Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-08-29
DOG GUARDS BODY
OF SUICIDE HERE
Mrs. lanes Robinson Kills Her.
self by Taking Poison
Dead Since Monday.

Standing guard over the body of a
woman who had committed suicide
Monday a large bulldog had to be
beaten off by Coroner Eugene j. Null
len when he was called to a rooming
house in First street yesterday after
noon. Mrs. James Robinson, who, 1t
has been learned by the coroner, had
resided in Washington, High and
Gordon streets, applied at the room
ing house in First street Saturday for
room at the place and was accepted
as a boarder. Little was known of
her at her new address because she
kept to herself and whenever she
went out to her meals the dog was
always with her. The last seen of
her alive was Monday afternoon
about o'clock when she went to her
room.
The boarding housekeeper becom-
ing suspicious that something might
be wrong tried the door of the bed
room. Repeated knocks on the door
failed to get any response. The police
were notified OF the case and a pa
trolman not being available at the
time to send to the house, Coroner
Mullen was called. He went to the
house and looking through the key
hole of the door saw the woman lying
on the bed. Coroner Mullen forced
an outside window and got into the
room. 1t WAS at this time that he
was attacked by the dog who was
guarding the body. With club he
beat the dog off and entered the
room. The woman, fully dressed,
with two-ounce bottle of choloform
three-auarters empty. was lying on
the bed beside her. She had been
dead since Monday.
The woman saturated absorbent
cotton with the liquid and with wet
towels had tied 1t over her nose and
mouth. Coroner Mullen is of the be-
lief that the woman had taken other
poison besides the chloroform. 1t Is
believed that the woman had become
respondent because of some trouble
with her husband. From letters and
papers found among the woman's ef-
fects her husband, who worked at
PointvilIe, near where tho new camp
Is being built at Wrightstown, was
addressed by her as James and some
times Leon She also signed herself
in some letters as Belle and others as
Flora. Two kilograms sent by him on
Monday and a special delivery letter
received Monday afternoon with five
dollars inclosed in the letter were
never received by her.
The telegrams were returned to
him and the special delivery Is in the
hands of the coroner who has taken
charge of her effects. Two bank
books OF the Perth Amboy Trust
Company found, one made out to
Belle Robinson shows balance Of
rs cents and the one to James Robin
son a credit OF s25 on April 30, 1917
One OF the letters written by her, but
which was never mailed, speaks of
where she left home and friends
seven years ago on August ~ for
Robinson. and that his mother died
on August Is, OF the same year, and
what would happen in August this
year He is said to be boss carpen-
ter at the Wrightstown camp making
big wages. The letter also speaks Of
him firing or her the same as he did
Of others. In her bag was $2.67. a
number OF photographs and an insur-
ance policy ON her life. Coroner
Mullen has sent a telegram to the adj.
dress at Pointvil1e, but as yet had
received no reply.
The woman was about forty two
years old. The body WAS removed to
Coroner Mullen's norgue to await
word from her husband, II he Is still
at the place where the telegram was
sent