St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-16
FIRED FATAL SHOTS.
Burglar Robinson Confesses
His Part in the Gibbs
Murder.
THE WIFE DID TIE DEED.
, A Thrilling Story of the
! Deadly Struggle With
Their Victim.
THE WIFE DID TIE DEED.
WANT DROVE THEM TO CRIME
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CLEVELAND, Oct. 15.-Clarence Rob.
inSon, The convicted burglar in the
county Jail here. made confession
today which confirms what his wife had
already told the police. and removes all
doubt about the murder Of Montgomery
Gibbs. the Buffalo attorney. in April
last. When Deputy Superintendent OF
Police Cusack and District Attorney
Benetick, of Buffalo, arrived here this
morning they we're armed with the
confession which Mrs. Robinson had
made 10 the Buffalo police. They went
at once to the Jail and were shown into
the corrodor where Robinson was.
The prisoner was asked tell to
the officers what he knew
about the Gibbs murGer. For TWO hours
they fired questions at Robinson, trying
him first OH one tack and then OH an-
other. lie lodged and squirrHed and
fought them at every turn. At first The
prisoner showed plenty of assurance.
but finally it became apparent that he
was giving way under the strain. One
of the turkeys took him aside then and
urged him to be man and make a clean
breast OF the matter. Robinson had ad-
mtted that part of the story told by
Mrs. Robinson was true, and at last he
admitted that he was implicated in the
murder. but declared that his wife had
fired the SHOT which killed Gibbs. All
OF Sudden the prisoner broke down
completely. Bowling his head upon his
hands, he began to sob. Then he told
his story.
"Wheu we arrived in Buffalo last
spring." he said, I'VE were in want. We
lived first at 1870 East Eagle street in
Buffalo, but during the week before
the murder we had room at l46 North
Division street.
when We started out that night
Sadie wore mems clothes, and we each
carried a thirty-two callber revolver.
She had British bulldog ana mine
was of the Smith Il WeSson pattern.
We walked along Delaware avenue and
passed seven or eight PERSONS. Gibbs
approached US, and | said To Sadie:
Here comes ii swell guy
81 "'He Looks 100 big Ior u.s. she an
swered.
with that he had almost reached us,
and. leveiing my revolver at him, Or
uered him to throw up his hands. In
stead OF doing SO he struck me with a
cane or umbrella. Then he grabbed my
l.gut WIloG, anu We llHu III lOT TIC
revolver. When he laid hold OF my
wrist The revolver was fired, but the
bullet went into the air. A moment
Later there was another shot. and the
bullet entereu Gibbs left arm. He fell
towards me, ann We cilacned. Then it
was that Sadie pulled the revolver and
shot him in the head. He dropped, and
we started to rob him when We saw
somebody coming. We skipped out,
Ginning over the hedge fence and, run
ming between two houses, we separated
and met on a.back street. Then We
walked around the block and back past
the place of the murder, but Oh the op-
p0site side Of the street. Tney were
loading him into wagon as we went
BY"
At the conclusion of his statement
Robinson broke down ana wept bitterly.
He murmured tie name of Sadie repeat
eddy in a reproachful way, and was
completely unnerved. lii her statement
to the Buffalo police MIS- Robinson
claimed that Robinson had fired the
three shots. and that she did not use
her revolver.
Turnkey Abrams has the statement of
two persons. however, 10 whom Mrs.
Robinson sdmitted that she fired the
snot which killed Gibbs. One is Bert
Snyder. Abrams, with Snyder in GUS
tony. will appear before the grand jury
i'll Buffalo on Wednesday.
The authorities here live promised
to defer the sentence of Robinson for
ten days in order to give the Buffalo
court chance to pass OH his comics.
sion. If he is indicted he will be de-
livered to the authorities OF Erie coun-
tv, New York, for trial.
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