Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-16

CLARENCE AND SADIE ROBINSON.
 ence had shot Gibbs was obtained from her by improper means and was made to nvengc herself on her husband, who, she was led to believe had another wife whom he was supporting. Working from this, the defense "ill try to prove that the con- fession was false.
 One of the most dramatic features of the day was the realistic acting on the part of MT. Quackcnbush and Warden Abbey of Cleveland, in which they showed how Clarence Robinson had tracked and shot Montgomery Gibbs.
 RObinson's Attempt At Suicide.
 The witness Abbey told of an attempt Robinson had made in the jail at Glove land to commit suicide two days before he was taken to Buffalo One morning he had found Robinson lying down in his cell very pale and breathing hard. The latter then told him he had tried to do away with himself by taking several nor phine pills which hc had found in a cell where they were kept for a fellow who had to have them.
 Abbey was again on the stand when court met in the afternoon. As the pris- onors were brought into the room 1t was apparent that they had not passed a very pleasant recess. Sadie's eyes were rcd and swollen. and her face had an expression of sadness much different from the non- chalance and oven gayety of the opening days of the trial Her husband was very solemn, too, and sat in 8 dejected attitude, with his head leaning on his hands. He was very pale, and his face wore an anx- ious look.
 Attorney Happerston. for the defense, proceeded to cross examine the witness. He asked him if any one had told Robin son while the latter was in jail that cer- tain Patrick Cissley was running around with Sadie. Witness replied no. He said, however. that Robinson himself had told him that he had caught Cissley at his house with Sadie and that Cissley had jumped out of a window. The question of Sadie's confession was then taken up but nothing of importance effected Dur | ing this part of the examination Sadie be- gan to cry. All tho nervy front she had l borne so long was gOne
 Detective Cusack's Testimony. The next witness was Patrick V. Gu sack, chief of the Buffalo detectives. He 1t was who had been sent to Cleveland to work up the case against the Robinsons on receipt of the telegram from the Cleve- land police giving the announcement of | the strange confession made by Sadie. It was during the cross examination of | this witness that the defense showed its | hands by trying to provo that Sadie was coerced into making her confession by | threats and intimidation. Cusack. in An- swer to questioning. swore that Sadie oon- fessed to him in Cleveland that she fired the shot that killed Montgomery GibbA She confessed that her husband held him up, and that she went to her husband 6 assistance when Gibbs threw her husband to his knees. She fired the first shot just after Clarence shot Gibbs in the arm. This confession by Sadie, SO Cusaok swore. | was made voluntarily.
 | The defense then called Sadie to the stand in rebuttal. When examined by Judge Hardesty, she said:
 After I left Cleveland for Buffalo in charge of Superintendent Cusack was | crying because he would not let mo kiss Clarence goodby. He said:
 | 'D-n you, stop your sniveling.' Then Cusack said to me: He Is not your hus- band. You are only his mistress Clar- encc has another wife and childron aliva | and is supporting them.'
 | That made me awful mad, said Sa. die, continuing her evidence, "and then Cusack said, If I wero you, I would get | even with 0 man who treated me in that manner. and if you will say that Clarence shot Montgomery Gibbs will get part oi the reward, and you will be avenged. Then Cusack told me just what to say tc Kenneflck, the district attorney, and said 1t to him when got to Buffalo
 My confession to MT. KennefiCk is jus. what Cusaok told me to say. and, :" added Sadie. turning full on Cusack as sho spoke and shrieking at tho top of her voice. "you know that 1t is''
 Superintendent Cusack was then recall
 Cd He positively denied having ever held out any inducements to Sadie to obtain her confession. At this point an adjourn
 ment was taken, the defense asking mors
 time to prepare it's examination of Cusack