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February 18, 1820
The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Gentlemen in town bought prisoner Benjamin Robert's coat at auction and found arsenic hidden in it, matching poison in his dead wife's body, bolstering case against him for possible murder or self-poisoning evasion.
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Gentlemen in this town, on Tuesday last purchased a coat, which was left in prison by Benjamin Robert, and sold on an execution. On examination, there was found, quilted in the cape, a paper containing a quantity of arsenic, precisely resembling that found in the body of his deceased wife. Whatever additional weight this may add to the mass of circumstantial evidence against Robert, it is not conclusive proof, whether he procured it for his wife, or for the purpose of evading the sentence of the law, in case he should be convicted.
Gentlemen in this town, on Tuesday last purchased a coat, which was left in prison by Benjamin Robert, and sold on an execution. On examination, there was found, quilted in the cape, a paper containing a quantity of arsenic, precisely resembling that found in the body of his deceased wife. Whatever additional weight this may add to the mass of circumstantial evidence against Robert, it is not conclusive proof, whether he procured it for his wife, or for the purpose of evading the sentence of the law, in case he should be convicted.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Mystery
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Arsenic Discovery
Prison Coat
Circumstantial Evidence
Wife Poisoning
What entities or persons were involved?
Benjamin Robert
Where did it happen?
This Town
Story Details
Key Persons
Benjamin Robert
Location
This Town
Event Date
Tuesday Last
Story Details
Gentlemen purchased a coat left in prison by Benjamin Robert and sold on execution; examination revealed arsenic quilted in the cape, resembling that found in his deceased wife's body, adding circumstantial evidence against him, though not conclusive.