The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
MEANT DEATH FOR BOTH.
DRUNKEN HUSBAND KILLS WIFE
AND CUT HIS OWN THROAT.
Mrs. Robinson Slain while In NEG with Her
Sleeping RABIES Tho Murderer Had At
tempted Her Liro Once Before-Ho sewers
Mis windpipe and Will Probably Die.

Mrs. Robinson slain while in Bed with IHeF
Sleeping Babes Tho Murderer HAD At
tempted Her Life Once Before-Ho Sewers
Hls windpipo ana Will Probably Die.
BoRDENTowN, N. j., Aug. s.-About a year
ago James Robinson OF whitehill, Fields.
borough Post Office, q small village two miles
south Of hero, attempted to kill his wife with a
knife. She caused his arrest, and he was com.
mitted to the insane asylum in Trenton, but
through the efforts of his sisters he was re-
leased a few months later, against Mrs. Robin
sons protests. On account Of their children,
she continued 10 live with him, but told his
sistors.that sooner or later he would kill her.
Last night her prophecy was fulfilled. Robin
son cut her throat and his own. She is dead,
and 1t Is thought that he will die.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson, with their Eve chill
dren, the eldest Of whom Is 8 years old, lived
in a small frame house in tho village Of White
hill. Tho parents, with the two younger
children, slept in a largo bedroom on the sec
ond floor. The three older Children slept in a
rear room. On Saturday afternoon Robinson
took q train for Bordentown, tellin q his wife
that he would return when he got good and
ready" At the sta ion he met some acquaint-
anccs of his, to whom he said:
I'm going over to Bordentown tohave q big
time. This place Is too small for me-"
1t was evident that no had. been drinking,
and that he drank much more In Bordentown,
for when no returned to Whitehill on the 1908
train Saturday night, he had considerable diff
Guilty In walking. One Of the men at the sta
ton advised him to 60 homo and sleep his jag
of.
I'm going home" he replied, with an oath,
'but I amt going to sleep it of. Got some
thing else to do"
He stopped at least once on tho way homo to
get more liquor. Sometime after midnight a
boy, terrified almost beyond the power of speech,
cried for help at the door of the house next to
away awe i'0 II %as f tSe eid esa Robinson SRGHs DO boy: '"r All
that his father and mother were lying still on
them. and that there was blood where they lay.
DR.. W. II. Ships and Coroner, Fischer were
within a short time. They found Mrs. Robin.
son lying on the floor near the bed. Her night
ET9Rw sra was ! partly torn from Ssn her her sho on6tns:
on her right hand, and her head was almost
severed from her body. She was dead. A few
h side Thi im. e. s wSs dressed an in 0 Bis tr TsaSs lay shirt Rt,
bed, which was s~prinkled with blood. A lamp
was burning low. The, physician and the Cor
S Sns bs se wss top Sp 1 Shs sf to tell II a hS9i N fbs c 1jRcSas:
From the position of the woman's body and
the nature OF the wounds Coroner Fischer be-
Probably Robinson went to the bureau drawer,
which was found open, and got his razor. shortly
after he returned home. Then he went over
to whore his wife was sleeping and struck at
her with the blade. The.blood spots on tho bed
show that he did not miss his aim. Evident
/ ly she jumped out Of bed, and in her struggles
to defend herself was cut on hand and breast.
Then came the finishing blow, and after that
Robinson cut his own throat. The boy who
gave the alarm could tell nothing definite, and
could only sob out half incoherent words OF
having heard groans. and having seen his
mother and father on the floor. The other two
children were found asleep in the rear room.
The neighbors say that Robinson had no
causefor illtreating his wife. She was a sober,
Industrious woman, and. had been supporting
the family by doing odd jobs at washing and
from the asylum Robinson had done no work
and had been drinking heavily. OF late he had
frequently beaten his wife and threatened to
kill her. when under the influence Of liquor.
Before her marriage Mrs. Robinson. was Anna
McCloskey, the eldest daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward McCloske!, OF this place. She
WINS 81 wears old.