St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-29
THE ASSASSIN is DEAD.
Silas Robinson, the Author Of TIL
Tragedy, Dies.
THE THIRD VICTIM LINGERs.
The Jury Tells How the Woman Was
Killed---A Second Inquest
To-Day.

To-Day.
Two dead!
And the third has. only an equal
chance of ever getting on his feet
again. Silas Robinson, the author of
the terrible tragedy which took
place Tuesday evening, in which
Mrs. Robinson was instantly killed.
Nicholas Weiss terribly wounded
and Robinson himself fell with bullet
in his head, has followed his wife to the
unknown shore. About o'clock yes
terday morning, Robinson. who had
been taken to the city hospital, became
very weak, and shortly after became
unconscious. The physicians in charge
practically gave up all hope for him
then, but did all they could to revive
him. All their efforts were useless, as
the action of the mans heart gradually
grew weaker and weaker, and at 9:2U
last night stopped altogether. The
body was taken at once to Gleason 81
Byorum's morgue, in South Minneapolis,
where post norton and an inquest
will probably be held to-day, When the
wounds in Robinson's head were first
examined, it was thought that one bull
let had made both holes. and that as
there was no bullet remaining in the
brain he might possibly recover. But
later on, when the wounds were exam
ined, the surgeons came to the conclu-
sion that the man had been struck by
two bullets, one or both of which were
still in the brain, at the back of the
head. This view was strengthened
when Robinson began to grow weaker,
and finally became unconscious. Up to
the time he became unconscious, he
manifested no sorrow OF remOrse for his
awful deed, but, on the contrary, said
he was sure he had done the right
thing, He made no statements to any
one, and passed away without once eX-
pressing wish that Weiss would re-
cover. The news of his death created
no particular excitement, as it was eX-
pected that he had not long to live.
THE OTHER VICTIMS.
Weiss. the man shot by Robinson,
rested easily yesterday morning, but i'll
the afternoon became feveriSh and ex-
cited. He has an even chance for re-
covery the doctors think, and every eff
fort will be made to pull him through.
10. Senescell and wife, .brother-in-
law and sister of the dead woman. ar
rived in the city from Glencoe yester-
day and called at the morgue to see the
body. They confirm the report that
Mrs. RobinSon'S first husband was one
George Chamberlain, by whom she had
two children, and give Robinson any
thing but good name. The body of
Mrs. Robinson was taken to Howard
Lake for burial last evening.
THE INQUEST.
There was a dense crowd in front of
Connolly's morgue all day yesterday,
trying to get glimpse of the body of
Mrs. Robinson, shot down in cold blood
and almost instantly killed by her huS-
band, on Third street north Tuesday
evening. Every one was talking of the
affair. and all wanted to see the woman.
But no one was allowed to enter the
room where the body lay, with two big
bullet holes in the head.
The inquest over the body was re-
sumed at the morgue at 2:30 yesterday
afternoon. Joseph Bockhorni, glass
cutter. living at 32S First avenue north,
was the first witness. On Tuesday
evening, he said, he started out to visit
his brother-in-law on First street. He
had reached the corner of Third street
and First avenue north, when he saw
man just ahead of him. walking slowly
along, with his hands behind his
back. AT the same moment he heard a
woman laugh, and then the man just
ahead of him approached man and
woman and began talking with them. A
few seconds elapsed and he heard three
pistol shots. At this instant the man
with the woman fell to the sidewalk.
The woman ran back into the alley,
screaming, the man who had done the
shooting following her. Then he heard
another shot and sound, as though
some one had fallen heavily. AT this
point he became alarmed, and ran and
got patrOlman.
George Heilig, telephone lineman
residing at PSI Second avenue north,
bed, he said. when he heard pistol
shot. He looked out of the window,
and as he did so he heard a woman
scream, followed by another shot.
Throwing on his coat he rushed down
stairs and started for the place he had
feard the shots. Before he reached the
place he heard more shots a short dis
lance to his left, but on going there
could find nothing. He then went
around Oh Third street, where he had
heard the first shot, and found patrol
man looking at the dead woman. After
seeing her he went out into the back
yard, where woman told him that there
was man lying down there. He at
once got two officers and went into the
back yard again, where he found Robin
son with a bullet hole in his head. He
heard the wounded man say that he had
done the shooting, and that he
WAS GLAD OF IT.
The injured man declared, he con-
tinued, that the woman was his lawful
wife, and that he had warned the other
man to keep away from her or take the
consequences. There was a revolver
lying by RObinson's side. This was
picked up by patrOlman.
Patrick Walsh, the proprietor of the
house at lis Third street north, was the
next witness. He had gone to bed at
o'clock Tuesday evening, and fifteen or
twenty minutes later had heard shot
out in front on the sidewalk. AS he
raised himself up to listen he heard two
more shots in the rear of the house. and
woman began screaming. He jumped
| up, and, running to the window. looked
out. AS he did so he saw the woman
run from the rear of the house toward
the sidewalk and fall not three feet
from the window. He sent his brother
| voted his attention to Quieting his own
| wife and children. Mrs. Robinson, he
| said, had come to his house Monday
evening and rented room. She came
in early Tuesday evening and went out
again before o'clock. That was the
| last he had seen of her until he saw her
fall in front of his window. For all he
| knew she was a perfect lady.
DARED HIM TO SHOOT.
George Fl. Bruhn, printer boarding
| at ia Third street north. was the last