Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Robinson, Maud August 24, 1905 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Suzy Ward Fleming wardflemin@aol.com January 1, 2016, 7:52 am Richmond Times Dispatch August 25 1905 Norfolk, VA., August 24-Captain E.W. Jones of the Seventy-first Regiment, Virginia Troops, lies at St. Vincent’s with his throat cut. He is in a dangerous condition with some chance of recovery. He attempted suicide this afternoon at a house of ill-repute on Cove Street, near Church, after cutting the throat of Maud Cameron or Robinson, who lived there, and with whom he had been intimate for several years. He forced his way into the house this afternoon and renewed the quarrel with her, which has been in progress for months from jealousy, and from the hounding by the woman. He cut the telephone wire to prevent the call for aid, and then but the woman’s throat and his own with the razor he carried. Maud Cameron was twenty-four years old and came here four years ago from North Carolina. Her relatives are not known here. Captain Jones is thirty-three years old, unmarried and is a lumber inspector. He has an excellent record as a military officer, but he has been called before the court martial several times for absence without leave when the woman came to camp and presented the alternative of meeting her or exposure. The women died instantly and Captain Jones has not made a statement. Richmond Times Dispatch August 27 1905 Charged with Murder The coroner’s jury who heard the evidence of the killing of Maud Cameron or Robinson by Captain Edward W. Jones, has issued a verdict the he should be indicted by the grand jury for murder. That is the end of the tragedy and the beginning of the trial for the most astounding murder ever committed in Norfolk. The woman was beautiful, and of a good family in Selma, N.C., most of whom are dead, and she was well educated. The bloody razor with which the victims head was nearly severed from her body was exhibited with the blood and strands of long and delicate blond hair held on by the clotted blood. The edge of the blade was broken, showing how strong had been the blow at the bones in the woman’s neck. The principal witness was Etta Thompson, a pretty and refined looking young woman, also well-educated, who lived with Maud Robinson and who saw the attack and ran to give the alarm as the victim was thrown to the floor and her throat was cut. Captain Jones had broken the telephone so that the alarm could not be sent to the police station. Capt. Jones is in St. Vincent’s Hospital recovering from the wound in his throat from attempted suicide. Friends of Captain Jones have retained Judge Thomas H. Willcox as counsel for him and Judge Willcox has visited the hospital to talk with the accused and warn him against making statements of any kind to the public about the tragedy. Captain Jones will be indicted by the October grand jury and his trial will probably occur in October or November. Insane jealousy is said to have been the only cause of the crime. It is now charged by the police that prior to her departure from Atlantic City and New Jersey with William Rawls ten days ago, Captain Jones had made an effort to kill the Robinson woman with a pistol. Two women rushed to her assistance and are said to have prevented murder at that time. Friends of Captain Jones declare that the Robinson woman had been hounding and embarrassing him. On the other hand, the police charge that they have collected evidence going to show that Captain Jones had been pursuing the woman after she had forbidden him the right to go to her house. Thursday, November 30, 1905 Richmond Times Dispatch Norfolk, VA. November 29-With the day set for the trial to determine whether he shall die upon the gallows, but two days off, Captain E.W. Jones, formerly of the Seventy-First Regiment, charged with first degree murder of Maud Cameron Robinson, is apparently as little concerned as he was the day he appeared in the Police Court for his preliminary, when he walked into court with his head erect, bowing, smiling and shaking hands with those whom he saw and met in the courtroom. Captain Jones has never at any time during his confinement in the jail displayed any emotion, but, on the contrary, has acted as a man with but few cares on his mind. Everything seems to be ready for the trial to proceed Friday morning of this week, and unless something unforeseen occurs the case will proceed that day. It is expected that he trial will draw to the courthouse many friends of the accused and many more of the morbidly curious. The prosecution will be vigorously conducted by Commonwealth’s Attorney John C. Tilton, assisted by Attorney Robert B. Tunstall, who has been retained by the father of the murdered girl. Captain Jones will be defended by Judge Thomas H. Willcox. Additional Comments: Cedar Grove File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/r/robinson10347gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 6.3 Kb