The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-18
THE WOMAN DID II. !
THE APPLE INCIDENT REPEATED
IN A MURDER CASE.

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4 Burglar in Jail Mt Cleveland, Ohio,
Conxesses That He and His Wife
Tried to Rob a Man and Tint His
Wife Killed the Victim.
Cleveland, Oct. 17.-Clarence Rob
inson, the convicted burglar in the
county Jail here, made q confession
which confirms what his wife had al
ready told the police and removes all
doubt about the murder of Montgom-
cry Gibbs, the Buffalo attorney, in
April last. When Deputy Superin-
tendent of Police Cusack and District
Attorney Benefck of Buffalo arrived
here this morning they were armed
with the confession of Mrs. Robinson.
They went at once to the jail and
were shown into the corridor where
Robinson was. The prisoner was
asked to tell the officers what he
knew about the Gibbs murder. For
two hours they fired questions at
Robinson, trying him first on one tack
and then on another. He lodged and
squirmed and fought them at every
turn. At first the prisoner showed
plenty of assurance, but finally it be-
came apparent that he was giving
way under the strain. One Of the
turkeys 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 he admitted that he was i'm
plicated in the murder, but declares
that his wife had fired the shot which
killed Gibbs. All Of a sudden the
prisoner broke down completely. Bow
ing his head 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. 100 East Eagle
street, Buffalo, but during the weeh
| before the murder we had a room al
No. 149 North Division street.
| when we started out that nigh
Sadie wore mems clothes and we eacf
carried a 32-caliber revolver. She hai
a British bulldog and mine was o.
the Smith & Wesson pattern. W.
walked along Delaware avenue ant
passed seven or eight persons. Gibb
approached us and said to Sadie
here comes swell guy
He looks too big for us, she an
swered. sss
with that he had almost reached
us, and, leveling my revolver at him
I ordered him to throw up his hands
Instead of doing so he struck me witt
cane or umbrella. Then he grabbe,
my right wrist and we had fight TO
the revolver. When he laid hold O
my wrist the revolver was fired, bu
the bullet went into the air. A me
ment later there was another she
and the bullet entered Gibbs LET
arm. He fell toward me and W
clinched. Then it was that Sadi
pulled her revolver and shot him i
the head. He dropped and we star
ed to rob him when we saw somebod
coming. We skipped out, climbin
over the hedge fence and running BIZ
tween two houses. We separated an
met on a back street. Then we wake
around the block and back past th
place Of the murder, but on the oppt
site side Of the street. They we1
loading him into a wagon as we WEI
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The authorities here have promise
to defer the sentence Of Robinson fl
ten days in order to give the Buffa]
court a chance to pass on his confe
sion. If he is indicted he will be d.
liyered to the authorities Of Erie cou1
ty, n. Y, for trial. =.