Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-11
The Killing of Robinson

GeoTge Grover kj6lnaun, Whom Llsug.
J. ". Hstheriost,n. u. 8. N, killed on
February 12 ior his attentions to Mrs Heth-
erirgsor, was business man Of excslieot
s.s.dlcg Ia Yokohama. ard also one of the
leaders 9! tbs fore!gn society. Rs went to
Yokohaua stvers! years ago from England.
and became csshie. OF the Hong Kong AID
Shanghai Bank As soon es he had made
srfli ole, acquaiu:asce he resigned from the
bank and opened sn ofios ea az exchange
broker
Rs pai' COED dsai of attention to his
busiaess. but did not let 1t Int ,rfere vita his
vers exa;t!ug social duties. Hs had
aaDdanue figure, spd h!s face was much
admire, py seumen despite the faos taat he
waved kis maustache. He knew how to
side, ap1 10 the ll!tle races got np by the
foreign SIT no elSays rode In iighi'y.h'.
ting 1cksy cost lme, end carried no end OF
boxe3 O! csr dy snd pairs OF glo7ss upoa his
skill Theye ~e-e q good many mea Wno
did not l;ks him te5ause tbs women liked
him SC we'll. Toese r,eD said he smiled too
nuch.
Yokohams end Shanghai are the two
naval officers eto fond CT whiting.
As Yokohama is the principal pot
Of Japan, there ia Always at leeEt ore
wer Yssse, from each oi the naval powers
enchored in Its deem erd beautiful harbor.
AZ the climate Of Yokohama Is delightful,
and as living Is cheap, ths wives OF naval
officers Of ell ccuntrles make 1t their home
when their hUsbaude are gu vesse!s cruising
10 The Chipa sla,i7n. TITO presence of the
navel officers and their wives makes the
large forsian colony very gay, aud sny otii-
cer in the q. s. Ds7y will tell how much he
| liked Yokohama, II be bGs been taere, or II
| ao has nos how much te would itSe TO Ge
ordered thare.
| 1t seems thet Lisut. Hetherlpgton, ~ho
| Ia en- Iowa eppointes hut s few years ous OF
| the naval academy, was ordaie1 on hi5 pre-
selt cruiss Ia May of last year. He had got
his promotion to o llsu'enancy OF the junior
grade la September Of 1890, and bad been
| married short time nfcerwsrd, 90 1t is said.
Mrs. Hetherlngton cannot have been In Yo-
kohams much longer than sinos last fall,
and the fhtsiion With Mr. Robinson is Of
yary recent date. From the story In the
dispe tches OF Mrs. Admiral Bsknape recog-
nizng snd advising Mrs. Hetheriogton sinoe
the shootirg, 6nd Of Mrs. HetSeriBg;on's
beiag Invited 10 dinner in Yokohams, 1t
may bs inferred that Yokohama socisty puts
upon Mr. Robinson alone the blame for the
tender letters In his handwriting which
! Lleu. Hetheripgton fSun6, and accuses
| Mrs. HetherlDgton Of nothing more than
! youthful folly.
None ofthe naval ficers here Ia acquaint-
cd with the Hithering tous, aid none OF
! them was willing to express en- opinion OF
| the affair for publication With his name.
| But the sentiment was that IL Lieut.. Heth-
| erlDcton acted upon the advice OF hia broth
| or offi GERS, he must have had good ground
| FOX sGmmsriy putting en- end to Robinson.
! It appears that Mrs. HttherloHt)n was q
very besutIfal ss well SO very foolish per-
SOD, ard that che had little sense OF where
the line should be drawn by married wom-
an 10 receiving attentions from bachelor.
"Eyeu If she didn't have the senee,"l said
naval officer yett ardey, 1.-THE man Robinson
must hsve known. Aud when he set down
la his own hahdRriting his love for mar
| ried wcman and addressed 1t TO her, he
| took h,a life into his hapd5. think that
Lieut.. Hetieriugton showed grest forbeAr-
| apce. The man persisted In trying to COM
promise Mrs. Hetheringeon, and Lieut..
| Hetheyinetop, as her protector, could not 10
hoaor loHger refrain from ending Robnson's
career. Rahlnson wss probably one OF that
.rp Of bachelors found every where, always
poschirg, snd never happy unless endan.
gerIng tbs good name Of some married woman
and the domesio happiness of two persons.
l think that wsll-d!recteG bullet or sword
thrust Ia the only cure for such person.
Lieut.. HetherIngton did his plain and SIM
pie dutg ss sn cfdoer OF the Uaitsd States
Navy. His was conduct most becoming an
officer and gentleman."-N. 7. Sun.
1t Is alleged that there Is evidence that
Roblneon had srranged an eiopemert With
Mrs. Ret assington.