The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-11-11


clothes. Then be left the horse hitched at q
convenient place in front OF the house, and
he had also supplied himself with all the
money he could get, some forty dollars.
common 0I beef seem That &c ai'p Wss his
Intention to kill the whole family ane then
commit suicide, but as he bad failed , kill
two of his family, be tried to escape. That
he did try to do this Is most clearly ought
forth now. He jumped on his horse, and
by comparing the time the wife says ne left
the house and the time Robinson put in an
appearance at the Junction Depot in Ko-
komo, he must have ridden the distance,
eight miles, in an Incredibly short space
OF time. The horse was found wandering
around the depot shortly after. and the
beast was white with sweat and nearly
tagged out. When Robinson came into the
had been all along. He asked for q basin
OF water, and washed the blood from his
hands and clothing as well as ne could.
The persons IN the depot thought nothing
of the blood being on him, he carried
himself in manner anything but like
brutal murderer. Being informed as to
when the first train south on the Indian
spolis, Peru & Chicago road would come
along, he took seat and waited patiently
for few minutes until freight train going
the last seen of him by any one
ABOUT the depot. He secteted himself be-
tween two box cars, standing on the bump
ers, and ia that terrible and dangerous po-
sltion commenced his
AWFUL RIDE FOR ESCAPE.
The night was very dark, and that he kept
from falling for over an hour while the long
freight train jerked it's way toward this city
is a matter of marvel. When near Jackson
station, thirteen miles from Kokomo, q
Il L. Of
box cars, happened, by the light
of his lantern. to see him down
below hanging to the brake rods. AS
the light flashed on the mad man he
seemed to let go his hold and fell to the
track. The train was not stopped, and not
until day-break of the next morning were
his remains discovered and removed from
the track. If ever consciousness of the
terrible crime came over the wretch, 1t must
have been while he was making his danger
Gus ride by night. 1t may be that he did
become sane and was thinking of
his fate IL captured when the
brakeman discovered him, and 10 his great
alarm he lost his hold. The body was
taken to Kokomo at noon and laid on the
depot platform, where thousands, who had
heard of the butchery, gathered to look at
the horribly mu Hated remains. With the
sight OF the criminals corpse the people
seemed to allow their minds to be settled
crime. There was no one now to punish for
the crime and so 1t must be dropped. Had
not Robinson met his death be did there
is not a particle of doubt that he
would have been lynched. The
county commissioners were about to
offer a reward of $1,000 for his capture,
when the news OF his strange death reached
Kokomo. That night, Thursday, the body
was taken to the neighborhood where be
had lived. The remains OF his victims were
mother would not allow the corpse OF her
husband to be brought to the same house,
neither would she look upon it. Yesterday
THE FUNERAL
of the two children was held, The ceremo-
MES were short and but few persons
were present. The mother had also refused
to allow the burial of her husband by the
side OF his victims and so the sexton, as
sisted by couple of farmers, deposited the
plain coffin enclosing the remains OF the
madmsn in lonely corner Of the country
burying ground. The poor mother, although
yearly distracted, now watches over Willie,
for whom the physicians express great hopes
of recovery. Her whole lite is wrapped up
in the only one left to her and ii he should
die the mother would soon follow him 20 the
grave or become rRving maniac. The
farm, which Is worth about 81 500 or $1,000,
will probably be disposed of TOR the benefit
of Mrs. Robinson. The coroner's juries in
all the cases met and after taking testimony
brought in a verdict in accordance with the
facts given above.