The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-16
ROBINSON CONFESSES.
HE ADMIrs HURDERING LAWrEn
MONTGoMERY GIBBS.
Ce-rontea by His wines written ststss
-e,t. He Breaks Dew.. but Decis-es
that she Fired the Fir-t shot Th.is
story or the Crime sad The,r Csr.ers

seat Hs Breaks Dow-. but Declares
that she Fired The First shot-Thsis
story or th. Crime sad The,r Career
CLEVELAND, Oct. 15.-At noon to-day, in The
presence Of two Buffalo police officials, a Cleve-
land detective. and the Jail turnkey, Clarence
Robinson confessed having murdered lawyer
Montgomery Gibbs of Buffalo. He implicated
his wife in the crime, saying that she fred one
Of the shots The only purpose OF the crime was
robbery.
As soon as the woman confessed on saturday
night Robinson was separated from the Other
prisoners In the county Jail, and he was not ale
lowed to have any communication with any one
When the Buffalo officials arrived this morning,
after short consultation, the four men entered
Robnson's cell. lie was pale. nervous. and
much agitated, but for some time refused to say
anything.
Finally. IL was suggested to him that his wife
had told the details OF the shooting To the Bufs
falo authorities. and that he might as well tell
what he knew. At this point the man broke
down completely and cried like child. Be-
tween his sobs he told the story OF the crime.
He said that his wife. who Is now under arrest
at Buffalo. and he followed Gibbs in Delaware.
avenue, Buffalo. and assaulted him. Gibbs
showed fight, and in tho tussle that followed
was getting the better of IL when the woman puu
her revolver to his head and fired. The woman
was dressed in mans clothes at the time and had
done several Jobs with her husband.
The local authorities will probably forego
their claim on Robinson and allow him to DO
taken TO Buffalo at once
Robinson was in pitiable cond ition this even~
ing and fears were entertained that he would
lose his reason. FOR hours after the confession
was made he lay on hts cot in the hospital cell
OF the county jail moaning, sobbing, and NUT
terlng incohcient,y: ~ want to di., my heart Is
broken" he muttered between his sobs. The
turnkey Of tho jail ordered fine dinner for the
man but he would not touch 1t. Il will never
drug, but Robinson refused to take il. The uns
Robinson is not the desperate that his crims
in size. and Intelligent. Up to les. than a .yess
ago he was in the real estate and loan business
was one OF the weal.hiest and most highly re:
.pected farmers in the county. His uncle was
Robinson and his wife, the woman who led him
TO his ruin. were brought up together. the lattes
On Jan. 40 OF this year they were married. in
Mansfield. The woman seemed 70 have mes
to give up his business and invest in theatrioe1,
enterprise. He lost his money, stranded In Buff
ing o 10 Rebn.ons story. shot Gibbs. koSinsea
says that he will plead guilty 70 murder In the
family has been e notifisd against s his wishes:
. BurrAIo, Oct lS:-pistriet Attorney kenn .,.
the written confession OF Ciarenes Robinson,
the murderer OF Montgomery Gibbs. He In
S by ns r. 81
day night, In which she PLACED the whole rec
sponsibility for the crime on her husband. MT.
Mrs Robinson said her maiden name was SARAH
bsa n ssss a. i II ~
old. said she, ~ went e live With Clarsnss
Vernon. p. ! returned aud went 70 school IL
Cleveland. where lived up ,o The st time Of m.
in the State, prison at lansing. Kas. In Deeem.
see me: He came the following month aud
t he %ens to M Vernon where he
was. He cut my hair got suit OF mans cloth,
Ing 'R Rotsi s al HsrTy pssnond chicago We
stayed there four or five days and then went to-
Bellevue. O.. wherewe were married by Com
When we returned to Mount Vernon soma
duced to put into the show $1,000 Of the 33, 600
he had. He was urged 70 go on tho road with
and get ranch, but finally we went on the road
and went broke at jamestown, Then we came
did not have a cent, and Clarence proposed thap
we go out and hold up somebody to get some
rcvoivcrs and started out. Before we reached
the spot where We met Gibbs he started 70 hold
WHEN We ps0 saw y Gibbs coming warned hin,
not to try it, as Gibbs was too large He said Id
was going TO, that Gibbs was well dressed. and
would have a lot of money. When he told Gibbs
to throw UP his hands Gibbs raised his left hand
for q guard and struck at my husband with his
right, In which he held an umbrella. Clarenca
fired the revolver within q foot Of his head,
Gibbs fell down on the walk. and my husband
third shot he fired missed him. My husband
into the yard crying You damned fool,
come here, Joined him. We ran back
through 10 Bryant street, where he reloaded hi
gun. We heard the police whistle, and he said
They've found IL OUT Then we made our way
home the best we could.
Next morning while We were In bed We heard
the boys crying all about the murderr and
Clarence said that's "A good thing. He can't tell
actress we knew and bOrrowed enough money to
buy paper to read about II. Then we walked
up TO Delaware avenue TO the place OF the shoot
ing and mingled In the crowd and listened To
the people talking about II, Next day We pawnet
a watch, pearl ring. and a suit of clothes. [
bought a ticket 10 cleveland and my husband
got one as Tar as Ashtabula. He stole . ride from
there to COnneaut, where he Was put on. We
got our household goods from Mount Vernon
that he went out nights to commit burglarieas
but took no part in them.
The story got out through my husbands sis1
ter. was talking wit h her one day and she sai1
something about my reputation not being goods
| was angry and ] said TO her; Well, youf
brother killed Gibbs in Buffalo She reported
what had said 10 the Cleveland police, and THE
set them working on the case, charged Flanf
nigan with II at first, because he was in Buffalo
TO come % the front and say he was not guiltys
an thai all knew about IL what / had read