Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
SIX PERSONS SHOT
BY A CRAZED MAN.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, MAN MURDERS
SEVERAL WHILE IN DRUNK
EN- FRENZY.
Four Persons Dead-Two Others Will
Die as Result of Wounds Inflicted
with Rifle.

San DleSO, GAL, May 10.-FOur per-
sons are dead, two others probably will
die, as a result of wounds inflicted by
man who is supposed to have been
crazed by liquor today. Those killed
met instant death. The dead are:
STEWART, WILLIAM.
DODDRIDGE, HARRY.
CHASE, H. w.
ROBINSON, w. P.
The wounded are:
Mrs. Emma Stewart.
Mrs. II. Doddridge.
Starts Awful Slaughter.
The series of tragedies was committed
by w. 2. Robinson, house cleaner.
About s o'clock this morning Robinson
left his house at the corner of Fourth
and streets and going to the apart
ment 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 levelled a rifle. Rob
inson then entered the dining
room, where young Stewart, who
had been seated at breakfast, was just
rising from the table. Robinson at
tackled him Immediately, plunging long
the blade sinking deep into the chest,
and again into the abdomen. At the
second Stewart sank to the floor with
blood pouring from his body in stream.
Starts on Murder Tour.
Robinson then returned to his home,
reloading his rifle and leaving his knife,
and apparently slipped a revolver into
his pocket. Leaving his rooms he de-
scended to the first floor, one portion of
which is used as carpenter shop by
II. w. Chase Chase probably saw
oh nrtn h11t oft 10
him, for Robinson approached close to
him and suddenly throwing up his rifle,
fired, the bullet entering Chases breast,
close to the heart. The third victim APP
parently died Immediately.
Kills Man at Door.
From the carpenter shop Robinson pro-
ceeded 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 directly to the
house of w. II. Doddridge, internal reve-
nue. collector, on the northeast corner of
Second and Ii streets. He left his
wheel at the curb and ran up the
steps to the front door, car
rying his revolver in one hand
and his rifle in the other. In response
to his ring, Harry Doddridge, son of w.
II. Doddridge, and who is an engineer at
the San Diego brewery, opened the door.
Robinson Immediately 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.
Shoots Young Mans Mother.
Mrs. Doddridge, the young mans
mother, heard the shot and perhaps wit
messed the tragedy. She 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. II. Doddridge, who was in bed on
the second floor when the commotion be-
gan, jumped and fell out of the window,
breaking the bones Of his right hand and
probably sustaining internal injuries.
Then Ends His Own Life.
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 thinking
there had been i'll feeling between Rob
inson and any of his victims. Collector
Doddridge says he never saw or heard
of Robinson before.