The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-04-28


killed him before: made fun Of him.
etc: had conversation On Saturday. Told
me he had been up 10 see RObb. said
he was going 10 DO something that had
never been done in Ihe state before;
levy on his d caTcaSe. No other pei
son left the building from the time Of
hearing report till Judge BOwlby Went
for Il doctor. Have a knowledge Of
iiobeSon'S pee lliar walk.
DO YOU believe IL was RObrSOnS step
YOU heard in the hall?
Objections Ia and argucd-allOwed.
thought il was: for a long time |
Orcupicd a room in the same building
with Mr.. Nintun. and frequently heard
RobeSnn come there. Have gone into
WintunS Office and found RObeSOn there.
Gross examined: Heard the steD i'm
the hall before the party went down
stairs. Ny first impression was TO 20 Ia
the stairway myself bat the stem quick
cned almost to 4 trot; next 10 LOOK out
al the front door 10 see who came ont.
Could EJt. under all circumstances De
sure Of RObcsons walk. There j. an
awning, probably eight feet wide, Robe
son came oUt from under the center Of
the awning. / stood :heTe Just about
long enough for a man going down the
steps 10 get there. RODeSon went dag
Onally across the street, and did not turn
around. | was watching 10 SEE who
came uut from under the awning. He
was under the influence OF liquor the
night before i'm SDexaTths store.
Direct: How long after was police
notified3 AbOnt fiftPcn minutes. found
Ginder Discovered RObb about thirty
three minutes past three o'clock. In iif-
teen minutes afterwards Policeman was
found and notified.
Cross examined: RobeSun walks very
much the same way all the time -ncr-
vOuS. quick step.
J. q. 4. BOwlby sworn: Testimony
substantially the same ~ TaylOrs /;
heard the steps, heard the knock nj the
door. heard and recognized RObeSOn'S
voice; Smclled powder smoke i'm RObb's
office: went for DIR. Baker: had no talk
with Robson. but have beard him talk
/ in violent language toward RObb. Saw
/ him and heard him at SpeXaTth'S.
I Could not recall his particular language
/ on that occasion.
II. II. Fox sworn: RObeSOn made
! threats TO me on 2:id. on Main street that
he had a great mind Ia 90 Ia R0bb'S
house and kill HIM.
DT. w. ID. Baker testified that upon
! examination of the body found gun shot
wound between f1rSt and second ribs ;
]
/ back EXtracated the bail and found i!
! had come out between the fifth and
sixth ribs. Wound was necessarily
fatal. Recognize this Is the ball cut
( out.
{. II. Cooper testified that he saw
RObesOn the day before RObhs death.
Heard RobcsOn say that before tO-mOr-
row night he wOald make somebody
kick their last kick. Asked him who,
and he replied: Never mind; You'll
know before tomorrow night.
A. G.. SpcXaTth testified that on the
18th RObeSOn came Ia his store 10 buy a
Colts revolver about = o'clock T.. n. lie
gave him a revolver. q box Of cartridges
and a 7-inch knife tshown i'm court and
identiiicd.D There was no conversation
lie wanted Ia purchase the articles. and
said ] would have Ia charge IL; lac would
pay il. From the time he got them til
he brought them back was about two
hours. When he took the pistol n,
loaded il himself entire. When he re
turned il, il showed that il had been fired
since ne took il away. Could tell by IN,
smell and running a rag through thC
barrel. After heard of the tragedy Oi
RObbs death ] went and examined ia,
pistol carefully. and found u had recent
IN been fired. itbeing pOwder-stained an,
1 ADAl- aNNNElllLN AllN bAtANA liAAAANfA u
identical with cartridges sold 10 Robe
son, the same size. When he brought bacl
the pistol and knife lac placed them on ;
table ina room adjoining the store, anC
said come here, Ia me. lie said. now
am going 10 Mr.. Taylor'S Office and TAX,
out an execution and levy on RObbt
effects. ! said: OpShaw: and placeI
the pistol OH the shelf. Did mot motto,
any change I'M the Scabbard or the knife
Cross examination: Am certain OI
the time of day when prisoner got th'
pistol. Know IL was returned by tOu
o'clock because / was down 10 Case:
store. First heard of the murder in (;
cigar store on Chenamus street. Did
not know Of IL when Robson returne,
the pistol and knife. Examined tho
pistol perhaps not five minutes afte
RObb was Killed. RobeSOn gave n,
reason why he wanted to return tn
: pistol.
ID. III. Welch sworn: Saw RObeSOn OI
: 25th at corner where RObb'S Office is
Went 10 court house and returned. Saw
Officer Ginder and Chief Barry will
RObeSOn under arrest, about One-half o.
three-quarterS Of an hour after saw hin
= at the stairway.
Cross examined: Saw him as I wa
opposite the Occident. about half wa
} across the street, as l was going int
Warren and EatOns store. RObeSOn wa
, at the southeast corner Of the building
going toward the stairway.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
J. J. Riley sworn: Sunday cvenin
, Robson said he would have som
trouble with RObb il he did not settl
next day. Would kill him the next da
il he did not settle.
= l.. L.
e RObb for explanation. Did not say wha
il was. nor who il was went with hin
Said he went with friend, and CAV
I him a wink To 90 ont, and he then tOl
RObb. RObeSOn was sober. perhaps ha
tight. Dad not say what their busineS
was.
; Redirect: Did not say anything /
s him about drinking. but he said he wa
. not drunk nor insane. Said RObb dos
r not think l am game enough to do
but am.
Re-crOSS examined: Did not tell Rob
. what RObesOn said. Did not think
= necessary. Did not think he would do
! Chief w. J. Barry sworn: ATreSte
Robson coming down the rOadwa
abOnt four o'clock i. NJ. on the 35th. an
! took him 10 Jail. He said he was M
r armed, that the only pistol he had Wa
= at TanZy point. Asked him about &c
. ting a pistol at SpeXarthS: denied tn;
: he got any there, or knife either.
n CrOSs-examined: Know the time e,
actly. because L looked. 1t was fOI
minutes TO four o'clock wheu l took hi
4 10 the city Jail. Had my own time-piec
Redirect: Said he had not been i'm
near Robbs Office that day. Subsequen
ly said that he had been, and went pa
y way up the steps. When at the Jail
!. asked me again what he was arrestt