Tombstone prospector., 1899-10-24
A pEAkCE TRAGEDY
Chris Robinson Stot and Killed
 Bv Sidnev Page

Tombstone was severely shocked by the new. recs,vsd late lest night that Chris Robinssn hsd been killed by Sidney Page ss P-ares.
 The m sgrs particulars 6rss received to the effect that the killing was . moe, unprovoksd attack and Robinson vas shst from the back. fred ths many friends of the deceased here into . fever oi int-nss feeling and many com. msuts were indulgsd iu and opinions and dire thr~sts were freely made b, the excited populsce. Anum Der of friends ot the decrased let for Pesrce and Deputy Sheriff Gee Bravin also started for the scene of the trag- edy.
 Geo Thomas returned early this morning from Psarcs. He had re- msined only long enough to ses tho rsmaius of the decess~A aod inquire iuto the cause ei tas killing, as he TO. turned here post hate to ful6Il an erIand oi tho family. Nr. Thomas statsd that Robinson had ssked Pses regarding . smsll stable scsos.s the latter owed him. Page dsnied owing any money vhereupon . few words followed and R .hiason turned to 90 into his saloon when the shooting began. The report was Robinson had been shot in the back and as he fell three more she,s were fired in his breast by Page. Death va. i'm med'st~ Rptin.on eIpirins before beiLe reAch- d by any citizens. Mir Thomas stated he say the wounds in front on the deseased but did not exc mine Tor wounds n the back. It WAS cleo believed deceased was unarmed. He stated there was quite . feeling in Peafcs aud among those he met. the killing =ss spoken of as . coldblooded affair. It certainly would appear, 1t the above version iss correct oDs. that dss,ardly criue hes been commit d. Later telegram. h.s been received here giving . cen hin'ing story e to the shooting. Ls,nsra Page. . brother of Sidney Page who did the killing, and ~ho isis here last night wired that Rsbinsou fired the first shot and the killins was done in ss!: defence. Tsle- grams to the Sheriff. ono. from De- putty Brsvin gave the information ths Psgs would be brough to Tom bstone tonight un fer arrest.
 A telegram from MT Woloott, who also went to Pssrcs, statat Robinson's rem ains wouli he brought to Tomb
 stons for in'srment.
 ANOTHER VERSION
 |This afternoon Leonard Page oame | in from Pesrce and stated tos PRos HECTOR reporter that the fret reports of the killing as rsesived here wore en- tirely untrue. He stat.d his brother | met Robinson in froLt of the latter" saloon and the dispute about . small sssble account brought on angry vords whersupon Robinson pulled bis gun and fred the frs. shot. Sidney i'm
 me,iiat.ly returned the fire with fa'a' eff-ct, the latter having fired -four shee' each ssking eEest in the breast. H" .tstss the two m-n faced each other and Robiusou was nos shot ID the hack. Leonard states that two eye
 witnesses saw the shooting. one oi
 whom is poi'ivs Robinson fired hrs'
 while both cav Re,hinson . . h's pic
 toI. A coroncrs jury wss compounded
 sLd inv-rti g.tin xl'hs case but Loon
 ard started for Tombstone 10 inform
 Ai. family, before . vs'die, was 'eod' lersI Bsssin and the pris usr w"uid
 bSin Tombstone som- time tonight " Chss Bowman and A R English
 have b-en Setaioed ss attorneys "'
 Page and it Is expected the examine
 lion will be had her tomorrow.
 Rotin.on formerly lived in Tomb
 stone was . man 0f qni.t dem~su
 and not of susre!some disposition.
 He has many fr'snds here and wss
 member of sh. 4. o U. ". The ssd-
 ness Of the srsee,y is heightened b,
 the fact that deceased leaves . family
 of Eve children the oldest ls year
 end younge,ts yesrs, wno aye iefs s'
 orphans, tss mother having 'isi s'r' t4 yssrs ago. The furn~rai of H'o'n- con will take risce here tomorrow al
 lOs m under the auspices of the A Q D. W.
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