The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-16
Frenzied House Cleaner Run
Amuck in San Diego
TAKES VICTIMS UNAWARES
Uses Rifle, Revolver and Knife With
Deadly Effect After Calling Vic.
Tins to the Door BY
Ringing Bell.

San Diego, Cal, May 10 William P.
Robinson, house cleaner, ran amuck
in this city today. killing four persons,
wounding one other, causing serious in
jury to still another. and then blew out
his brains. The four of those killed. met
almost instantaneous death. The dead
are:
William Stewart
Mrs. Emma Stewart,
II. W. Chase.
Harry Doddridge
w p. Robinson.
Wounded; Mrs. W. p. Doddridge.
AT first it was supposed to be the work
of lquor-crazed man, but later 1t was
stated that Robinson had been heard to
make threats against Doddridge who he
claimed had once been engaged in an at
tempt to have him shanghaied when he
was a sailor. 1t is said also that he had
expressed a dislike for the Stewarts.
Robinson has relatives living at River
dale Ind.
Starts Out Early
About s o'clock this morning Robinson
left his house at the corner of Fourth and
streets and going TO the apartment in
the same building occupied by Mrs. Emma
Stewart, the landlady and her son Will
liam, raped for admission, Mrs Stewart
upon opening the door was shot through
the head by Robinson, who had leveed
a rifle. Robinson then entered the dining
room where young Stewart was just rising
from the table. Robinson attacked him
Immediately, plnnging a long knife into
his body close to the heart. At the Sec
ond stab Stewart sank to the floor with
blood pouring from his body in q stream.
Robinson then returned to his room re-
loaded his rifle and slipped revolver into
his pocket. Leaving his room again he
descended to the FIRST floor, one portion Of
which Is used as a ctN enter snop by II.
| 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, the
bullet entering Chases breast close to the
heart. The third victim died Immediately.
Goes to Doddridge Home.
From the carpenter shop Robinson pro-
ceeded on his bicycle down Fourth rect
for several blocks through the business
section of the town with his rife still
| in his hand. lie went directly to the
| house of W. IL. Doddridge, internal rev.
| enue collector on the northeast corner of
| Second and IL. streets. lie left his wheel
at the curb and ran up the steps to the
front door, carrying his revolver with one
| hand and his rife with the other. In re-
sponse to his ring Harry Doddridge, son
| of w. II. DoddriGge and who is an engi-
| neer at the San Diego brewery, opened
! the door. Robinson Immediately raised
his revolver and at the crash young Dod-
/ bridge sank to the flor with a bullet Just
above the heart Death followed before
| medical assistance could be summoned.
| Mrs. Doddrdge. the Young mans mother,
| hearing the shots 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 ward,
the crazy man caught sight OF her and
fired. the bullet striking her In the back.
She fell headloug upon her face in the
yard.
Falls From Window.
w. H. Doddridge, who was in bed on
the second 1oor when the commotion
began. jumped or fell out Of the window.
! breaking the bones Of his right hand and
sustaining internal injuries.
| Robinson searched the house for more
people When he came to the room Just
| vacated by Dodaridge he climbed unon
! the bed and placing the revolver to his
temple 1red a bullet which tore off the
| top of his head
| Collector Doddridge says he never saw
or heard of Robinson before
Mrs Emma Stewart the first victim.
| was taken at once to hospital. She was
| shot twice One ball entered the right
| cheek passing through the base - the
brain and emerging at the back of the
| head. The woman did not regain com
| seriousness and died shortly after being
| taken to the hospital She was 45 years
OF age