The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-16
STRIKING TESTIMONY.
a Wi.nosa Glvos u Sensational IL
lustration OF tho Manner Of
ATTORNEY GIDBS'S RESISTANCE
To tho 1tobiuBons-Thc Husband
Wished to Insure His Wifo's Con.
victiou and Showed tho ShoriG How
tho Murder was hooompiishod-A
Dcoision OF tho Court-toblnson
Cjalins That Ills Revolver Did Not
Kill Gibbs.

NUFFALo, March 10. - Ex.Dnputy
Abrams. OF Cleveland, resumed his
testimony to-day In the Gibbs murder
trial. 1lo rocited what Robinson told
him about his starting out with Sadie
to commit highway robbery on DOla-
ware avenue. Attorney Hnrdcsty Of
icrod objection and argued that II tho
| defendants started out to commit rob-
berry, robbery and murder was premed-
itated, and 30 the indictment for mur.
der in tho frat degree was defective.
The court rulod that 1t was not neces-
sary for the indictment to Bhow that
murder was proueditated when the
kobinsonB started on their expedition.
Abrams then told how Clarence Robin
son had confessed 10 selecting Gibbs as
"swell guy" to tackle" and that
when Gibbs resisted and grappled with
him ho fred twice. Tho first shot went
wild tho second lodged In Gibbs's arm,
and was fired just as Clarence was being
overpowerod. Almost at tho samo in
slant SadiD shot Gibbs in the head.
both flcd from tho acene and got out OF
Buffalo as quickly as possible.
~ asked him." said the witness, "if
no waa surc Sadie fired tho fatal shot!"
"lle said: Now look here. II you
dou't, ,belioyo sho fred that shot, you
get the cartridges and look a. them. If
you know anything about reYolvera
you'll see that the two fired arc differ
-. t,,h hnr rnr6l-nru
Tho most dramatic scene OF the trial
took place when the next witness, Dep
uty Sheriff Abbey, Of Cleveland, took
tho stand 10 tell what Clarence had con-
iessed to him about the murder. Wit
mesa said that Clarence was crying, not
because OF tho crime, but because Sadie
had given 1t away. as he said. Abbey
had Just read to him her couiessoon as
It WAS printed'in the newspapers at tho
time. Clarence said: THAT'S d
lie. III show you how 1t wasdole."
HOW IT WAS DONE
"Aud did he show you?" asked the
district attorney.
"Ot. yea; he was game. He showed"
"Did he show you how he held up
Gibbs?"
"Yes. with mo rs the big fellow"
"Can you show the court how Gibbs
got him down."
YES" said tho witness. stepping be-
fore tho jury, with District Attorney
Quackenbush facing him.
Put your pencil down and tafeta
gun" said Abbey. The lawyer did so.
thruating tho weapon in tho witness
face, highwayman-likc. The witness.
enacting tho part OF Gibbs, grabbed
Quackenbush's right wrist and threw
up his arm. Quackenbush sank down
with twisting motion and the pistol
muzzle came up In line, directly on the
witnoss' arm, to correspond with the
bullet holo made in Gibbs's coat aud
shirt as shown to the jury yesterday.
asked the witness what Clarence said.
Witness-"IIe said: Pm telling you
this SO that you may bo witness in
my behalf, so they won't hang me with
out Sadie"
SADIE FIRED THE SHOT.
The next witness was. Patrick Cusack,
chief OF tho Buffalo detectives. 1t WAS
liC VIM iiA'l bSCL SCl4L ~ SiCNGlAbu W
work up the case against the Robinsons.
on receipt OF q telegram from Cleveland
police giving the announcement OF tho
strange confession made by Sadie. 1t
was during the cross examination Of
witness thut the defense showed its
hand by trying to prove that Sadio
was coerced into making her confession
by threats and intimidation. CusacS,
in answer to questions, sworo that Sadie
confessed to him in Cleveland that sho
fired tho shot that killed Montgomery
Gibbs. She confessed that her hus-
band hold him mp, and that she won't
TO her husbands assistance when Gibbs
threw her husband to his knees. She
tirod tho first ahot Just after Clarence
shot Gibbs in the arm. This confession
by Sadie, so Cusack sworc, WAS made
voluntarily. Tho defense then called
Sadie to tho stand for rebuttal. Ex-
aminod by Judge uardesty, she said:
After lett Cleveland for Buffalo in
charge OF Superintendent Cusack l was
crying because ho would not let me kiss
Clarence goodbye. He said d you,
stop your snivol:ng. Then Cusack said
to mo. 'He is not your husband. You
aro only his mistress. Clarence has
another wiie and children. He is sup
porting them That made mo awful
mad" said Sadie, land then Cusac& said
ii l wero you would get oven with
man who treated me in that maunor
aud il you will say that Clarence shot
Montgomery Gibbs will get part Of tho
reward and thon you will bo avenged
Then Cusack told mo just what 10 say
to Kenueiick (thc district attorney, aud
! said it to him when l got to Buffalo.
MY confession to MIR. kennctick ia
Just what Cusack told mo TO cay. and"
added Sadie, turning full on Cnsack "a
she spokc, and shrioking at the top of
her voice, "you know that it Is. y
Superintendent Cnsack was thcn re-
called. Ho positively deniod having
ever hold on. any inducement TO Sadie
to obtain her confession.
At $3.50 p. NJ. M adjournment was
tal,cn till tomorrow. tho deionso asking
moro .ime to prepare its examination of
Cusnck.
Gonoral Baranca's army, OF Colombia,
met GOO robc!s on Monday laat and in
tho engagement TINT followed 100 rebels
were alain.
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