The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-29
TOLD
HIS WIFE HE
WOULD KILL
HIMSELF
He aad EVen Shown Her the Poison
VIII which 70 Mould Do
tie WORK
SAYS ne WILL YET
MAKE tils WoRo coon.
Ms Rebey Takes the Matter vey
Lightly, Seeming Wholly indlfec
Ell cehsenips is.


How did j get hefes was the greeting
the west yirginian representative re-
ceiYed this morning on entering The
roomsat the city hospital occupied by
Tiilnan Robeg the Idmberpori man
who yesterday attempted to KIN him
setf. "a 4-l
The last thing Robey remembers
about the unhappy occurrence was
shorty after he tool the last OF u
tablesS ef morphine yesterday morn
ing. BE came here Tuesday night to
zee hlS wife, wlo g pastry cook ct
Skinner Tayern. The pair have not
been living together for about sL1s
weei1 and the husband camet5 If
to bring about q teconciliaion Ho
receiYedyery little encouragement ard
fnally decided. as he told the report
er, that he had nothing else TO live
for. HetoId his vile on Tuesday even
Ing that he couldn't live the kind Of
life they were lending any longer and
showed. her tie poison he proposed to
take, She only LAUGHED at him and he
went to tie Central hotel and prepar-
ed to end his lie, he went a. the
matter calmly aud deliberately even
telling tie hotel proprietor what Be
INTENDED to do 10 took THE tablets
at different lines during the night ani
bysyegIerday morning he thought bic
work Fas accomplahed when Il vas
found out that he had really taken The
poisoa physlcians were called and
worked with him quite a while At
nine oeiock Inst night the drat Ia.
foEmation 81 the atair reached the
iplbllcI8hen he 9aa iaken to the city
|hcspItsl
a neRspapef man called on Ars.
Robeysat the Tavern this morning 70
see L she had aaythins to say con.
cernIag the mans deed She refused
TO talk on the subject. other than in
ID general WAY. SHE said Mr. sypult
proprietor d the hotel. told her at
ncoaSyesterday 81 her husbands con.
dition, but sic told him that she
wouldn't stand any expense in the
mater ana ne eonld do as he pleased
She sad she heard nothing more
about him untii thIs morning lndlcat.
Ing very clearly shM she cared moth.
Ing about whether he died OF lived.
She said they had Two children. one
six yelts 81 ase and the other elgh.
teen months old a brother of Mr.
Robey has the older child and the
babys here
The Robega SEEM to have had DO
nestle Ihfeliclty for nome time. Ro
bey3hes the reputation Of being some.
what shiftless although he Is O good
carpenter ~ trade About q year ngo
no went to ellatoma to take up
homestead. the undorslandins being
thst hl5 lfe would .oin him when be
g6t place ready ioI her. She and
tIe children went 10 her fathers
LLOYD Hafters, oi Lumberpoil to
stay They kep. boardera and she
Noteedfor her faihor getting pay for
|. Il, Later she ana her laihor he'd
trouble and She went 70 clarkubd,s
aud seclfed place 10 work Ia
|Iaupaty Robey head Of the trouble.
iI1eSBsnted heF to ccae 20 him In 1ll'
|lahona bnt she refused Ho was gei-
tihgthIte dollara day ihen and bad
;Sotked steadily ilncl bis auiul
there, She refused to go and no came
nome People told him she was un
flilhtnt TO him. but be stlll trusted
fief. Aclarinburs A man was named
lheing TOO attentive 10 her. Later uhl
went hack TO Lumherporc bpt aluyqY
Ecniy short time. leaving her husla
Itonke care Of the children. She went
latttt ihat TO NanlInslou. he went
lthere after her lslllng her Of toe
batys sickness. She veut back once
lnae, but about DIX vaol-s ago She loi|
home again, coming to Falrmont He
brought the baby here for hef 10 caIe
for he then came thinking hey