, 1881-08-28
A LIFEll!'' g. 'EERM. j:
Such Is the lmprisohm meentAward-
ed to James Tobin,
Who Pleaded Guilty to the Murder Of
His Daughter. !" =
The Testimony on Which tho Sentence
Was Based.

slayer, mace Ills appelI;luCc III tllC N1ihltAA
Court again yesterday morning for tne pur-
pose Of giving testimony i'll his own behalf,
such lis it was,-in order that tile Court
might determine the penalty to be meteu out
to him. ...
Nicholas Glassent, living at No. 1a Noble
street. testified to meeting Tobln short time
before the murder, and drinking with him at
his invitation. Tobin was under the illtiu-
ence Of ltauor at the time. Arriving ut
Tobin's house, they met another man. named
Conroy, and the three drank Il glass OF beer
apiece, which the little girl had obtained for
them.
F,J. Squibbs, a shorthand reporter, who
reported the testimony at the Coroner's III
quest, was called to show how Mrs. Robert
son's testimony on that occasion differed
from her testimony OH the trial. LII calling
him to the stand Alr. Forrest, the attorney
for the defense, snapped out something about
his inability to get Mrs. Robertson herself
out of her hiding-placc.
"Where," bitlngly observed Mr.. Mills. tall
the efforts of the de1ense can't touch her,
either by bribery or anything else" =
Nor the sworn agelits,-tlie. pollce,-l
suppose" snarled Tobin's lawyer.
This little episode ended, the witness read
from Mrs. Robertson's testimony taken at
the Coroner's inquest. It varied slightly
from her testimony OIL the trial, but NOT SUI
1iciently to cut any figure.
Aoou' tnl, t.'.'' 49, ,..,ra ,,,;es;,,,r
that couple OF Witnesses "efc i1's9l.i1;'
After an avalanche OF talk, however, fol-
lowed by 4 formal postponement Of the case,
one of the missing links, Matthew Hogan,
turned IN and testified that he saw
,r..,.:,s ;,,st ,ftor t1o u;r1,s death and
toiG iim 3"iI ta1 the Girl was living in Nolan's
iouso iU,u nl hurt. 'i some5ody @ said size vas dead
see neI. 2GGpous + tG,G i1 Tnh,n ranlirI.
,,5"1 ~ II o4& Ai4i n'1 H. l''4'1'' ~
Ths fact was admitted tut u oaes 9ta
ton, TUG 9ther missing Witiess, W.T. m cSc1Mft, r.,
ne Wonia @ .fS1liH i;e anaa Nv tGo dantlfer
19ni na'G ,;n1 htiEu nls ia eaid rrov evc
doESeu 1eatte5 fha aa st,gG gGe'n4 To- @ 'repers
Makeup-tooS one s.ar ,,ra,prs to Is aed Aftcr
constrnc5'on upon msfaeler neeII ;,asa;ts ,ie
tho usua! u!!aaletesthtS tha ,nnr',ar'
S i1 gi aftcr % yerountinr ri lis conylvialtiesawitI
GassGut ahu Vaneis' encrive rrie homa wiz,
crreu thag evens On l.s Trt'a ~ nSe Wre W. ~.
Gasscmt % ~ Goiatosf LII IN u"6 hnar and nd Cnnrovs
BINS refusal 70 20 11r t,.at oeee ,nt,. "lu f1es
volunteered SERVICES ~ u!s!t cti'aeN3. a..vh .t
the two men and q Mrs: Iopta a n' gone 9ull
and he and the glrl were le1t aloile, ne 1oia
ier Ae was lreu u M nslaS VIII ti, .1s XII az ~
this way ann sen1 ef ont Will VIII 10 a,, oi tpa tpa
place altogether she returnsn @ WIN f1as tae
saciiel but there waS no Key VIVA ~ II ~; 1lea t5a
much irreeyaney wlan s ; Legaru e 70 pacan nn ea!
vaiis9e' Ae testlneo 1h1t LIZ scconu soon6ce'
'n''a CAME IN SCREAMING,
but Immediately ran out again, ,wilereuppoen
he called AIollie to bring her BACK. To-
gether they went down, into. the yard,
Searched all through it. but couldn't IND
her. While Mollie looked in the alley 1or
| her, he returned to the house and lay dow!l
on the sofa, with his shoes off. About this
| time the door-bell rang. LIE got lsW ana an
swered it, and found Mrs. Robertson there; e;
she asked to whiell he rcplled r mat ' g aEe frn!
again. Thereupon Mrs. Robertson fell to
abusing him, and he told her to -Hlnu her
own business While they - were eD t1lh.hE, ;ar $,
70 out and get key to the sachel:
| She was gone considerable time, buG
| returned without the key, and, when asked
why she hadn't eoE H. salu ATS hoHelisum u.
wolldn't let Ie1 dnel !l nha, ,e ,,n MofIn
to her, sau ~ uahe you uocs LIZ, to.1.o' ui.e'
IN place OF Mrs; houeltso ., i,i, ny IVY ,,yon;
us long as tell you 70 10 n9tlllnS Nlons,
and, catching hold o. hel snook Hel ~ ,i1nti nI1J
gave screech " ~ nG eAvlcssGu w ~, pua1cI ~
this time, he claimed, was in tue Irolt room,
but came OUT, Sald Lei US lest'e lIe lo.lse 80
together" and the two went out at Inc at;H oaGh
door Ihat was the last ne snM VI ~. ILL.
hls wiie s game y. III 1yo ao sld 10 rerled 1li s.S6
can't be gone" anu Went iltlo ene n;i1. nGH.
house to see her. \ MIs; n Malsll',i' in', Willy
there asked MN WY ne klilea hel, ~ Wtict.
he fep!ted ~ s fianf; ,neht Ga baye M en M' the
meallS-tle 'lnStlSatlOll, as uc cdlltu Il"