New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-29
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MYSTERIOUS MURDER At RYE NECK

The little villages of Rye Neck and Mama
ro,cck were thrown into state or CONSERVATION on
Tuesday evening last by the report that one OF It's most
epectcd citizens Gilbert Robinson had been murdered
in his bed the previous night He 20 OF age
n son OF Mr. Thomas Robinson, who resides on Weaverst
in Mamaronec and had been for some few years
in the jewelry business at Rye Neck near the bridge
The circumstances of the murder-who did 1t or why II
was doneno one except the guilty man, far ascer-
tained knows with any degree OF certainty. 1t appear
that on Monday evening lie went around among his bust
ness friends on q borrowing expedition. lie said he
wished TO purchase diamonds the following day,
and he intended to have 70 this city early on the
following morning for the purpose on tins representa-
ton one friend lent him &c., another and others, IL Is
thought, other sums-somc larger, smaller lie
took this money his store and put it, with lot OF jew
elry and silvcrware, into the safe. This was done
at about 10 o'clock, in the presence OF young
man named thinner From all that can be learned
it would seem that thinner was his last visitor that
night. zimmer had recently bought watch from de,
ceased and took there for repair The repairing was
immediately done, and thinner soon after uepafteu,
going homeward ovef the bridge There was no one on
the street near the sere when he left but he met man
crossing the bridge in direction o, --,,y irum
5s TaSs W" oSevsS % s&
many however, 40 " 90 unaGi5 70 say whether he was
o Or whether his face was white or M
dark clothing On Tuesday morning about 81 O'Clock c S
little boy named Daniel StuDer went 10 te prldee lor s
Of the aeceased 20 Iget his watch fixed He found the
door open and went IN He stamped twice. but received
| no answer, and then went home Inc sloI9 ho,
manned closed during all OF Tuesday, but nothing
| was thought of that since Mr. RODlnsOn wa 10
have spent that day In New York. ana III was MS hapV
keen his store closed during AN absence OF any Ienxt
| At 10. O'Clock on the night OF Tuesday, MT VIM
III Fisher went to tho store to got watch lie IOuhd
the lights out shutters MP, aud the door unlocked
Calling for Gilbert" ho received no answer, ana Went
10 the store of Mr. Perrin the bridge He met there
Mr. Seller and young Perrin, told them that Roblnsons
store was opened and went with them TO 1t. The three
went inside and called "GlbertP three four times
but received no answer They then went to his bed,
in little alcove in the back part OF the store Seller sd
vanced and having rubbed his hand over the face OF
Robinson said thar be dead They brought light
and found the dead man lying upon his bed with MS
back TO the acOye wall. His bed clothes and oy were
covered with blood and his skull WAS bOken The barrel
of doubebarTel gun lay at the head Of his bed The hole
the skull had evidently been made by the pin attached
to these Only blow was inflicted, and that is thought
TO have been Immediately fatal What proyocated the
attack is point about which there II much doubt the
had not IL Is said, enemy IN 1.-THE world The val
uablcs I'm the show were untouched. The murderer
could have sought only the money which Robinson was
known to have borrowed that evening This IL the prev
nent impression among his fellow VILLAGERS and the l
preston strengthened by the spots Of blood found upon
the inside OF his pantalOons pockets.
the assassin entered Is another topic OF debate
among the villagers The general belief that he allowed
the murderer TO share his bed with him that night An
inquest commenced yesterday over tle BODY OF inc
deceased, before Coroner Smith ut the Town Han IN
Mamaroneck. The proceedings were adjourned 20 We'd
nesday next II o'clock, In the hopes that some new
light may meanwhile he thrown upon the affair.