The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
He KILLED FOUR.
A California Mad Man Tries To
Kill Everybody.
SHOT HIMSELF ALSO.
Supposed to Be Crazed by Liquor, vii.
liam P. Robinson, Goes Forth With
Winchester and Pistol and
Starts Another Graveyard
SHOT HIMSELF ALSO,

At Sand'ego, CAL, on Monday, Will
liam p. Robinson, a house servant
ran amuck killing four persons
wounding two others aud then killing
himself.
The dead
William Stewart.
Mrs. Emma Stewart.
Fl. w. Chase.
Harry Doddridge.
w. P. Rlbinson.
The wounded:
Mrs w. Fl. Doddridge.
w. Fl. Doddridge was injured by
falling out of window.
At first Robinson was said to be
crazsd by liquor, but later 1t was said
that he had threatened Doddridge fol-
an alleged attempt to have Robinson
shangnaied when he was sailor. 1t
Is said also that he had expressed q
dislike for the Stewards.
About o'clock Monday morning
Robinson left his house at the corner
OF Fourth and A strsets and going to
the apartments In the same building
occupied by Mrs. Emma Stewart, the
landlady, and her son, William, rap
ped for admission. Mrs. Stewart,
upon opening the door, was shot
through the head by Robinson, who
had leveled rifle Robinson then
entered the dining room where Stew
art, who had been seated at breakfast,
was just rising from the table. Rob-
inson attacked him Immediately
plunging a long knife into Stewards
DO iy close to the heart and again into
the abdomen. At the second stab
Stewart sank to the floor with blood
pouring from his body In stream.
/ Robinson the, 'eJurned TO his room.
Reloadipg his I Il aid lelving his
knife, he slip d Il rev0.v r into his
pocket. He L;"n descen6ed to the
first floor, en- lo-tior Of which is
used as a c,rpen or shop by II. w.
Chase. CIase probably saw Robinson
enter, but paid no attention to him,
for Robinson approached cose to him
and, suddenly throwing up his rifle,
fired, the bullet entering Ohase's
breast CLOSE to the heart. Chase died
Immediately.
From the carpenter shop Robinson
proc eded on his bicycle down Fourth
street for several blocks through the
business section OF the town with the
rifle still in his hand. He went d.
rectly to the house of w. 81 bod.
bridge, internal revenue collector, on
tine northeast corner Of Second and II
streets. He left his wheel at the
curb and ran up the steps to the front
door, carrying his revolver in one hand
and his rifle in the other. In re
sponse to his ring Harry Doddri6ge,
son OF w. II. Doidridge, who is al
engineer at the Sandiego brewery,
opened the door.
Robinson fired his revolver and
young Doddridge sank TO the flool
With bullet just above the heart
Death followed before medical assiS
tance could be summoned. Mrs.
Doddridge, the young maus mother
hearing the shot and perhaps wit
Messing the tragedy, ran screaming
from the house Robinson, hearing
the screams, started through the
house after the woman. AS she wa.
crossing the yard the crezed man
caught sight Of her and fired, the bul
let striking her in the back. She fel
headlong upon her face IN the yard
w. Il DOddrldge, who was In bee
on the second floor when the commo
tion began, jumped or fell out OF the
window, breaking the bones of hi!
right hand and probably sustaining
internal injuries. Robinson search et
the house for more people. When h,
came to the room just vacated By
Doddrdge he climbed upon the bed
and placing his revolver to his tt mple
tired bullet which tore of the to
OF his head. There is no known rea
son for thinking there had been ii
feeling between Robinson and any o
his victims. Collector Doddridve say
he II yer even saw or heard OF Robin
son before.