The sun., 1873-12-17
MURDER COMING TO LIGHT.
FREEZING TNTO THE DEPTHS or 4
WESICHRSTER MlSIERY

WESICHISTER MISIERY
CircurupinntinI Evidence Pointing Out the
Kohbcr who Xii ed the Jcwellcr Of rye
Bank Note from the Victims Pockets.
Peter Tcrrill, who was arrested last June
on the strength # certain assertions made bv
one Mrs. Mary Richardson, and indicted in July
for the killing " Gilbert Robinson ia Rye, ON
the night ut the Goth 81 April, 1869, was put ON
trial la The Woatchostcr Oyer aud Tcrminer, IN
White Plains Yesterday. lie Is about ~ years
~ ace. " pleasing address, and neat and tidy
about his person. He Is under tho medium
height, light conplexioned, has dark wavy hair
brown silken beard and mOustache, aud express
siye blue eyes. After taking seat at the coun-
sci table with his lawyer, Mr.. Francis Larkin Of
S.ng Sing he surveyed the spectators and the
vast array Of witnesses. but seemed to recog
nl1c no one. Judge rappen was on the bench
at sn early hour, ami upon the arrival 81 District
Attorney Briggs the work of mpanelling jury
was begun. Many of the panel had conscicn-
tious scruplcs against enforcing the death
penalty. and 1t was after two O'Clock before a
jury was obtained The Jury were questioned
particularly whether they would convict the
prisoner upon Circumstantial evidence alone
should other evidence not be produced. All
thought that they might II the testimony was
very strong. All the iurymen having becn oh,
tanned, the prisoner WAS ordered to stand and
facc each jurymau ~ he was sworn. Many OF
the spectators were affected and an old friend
II the prisoner walked up 10 ulm aud hook his
hand and "a few words passed. between them
TitE STORY OF 1uE MURDER
The District Attorney delivered a feeling ad-
dress iu which lac said he would stn.d heiwccn
injustice and the prisoner aud would. as wHs bis
custom. keep from the notice Of the jury what
ever private feelings he might entertain. lie
said that In April, irtQ, Gilbert Robinson kept
store iu ItSe. selling and r pairing watches. jew
eIry, guns, aud other things. lie slept IA the
rear part " the store Every night this store
"a a. .fln a. Il.
up outside against the Windows aud door, and
an IRON bar wts placed across the door on the
inside. There was window In the rear ui the
room locking out upon creek thirtN or iuItN
feet below. Robinson wa seen alive ~ the
store Oh the evening - Monday, the 18th ~ that
month. lie said that hC was EoinS TO Sew YORK
early the iollo"ins morning. ana on tues 4al the
place WAS closed. ON Tuesday evening Young
man went 10 the store and met two friends out
side. The shutters were stli up, and the party
le-an to- woadcr when Robinson would return:
One Of the young men tried the door Knob and
found tue door unfastcued. He hat " closed
II, and said 70 his cumpanluns that Gilbert, as
they called kobinsun, must bo inside. All went
.u. They Thought he might bc hiding from
them IN Joke. They called his name out thefe
was
so ANswlR.
Then they went to nis bed and saw by the light
streaming through the window the lltelcss b"dN
ut their friend. He wa lying partially ON his
lett side wearing only his shirt, p1htalVoh-' ana
socks. Ms skull had been crushed III aud shut-
gun barrel stained with blood rested al the head
of the couch. There were stains OF bloody
hand on the edges Of the dead jewellers pp,.h-
cts. and IL was cSIdcut that he had ncen robbed.
and il was known that he nad money ou the day
previous, ami that he had nome when discovered
dead. The safe was iVcArd and thc heN gone.
ine lock was cat OUT, but % IL thought nothing
lad been disturbed IN thv sdIe. ne pirirci
Attorney Thought that Robinson had closed
his store for the u giit and was about re-
triug, having removed Ills coat, vest and DO 4,
"u'n some "u" W.. thrd Tor "diulr7loh. the
I tcrtuu w. admitted aud "a conVcrsa. Ion tul-
/ owed in the rear room. lie Thought that Rob.
/ iu-'u might have fallen gsleep uh tut urd ana
tuat then tie blow tnat Killed him was dealt. a.
+ there were NJ evidences 81 "a struggle lie told
F tuc juN that hc would NOT tell them what lac
,Vp,. ed To prove, tut wanted them to base
tH.lr verdict on the testimony a. u was drawn
/ uat. p4r.ug the delivery Of the District Attor-
ucy'- address the prisoner was very pale. lie
moved about u, tNnuf Iy iu MS -Cat. and Niih hie
/ Irf haud cnnituullly clutrl ed bic neck until Il
/ was much inuamcd.
1ur t,ruEH's STONY.
Thomas Robinson OF Mamuouock, the ycne-
/ rlhie father of the murdered man, was the hrst
] wittc,s called. he testified that biz ION was
bout ~ when kulcd that his shop was In
] 1--we. near the N4urnueck bridge. And that he
/ had sept N 1t fr two years, he saw hls -"n
] aliNe Tor tAC last time on the evening Of hir
/ death, he'wreu ana o'ciock, and gave him ~
. ,o uly a bail m New York. Ilis son was ur-
, and wuen tue safe Wa oueuvd several mor.-
rtge- and bonds, money and Jcwclfy were found
/ William II. FISHER Il Namaroncck, the ynljng
u -n,-i ,Nnu Nsnt->~e 10 Eo-e wth ~ uln,rs
1 aud fni.nd kotlin-on dead. was next called. lie
tr.fIncd that hi. companions on that nsht,
| Henry seller sad VIM. Perrin, had since died.
iffe ~tIry Wa Ia substance that told IN the Dis
] trlct Attorney addr'ss. When he opened the
door he SAW the hey Inside, but did mot notice
| tue non bar.
| In Huf Il M,m,roneck, who h,d known
I Louiu-ou f1T tWtuty years, saw hiu a FEW mo
] mrlts alter The discovery OF the murder. lie
I examined the wound; thought that IL might
| have been made ~ more than one blow ut the
| gun barrel Hrd that death must have been Al
! most lustaIt4uruuS. lie saw a small damon
/ PIN Oh h,lius ~, shirt bosom.
rFLT-T,LE NAT.
Henry : Coles ut VI AaT aTaneck was asked Nv
! the pistrict Attorney whether he used To- see
! tue ri-uutr In ROhlnSon = store. lhls wa- ub-
ieCted tu by rcrriii'r CoBnsel but allowed. Wit
ness saiu that lerrlll wuTAed for Robinson, and
that they were very intimate. drab felt nat
was exhibited, ana witness asked whether
he had ever seen II. Ihe prisoner and specta-
tors were deeply Interested, - II was under
stood that IL belonged to Ttrrill, and that he
wore IL ou the night of the murder. Witness
answered that he found the hat under the
| counter two-dollar bank note patted to-
gothcr with a teu-ccuf note was produced. Wit
moss said that it was traced to Mrs. luchards on,
part of the stolen money, and that u had pas, 4
from Ierrill through the hands Of several trades
men, until II reached Mrs- Richardson.
Norman Uulon OF MamuoneCk, In a talk with
TerrIll "A month before the murder, was told by
that person that Robinson had paid him Clerrill
well In the beginning, hut latterIy had not been
50 liberal.
Mrs. Bridget Harmon ~ Rive. who owned and
lived In the house where Robinson had hi,
store, said she heard no noise on the night on
wnich Robinson was killed Mrs. Harriet Cor
| neil and Edward Halloran were examined, but
nothing important was ELECTED, and the triA
was Adjourned until to-day.