The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-11

All the money l had that sunday
evening and up to the time was ar
rested was $3.50. l did not get So
bill changed, nor did ] offer a So bill
to the liveryman to pay for the buggy
and horse.
HanDuh and / were never criminal
" intimate. If she was a bad girl l
did not know it.
l got the buggy to take Francis
Williams out riding. but she would
not 60. Francis lives north of the
Missouri Pacific railroad.
The above statement has been made
of my own will and accord, and is a
correct and true statement.
Dick Y. ROBINSON,
Mark.
Witnesses
JOHN J. KINNEY,
ELLIS X. SMITH.
Ellis Smith roundabout think !
ever had any further talk with him
about the case saw the dead body;
did not know the girl did not see the
bundle never saw the knife.
On cross examination Mr.. Smith
was shown by Mr.. Kennedy a part of
a copy of Robinson's confession. He
examined it closely and said the sigma
ture was his. Continuing he said: 1t
is a verbatim copy of part of the
confession Capt. Kinney wrote it and
| signed it: obtained the confession to
secure the facts; invited Capt. Kin
new to 90 with me to California.
UIliam Wirer, coiored-s,cOrB-
worked around Mayor Stevens barn
three or four days during last October;
| remember the killing Of Miss Scholl-
mann; found the girls night-gown
and pocket book IN manure pile in the
rear of the barn, articles are shown
the witness and identified by him.
Cross commissioners barn was
ON Second street; went to work there
on Tuesday morning; worked there
frequently and worked there the three
days days during the week before the
murder.
Thomas S. Webster, coiored, s,rop-At
the time of the murder, worked tor
Mayor Stevens; saw Hannah several
times; remember the killing;
WAS AT CHURCH
ON the night of the murder; got lH''''
to the barn, where l slept, about lO:3O
o'clock Robinson got there about
half an hour after | did, about II
o'clock. Witness was shown RobinsOn's
light colored overcoat and identified
it as the one worn by the defendant
ON that night.
Cross-eramination-I slept with Rob
inson; had slept in the same bed
with HIM for one week prior to the
killing; live in the southeast part OF
the city; nobody slept at the barn at
night except Robinson and myself,
but in lay time other fellows slept
around there; did not hear Robinson
when he came in. The witness then
told about Robinson's action on the
following morning.
COAT IDENTIFIED.
II. Il. Meyers !Sworn-Remember
the killing Of .Johannah Schollman !;
was working for Mayor Stevens /;
know the defendant; Robinson had On
light overcoat on the night Of the
murder. The witness identified the
coat found in RObinson's bed a. the
one he wore OH the occasion.
Cross-efamined-Had no conversa-
ton with RobinsomOn the light ofthe
murder; he told me if would 90 to
town for him and get half pint of
whisky he would feed the teams for
me went after the whisky and brought
it to him;
WENT AFTER THE WHISKY
about 7:30 o'clock; went horseback !;
Dick rode behind me as far as Fields
livery barn Robinson had ON light
overcoat that evening.
At six p. m. the court adjourned to
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.
SATURDAY MORNING APRIL EIGHTH.
The evidence was resumed before a
good audience, many of whom were
colOred.
T. X. Smith recalled-But his evil
dence was about the same as that
given when on the stand before.
j. j. Kinney sworn-I was at Cali
fornia last October and was present
when Dick Robinson made a state
ment to Sheriff Smith. made a
copy Of the statement and gave it to
Thornton, who was a representative
for the Gazette.
LUNCHED THE DEAD GIRL.
Mrs. Tenn Miller sr0ra-I knew