The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-27
He DID NOT DO IT
TWO WOMEN SAY THAT GRANT
ROBINSON Is NOT GUILTY.

Bess Hutchinson and Kittie Smith go into
Court and Confess to a Crime for which
Robinson is Being Tried--Judge Hatton
is Astonished and Chief Massey is Al
most Paraiyzc.i--i- it a Put up Game?
Massey Thinks 1T is--A Mysterious Case
Which Puzzles the Oficers--The Result
IL Four People in Prison.
Judge Hatton and Chief Massey
think they have a mysterious case on
hand that Will require a good deal of
ingenuity to figure out in a way that
viii give justice to all parties con-
Cerned.
The case is a mystery" said Chief
Massey last night. and we will have to
know more of the history Of these peO-
PIE before we can solve the mystery
1t is certainly a mysterious affair
and the beginning of the story was last
January. at which time Groves gro
Gerry store on South Lawrence avenue
vas burglarized and quantity of gro
co-ies carried Oft.
When Chief Massey came into office
h followed up the case and last week
Grant Robinson. d cOlOred man, was ar
rested on the charge Of committing the
offense.
AT the time Of his arrest Robinson
declared his innocence and said that
two women robbed the store and when
told that the tracks left in the snow
that night very much resembled his
shoes Robinson said: Yes, one Of the
girls wore my shoes,
This story WAS considered extremely
fishy by the officers and Robinson was
locked up and was given preliminary
hearing in Judge Hattons court yes
terday.
When the trial commenced Judge
Hatton and Chief Massey were almost
paralyzed with establishment when
Bessie Hutchinson and Kittie Smith,
TWO cOloTed women, came into court
and confessed to having robbed Groves
grocery store and stated that Grant
Robinson had nothing whatever to do
with il.
Judge Hatton reflected and asked the
girls if they knew what they were do
jne. He was informed by one of the
daughters of Ham that we reckon we
does
Robinson was discharged and rear
rested for having been accessory to
the crime and the two colored women
We're sent below. Pearl Sanford, anoth
ct GfItftu iHSSit. Was tDIlSi'3flf-O al
important witness and in order that
she might he convenient when wanted,
she was sent along 10 keep the other
TWO company.
\ reporter for the Eagle looked in
through the CRATES of the hall door
last night The cell doors were swung
open to allow the three women the use
of the han in the womans depart
In"nt. but they were all in q cell.
The reporter called for them to come
out and Kittio Smith came tripping
into the hall as if she expected some
good news, perhaps To be turned out.
Who is you
a reporter for the Eagle"
Then kiutie turned 50 quick that her
dress stood out like an inflated balloon
Hld she disappeared in her cell.
Come back kittic and tell me about
This and perhaps you can get out OF
here.
We don't want muffin to do wild de
J. EIe. You 20 away
Then YOU want 10 stay here, do you,
w,ll. all right
You go away from dat door ] tell
yrr Ar Eagle. we Is huntcn feaS.
fu5 Mr.. Eagle went.
t,':.. police officers who have done the
q ..,tiye work in this case are con
s.d.rahly muddled as they thought
they had a sure case against Robin
Chief Massey said last night: BED
ford Wood and Harry Sutton have
done great work on this case and be-
licKe we have the right man"
If Robinson did this thing why did
these women confess To the crime,
asked the reporter.
We'll. ! have a theory i'm regard to
that" replied Chief Massey, These
negroes all belong to gang and l
think these women have confessed to
get Robinson clear thinking that they
would set off because they are wo-
men.
There was light fall Of snow that
night and the tracks left around the
house are just such tracks as Robin
son makes. lie has a peculiarly shap-
Cd shoe and il is hardly possible that
one of these women borrowed his shoes
and that they went alone and robbed
The store. ] believe that Robinson and
another man did the work"
Then you think when these women
are brought 10 trial they will offer
some excuse for the c0nfeSSion2
THAT is just what they would do if
they succeeded in clearing Robinson ,