The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-22

BUFFALO, March 2l.-Clarenco Robin.
son has been found guilty OF murder In
tho second degree, and his wife, Sadie.
OF manslaughtcr, for tho killing Of
Montgomery Gibbs. Tho verdict OF tho
jury was rendered Immediately on the
opening OF court to-day, tho twelve men
having been out since 2 o'clock yos,er.
day afternoon.
Sointense was tho interest In the out.
come OF tho trial that tho city hall cor.
ridora wore crowded long before the
hour OF opening tho court. sheriG's
deputies " ith stavcs struggled with tho
throng to keep them from bursting In
the court room doors. 1t was with dit-
hcultv that n passage was cleared for
tho entrance OF tho handcuIIed prison.
ers and the judge. When the jury wero
IN their places tho intense straining OF
attention to hoar tho verdict made tho
court room rs silent as a tomb. Tho
jury was asked:
"Gentlomen, have you agreed upon
vcrdict?"
The venerable foreman replied: 1--WE
have"
slow 10 you tind?"
Clarence Robinson guilty OF murder
in tho second degree; Sadie Robinson
guilty Of granddaughter"
Then tho Formally OF polling tho jury
was gone through with. +.
At tho announcement OF tho verdict
tho Robinsons Frightened up and their
attorney beamed with delight. After
the judge had recorded tho sentence on
his minute book he looked inQuirIng-
ly toward the attorney for the defense
aud remarked significantly: "Mr.
Saperston. this is the last day OF tho
court" tta
The attorney took the hint. He asked
for time TO prepare a motion for new
trial.
Tho Cour.-"We'll settle this case
now
Mr.. Superintendent, your honor, this
verdict was unexpected aud we've not
prepared TO present arguments for anew
trial until we have few days-probably
4 week."
The Court (intorrupting)-"You 've.
had all the time necessary. Tho motion
is denied.
The judge then directed the defend
ant, Clarence Robinson, to be sworn.
The prisoner stood up and answered the
usual questions regarding his age, occu.
patton and parentage, and when asked
II he had any reason to allese why SEN
tence should not be passed upon him,
said that he had. Standing erect aud
looking remarkably self possessed Tor
man who had endured ten days trial
for his life. Clarence Robinson addressed
the court thus:
~ deny that We were there when this
murder was committed aud that we at.
tempted to commit 4 felony. The YER
dict, it seems to me. ia not in accord
ance with the evidence. And rs far as
evidence produced by the prosecution
there is not one thing showing that wo
were on tho spot that night. This yer.
dict came upon me unexpectedly. l do
not think it jus. verdict. II they
found mo guilty the verdict should have
been murder in tho first degree. But
there was no evidence to provo that.
How could thoy find mo guilty OF any.
thing else? We said, and We still say,
We were at homo that night. I think"
he said, commenting upon the case Us
he might il ho had been nero specta-
tor, that the most telling evidence in
the case was that concerning the cart
ridges and tho letter written to the
News BY Mrs. Robinson. But must
say that other cartridges would show
marks like those produced and other
rcvolvers might make such marks. !
don't know why some other cartridges
were not brought in TO show that"
Regarding his own confession, he said
he been induced to make it through in
snne jealousy Of his vito. ue believed
that hio vile was also influenced by
Cusack in the way she testified. ''Sho
always was weal:-minded and II we had
chosen to put in plea OF insanity for
her it would have been easy enough to
prove
The court told the prisoner tina. tho
jury had taken nerciiul view OF the
case. llo then pronounced sentence OF
lie Imprisonment.
Next Sadie arose and faced tho Judge.
She answered tho questions curtly, and
when asked what abo had to say why
sentence should not be pronounced re-
piled: II say that most all those wit
nosses lied. know il"
She was sentenced to twenty years at
Auburn. The prisoners we're renandod
to jnil. court adjourned and tho crowd
slowly NOTED away.
Tha husband and vito were tried for
tho murder Of John Gibbs. who Was
held up on tho street hero Tor tho pur-
pose OF robbery. Sadie Robinson was
alfred in male apparel, and when ClNr.
ence assaulted Gibbs he offered resist
ancc. In tho struggle which followed
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