New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-22
THE ROBINS0NS cONrIcIED


cI.NLENcE GoEs no AyDtHN rEIsuN T"E LIFE
ANp MS WIFE roE TWENTY YEARS \ WEIR
uicr MORE MEECu'ti. THAN LOGICAL
Buffalo. March .i-Thc Jury solectc1 to determine
the fate of Clarence and Sadie Robinson. accused
OF tnc murder OF Montgomery Gibbs the lawyer
came iuto court ~ lp O'Clock this mornine ana l'-
ported tncr Ncr.c; tnut clarence WAS guilty "i
murder in the second d"sro" and sadie guilty "f
manslaush,cr in the first uosree. ~" verdict was
a grca, surprise
When the hush Of -5lrprl-, had subs!lr! Clarence
Robinson. clIl ln black suit and brown oNer''''
arose to speak lIr was ciim ana cool For twenty
minutes hc spoke . crowded count listening, in
answer 10 thr question Of Judge Hitch II %" h"'
ANYTHING 10 say II. began by saying that the YER
dict Wa surprise ae u. expected. 10 the Jury
found one cor both guilty. i would hc Of murder 'h
th, drst degree. inlsmucn As IN" "vii"nc" showed
that the crime committed VIM" p'fp"fA'lnF "
felony Iic then reviewed the evidence T"c most
telling circumstances iu tuo case he said had been
,n4 cartridges with peculiar udentations ana the
,ctte- written hy Mr-. Robinson. bus IL hAd not
been proved that No other weapon "onld produce
,be same indcntatons. A. 20 lh" clam tha' III"
,,ir. fired shot there had been evidence 10 suS-
tain H. 10 cartridge was found, nor had II be'il
shown she had ,h. weapon IN her possession. As
t her statement be- sAll. his wife had been weak
minded for wears and ne believed her when she said
,r -tory had been prompted bv Detectives 'usack
and others.
luiea IIatch then arose and rald.
Hohinson I quite agree with you IN The logical re-
,uI. of this testimony which convicted you al huI
t'r H., th. nrst degree beyond a reasonable doup'
~, me minds of most men The jury. however. III
H. ' >or",sr of tho right which they possess unhcr
~ ciar,r nf the Court. have given you the beneiii
~ tn, Ioubi ~ to the degree Of your 'iim. anu
tra verdict AZ now rendered Il Just VcIdct 10 th'
sxt.nt t. which II goes. The people oi thIs com com
n,,ri,v yyul always hold the bclicf that your con
VIVIAN was Justified by the testimony anu INA.
~. ntrv have. taken extremely mercltui we" ~
,h. crime which you have committed lhrre a.,
hmt ON, sentence which the Court can lnPpsc ~
,,nur ease The sentence of the Court Is uh' you
hc confined i'm the State Prison al AubuIh al mar"
Iahor during the term of your hhtuidl hlc-
Judgc Hatch then commanded the other d"tehnait
to stand up and Sadie arose 10 her feet Asked "
she had any legal cause 10 show why sentence
bould not bc passed upon her. sle answered; y es
Won bet nave ! say that most Of thcse witnesses
,vno h1ve testified here told lies ana know that
fhev did IN fdci all thc testimony was ho'''"h
INF lies and that's what have to say
Judge Haich then addressed Sidir. VINO Ttpo' III Wv
r,re him with flashing eyes her arms akimbo ana
ooknc the picture of defiance. m
.IIavc Won anything more 10 say ,
"%o I haven't" she replied. tartly. = nave s"Ir
all that | have To- say: the witnesses were d PaC, ~
H. The Judge then said THE sentence oi ihlS
,n,rt s that vou be confined in the woman deIar
,ncnt N The Auburn state Prison for the Term o
tvfnty years az hard labor ,., Ia.
ACer The words of the Jury had been Irc1r9e" S oS
tho court Sidc's sister leaned over htr rhHl a'r %
tiesed her and she. M turn iondS hs',I III. ~,
husband The verdict and sentence were c''"e""'
! a pleasant surprise TO the Robinsohs.