The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-20
BUFFALO'S MYSTERY
Counsel Interposes No De-
fence for Sadie and
Clarence Robinson.
A SLAP IN THE FACE
Crazy Conduct Of the Accused
Woman Summing Up for
the Prosecution.
! SLAP IN THE FACE


set at rest all curiosity as to what the
defence in the Robinson case would be
by announcing that there would be no
further defence made than that already
| offered in Sadie's testimony in rsbuttal
of Detective Cusack,s testimony.
The defeiadarlts nfops fnfit the Court
direct the jury in this action to find a
verdict for the defendants on the follow
| ing grounds
First-That the prosecution have failed
to make out a case.
Second-That the proof of the alleged
confession has not been shown to have
been freely and voluntarily made, and
as having proceeded from the spontane-
Gus expression of the minds of each of
these defendants free from the influence
of any extraneous and disturbing. cause.
Third-That the remarks Of The, AS
sistant District, Attorney, Quac1enbush,
etc. was so prejudicial to the defendants
rights that the effect thereof cannot be
removed from this jury.
terial and legal evidence in this case to
be submitted to the jury as basis Of
Fifth-That the evidence, if any. is that
of another and different crime than that
alleged in the mdlctmenl.
sl,Sth1TI,hat the proof in this case
crime as charged in the indictment.
Seventh-That there IS not sufficient
corroborated evidence of the defendants
Eighth-That there is no direct cyl
dence that the defendants were at the
time of the alleged murder in the yiein=
ity Of thereof
This motion is made upon all the re-
cords in this case.
Judge Hatch overruled the motion
ana then MA Hardssty E5,r+aT $40 %42gr 5afa6oa
We stand upon the question so9l 9f the e la%, +y,s
astonishing statement and all present
sat looking at the Judge and at the prls-
oners.
cannot allow this case to rest without
@pesp:te, the fact that the attorneys
their clients to do 50, l cannot tninA
Attorney of Erie County did ]. not. as
clearly and concisely as p:2ssipls, put
these facts before you. ! Will endeaEor
t9 & make ot 70 bean Bo9 a oa oafs tbe m murder
of MONTGOMERY Gibbs by SADIE Rooin-
SON son; +,,,v ana bal,eva that YOU be-
l!eve that Montgouery GIBBS was rlur--
dered. He was a young man, a man IN
the flower of his youth, and he was snot
down, murdered, and ask you @ @JGry-
eTIile Then Mr.. KenefieR brilliantly outlined
fafe. fase i4e told of ti1e IslrEss5stre9ie INST
Of mystery that surrounded the case,
of the work done by the Buffalo poilee,
and finally referred to the events III
III ssThere the defendants. overnurdened
with the crime" SAID Mr. heneI1ek' a,s i1S.s'
falo murder. and finally it was ferreted
out, and they were arrested
LADIES BREAK DOWN -.
While Mr.. Keneficlz was delivering his
address, Sadie sat leaning back in her
chair with her eyes fiXed cn his faee. ,.!
Her husband sat beside, her. with his
Mr. Keneffck outlined the case COM
pletely; told of the cumulative, eyidenSe
Of Messrs Cusack, BtsseIl and GeTgaln?fe
and asked are i the ne dl3tWegh faIye T0f ai
Here Sadie broke down completely for
the first time She sobbed and Wept and
young adventures she satd:-+.I'm not an
adventuress,' and attempted to spring
from her chair
back, and then she sat still and sobbed
Ii It Was but a momentary weakness,
however for soon she braced back in
the chair and locked at the ceiling: while
Clarence rubbed her hand and endeavor-
ed to keep her quiet
II was not successful, for soon she
started up again and glared ct Mr. Kene-
acil as Though to spring upon him:
Clarence seized her arm. but she jerked
away ana InSu Attoi1iSy oeipfiS SIN 9ySH>S
7ils-r Aggin gi she settled back. but the strain
was tremendous. and she was unable TO
The District-Attorney told of Clarence
Robinson's confession of the murder to
Deputy Sheriff Abrams and Bert Snyder.
AS tfis argument proceeded, sadie again
became unruly, and Mrs. Hunter stepped
forward and put her arms around her
ssWho is this Clarence Robinson?" said
Mr. Kenefick, in the course or his argu-
ment. ~
struggled to free herself from her sister
And then, Mr.. Kenefck proceeded to
review the life of the man who sat SO
calmly listening to his terrible arralgn-
"Don't you remember" he continued,
"that the morning after the murder they
went to borrow money to buy paper
10 find out What was the s, nfcoine OF the
crime they had committed. .,,u
to get at Mr.. Kenefck, and said aloud:
Dan ! c0n5f4i ofiEEsN Esi LOVE.
speaking and left the case to the jury
Sadie evidently realized the gravity of
the situation when Mr.. Kenetick sat
DOWN. for again she broke down and
wept ana sobbed bitterly, while Clarence
Finally he leaned forward and at
tenpfe5 to comfort Sadie. She gave him
a venomous slap IN the face, anu then
buried her head in her hands and cried
hNnTupP RUpFAJn 0RTME.