Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
MANIAC STAYS
FIVE PERSONS
CRAZY MAN RUNS AMUCK IN
SAN DIEGO
TWO OTHERS SEVERELY HURT
w. p. Robinson, Made Insane by
Drink, WieIds Rifle, Revolver
and Knife With Terrible
Effect
TWO OTHERS SEVERELY HURT

BY Associated Press
SAN DIEGO, Cal, May 15.-Five per-
sons are dead and two others may
die as the result Of man supposed
to have been crazed by liquor running
amuck in this city today. Four OF
those killed met almost instant death
The dead are:
WILLIAM STEWART.
MRS. EMMA STEWART.
H. W.4CHASE. ..s, jySe., ,s,..--.-,<ss
HARRY DoDDRIDGE. ~ -
w. H. ROBINSON.
Wounded:
Mrs. w. H. Doddridge.
w. H. Doddridge.
About 8 o'clock this morning w. p
Robinson left his rooms at the corner
of Fourth and A streets 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 Robinson, who had leveled
3S-calibre rifle. Robinson then entered
the dining room where young Stewart,
who had been seated at breakfast was
rising from the table. Robinson at
tackled him Immediately, plunging a
long knife into his body close above
the heart, the blade sinking 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 stream.
ReIoads His Rifle
Robinson then returned to his rooms
reloading his rifle and leaving his knife
and apparently slipped revolver into
his pocket. Leaving his rooms again
he descended to the first floor, one por-
ton of which Is used as a carpenter
shop by H. w. Chase. Chase probably
saw Robinson enter, but paid no atten-
ton, for Robinson approached close to
him and suddenly throwing UP his rifle
fired, the bullet entering Chase's breast
close to the heart. The third victim
apparently died Immediately.
From the carpenter shop Robinson
proceeded on his bicycle down Fourth
street for several blocks, through the
business section of town, still with his
rifle in his hand. He went directly to
the house of w. H. Doddridge, internal
revenue collector, on the northeast cor
ner of Second and H streets. He left
his wheel at the curb and ran up the
steps to the front door, carrying his
rifle in one hand and the revolver in
the other. In response to his ring
Harry Doddridge, son of w. II, Dodd-
ridge and who Is engineer at the San
Diego brewery. opened the door, Rob-
nson Immediately raised his revolver
and fired. Young Doddridge sank to
the floor with bullet just above the
heart. Death followed before medical
assistance could be summoned.
Shoots Victims Mother
Mrs. Doddridge, the young mans
mother. hearing the shot and per-
haps witnessing the tragedy, ran
screaming from the house. Robinson,
hearing the screams. started through
the house after the woman. AS she was
crossing the yard the crazy man caught
sight of her and fired, the bullet strik-
ing her in the back. She fell headlong
upon her face in the yard.
w. II. Doddrdge. who was in bed
on the second floor when the commotion
began. jumped or fell out of the win
dow. breaking the bones of his right
hand and probably sustaining internal
injuries.
Robinson searched the house for more
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