It
 Cost Her Dearly.

The salon was lighted by a single lamp. which shed soft radiance throughout the room. It was simply furnished, but was adorned with pro- fusion of flowers and plants Three persons were in the salon-Mme. de Balny, Gisele, her daughter, and the latter betrothed. Robert DeGills. who was soon to be her husband.
 Gisele. who was in her 18th year, was very beautiful She was natural blonde. Her smile had the double ad- vantage of showing pretty teeth and two charming little dimples in her rosy cheeks. Her eyes were very handsome. but their glance was some- what imperious She was dressed in a robe of il soft, white, clinging material that set of to advantage her girlish beauty.
 Gisele was an only daughter. She had been reared by an indulgent moth- CT, her father having died during her infancy. Although Mime. de Balny's income was barely sufficient to support herself and daughter, she managed to gratify Giselc's every whim, and her whim5 we're many. for she was a child Of caprice.
 Many admirers paid suit to Gisele, but she smiled on none until Robert de Gills threw himself and his fortune at her feet In Robert Gisele found her supreme triumph, for by his unselfsh devotion he gave her the greatest satis- fuction a woman can have ito be loved for her beauty. which was Gisele only dover Robert had every qualification to be desired in lover. He was twen- ty-dyc years old, handsome, manly and very wealthy.
 While Mme. de Balny was working al her embroidery and Robert and Ciselo were holding a tender conversa- tiou, thc door Of the salon was opened, and George Lange was announced.
 Good evening, my dear Madame, said tho newcomer. as he entered, bow Ing to tho mistress of tho house
 "Ah, good evening, my dear Laugle," " said AImc. de Balny, welcoming the guest This is indeed, an agreeable surprise.
 When the others had welcomed him, turning to Robert, Langle said:
 .'l knew that l would find you here, and that is why called so late, wishing to hayo you present to second proposition which ] desire to make to these ladies
 "Ah! toll us What is it?' exclaim- cd Gisele.
 My mothers cottage at s. Cloud has just been put in order for the sum mer, replied Langle We are going 10 drive there tomorrow morning, and she desires that you will accompany us. We shall leave Paris in good season so as Co avoid tho heat Of the day Break fast will await us on our arrival. We will spend the warm part of the day swinging in our hammocks and gossip ing under the elms. We will dine al fresc0, and then, fl Mdlle. Gisele ap- proves of the plan, we will attend the fctc of s. Cloud, at which, among other attractions. will be the great lion tanner the iIlustrious Bide' with his menageric That is the proposition l have to offer. "
 "Bravof cried Gisele "Your plan Is charming charming! l. it not Robert" she added turning to her lsYee