Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-05-26
RUM>CRAZED DEMON
KILLS FIVE PERSONS
Murderer, Armed With Rifle, knife
and Revolver, Shoots Down People
Whom He Never Saw Before.

San Diego, Cal.-Five persons are
dead and two others may die as the
result OF 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.
mltted by w. p. Robinson, whose
business is that OF house cleaner, and
who is widely known in this city, and
1t 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 a .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, plunging 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 q
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
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 rife, fired,
the bullet entering Chase's breast
close to the hearc 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 the town. with
the rifle still in his henh. He went
directly to the house OF w. II. Dodd
ridge. internal revenue collector. 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. H. Dodd-
ridge, opened the door. Robinson Inn
mediately raised his revolver and at
the crash young Doddridge sank to
the floor with bullet just above the
heart. Death followed before medical
assistance could be summoned.
Mrs. Doddridge, the young mans
mother. hearing the shot and perhaps
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 striking
her in the back. She fell headlong
upon her face in the yard.
w. H. Doddridge, who was in bed
on the second floor when the commo;
ton began, jumped or fell out Of the
window, breaking the bones OF his
right hand and probably sustaining In
ternal injuries.
Robinson searched the house for
more people When he came TO the
room just vacated by Doddridge, he
climbed upon the bed and, placing his
revolver to his temple, fired a bullet
which tore off the top of his head.
There is no known reason for think
ing there had been Ill feeling between
Robinson and any Of his victims. Col
lector Doddridge says he never even
saw or heard of Robinson before.