The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-16
KILLED BY A WOMAN
THE MONTGOMERY GIBBS MURDER
MYSTERY FINALLY SOLVED.
Confession Of Clarence Robinson, Who
While He Was Being 'Hcld Up"

CLEVELAND, o., Oct. 15.-Clarence Rob-
inson. the convicted burglar in the county
jail here, made confession to-day 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 Su-
perintendent of Police Cusack and District
Attorney Kenefick, of Buffalo, arrived here
this. morning they were armed with the con-
fession which Mrs. Robinson had made to
the Buffalo police. They went at once to
the county jail and were shown into the
corridor where Robinson was. The pris-
oner was asked to tell the officers what he
knew about the Gibbs murder For two
hours they fired questions al Robinson, try
ing him first on one tack and then on an
other. He lodged and squirmed and fought
them at every turn. At first the prisoner
showed plenty of assurance, but finally il
became apparent that he giving away
under the strain. One of the turnkeys took
him aside then and urged him to be a man
and make a clean breast of the matter.
Robinson had admitted that part of the
story told by Mrs. Robinson was true. and
at last admitted that he was implicated in
the murder. but declared that his wife had
fired the shot which killed Gibbs. Suddenly
upon his hands, he began to sob. Then he
told his story.
"When we arrived in Buffalo last spring"
he said. 1--WE were in want. We lived first
at No. 1870 East Eagle street, in Buffalo, but
during the week before the murder had
a room at No. 146 North Davidson street.
When we started out that night Sadie wore
mems clothes and we each carried thirty
fun-ca Iihar ravoIyar Wa uvoIlxod o1opo Dal-
aware avenue and passed seven eight
persons. Gibbs approached us, and 1 said
to Sadie:
" Here comes swell guy.
He looks too big for u.s. she answered.
with that he had almost reached us, and
leveling my revolver at him, / ordered him
to throw up his hands. Instead OF doing
so, lie struck me with a cane or umbrella
Then he grabbed my right wrist and We
had a fight for the revolver. When he laid
hold Of my wrist the revolver was fired,
but the bullet went into the ali. mo-
ment later there was another shot and the
bullet entered Gibbss left arm. He fell to-
ward me and We clinched. Then il was that
Sadie pulled her revolver and shot him in
the head. He dropped and we started to
rob him when We saw somebody coming.
We skipped out, Climbing over the hedge
fence and running between two houses, we
We wated dna around TN fhe boe and back past
the place of the murder, but on the oppo-
site size of the street They were loading
him into a wagon as We went by
At the conclusion of his statement Robin
son wept bitterly. He murmured the name
of Sadie repeatedly in a reproachful way
statement to the Buffalo police, Mrs. Robin
son 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, to whom Mrs. Rob-
fnson admitted that she fired the shot
which killed Gibbs. One of them is Bert
snyder Abrams, with Synder in custody,
VIII appear before the grand jury in Buffalo
on Wednesday. The authorities here have
promised to defer the sentencing OF Rob-
insoH for ten days in order to give the
Buffalo grand jury a chance to pass upon
his case. II he as indicted he will be de-
Z. livered to the authorities OF Erie county,
New York, for trial.
A dispatch from Mount Vernon says:
Clarence Robinson, charged at Cleveland,
with the murder OF lawyer Gibbs at Buff
falo. came here from the West January
last, opened a pawnbroker's shop and then
married variety actress at Mansfield, the
couple leaving here before the close of
winter. Mrs. Robinson dressed in a very
mannish costume, with a slouch hat or cap,
mans ulster OF dark blue and her hair
was cut short. She frequently carried a
cane and was often mistaken for a man
by those who did not see her skirts Rob
inson is the son OF the late Dr. Winfield
Robinson and a cousin of S. r. Gotshall.
prosecuting attorney of Knox county.
Two Men Shot by m Officer.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. Oct. 15.-
James Cannon and Thomas Short Phil IJirl