Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-16
DETAILS OF LIQUOR
CRAZED ROBlNSON'S deed
LIQUOR cRAZED INDIVIDUAL At
SAN DIEGO, cALy CLAIMS
NUMBER OF VICTIMS.
MULTI.MURDERER ENDS HIS CA.
REER BY PUTTING BULLET
INTO HIS BRAIN.


sons are dead and two others prob
ably will die as result of wounds
inflicted by w. p. Robinson, house
cleaner, who is supposed to have been
crazed by liquor, in this city during
the day. Those killed met instant
death. The dead are: William Stew
art, Harry Doddridge, H. w. Chase
and w. P. Robinson. The wounded
are: Mrs. Emma Stewart and Mrs.
w. H. Doddridge.
About 8 a. m. Robinson left his
house 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, raped for admission. Mrs. Stew
art, upon opening the door, was shot
through the head by Robinson, who
had leveled a rifle at her. Robinson
then entered the diningroom, where
young Stewart, who had been seated
at breakfast, was Just rising from the
table. Robinson attacked him imme-
diately, plunging a long knife into his
body close to the heart, the blade sink
ing deep into the chest, and again into
the abdomen.
Robinson then returned to his rooms,
reloading his rife and leaving his knife
and apparently slipped revolver into
his pocket. Leaving his rooms again
he descended to the first floor. one
portion of which is used as a carpen-
ter shop by H. w. Chase. Chase prob
ably saw Robinson coming, but paid
no attention to him. for Robinson ap-
preached close to him and, suddenly
throwing up his rifle, fred, the bullet
entering ,Chase's breast close to the
heart. The third victim apparently
died Immediately.
Continues His Bloody Work.
From the carpenter shop Robinson
proceeded on his bicycle down Fourth
street for several blocks. He went
directly to the house of w. H. Dodd-
ridge, internal revenue collector. He
left his wheel at the curb and ran up
the steps to the front door. carrying
his revolver in one hand and his rife
in the other. In response to his ring
Harry Doddridge, son of w. H. Dodd-
ridge, opened the door. Robinson i'm
mediately raised his revolver and at
the crack young Doddridge sank to the
floor with bullet just above the heart.
Death followed before medical assist
ance could be summoned.
Mrs. Doddridge, the young mans
mother, heard the shot and 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 bull
let 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 he heard the
commotion, 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.