New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-07
KILLED HIS UIFE'S ADNIRER,
YOUNG ENGLISH BANKER IN YOKOHoMA SHOT
DOWN BY LIEUTENANT HETHERING-


San Francisco, March 6.--News from the Orient Of
an extraordinary parallel of the Deacon Gaze reached
here to-day. The scene OF the tragedy Is Yokohama,
Japan the American husband Is Lieutenant Icther.
ngton, OF the United states Navy. The dead man
a wealthy English resident OF Japan. The report
thought by the City Of Peldng. IS that George
Cover Robinson we'll known resident of Yokohama
was shot and killed February Is by Lieutenant
j. H. IIcherington, Of the United states steamer Marion.
The latter, 10 Is alleged jealous Of Rob.nson's
attentions to Mrs. IIetherington. The Lieutenant
surrendered himself and i confined aboard the Marion
Rjbn.on. the young man killed by Hetherington,
was a tanker. lie born In Yokohama and edd
best society and being a well known man-nbout-town
VA, extremely popular. some time ago he began
Iayng attentions 10 Mrs. lIetheringon and was 30
devoted that their intimacy became the gossip OF the
town. lIetherng,on told Robinson that lie must
refrain from seeing Mrs. lletherngton. and that no
had better leave town. Robinson promised To obey
and went away. In weeks he returned and became
more devoted than ever 10 Mrs. lieheringtOn. on
tie evening OF February Is Robinson with a friend
named Pans was out driving. when some one on the
road oalled out for him 10 stop. Robinson pulled up
hi tenn, when Immediately two shots were hired from
a pistol The first one M sSed but the second took
effect I'm Robn>on's groin and he FELL ont of the buggy.
Ilrs also Jumped ont and seized letherngton. who
had done the shooting. lie soon released the Naval
officer who walked away. followed by Robin,on'S
native servant. who pointed the shooter ont 20 me
police IlchcTington arrested and placed III JAIL
Robinson died soon after the shooting. On account
of the prominence Of both men and Robinsons great
uopulary the afnlr created great sensation in che
colony Public sympathy - largely with lietherington.
The Yokohama papers give only meagrc details OF
the shooting and the result OF the inquest Is not stated
u.therngton IS said TO be considerably older than his
vise and WINS an intimate friend Of her father before
he married her.
Lieutenant iletherington was appointed 10 AnnapohS
Naval Academy from Iowa In 1874 and was promoted
10 a lcuenancy In october 1859. lie lived AT VIII
mingon some time, and there met the woman who Is
now his wife Mrs Hetcrngon Is one Of four sisters
the other three stil living In Wilmington. -
Mrs Ietherington sailed non san francisco ia,t
October on the steamer China 10 NI0p her husband.
She Is about twenty four years old and has one child
wear old She il a handsome, stylishlookng woman
Cape May. =,
Robinson on mis- deah-bed denied he had been Grim
naly intimate with her. and said that they nau merely
bcen carrying Irritation
DublIquc Iowa. Marh C.-Tho dispatch from san
Francisco announcing the killing of banker OF ioko
Marion created n sensation here. Lieutenant lleth
crington Is u native of Dubuque. lie entered the
Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1874 graduated with
high honors In 1873. ut once assigned to duty,
and has been In active service ever since. Three
Years ago he married Miss Hughes OF Wilmington.
Del. Last summer She visited the Lieutenant's
relatives here. and thought to be charming In
manner and person. After leaving here she Joined
her husband, and has been with him ever since.