The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-20
BUFFALO'S FOOTPADS
MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST CLAIR
ESCE AND SADIE ROBINSON.
Latter Loses Her Temper and Calls
Another Actress 81 Liar-An Expert
on ChiroEraphy.

BUFFALO, ". V, March Bodily Rus
sell. the actress who was on the stand in
the Gibbs murder trial before adjournment
last evening and whose testimony was in
terrupted by Sadie Robinson Kissing The
word liar was cross-examined as to
whether shs had not quarreled with Sadie
and did not bear her a grudge. This she
denied. The attorneys had a battle over
the admission of Mrs. Robinson's second
confession, which court allowed. and which
was read to the jury. Like all other adj
missions made by this communicative
couple. part OF it was held to be inadmis-
sable. The wife's testimony against her
husband cannot pe received nor can the
husbands testimony against the wIfe.
Mrs. Miller, the owner of the house where
in the Robinsons lived at this time, testi-
fled that she remembered seeing Sadie with
mems clothes on the night Gibbs was
murdered. Pawnbroker Foster identified
the articles the Robinsons had pawned to
get money to get out of town the Mon
day after the tragedy. Charles Flanz, a
gunsmith, was called to show the jury
how the shells were elected from the
pistols Clarence and Sadie carried on their
highway robbery expedition. One of the
cartridge shells picked up in the let back
of the scene of the murder had an indenture
which proved a defective firing pin. The
gunsmith swore that the bullets removed
from Gibbs's body Fitted the shells and
that Clarence's pistol had a defective pin.
Other cartridge, shells produced from Ciar-
ence's trunk which had been left IN James
town for board showed similar marks.
While Franz was exhibiting the pistol. 1t
was discharged, causing the chief sensation
In the court room of the day. The woman
auditors jumped and screamed. The shot
was done purposely to demonstrate The de-
f~ectiveness of the firing pin.
The letter which appeared in the Nows
last April just after the murder. the writer
of which claimed to be a girl whom Gibbs
had wronged and who had killed him to
avenge her wrongs. was then put in evil
dence. 1t is claimed by the prosecution
that the letter was written by Clarence
Robinson for the purpose of throwing the
PSiise off the adRT reRfEi ssee Clerk M Of the }eaH Msws'
testified to having received tt. letter, and
then Charles ~ Voorce, of Cleveland, a
graphs of the News letter had previously
been made in several engagements, and
they were offered in evidence. These, to,
gether with the letter itself and several
Cancelled checks and pawn tickets. releases.
ledgers and other papers belonging 70
Clarence Robinson and known TO have been
signed by him., were submitted to Mr..
Questioned as to his opinion of the letter.
the witness said: The opening portion is
disguised. The middle portion is nearer the
natural handwriting, and beginning yours
for the signature there is an attempt to go
back to stimulation again"
Did you form an opinion as to whether
the letter was written by the same hand
which wrote the other papers," asked Mr..
Quackenbush.
Il did"
What was it?"
In reply Mr.. Voorce said the letter was in
the same handwriting as that used by
Clarence Robinson in his theatrical con-
tracts. The letter written by Clarence TO
his wife while he was in jail at Cleveland
was likewise in the same as
that in the newspaper letter. Mr.. Voorce
was positive in his statements. The wit
ness explained how he compared writings
and discovered disguised handwritings. He
looks out for the slope of letters and the
force of pressure on certain letters. In
struments are used to measure the slope of
letters. He first saw the letter and the
writings known to be Robinson's last Feb
ruary.
Robert d.. Young. paying teller at the
Erie County Bank, gave it as his opinion
that the newspaper letter and the other
writings known to be Robinson's were in
the same hand. This ended the case for
the prosecution, and at 4;59 p. m. court adj
journed. 1t liz probable that the case will
go to the jury Friday night.