New-York tribune., 1910-12-31

.- the corridor and getting into the room
,-her. Robin was. It was then that Or.
Flint interrogated Robin and the latter
esis that he had taken the poison.
Doctors Apply Stomach Pumps.
Robin was immediately removed on
etretcher to q private room IN the DIS
sTjct Attornev's Office. acress the halI
and the stomach pump applied. and at'er
he was temporarily disposed OF MI
Jerome. Assistant District Attorney Nosf
snd Dr. Flint appeared before Judge
Grain. to whom Mr.. jerome said tha'
his client ras in no condition to be
erraigned
The man has taken a drug and cannot
he stimulated, said Mr. Jerome. Am
bulancs surgeons and a physician are
now working over him. The drug was
taken under unavoidable conditions"
Mr. Mott said he would like to exam
tne Dr. Flint. and the physician was
sworn on the witness stand. DR.. Flint
testified that ne had asked Robin
what he had done. and that the latter
said he had taken the poison tablets and
was dying Or Flint said that he found
the prisoners pulse to be 1ee and very
feeble, and the pupils Of his eyes Oh
lated. and that there was every other
symptom OF being poisoned
He told me that he had taken twelve
tablets Of hyoscyamin three quarters of
sn hour before interrogated him. said
Or Flint His sister told me that the
tablets we're IN . bureau at her home,
ard that her brother had been accus-
toned to taking the drug in small doses
20 coun-eract the effect Of morphine
which was given to him 10 relieve pain.
Judge Grain asked the witness II
f--oscvanair was used TO co,Interact the
effect Of morphine DR. Flint said il was
50 used. IN small doses. He said he
understood that the tablets contained
1-l12th Of grain each. about 2-loth OF
grain in the whole dose Robin took.
81 amount which would proba bly, not
prove fatal
hrrai-r--e-t FcstFc:ed.
- further court proceedings were
held. end II vas agreed TO postpone
Rohin'e ARRAY gnuent Indefinitely pending
his recover from The effects Of the
drug
Ronin rallied considerably from ms
eturcl- after he was taken to the Iomns
hcsnital ward and 7ras soon able TO set
ioto 49, ,ue ambulance with little
esssstarce and be taken TO the hospital
TIE contents Of Robins stomach were
GENT II the laboratories Of the Health
Tersrtreent 10 be analyzed and deter
-,7ire uherher or not he had actuallS
taken the POISON.
Petfn arrived at Bellevue at 50 p n
II charge Of Harry Thesis. keeper IRON
-ha To,abs. He did not seem TO be IN z
rad condition when he reached the hos
r:-al The Necessary papers we're slsraeo
en5 inside ct ten minutes he was IN h's
rs1zrss IN bed n the prison Vafd- hs
e held On the allegation Of gram laT-
f.z-. charge being entered asails'
hin for attempted suicide.
rr Niras s Gregory. Of the psycho'
r=-e.c v,-a-7. talked 10 Robin for shor'
+,r-a He asked hirz, if he would have
eiace NJ water. but instead Of answering
Re ssid. Fcbin locked et the ceiling anc
ws-ls
Miss Eckhardt. Ct Nc 56s West 1e4tt
street.. vas waiting n Bellevue. With 3
rsn rho would net give his name. TO see
Robin She spoke - Robin as he lay or
tae s-ratcher in the reception room aElc
a<ter7vard. shs said. she thought he va
il vs-y good shape Miss Eckhardt de-
NED that she was n any way related tt
Pohin. but she szid she was his private
secrecary
II am sticking 70 him now when he
has No friends, beoensa I believe in him.
she added. and because 7 am q grea'
friend os his sister. Not half Of tbs
things said about him viii be found Il
Is true"
Robins age 1as given as thtrty-sir
years At the hospital it was said that
the usual dose Of hyoscyan2in was one
twelfth Of a, grain, but that man who
lad been in the habit Of taking it could
.tsna 2 much larger dose.
Hcbi, Well Throughout Might
Detectives Flccd and Leigh. Who spen
she night ct the Eobinowltch home
said that Robin appeared to be in prett!
eood health. They said he talked con
ssserably with his sister and nurs
end showed no signs Of collapse until n
~-ss being taken out Of the eutomohil'
st the Criminal Courts Building
DIR. Walter Beusel. sanitary superin
-endent Of the Health Department, sslt
las, night that Robin could have takel
-vios as much hyoscyaulin. and exoep
for !. heavy sleep. would have been nom
the worse for the experience. The drus
is generally Used hypoderTaicaIly, ac
cording to Or. Bensel, and II would b
difficult 20 say in q general way wha
xrraount would prove fatal
TT is e strong alkaloid," said rr
Eensel. and generally used in cases @
se-ious nervous disorder as q sedative
II is often used when q. patient is on tn
verge of deliriur1 trenlens"
T, DEVELOPED Yesterday that the Puhli
Ee-1yice Commission some time ago de
We'd the application Of the South shor
Traction Company. one of Robins con
Germs ro exercise 8. franchise obtaine'
from the Board Of Estimate and Appor
-iorTz.er1t for the construction Of a stree
railway from the boundary line Of Mas
.sg and Queens counties through ia