The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-05
xoT JOHN ROBINSON.
nj Jepths Suffered Severely
For the Mistake
!, ,<r WORK. THUMB nDLiseRrY
.-.-.<xsd Murderer Proves His
ssss,sy sad Goes Frss-sio.eoe
wanted For Leg.

-s.<erfune Of bearing . common
- 9 Illustrated by the case OF Jeptha
ssAsss-r- xho vas discharged on q writ
l<sss.~ osrvEs by Judge Hunes yesser-
4 an nsned John Robinson IL
-, = ~ sheriff Of cialiarn county on
~ .serrs II numbering his cabin partner,
w - schaling. last fall.
- 1xrs sgo some one sent an anony-
g. demonstration 10 Sheriff Woolery
=. 8 a. man wanted for the crime was
s'-~.ki,e i1 4 logging camp near Auburn.
80 80 wss sent down there who ar
- fsptha Robinson and brought him
- Is safe keeping. notwithstanding mis-
...es.fusion Of Innocence. On Tuesday.
800 q 81. the door Of the steel cage was
- $50 he had his hand on the jamb,
$500 eating of his thumb For some
- rrior 10 being arrested Robinson had
- n and he hsd . little money coming
g NJ. rom bis employers. Thus he now
80. hiruseis. a. the result of being mis-
ssssr for ! murderer, without funds. with
81 ! job and without one of his thumbs,
- uu.ble 70 work II he had q chance.
~ however, returned yesterday after
go 10 the Jogging camp near Auburn
vhers Be has been working.
Is m interview he told Posr-IsTELTI-
suers reporter frank, full story OF his
rsaxe,u<nts for the last four years. since
" erst vent 10 Ciaiiam county. where he
go sp 4 homestead and q presumption
eis;nL The two claims are about mile
.ea,s and are in section 70. township %
.srth, rsnge IS vest, and about fifteen
u;Ieu isom the scene Of the murder where
a. otaer Robinson and his victim lived.
ii the sime the crime was committed he
AVS h sn working for Harvey lie Sour
and !. s. Anderson. in company with .
ruan named T. 4. Osborn. who was In
Tacoma few weeks ago. The first he
heard Of the murder was about three
weeks aeo. when several women from
Part Angeles With whom he was ac-
auxiased brought with them copies Of the
ioea papers containing accounts of the
6areFsry Of the crime. So when he was
to rhat be was arrested for he knew
fkffhe officers were simply making q
mi1tske and he was not at all uneasy as
70 ths result. After arresting Robinson
TT Monday Sheriff Woolery wired the
rhshd Of ClalIam county to come and
idsuiity the prisoner. but no answer was
secelssd
The following dispatch from Port Ange-
II confrms Robinson's story in some par
fieulars:
Foxr ANGELES. Oct. 4.-The man Robin
IN who has been arrested by Sheriff
Npolery. of King county. as the murderer
Is William schsling. Is Jeptha Robinson,
3ofmeFly Of shuwah. who was arrested for
q assault upon Mrs. J. r. Austin some
eighteen months ago. and is not the Rob
isDon that is accused of the murder of
Ehslin1. Telegraph wires have been
down between Seattle and this place for
txo days, bat Sheriff Morse has teie-
raphed Sheriff Woolery TO the above ef-
NJ. saying that G. +. Maxfieid. reporter
ar the PosT-ISrELLIaEscER. can identify
]sftha Robinson. Sheriff Morse is In pos
ssssion OF warrant issued by Judge NV.
! Lamoreux. but from the article in yes
tsday's Posr-IsTELLIeKscKR he believes
~ wrong Robinson has been arrested.
ltptha Robinson had q hearing before
lsstlee NJ V. b. Lamoreux on the charge
4 assaulting Mrs. Austin, but was dis
tsGged, and then left this section of the
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