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Show WiWm BIKER,. TOPIS TO ID LE WHILE EN ROUTE TO THE COURT ROOM THE ACCUSED SWALLOWS A DOSE OF HYOSCINE EXCLAIMS: "I AM A DEAD MAN." THE RECOVERY OF THE MAN 18 DOUBTFUL Robin's Attempt on His Life Leaves a Question f His Sanity Still Open Court Postpones Case Until the Outcome of Defendant's Condition Accountants Working on the Books of the Companies That Wero Promoted by Robin. was transacting business as usual when Attorney .loromc stepped rapidly rapid-ly down the aisle. "Your honor,',' he began hurriedly, "I am here- In the Robin case. It appears ap-pears that the defendant haa taken a drug. Ho can not be stimulated. An J ambulance has been summoned and surgeons are now pumping his stomach. stom-ach. The delay is unavoidable." Said He Was a Dead Man. Dr. Austin Flint, retained by Jerome, Je-rome, was called. The asaletant district dis-trict attorney asked him what Robin had said "He said." answered Dr. Flint, " I am a dead man; I've taken poison tablets.' tab-lets.' I found his face flushe the pupils of his eyes dlalated, his pulse 1C0 and feeble. He told me he had swallowed thc poison three quarters of an hour previously." Th case was postponed until the receipt of further advices as to Robin's Rob-in's condition. Question of Sanity Open. Robin's frustrated attempt on his life today leaves the question of his sanity still open. Dr. William May-ble, May-ble, for the state, and Dr. Austin Flint, for his counsel, met him last night and found his physically able to appear in court today, but they did not pass on his mental condition. On tha affidavit submitted by his sister, when she applied for hi? cora-mltment cora-mltment to an asylum, she swore ho attempted to commit suicide last Saturday and gave that as one evidence evi-dence of Insanity. There wore no further developments today In connection with cither tho Bank of Northern New York or the Washington Savings bank, both of i which arc In the hands of the state I hanking department, but the state de-I de-I fartment of Insurance took over the affairs of the Title and Guarantee company of Rochester, N. Y. A large force of accountants Is at work on the ledgers of the many Interwoven companies com-panies which Robin promoted. NEW YORK, Dec. 30 With bead erect, shoulders squared and eyes leveled at the batter- ica of cameras trained on him. Jcseph G. Robin, thc indicted - i 4 banker, stepped from his sla- A tor's home this morning to face arraignment, calm In the 4- Ihou ledge that he had swal- j loved a done of hyosclne, thc deadly alknlold. with which Dr. 4-1 Ctlppeu killed his wife, IV-lle Llinore. lie collapsed befoie hp could Ik? token into court, 4- uih the exclamation, "I am a 4- dead man; I've tatfen poison 4- 4 tablets." 4 4 44444444444--f-f4- The case was postponed in tho greatest excitement, a stomach pump was hurriedly brought into play, and the tick man was carried first to the prison hospital and later to Bclle- vue, where ho lies tonight In the prison pris-on ward. No charge of attempted fculctde Is entered against him, and it , Is thought he will recover, although the action of the hyosclne Is slow, and much will depend on his vitality. Took Drug En Route to Court. The time at which Robin took the drug Is approximately fixed by tho testimony of Dr. Austin Fllut, retained retain-ed for Robin by William Travers Jc-, Jc-, rome, his counsel; Dr. Louise Roblno- vltch. his sister, and the two detectives detec-tives who rode with him from his sla ter's house to the criminal court building. Dr. Flint told the court that as nearly as he could judge, the poison had been In Robin's system about three-quarters of an hour when he j collapsed. ; Tho two detectives were positive their prisoner swallowed nothing on tho way to court. Addicted to the Habit. Dr. Roblnovltch said her brother was in tho habit of taking hyposclne In small doses to counteract th effects ef-fects of morphine, which he used -to tleaden the stabbln? pains by which gallstones make themselves known She kept the drug In her house and she thought her brother swallowed twelve tablets. At Bellevue tonight the examining surgeons estimated that Robin had taken about one-tenth of a grain. Robin seemed In good health this morning better than at any time since his troubles began and he made no effort to screen his face from th cameras as hitherto. The first sign of Illness was when he staggered, stag-gered, stepping from his automobile to the criminal court building. Sank Into Unconsciousness. In tho elevator he weakened so rapidly that tho detectives had to lift 1 him to a couch. There he sank Into unconsciousness and was not revived until the 6tomach pump had been worked Algorously. Its prompt use saved his life. Outside the corridors of the criminal crimi-nal courts building fairly hummed with excitement, but in the court of general sessions itself, Judge Crain |