The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-16

CLEVELAND, O., Oct. l6.-ClRrenes
Robinson, the convicted burglar in the
county jail here, made confession to-
day which confirms what his wife had
already told tho police aud removes all
doubt about the murder Of Montgomery
Gibbs, the Buffalo attorney, In April
last. When Deputy Superintendent of
Police Cusack aud District Attorney
KeneGck, Of Buffalo, arrived here this
morning, they were armed with the
confession which Mrs. Robinson had
mado to the Buffalo police. They went
at onco TO tho county Jail and were
shown into the corridor where Robin
son was. The prisoner was asked TO
tell tho officers what he knew about the
Gibbs murder. For two hours they
frod questions at Robinson, trying him
first on ono tack and then on another.
lie dodged and squirmed aud fought
them at every turn. At frat the pris.
oner showed plenty OF assurance, but
finally 1t became apparent that he was
giving way under the strain.
One OF the turnkeYs took him aside
and urged him TO be q man and make
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 implicated
in the murder, but declared that his
wife had fired the shot which killed
Gibbs. All OF n sudden the prisoner
broke down completely. Bowing his
head upon his hands, he began to sob.
Then he told his story.
RoDINsoN's STORY.
"wheu we arrived in Buffalo last
spring." he said, I'VE werein want. We
lived first at 100 West Eagle street, in
Buffalo. During the week before the
murder we had room at No. 146 North
Division street.
"Wben we started out that night
Sadie wore mems clothes and We each
carried q 32-calibre revolver. She had
a British bulldog and mine was OF the
Smith & Wesson pattern. We walked
along Delaware avenue and passed
seven or eight persons. Gibbs APP
preached us. and ! said to Sadie: Here
comes swell guy.
"He looks too big for u.s." she an
swered.
"With that he had almost reached US,
and leyeling my revolver at him, l
ordered him to throw up his hands. In
stead OF doing so, he struck me with
cane or umbrella. Then he grabbed
my wrist and We had fight for the re-
yolyer. When he laid hold Of my wrist,
rthe revolver was fred. but the
bullet went into tho air. A
moment later there was another
shot and tho bullet entered Gibbs left
arm. ,He fell forward toward mo and
We cliuched. Then it was that Sadie
pulled her revolver and shot him in the
head. He dropped and We started to
rob him when we say somebody COM
ing. We skipped out, climbing over
the hedge fence and running between
two houses, we separated and met on
back street. Then we walked around
the block and back past the place OF the
murder, but on the opposite side OF the
street. They were loading him into o
wagon as we went by"
MUCH AFFECTED BY THE OCCURRENCE.
At tho conclusion OF his statement
Robinson broke down and wept bitterly.
He murmured the name OF Sadie re.
peatediy in reproachtaI way and was
completely unnerved.
In her statement to tho Buffalo police,
Mrs. Robinson claimed that Robinson
had fired three shots and that sho did
not use her revolver.
Turnkey Abrams has the statement
oF ,uo ooraona howavar In whom Mr.
Robinson admitted that she fired the
shot, which killed Gibbs. One OF them
was Bert Snyder. Abrams, with sny-
der in custody, will appear before the
grand jury in Buffalo on Wednesday.
Tho authorities here have promised
to defer the sentencing Of Robinson
for ten days in order to give tho Buffalo
grand jury a chance to pass upon his
case. II he Is indicted he will be de-
livered to the authorities OF Erie coun-