The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-05
The Alleged Fate Of Mrs Rob-
erts, of Plumper's Pass.
HER HEIR UNDER SUSPICION.
Bark Dominion and Crew Probably
Lost OF the Oregon Coast.
A Year Ago she was Abandoned a.
Cnseawershy = a Drunkea Maa KILLED
by . Fall ss Fers Tewasend-F Fires
as irondaie and Toppenish.

NicTcsrs. Feb. Especial The body
OF Mrs. Roberts. of Piamper's Pass. Mayne
island. was eshGmed a second time today
IN order that the coroner's jury nay again
form verdict when they resume consid.
eration Of the case tomorrow. DR.. Walk
e'si. coroner for Nansimc district. will then
take charge of the inquiry, it being found
that death occurred in hiss jurisdiction in
stead of thas of Dr. Hazel. the Victoria
coroner. upon whose waYran, the Jury was
originally summoned This cnange in the
proceedings is responsible for the second
disintermens of the remains.
The greatest interest has been excited
in the case. both here and on Mayne
island. where w. r. Ccllinson, with whom
deceased lived. Is the postmaster and gen
erM head of public affairs, and all await
with intense interest the result OF chem
ieai analysis OF the stomach and intestines,
which is nov being made in the government
laboratory by, Public Analyst Carmichael.
Among tho Witnesses now here are WILL
lam Robson aud bis wife. TO whom the
dead woman stated she believed she was
being SLOWLY poisoned with some mysteri-
Gus acid. i. Murcheson. J. f., another
neighbor, who witnessed the will drawn ap
hy Coilinson In bis own favor and signed
by Mrs. Roberts three days prior 10 her
death. Warburton N. Pike. the Northern
explorer and author. who owns a rauch
on the island. and W. T. Collinson. who
is under the suspicion of having
poisoned his late mistress Everything
practically rests upon the analysts report.
for the ordinary post mortem will disclose
little beyond the fact that Dir. Morrison's
certificate of death was fraudulent and
given without any examination of the
body, by Collinson's request This GER
tiscase assigned cardiac disease as the
cause ofdeath. DIR. Jones. who made the
post mortem. will swear that the heart
was in no way affected.
One of the readiest to give credence 10
the suspicion cast upon Collinson is his
wife. who has been living here recently,
having separated from her husband on ac-
count of his cruelty. She now recalls the
fact that Collinson's uncle William died
suddenly two years ago. dropping dead
after eating meal in bis nephew's . house.
He had made q will. 1t was supposed, leav-
ing his property to two daughters
in Ontario, but. the document disappear
ing. Collinson entered into nnchallenged
possession Of the property. On that occa-
zion. she says. Collinson came to Victoria
and got death certificate from the same
DIR. Morrison, who was not within thirty
miles Of the body on that occasion. bus
who, as in the present case, gave .
certificate of death from heart dis
ease. She also states that collinson
had . mania for experiments In practical
chemistry and boasted OF his acquaintance
with poisons not familiar to the medical
profession. Until the result of the
analysis is announced the police viii take
no action beyond keeping Collinson under
constant surveiiiance. lie scornfuliy re-
sents the imputations against him. and
says he is quite satisfied the inquest will
establish the falsity of the charges against
him. direct and indirect.