Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-14
Committed TO Jail.

TRIAL OF LEWIS RoBINsoN-HE MAKks a
"sTATEMENT''-C COMMITTED WITHOUT BAIL.
No crime since the attempted robbery Of tie
| National Bank Uf Delaware, in November las
| a]created 80 much excltemeat as the outrageou:
| assault made Ly a uan giving his name AS Lew
| ia Robinsua upon Elizabeth Reynolds. little
| dan yLies uf Prof VIM. Reynolds. ss already de
| tailed in these columns. The City Hall has
been throbged since the airest Of the prisoner
and crowd. have constantly copyrighted on the
pavement. all anxious 10 get glimpse 81 hun.
10 morhihg Robinson was eiveu bearing
before Mayor S.mms, in his Honor's private Of
fee, noue but the officers. witnesses, reporters
and the prisoner being lreseIt Attorney
General L lre conducted the examination
The statement of the little girl. who was first
examined wa. TO the effect that the man met
her ON Seventh street. between Market aud
Shirley, and cniiced her around to the door Of
the house hy saving that Mrs. Bash wished to
see her After getting her inside ihe door. he
u. saulted her in the manner already stated.
Other Witnesses testified 10 seeing The man Iun
ON the lnse after the lille girl gave the slar
lie ran up Market To Seventh along Sevenih h
TO Shiul.y, down shipley 10 the rear entrance Of
the house, aud mp to the room again. Here he
took of his coat went down stairs and walk ed
up TO the corner Of Seventh aud Market streets,
where lie was arrested.
Each witness WAS Immediately snbrenaed 10
appsar before the Grand Jury, at New Castle,
thus morning.
The examination being concluded, Attor-
ney. General Lore lniormed the prisoner
that he might, IL 81 dtsiI ed, make AN OK
plauatIOn.
Robinson at first partially declined but
afterwards stated tuat he formerly lived
here, that he tried To make friends then and
did so, particularly among chHdfea, Gay
ing some STRESS apuu the words Italicized
After rambling on about n girl here. tu
whom he was engaged In he married but
proved faithiess, Robinson went on To stale
that he came from New Haven, Conn, aud
arrived Lsre about O'Clock "Wednesday
morning; tndt he walked around uutII alter
break last, when happening TO pass the house
No. 6lT Market street. ha saw tho bill an
nouncing rooms 10 rent He rented the third
story front room, tor the pui pose he said ,of
sleeping and tor pursuing his work al
nights, ne being u furniture Varnisher by
trade He further remark ed that he WAS
full of whiskey all this time He tnen
strolled around the streets until noon. He
met some school girls going home, one CT
whom dropped her book in the gutter,
which be picked up and handed TO her,
From the time picked up that book,
said Robinson, "uniil ] was ARE sted, | re.
member nothing"
Inc prisoner uesiIed 10 know II u "ouiu
be provided with lawyer. Mr.. Lore said
he could send one If he had the money.
Robinson replied that he had not, when the
Attorney. General told him he stood poor
chance OF getting legal aid, as he did not
believe the Court would appoint lawyer
to defend him.
The Mayor ihen informed the prisoner
that as Court was now 10 session he would
commit MIN without pail. Hs was then re-
mauded to the custody OF Lhe Caief of Po-
lice, who took him toj jail.