Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
KILLED a; CHEATED GsLLOWS
Lay Down in Bed Which Had Been
Occupied by Man He Was Hunting
and Blew off tile Top of His Own
& 1lcsd.-No Explanation of His
4. Action.


u Robinson. Il house cleaner. ran
:nmnck to-day. killing four persons.
wn;n'iirs Two others nnd then killing
/. niaiscif
~ The dead:
4 WILLIAM STEWART.
+E MRS. EMMA STEWART.
\ H. w CHASE.
81 HARRY EODDRlDGE
w. =. ROBINSON.
The wounded are:
MIS-. w. II. Duldridse and w. II.
l)odtlridaC, who WAS injured by falling
ont Of Il window
~ AT first Robinson was said to BE-
crazcd with liquor but later il WAS
said that he had threatened Doddrilgc
for nj allencd attempt to have Robin.
soE s''anshaied when he WAS Il sailor
II IS saIu also that he had Expressed
y dis ike 20" the Strwaits
ISL. Killed LandIaely and Son.
4 an > CLOCK this morning Robin
Saot ~ is house AZ the corner q.
10, ~ ;ssss;S. girris and going To the
af,nr.;fii.-s s NO same bniloln. c,r,,.
pied Ivy Mrs. Emma Stewart. the land.
lady, and her son. William. raped for
admission. Mrs Stewart. upon cpcn-
'n:g The door WIS shot through the head
by Robinson. who had lcvcllcd IL rilic
at her Robinson then entered the
dining rucm. where young Stewart.
who had been seated nj breakfast, was
lust rising from the table.
Robinson attacked him. plungin:, Il
long iinilc into Sicwart's body. close
~ .lic heart and again into the ahdu
men. At The second stab Stewart
sank To the llour with blood pouring
rom his body in Il stream
Robinson ihcn returned to his rooms.
Reloa;liig his rifle and leaving his
knife. lac slipped = revolver into his
pocket. He Then descended To the
first floor, one portion of which WAS
used as carpenter shol, by H. w
Chase. Chase probably saw Robinson
enter. but paid no attention To him for
Robinson approached close to him and
suddenly. throwing up his rifle. fired
tho bullet entering Chase's breast.
close to the heart. Chase died immc.
d;atc!y.
Still on Murder Bent.
From the carpenter shop Robinson
proceeded on his bicycle down Fourth
street for several blocks through the
business section of the town with the
rifle still i'll his hand. lie went di
rcctly to the house Of w. II. Doddridge
internal revenue collector. on the
northeast corner of Second and II
streets. He left his wheel at The curb
aud ran up the Steps to the front door
carrying his rifle in one hand and the
revolver in Tic other.
In response To- his ring, Harry Dodd
ridge. son of w. II. Doddridyc. and
who is an engineer at The San Diego
brewery, opened the door.
Robinson fired his revolver AMI
Young noddridgc sank to The floor
with bullet just above the heart.
Death followed before medical assist
ancc could he summoned
Mrs. Dnddridsc. the young man',
mother. hearing the shot and perhaps
witnessing tho tragedy. ran screaming
from the house. Robinson, hearing
the screams, started through the
holise after the woman. As she was
crossing The yard the crazcd man
caught sight If her ana fired. the hui
let striking her in the back She fell
llca'Ilong tInon her face in the yard.
Fell From the Window
w. ii. Doddridgc, WHO was in bel
On the second floor when the CONNIE.
ion began. Jumped or fell out of the
window breaking the homes of his right
hand and probably sustaining internal
injuries
Robinson searched the house fot
core people. When he came TO the
room lust vacated by Dcd1ridge he
climbed upon the he'd and placing his