Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-22
SENT Ur FOR LIFE.
Clarence Rob;nson's Sentence
for Murder.
HIS WIFE TO DO TWENTY YEARS

For Her Part in the same Crime, tho Muir
der of Montgomery Gib5s-End of . No.
table Case ut BudAlo-Conv. cted Man
Decieares HIS Innocence, Regardless Of
the Confessions of Himself aud Wife
New Trial Peremptoriiy Denied.
BUFFALO, March 22-Clarcnce Robin
son has been found guilty OF murder in
the second degree and sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life, and Sadie Robinson
OF manslaughter in the first degree and
given twenty years Shortly before 3
o'clock in the morning the jury in the
case reached an agreement. The verdict
was sealed and the jurors went to the Jail
to spend the remainder OF the night. At
10 O'Clock the verdict was opened and
found to be as stated above. This is the
closing act in the celebrated trial for the
murder of Montgomery Gibbs, who was
killed by the Robinsons while resisting
being robbed by them.
New Trial Denied.
After the judge had recorded the sem
tence on his minute book he looked in
quiringly toward the attorney for the de-
Tense and remarked significantly: 'Mr.
Sapertson, this is the last day OF the
court"
The attorney took the hint. lie asked
for time to prepare motion for a new
trial.
The cours-we'n settle this case now
Mr. Sapertson-But. your honor, this
verdict was unexpected and were not
prepared to present arguments for new
tri... until we have a lew days-probabiy
| IL week
The court-Cnter,uptinS)- lad
all the time necessary. The motion is de-
MED.
The Judge then directed the defendant,
Clarence Robinson, to be sworn. The
prisoner stood up and answered the usual
questions regarding his age, occupation
and parentage, and when asked If he had
any reason to allege why sentence should
not be passed upon him, said that he had.
Denies His Guilt.
Il dely that we were there when this
murder was committed and that we at
| tempted to commit felony. The verdict
it seems to me is not in accordance with
the evidences. And as far as evidence
produced by the prosecution, there is not
one thing showing that we were on the
spot that night. This verdict came upon
me unexpected. do not think it just
verdict If they found me guilty the YER
dict should have been murder in tie frs
degree. But there was no evidence to
prove that. How could they find me
guilty of anything else! We said. and we
still say, that We We're home that night.
| II think" he said, commenting upon the
case as he might if he had been n Imere
| spectator, ''that the most telling evidence
in the case was that concerning the cart
ridges and the letter written to Tho. News
| by Mrs. Robinson. But l must say that
| other cartridges would show MARKS like
| those produced and other revolvers IN light
make such marks. l don't know why
some other cartridges were not brought
in to show that"
Sadie was Weai-Minded.
| Regarding his own confession he said he
had been induced to make it through in.
| sane jealousy of his wife. He believed
| that his vito was also influenced by
Cusack in the way she testified. 'She al
| ways was weak-minded, and il VIZ had
chosen to .,ut in q plea of insanity for her
it would have been easy enough to
prove"
The court told the prisoner that the
| jury had taken a very merclful view of
the case. He then pronounced sentence
of life imprisonment. Next Sadie arose
and faced the judge. She answered the
questions CURLY, and when asked what
she had to say why sentence should not
| be pronounced, replied: II say that most
all the witnesses lied. l know il"
She was sentenced to twenty years at
Auburn. The prisoners We're remanded
to jail, court adjourned, and the crowd