, 1877-03-17
Testimony Of Mrs. Robinson and
Others Before the Coro-
- neFs Jury.
Tho Prisoner Says Nothing There, but
unboSoms Himself to a Be-
porter.
How and Why He Shot Jones-.-
The History Of That
Note.
The Way in With the knowledge
Of the Adultery Came to
Pike. I
Full Text OF the Confession Made by
Gencvieye. to Her Husband.
Inducements Held Out by the Willy Jones
His 0verpowering Magnetism.
Jones Eseape from Pleading to That Vrtoria
y. Keodhull Indictment.

PIXIES STATEMENT.
THE PRISONER TELLS THE WHOLE STORY.
41ke sat In his cell at noon yesterday keepi
vel! back rs though shrinking from s1cht Al
TRIBUNE reporter called him. he came to the grs
Ing ant invited him in At first Pike declined
make amy statement The time would come VIII
"a statement ~onld be necessary, and then he won
tell bis story. But he seemed insensibly to Il
into conversation, and. as it tended more and mo
towards hia troubles, it seemed to hare fascin
tion for him, and he finally told all. His talk n
broken and disconnected and at times he COZ
pictely broke down. :Otten he looked as
about to faint, hut the reporter restored him vii
Hatcr, and he would talk again.
His sobs and tears when speaking Of his wi
were pfteous, and his manifest love for her tram
. formed him into something better than a casu
glance would induce ono to believe him.
f! The RoBNsoNs' STORY
":Haye you seen the statements Of Mrs. nobiuso
! and her son in TEE Tn1nuSEy'
I? ~ hare.''
y 1'1s their story true that you were cocnizant q
Vonr wife receiving money from men,"
stNo; it Is false it is false, it is false. neyc
kncw OF It and 1know it Is false.''
''Did you tell Mrs. Robinson that your wife ha{
shown you money she had received from men.'
"A long time ago. when my wife was Jealous O.
u
given it TO her. ! asked her sister, Fannie, how
She came by the money, and Fannie said she has
lent it to her. told Mrs. Robinson this story and
told her that did not believe Gcnevieye at The
time
''Now just begin at the commencement Of your
troubles and tell INC all about thcm.''
Since my wife Joined the Roman Catholic
Church. some three yearsago,
SHE HAs BEEN 4 CHANGED WOMAN,
and has not seemed TO have tile came rrsard for
Truth that nhc had before. Last Christmas she sd
it time for her go before either the priest or
kone one else to confess, and objected TO her 60
ing to the church,
''llad you accused her Of anything ut that
timc>"
2*Eo
'Nshe came to you voluntarily and said thisy'
She SAYS, William, you were jealous of me
without cause last summer, but you have cause
now. 1t wasn't Roman Catholic priest that &C.
duccd me, but Spiritualist- ~
Here the old man stopped and the binding tears
came In few moments be continued:
~ said, 'Gcnevicsc, don't believe it. don't
believe word Of it Yes she said,
tAsK JONES'
thought she WIS trying just simply to vgx me,
and didn't believe word of it.
Was che apparently broken down by it:'
No, she didn't seem to be.''
Nhat did you say to her:''
ut is pretty long story. didn't put any faith
In what she said then. Ny eyes began to be OPEN
ed when confronted her with Mr, Jones in bis
oaice. That was the day ! left the room with Mrs
hob'nson She went to Jones' office and charged
WHO charged him.
Mrs. Robinson; and Jones talked to me about
II II ana saio It wasn't no. Mrs. Robinson said to
NJ. Jones, 1t amt the man who is Charging yon.
T. '5aa 6onf Tomnn 1an Why don't yoa eo al herr
aoosSe a. her; hs 1s;I locked away from her"
Had you suspected anything before ret that:' '
Either Oh Christmas Eve. Of about that time,
ans {nn :! h9S nc one night tired had Icenwork-
70 1 6cd my wife went to tho haii-door, and vas
looking out and watching for eomebody. II xyns
a1eS 70 90 ee @ bedtime and asked her what She had
-.ul 1o1: She said, Mrs. Robinson wanted me 10
ateh Tor her, tried to get her to come to bed,
Mts Robinson was in my room with nv wife willie
was asleep" (I1ere be paused and shook with !
s9os' II was afterwards told that Jones occn-
xit tns s, fhP .oo and that my wife was
Was hra- Robinson in your room all that
No, she came up with my wife; there was |
somethans r Nc, between hem and could not tell what
Are there two beds in that soom.''
40. there is only one. On New Years Eve |
vent into Mrs. Robinson's room /, don't know |
VIA iof, and she said, i want Now Years Dres-
was not In . the habit Of making New Years pres.
ssa enn, ana then man named Mercer, VINO was en-
9's pnf y 5sere s;s9d sa who bad am told just
q chronological examination: ' Tint he ea1.ad hsd
shs.t trom Wells or Fowler, and he wanted ~ Ito to
ens1}s os1e + with nine complied with their re-
Mss. robinson said she wanted an examination Of
nsr gi5a, aer boy and herself, and asked me what
4h wnulo noI M charge her much; would take the |
1efee ta f9r s. usually charged S. apiece. When
she questioned me TO what knew about
3aE TROUBLE THAT HAD OCCURRED THR N1anY
Tint was the night ny wife had been in the roou,
with Jones. and she asked further II knew that
tfencvtcre had charged other men with Intimacy
that might. and Ind never heard Of ANY other
Charges My wife told the reason she lid not +
1or rs: Robinson On something him they wv wsre inter
csted IN. ! suppose now that she was deceir1ug |
Robinson who drew ME- on and questioned nc
about things. that my wife had confessed TO u,e
that / did not believe = word Of Il. saw
the color CONT into her face, and l said, |
toll xo, e Of pi9ss 9a NV xne III that you
true; Promise me- She promised that she never
would Abou. tw.o or three days after TINT found
that ehc had told Jones about it.
he WAS GONG UP ON THE ELEVATOR.
one morning. when be met me and accosted me
Scry politely. as he always did, as Professor.
had . heard M that he had eaid something about me.
and sa d,unt Know whether it was true or not. / |
80 t;,. 70 him. -Ar Jones: il yuu ever haye any
sang sgaInst me come right my face and tell nc,
.lha ana WI! 90 the same By you' said further
mat mr. wife WEE telling some things that didn't
- kno~ s.ls whstlles to believe o. not We'll;
E;,. e saaa, should think your
was s, insane didn't know that be knew anyrhins
apons thls At nll He went on: Twill tell yon
cne tang your wife must not use nv uame. I}ovy !
gsa s, NAP y, are you, Mr. Pike. replied that was
Iuoat ;hsa W. Ae vent on: l am -four years older
.tlan you are, and hare no more desire to hsvc
o! bn!tning to DO with woman than when was a
- v hen WIS thfs!'
1anss have been some time vcry early in this
a. ;, tnink IN The fofe part Of January"
! =: Not mnch else. Matters passed On, and the
aIag 49, &ePt ~ me background. coming >up oc- :
fsaonaly. 1told my wife that III bolfcyed Il ,Sss
:ee,Lthst Is, thought there wis anything in
II Epnidget divorer- and thought would / &
Id II Won Will UtHfo ont Il 6fatN4T-t,f tk.+ t. T. |