, 1892-03-14
R0BINS0N'S DEATH.
HOW LIEUTENANT HETHERTNGTON
KILLED THE SEDUCER.

The Old, Old story of.a beautiful
But FratI, woman, Dashins
EngIishman and a Husband
Bent ON Revenge.
YOKOHAMA, March 13.-The English ar,
watching the case Of Lieutenant Heather
ington, Of the U. S. navy, very jeaIously
and should he be let off with light pen
atty there will probably, judging from ex
listing feeling, be reprisals in some form
Heatherington is to be tried by the Ameri
can consular court. The causes that led tc
the shooting of-George Cover Robinson BY
Lieutenant J. H. Heatherington, of the
q. S. navy. in this city, have already beer
unfoIded. According to the story, Mrs
Heatherington, after spending the summer
at Cape May, sailed for Yokohama from
San Francisco, reaching there before he1
husband arrived.
She soon met George Cover Robinson, a
handsome and popular Englishman. He
had been cashier Of the branch of the
Hongkong and Shanghai bank at Yoko-
| hama, and at the time Mrs Hea5herington
met him was doing large business as a
bond broker. Robinson kept an English
drag, was a prominent member of tha Yo-
kohama Union club, lived in great style
and dressed in the height of fashion. He
was very popular in society, especially
among women. Mrs. Heatherington was
hattered by his attentions and, it is al
legged, showed great partiality for Robin.
sons society. Finally their intimacy was
the talk of Yokohama.
ROBINSON. CALLED TO ACCOUNT
At this juncture the Marion arrived with
Lieutenant Hetherington. Everything was
concealed from the Lieutenant until the
New Years ball, when Robinson and Mrs.
Hetherington were missed from the ball
room. Somebody informed the husband
and a search was made for them. They
were found in bower of flowers. Lieu
tenant Hetherington called Robinson to-
account the next day for his attentions to
his wife. Robinson agreed to leave Yoke
hama, which he did shortly afterwards
going down the coast to Kobe, where be
remained two weeks.
PREPARED 70 Dc. MURDER.
The general impression prevailed that
the affair had been settled, and nothing
more was thought Of the matter until Rob
inson returned to Yokohama early in Feb
ruary. Only few days elapsed before he
renewed his attentions to the lieutenant's
wife, she, it is said, encouraging him.
Hetherington, who by this time was fully
aroused, succeeded in getting hold of a
number of Robinson's letters to his wife
He went on beard the Marion and got a
large navy revolver. 1t was O'Clock Sat
urday afternoon, February 18th, when
Hetherington landed o8 the Rnnd, or wa
ter front roadway, between No. IL and the
French Hatoba. AT the same time, Rob
inson, accompanied by his friend, M
Pars, drove along in dogcart. HetheT-
i
raising his revolver, fired. The ball passed
through Robinson's coat without injuring
him. A second shot struck Pars as he
jumped from the dogcart, slightly wound
ing him.
A DELIBERATE KILLING.
Hetherngton then caught hold of the
wheel of the cart, which had stopped, and,
leaning over, placed the revolver close to
Robinson's body and fired. Robinson
jumped out of the cart, but fell to the
ground. He was carried to the Union
Club, where it was found that the bullet
had entered the left hip, cutting one Of the
Arteries and passed into the intestines
Robinson fingered for five hours, when he
died. Robinson made an ante-mortem
statement, saying that his intimacy with
Mrs Hetherington was nothing but a
harmless Irritation.
After the shooting, Lieutenant Hether-
ington gave himself up to United States
Consul Fillerson. but feeling ran SO high
against him among Robinsen's friends
that mob violence was feared and the CON
sui turned his prisoner over to Admiral
Belknap on the United States flagship
Alert.
The verdict Of The jury was as follows:
We, the undersigned jurors, find from
evidence laid before us that George Cover
Robinson, broker Of Yokohama, died on
Sunday, 14th of February, 1892, near mid
night, from bullet wound inflicted by j.
H. Hetherington, lieutenant III United
States navy, on Saturday, February 10,
1892, little after 6 p. M, and we find said
J. H. Hetherlngton guilty Of wilIful muir
der"