The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25
SHOT WIFE'S PARAMOUR.
Tragedy up in Huntington County Last
Week.
SLAYER CONFESSED BY WIRE.
Had Threatened His Former Friend With
Death.

81 am the murderer, and I'm
not going to run away"
Coolly, with cigar between
his lips, Charles Robinson sat on
a switch tower on the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad, near Spruce creek
tunnel, on last Wednesday morn
ing and with his fingers on the
key tapped the message over the
wire to Harrisburg. Very delib-
erately, a few hours before, he
had left his tower and had gone
to his home, where he knew he
would find the man who had
wronged him. Very deliberate
ly, in the presence of his wife, he
shot this man to death. He had
a seven barreled revolver, and he
emptied every chamber, and ev-
cry bullet hit the human mark.
With the utmost coolness he
seized the man, already dead, by
the coat collar, dragged the body
to the street door and threw it
out upon the walk. Then he
went back to his work.
When the police went to arrest
him he coolly locked himself in
the tower. But he called out to
them that he did not mean to re-
sist arrest. He simply meant to
stay at his post until the railroad
company officials sent man to
relieve him. give wired for the
man," he called, and then he
slammed down the window.
Before evening the new opera
tor arrived. Robinson admitted
him into the tower Immediately,
gave him some instructions about
the trains, and then gave himself
up to the police.
John O'Neil was the man Rob-
inson killed. Robinson and
O'Neill became friends last sum
mer when the latter went to the
neighborhood, working as an en-
gineer on the Spruce creek tun-
mel. Robinson grew to like
O'Neill so well that he invited
the latter to his home to live.
Early in the present month, Rob-
inson, no longer doubtful threw
O'Neill out of the house.
"It will cost you your life if
you ever dare return" he said.
O'Nelll disappeared. Robin
son, believing that he had seen
the last of him, forgave his wife,
and it appeared as though happi-
ness had re-entered his home.
Still Robinson did not cease vigi-
lance and he made the discovery
that O'Neill and his wife were
writing letters to each other.
O'Neill declared in some of these
that they must arrange a meet
ing. So Robinson said nothing
to his wife and ON Wednesday he
intercepted letter that convey
ed the intelligence that O'Neill
would arrive at Spruce creek
that morning. Still Robinson
said nothing to his wife. Besides
he caused the letter to come to
her in the usual way and repair
ed the broken seal so that she
suspected nothing.
He left the house as usual in
the morning except that he turn
ed to his father-in- law and said:
"Meet me in the tower abont 9
o'clock will you? l want to talk
a little business.
His father-in-law arrived at
that hour, to find Robinson at
work with the switch levers and
telegraph key quite as usual.
l.
''just hang out few minutes. l
want to run up home"
"Certaiply, Charley" said the
old man, and he took his seat in
the tower.
Back to his home Robinson
strobe, in his hip pocket a revol-
yer he had purchased the day be-
fore. He entered the dining
room. O'Neill and his wife were
there. The woman screamed.
Robinson said nothing. O'Neill
leaped to his feet and faced the
friend he had betrayed. Before
he could move step forward