Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-30
DIED ASHE DESERVED.
The Detailed Testimony in the Heth-
erington-Robinson Case
FULLY EXONERATES THE HUSBAND
he Was Greatly Wronged. and Meant Only
to Horsewhip the Lover.
THE wlFES PASSION FOR ROBINSON

hama papers containing full reports Of tn
trial and acquittal of Lieutenant Hether
ingtou, of the United States steamship
Marion, for shooting Cover Robinson.
The evidence, even that of Cover Robin
sons own servants, shows hat he was pro
fessional Iibertine, who boasted of his con
quests, and letters that were made public OF
the trial show him in despicable light, a
he had repeatedly, to the woman he hat
compromised, assured her he had burned he
letters, when he afterward showed them t.
his friends, and broke his solemn promise t.
Captain Bartlett not to speak to Mrs
Hetherington at any entertainment, ane
also his promise to Hetherington not to re
turn to Yokohama while he and his wife
were there.
A. c. Reed, a British subject and close
personal friend of Robinson testified to Rob-
inson's showing him letters that Mrs. Heth.
erington sent him. He said:
The letters were not nice reading. In
| some of the letters Robinson was reproached
| in terms of jealousy. That he had been at.
| tentive to other married women was one
cause of complaint.
Money Sent TO the False Wife.
B.H. Pearson, another friend of Robin
son, testified to carrying letter from him
to Mrs. Hetherington, and also giving her
| two SO bills-one for her and one for her
Amab. or nurse. to keep the woman silent.
Robinson showed one witness the letters
after he had burned those which Reed read,
showing that he must have had large num-
Der. Witness often saw Robinson in tears
over his trouble with the Hetheringtons,
and heard him say he pitied the Lieutenant,
but never heard him say he was sorry for
the woman.
Hetherington's counsel tried to bring out
testimony from the wife of Paymaster Ray
that Robinson had distributed broadcast
pictures of himself, so that Mrs Hethering-
ton could not 60 anywhere without seeing
them. In this they were measurably sue
cessfuL
Blanchard, being recalled, testified that
Robinson told him that after returning
from Toxic he asked Mrs Hetherington to
drive with him to a hotel, but instead he
took her to his house, and that when she
saw he was taking her past the hotel she
tried to jump out, but he whipped up his
horse and prevented her. That was after
midnight.
Messenger Who Became Known.
Mrs. Hetherington's Amah, or nurse, tes-
tilted that she knew Robinson's boy very
well, as he had brought many notes to her
mistress. She said:
Robinson's boy came 80 often the hotel
boys asked me whether he wasn't my hus.
band. The boy told me his master was bad
and changed his sweetheart every two
months.
Lieutenant Hetherington was then called.
His testimony fills eight long columns. He
described his fears for the safety of his chill
u-hi fc xri n,
age. The first intimation he had of her
arrival was a notice of her name in the
Yokohama papers. He continued:
came ashore at once and went to her
room but she was not there. l saw signs in
the room that the child was there. as there
was a cradle. L waited about 20 minutes be-
fore saw her. When she came in with the
Amah, baby and another lady. her greeting
was not what expected. She was not the
same woman, and couldn't understand 1t.
My life has been unhappy since that time.
Hetherington then gave instances of
special attentions paid to his wife by Rob-
inson which first excited his attention. He
liked Robinson, and never suspected him
until one day when making a call at Rob-
inson's house his wife went back for her
veil and Robinson followed. Something in
his actions aroused Hetherington's sus-
picions, and when his wife treated her hus-
band coolly he spoke to her of the incident
and she said she knew he did not like it.
Detectives Placed on the Trail.
At St. Andrews ball Robinson paid Mrs.
Hetherington much attention. The next
day witness came ashore, determined to
settle matters with Robinson.
Hetherington said on December he put
two detectives on the track of his wife and
Robinson. The witness continued:
wrote q letter to Robinson in which I
told him knew he had not kept his word,
and If ever he tried to interfere with my
One morning while on shore, before 1 was
entirely dressed, 1 looked into my wife's
vallse, where / found notes and other things
she mad received from Robinson, when
The following letter was then read by Mr..
Tison and put in evidence:
MY OWN, MY PEr-I got your letter when
my cheeks, and was laughing loud. 1 be-
lieve was mad for a few minutes. "Don't
ask me to meet you again" II mean to be a
seemed to be all mixed up in my brain
Good, God, darling! You don't mean you are
going to throw me over after all that has
passed? Have you no heart? No, 1 cannot
believe it. Those great. big, blue, loving
eyes looked too true into mine and did not
lie when they looked what your lips said: II
love you," and yet you say all Is over. My
e,
lips and eyes once more, and then-well, for
get if you possibly can.
Plans Laid for an EIopement.
Hetherington then gave another letter
which Robinson wrote, evidently with the
intention that it should be seen by the
husband. At the same time he sent her
money and a letter containing plan for an
elopement to Denver, she to take her baby.
After talk with Bartlett, Hetherington
decided to Nhorsewhip Robinson. Hether-
ington testified:
My wife was at the window one day, when
our friend" Just as he got by. called out:
d" You're blackguard," and shook at him
horsewhip and went ont of the hotel, but
was dissuaded from my purpose.
Hetherington's counsel read letter from
Mrs. Hetherington to Robinson. Follow
ing are some extracts:
In all this trouble have neverlost faith in
you until now. In the first place, you told
me you had burned ali my letters. Now you
say you have them. What do you mean by
that? would like to know. The letter the
Judge has of yours he will never give up to
his dying day. The Judge said he believed l
was nothing more than your mistress, and
would NOT live with me. He apologized Tor
that he but ever eny ouna out s" that haa
deceived him, he would shoot
me without one moments warning. 1 am
not flr to touch him, but I am going to do
better. You must not expect me to have
to do with you at all. Can't you
how feel? How dare you tell
me that you supposed had mounted a high
stool of respectability? never fell off that
stool until l fell into your arms, and shall
never. attempt to mount it again in my own
mind. Cover, for Gods sake take back what
you said. Don't say you hate me.
Hetherington Wanted to HorsewhIp.
HetherIngton's testimony continues:
lgot on we'll with my wife, although my
married life was not entirely restored. It