The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-05-19
RUM>CRAZED DEMON
KILLS FIVE PERSONS
Murderer, Armed With Rifle, Knife
and Revolver, Shoots Down People
Whom He Never Saw Before.

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dead and two others may die as the
result of a man supposed to have been
crazed by liquor running amuck in this
city Monday. Four of those killed met
almost instant death.
The series of tragedies was com.
mitted by w. P. Robinson, whose
business Is that of house cleaner, and
who is widely known in this city, and
it is believed that Robinson was led
to commit murder by the rawlings of a
mind crazed with drink.
About 8 o'clock Robinson left his
rooms, and going to the apartment in
the same building occupied by Mrs.
Emma Stewart, the landlady, and her
son, William, raped for admission.
Mrs. Stewart, upon opening the door,
was shot through the head by Robin
son, who had levelled .3S-caliber
Winchester. Robinson then entered
the dining room, where young
Stewart, who had been seated at
breakfast, was just rising from the
table,
Robinson attacked him immediate
ly, plungng long knife into his body
close above the heart, the blade sink.
ing deep into the chest, and again
into the abdomen. At the second
stab Stewart sank to the floor with
blood pouring from his body in a
stream
Robinson then returned to his
rooms, reloading his rifle and leaving
his knife, and apparently slipped a
revolver into his pocket. Leaving his
rooms again he descended to the first
floor, one portion of which is used as
a carpenter shop by H. w. Chase.
Chase probably saw Robinson enter,
but paid no attention to him, for Rob-
Inson approached close to him and,
suddenly throwing up his rifle, fired,
the bullet entering Chase's breast
close to the heart. The third victim
died Immediately.
From the carpenter shop Robinson
on his bicycle down Fourth
street for several blocks, through the
business section of the town, with
he rifle still in his hand. He went
lirectly to the house of W. H. Dodd-
idge, internal revenue collector. He
eft his wheel at the curb and ran up
he steps to the front door carrying
lis rife in one hand and the revolver
n the other. In response to his ring,
larry Doddridge, son of W. H. Dodd
idge, opened the door. Robinson i'm
nediately raised his revolver and at
he crash young Doddridge sank to
be floor with bullet just above the
cart. Death followed before medical
ssistance could be summoned.
Mrs. Doddridge, the young mans
lother, hearing the shot and perhaps
the tragedy, ran screaming
ON the house. Robinson, hearing the
creams, started through the house
fter the woman. AS she was crossing
lie yard the crazy man caught sight :,
her and fired, the bullet striking
er in the back. She fell headlong :,
pom her face in the yard
w. H. Doddridge, who was in bed =,
/ the second floor when the commo- "
on began, jumped or fell out of the Il
indow, breaking the bones of his
ght hand and probably sustaining in O.
rnal injuries. !,
Robinson searched the house for u
ore people. When he came to the
ON just vacated by Doddridge, he m
imbed upon the bed and, placing his II
volver to his temple, fired a bullet
hich tore off the top of his head. 4.
There is no known reason for think 81
g there had been i'll feeling between oil
,binson and any of his victims. Col in
,tor Doddridge says he never even
W or heard of Robinson before.