Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-12
THE ROBINSON MURDER.
COLLECTING EVIDENCE.
Anne Arundel Authorities Believe They
Can Prove Gross Guilty of The
Murder Funeral of The
Victim.
THE PRISONER TAKEN TO BAL
TIMORE.

Nniet OF follce Harry Acton and other
authorities OF Anne Arundel county were
busy Yesterday collecting evidence in the
case OF young Ferdinand Robinson. who
was found dead in his fathers store, near
Soller's Postoffice. last Saturday, an ac-
count OF which was published in yester-
day 9 CAPITAL.
The authorities believe that Robert
Armstrong. alias Gross, colored, who was
arrested IN Annapolis on Sunday, is the
guilty man, as all the evidence they have
as yet been able to gather points toward
him, and nothing has been discovered
to divert suspicion to anyone else. Liz-
Iie Armstrong. the accused's wife; Annie
ColhnSou, her aunt, and Ida Coates, a
friend OF the Armstrong household, who
were taken IN custody and held at Curtis
Bay as witnesses were brought TO Anna
polls this morning. Lizzie Armstrong
and Annie Collinson tell conflicting
stories.
All that Ida Coates will testify 10 is
that she is positive there were no bags
OF -four and sugar in Armsuong's cabin
when she left II about o'clock Saturday
morning.
On searching the place a second time
the police found sack OF -four and
bag OF sugar, the presence Of which
could not be explained by Lizzie Arm
strong and Annie Collision. Richard
Armstrong, the Io-year-old son of the
accused. however told Chief Acton that
he saw Gross carry sack OF -four into
the house Saturday shortly before noon.
pair OF overalls and shirt stained
with blood were also found in the cabin,
but other than that they had been there
over week. The women offered no ex-
PLANTATION.
Lizzie Armstrong and Annie Collision
were undecided about the time OF any
thing that happened on the day OF the
murder. They said they went TO party
the night before the murder and return
ed about 2 a. m. Gross was not at home
then, but when they arose in the morn
ing he was in the house. They could
not tell what time il was. but Lizzie Arm
strong SAID she went TO Robinsons store
just before Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson LEFT
tor Hawkins Point. Gross was still there
when she returned, and remained at
home until nearly noon, when he went
to Sellers store. That was the last the
women saw OF him.
The funeral OF Ferdinand Robinson,
the victim Of the crime, took place from
his late home, in Anne Arundel county.
at IL O'Clock yesterday morning. The
heavy rainfall kept many persons from
going to the house, but Marley M. L..
Church. where services were conducted
by Rev. MIR. Hodge. was filed TO the
doors. The remains were inferred in the
Old Homestead Burying ground. near
Stoney Creek. The pall-bearers were
Archibald Johnson, Elijah Johnson,
Thomas Johnson. Herbert Robinson.
John Kane and Landy Hancock. The
funeral arrangements we're in charge OF
the Armstrong Denny Co.
Chief Of Police Taylor denies the re-
port published in Sunday paper that
he had been notified of the murder OF
Robinson; that the first information he
received OF the murder was the account
given in the Sunday papers. Officer
Jackson whose beat is around the wharf
saw Gross at o'clock Sunday morning
at the fountain on Market Space
and asked him what he was doing out at
that hour Of the night. He replied that
he had just gotten here on boat and
was on his way to Annapolis Neck. He
gave his name as Scott. Had the officer
known of the murder and the circum-
stances. he says he would have arrested
the man.