Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-26
singular Shooting Anr~y.
a w9Sas ,, SHaGeEs SAS wIrI THEFT

WoNAN SHARGEs A NAN Win THEFT
AND THIN pTrS 4 RAIL IN RIM
The Cleveland Ladder - the efth Inst has
lie io.lowiEg. "A very singular case OF
u ooilrg occurred on Sunlsy afternoon.
Shlui one nlile east 81 the villa-e 81 Albion.
p. he township 81 SironCsville. three miles
t. m Btres. m which Andr,'w J Taylor, a
clti1en 81 the latter plsce barely escapet
NNith Is lie, he shot being fred by Mrs.
Naiy Robinson. ON the Sth Of July. 1S7s.
The house IN which Mrs Robinson resided
n Ter rather, Mr.. n. kayuOr, Wa~ entered
sc t'ohtu OF "bout Si.e0 In government
bufCs. certain mortgages and notes several
'aEuerreoiypes. a1d sundry articles OF
value For some time succeeding tho RIB
lerv The matter WIS the subject al the uSrIar
amount ~ speculation and talk. but a. last
died away. Mr.. Robinson, however. waSon
The alert, Sri SU~peciiug "a family by the
anne q Batch. whC rCsi lgl iu the upi slhor
hood. she adopted The rD'c ~ detective with
SaTywdusSs which 10 honor u the tights 81
TIE profess son Downing male attire she
took hON 81 lCw,lr! ard uOuou., and iu
house of tire BaiCbCs Here she pur.h asset.
n exchange tor jawelry. a. ~ l. claim 4.
several Of the identical articles which ~ Z
disappeared nom her house. and as a result
N't family WAS arrested. Iucy wtra
brought 90 trial IA This CITY Sbal AZ
ter, tut for some reason were tisch argcf.
Nothing a. since trausplret q draw par
ocular attention o. thr subject. until tlla
event % sunday. For some time Mrs Rob
irs"u has evidently had her attention nN.1
Hitn Ny \ J. Tag lOT. "a snhCr, industrious
af-t generally Respected c. zen of Berca
size calico ~ OB several citizens aul made
certain inquiries which were az thgt ttmn
cnI slfortd merely as part ~ her mistaken
g,El. tUt which wHuc evidently move serious
p au WAS tlDUrl g. She seems 40 have aSSid-
u'UslN cultivated tho acquaintance suJ
ff'tIu>Itp q 90, 1sNiprs, aHt frequently ia
NTf.' fIIfn 90 tftr house. pu F-ffav Of last
week she called on her way 10 pprPA.
and presented Mr.. Tay lp. with some mutt
-lro'rly my uc l.er Ia visit heron the follow
ing Sunday. hIir gtvg De. husband. remark
lfG HAT The Sunday before She had paSSeI
ttc day alone. ID as this would probably -
ITO ease ON the next. she hupcf - e1ipy
th'ir CuTGIaU ON sunday Mr. TAYLOR ana
wife decided - ayaI themselves 10: fhp iaEI-
TALON - cordially extended, especially
~ 70 Was understood that they were % To-
.oaSted UIon choice fruit. which Mr. Rob-
Isol stated was decayiug for lack of
takers. They arrived az the house abplf
noon. and amer looking about the PREMISES.
visiting TIE orchard ana flower Earign
escorted 10y their amiahle hostess. they de
csdJd TO return home. Mrs.. Robinson. how
ever, urged them Ia look through the house,
and. they Cot's'llting, She led them through
hall, ard opening a bedroom door. ba
thtm enter This, she said. was The place IN
which the ValEJblts were kept before they
were stolen. She described thg location OF
the 1hirGS. giviTg this theory OF The robbery,
and SUE denly drawing = revolver aud point
l'g ~ al Taylor, she exclaimed. "lOu
aye Tie man hat took them. and N
Nou don't give thlm Up ] Will blow your
brains out TaN lor rushed forward AMI
NtiHed her 10y the wrists calling 70 his vile
p
care. but IL vas found Il be locked. 4
sCLAe followed. and at Tins time tic father
~ Mrs. Robinson. who hat been in an al
joining room. appeared upon the SCENE Ha
seized TaN Tor and dragged him away from
hlS daughter, bat the wife or the threatened
husband threw her arms around the infUri-
Hitt woman ana piniOucd her arms - Thar
ste could not use her weapon. raElOr at
tempted 10 leave the house. but was pra-
vented ty the OLD gentleman. aud they
fought FOR The mastery OF the door. At last
Taylor succeeded Ia opening door Leaf
ug 10 shed, 3ut fell down snort flight
OF steps on the outside. THE Old man saIzet
him and diaPget him fOrcibly back iutD the
room. Mrs. Robinson meanwhile dEhting
10 iToe ter hands sufficiently ID shoot. the
wife, who was preventing her. beg
glLE and telling her that n she sue
cceled In Killing him she would bring
ruin upon herself. Al this Juncture size sue
cceded In freeing her hands sufficiently 10
bfif = the revolver 10 hear upon Taylpr. and
replying TO Mrs. TaN lor's eutresfi.s that she
didn't care: she'd as soon die As not. she fred.
The bali hit Tay Tor i'm the right cheek PASS
ifc down, and came oct beneath the lower
jaw, striking the collar bone aud lodging In
tbs Clothes, where ~ was Afterwards found.
The old man released his hold uPOu Taylor
a. soon as the shooting had been done. and
the man and wife escaped. Mrs. Robinson
came promptly 20 Berea, sought out Mayor
:. :. Brown. and gave herself Up. saying she
had shot man. She was. % course. placet
under arrest, her father also being arrested
aS accessory, bal being fixed at ~ 80 each.
Nh Tay lor was unable to attend the ii -estI-
cation, being cOnfiCd To his bed. Cp u Sax
O'Clock he was quite comfortable, bu' n
from fever, and Inflammation in tie wound
Wa fIars1l