The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
HE KILLED FOUR.
A California Mad Man Tries To
Kill Everybody.
SHOT HIMSELF ALSO.
Supposed to Be Crazed by Liquor, vii.
liam P. Robinson, Goes Forth With
Winchester and Pistol and
Starts Another Graveyard
SHOT HIMSELF ALSO,

ia Sandiego, Cal.
At Sandiego, Oal., on Monday, Will
liam p. Robinson, house servant,
ran amuck killing four persons,
wounding two others and then killing
himself.
Tue dead:
William Stewart.
Mrs. Emma Stewart.
Fl. w. Chase.
Harry Doddrldge.
W. P. r R,binson.
The wounded:
Mrs. w. II. Doddridge.
W. Fl. Doddridge was injured by
falling out Of a window.
At first Robinson was said to be
crazsd by liquor, but later 1t was said
that he had threatened Doddridge for
an alleged attempt to have Robinson
shangnaied when he was sailor. 1t
Is said also that he had expressed u
dislike for the Stewards.
About o'clock Monday morning
Robinson left his house at the corner
Of Fourth and A streets and going to
the apartments In the same building
occupied by Mrs. Emma Stewart, the
landlady, and her son, William, rap
ped for admission. Mrs. Stewart,
upon opening the door, was shot
through the head by Robinson, who
had leveled rifle Robinson then
entered the dining room where Stew
art, who had been seated at breakfast
was just rising from the table. Rob-
inson attacked him Immediately
plunging long knife into Stewards
DO iy close to the heart and again into
the abdomen. At the second sta
Stewart sank to the floor with blood
pouring from his body In a stream.
| Robinson tire, 'eturned to his room.
Reloading his Il aid !elving his
knife, he Slip d L rfvo!v r into his
pocket. He Jl"n descended to the
| first floor, en- 20 Liol OF which Is
used as c.rptn or slop by II. w.
Chase. CLa,e probably saw Robinson
enter, but paid no attention to him,
for Robinson approached ciose to him
and, suddenly throwing up his rifle,
fired, the bullet entering Chase IS
breast close to the heart. Chase died
Immediately.
From the carpenter shop Robinson
proc eded on his bicycle down Fourth
street for several blocks through the
business section OF the town with the
ifie still in his hand. He went di-
rectly to the house Of w. 81 bod.
bridge, internal revenue 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, carrying his revolver In one hand
and his rifle in the other. In re
sponse to his ring Harry Doddri6ge,
son of w. II. Do7dridge, who is an
engineer at the Sandiego brewery,
opened the door.
Robinson fired bis revolver and
young Doddridge sank to the floor
With 4 bullet just above the heart
Death follo"ed before medical assis
tance could be summoned. Mrs.
Doddridge, the young mau's mother
nearing the shot and perhaps wit
Messing the tragedy, ran screaninp
from the house Robinson, hearing
the screams, started through the
house after the woman. AS she wa,
crossing the yard the crezed mar
caught sight Of her and fred, the bul
let striking her in the back. She fel
headlong upon her face III the yard
w. Fl Doddrldge, who was In beo
on the second floor when the cOmmo
Uion began, jumped or fell out Of thu
window, breaking the homes OF hi
right hand and probably sustaining
il uernal injuries. Robinson search et
the house for more people. When h.
came to the room just vacated b.
Dod3ridge he climbed upon the bed
and placing his revolver to his temple
tired bullet which tore of the TO
OF his head There is no known rea
son for thinking there had been II
feeling between Robinson and any o
his victims. Collector Doddridge say
he never even saw or heard OF Robin
son before.