The sun., 1894-10-14
SAYS SHE Is A MURDERESS.
LIGHT ON THE MURDER OF MONr-
GOMERY GIBBs IN BUFFALO.

sarah Robisso- n Cievei..d Learn. rrs-
the Police that They Irtens 70 Accuse
Her Burglar Husband OF the Cri-e sna
IN Her Fright she Says she shot the
Msn-A womn-'s FootprInts Were Founa
Near che Place where Gibbs Was Kiiies.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 13.-"Clarence Robinson did
not do IT, Let him 20. II was who committed
the murder. killed Montgomery Gibbs"
This was the statement made in the matron's
roon Of tho Central Police station this morn4
ing by Sarah Robinson, the wife OF Clarence
Robinson, alias Moses Stone, who to-day was
found guilty Of burglary. The other occupants
OF the room were Chief Of Police Hoehn, Dep
uty Superintendent OF Police Cusack of Buffalo.
and several local detectives.
On Saturday night about midnight, April
2s, Montgomery Gibbs, well-known young
lawyer Of Buffalo was found bleeding and dying
on Delaware avenue, In that city. bullet hole
was found In his head. An ambulance was
quickly summoned, but the lawyer died without
regaininR consciousness. Gibbs had been visit
ing friend on Main street and on his way
home. The police Of Buffalo have been working
on the crime ever since. Gibbs single. and
all sorts OF theories were advanced. the motive
Of robbery being furthest from the minds OF the
Police Department.
The most promising clue and the one which
was finally run out, was the marks Of wOman's
shoe on the sidewalk near where the body was
found. The footprints were such AS to indicate
that the woman whose shoes had made them
was running.
clarence and Sarah Robinson were the Inan-
ayers and proprietors Of minstrel show. The
company was travelling through small towns
last winter and early In the spring. and finally
| at Jamestown, n. Y, the combination went To
pieces. That was two weeks before the Buffalo
murder From jamestown the pair went 10
| Buffalo.
They remained there a short time, and later IL
| developed that Robinson wanted TO come TO
| Cleveland with his wife. and In order to do SO
| he was compelled to pawn his watch and over
coat For some reason or other II wa. suS-
RsSrSGs murder Of Gbbs and when he eas to cevs
land he was questioned closely: he sad
| with him. He remembered the date because on
the following day he started for Cleveland =.
| Early in the summer there were q number OF
buralaries committed in the east end. Most Of
them were In broad daylight, aud for q long
" evidences pointed TO the guilt OF Robinson, and
| he was placed under arrest on the charge Of
He was arrested, and has been IN the county
| jail ever since awaiting his trial; About week
End began to come TO Police Headquarters
again. All Of them were committed in private
Among the homes was one where Mrs Robin
son had been engaged as servant she Wa Wa
| be elected from her. She insisted that she was
innocsnt OF all WsCphgdSng h E snd had nothing
OF OF h. weSs tSs Momsn was again
taken TO the Central Police station, and there
@arss again sS. 'sS a
nor sus sS.ssps ss "Sn the
that n an mar ns mall s.a
XeaEs sentence for burglary, was guilty OF the
A despatch was sent to Buffalo request
ing q detective to come 70 Cleveland AZ
once. The telegram said that the man must 30
well acquainted with tho details OF the oioos
This n morning Deputy Chief Cusaok arrived in
with the police officers that she would be a.
certain place IN town at % certain % hour, moi Tss S
| hand. Two policemen found her and took her
va, Shs as. SdR sfsS s.4 you agreed to do'"
because have nothing To say" replied the
sc9@Psh s@hst Stmss About sa FiannlGana asked Chief
ss ssss s Ssss M 'sp, s !. FaasGS9 .
| for, and might as well go home. l., A..
| room OF the matron. and word was sent TO ths
county Jail that Clarence Robinson was wanted
Know know that i his wife III was in the building and the
wife was ignorant OF her husbands presence.
K2S'sSon Kfs sssoSSs wss soaSsTnns and
| when the cross-examination was over CusAek
said:
II am confident that Robinson knows more
about the murder than be is willing 70 a;mit.,
Then Cusack charged Robinson directly with
the murder, and Robinson once more said that
he was sick on the night of the tragedy, and his
wife WAS with him. The party then went % the
matron's room "a interview the wife again;
Cusack said TO her that he was satisfied that
Robertson had committed the murder. and that
he had made up his mind to take further steps
in the matter and charge him with II. Al that
the woman broke down and made the confession
that she Was guilty.