The sun., 1903-06-24
H. F. ROBINSON A SUICIDE.
son OF DIR. BEVERLEY ROBINSON
ENDS LIFE NEAR .MONTACK.
Body Found. rs lie Had Told His Brother It
Would he. In q Clump Of Trees-Vain
Search BY Lantern Light No Cause
for Suicide Assigned by the Family.

for Suicide Assigned by the Family.
Herman Foster Robinson. the younger
son of DR.. Beverley Robinson Of 81 West
Thirty-seventh street. and beginner in
the practice Of law with his brother Beverley
r. Robinson. was found suicide yesterday
morning almost at the extreme eastern
end Of Long Island. The members Of his
family say they are at loss to explain his
act.
The two brothers. it was said last night,
went down to Eastport L. l.. ON Sunday to
do some sailing. At about noon on that day
Herman went to the Fort Pond Bay sta
tion, three or four miles west Of Montauk
Point, and Immediately went toward the
bay shore. The point to which he started
is about half mile north Of the Mortauk
Inn and about the same distance east OF the
station.
On his way to the bay shore he was seen
by Innkeeper Conklins daughter. She
noticsd that he wore his macintosh tightly
buttoned around his neck.
His brother, Beverley r. Robinson,
went in search of the body on Monday.
after receiving a letter in which Herman
wrote:
Little Pond and shore. in little clump Of trees.
Beverley went from Eastport on the
Cannon Ball train Of tho Long Island
road. He was able to get only MS far as
Amagansett Oh the regular trains. On
reaching that point and finding 1t practi-
cally impossible to drive out in the dark
ness, he arranged for the use Of an engine
and car. and at s o'clock landed at the
MontaE station. As many men as could
be gathered were engaged and as many
lanterns as possible were obtained. The
search lasted several hours. The men
sought out the various clumps OF trees
which the residents thought might be
referred to.
The search was finally abandoned until
daylight, when Il larger party was gathered,
They spread out at short intervals and
started straight across from the station,
taking the general direction indicated
by Mr. Conklin's daughter. The prog
ress was slow, as every bit Of the high grass
and every bush was searched as the party
advanced.
Before long. however. the body was dis
covered by Eulace PAYNE. a fisherman.
The young man had shot himself in the
head and had been dead for hours when
he was found
Coroner John Nugent Of Southampton
was summoned to the station, and he held
an inquest there yesterday afternoon
After hearing the evidence he pronounced
1t a clear case OF suicide. Dr.. Nugent said
last night that absolutely no evidence had
been given which explained the cause Of
the young mans act. Robinson was in
good health and had had no quarrel or
trouble, 80 far as the Coroner had learned.
Herman F. Robinson was only rs years
old and was not married. He was grad
uated, with his brother Beverley. from Har-
ward in 1893. He was a member OF the
University Club and the Seawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht Club and Of several other
societies. and was practising law with his
brother at 40 Wall street. He was a member
OF Squadron A and volunteered for service
In the Spanish war. According to his
friends he was a finely built young man
and very fond of athletic sports. AS big
friend described him.
At DR.. Robinson's house last night it
was said that DR.. Robinson had been pros
trated by grief at his bereavement and
could not be seen. An uncle Of the dead
man had however, come on from Phila-
dephia, and he spoke for the family. He
said that the family had first heard of the
young mans death at 2 clock yesterday
afternoon, when Beverley telephoned that
fact to his home.
The uncle said Beverley had not told
how Herman had died, and the family had
concluded that death was due to drowning.
"We don't know how to explain this"
the uncle said. although ! understand the
boy had been ailing little
The body arrived here at midnight last
night ard was taken to an undertaking
on Fourth avenue.