Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-13
ROBINSON HELD
His Victim. Tortl, Cared For al
 Waterbury Hospital.

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 last night near the garbage crema-
 tory. above Waterville, and the victim
 Bergimino Torti is at the hospital
 with, a bullet at the region of his
 heart while the alleged assassin Mem
 20 Robinson is locked up at the po- |,l lice station.
 Robinson is a fair haired, clean
 cut looking fellow of the average
 size. He was coming from Hart- ford with man whose first name
 was Charles. That is all Robinson
 knew of the man. They had been to
 Hartford looking for work and were
 on the road bound for Danbury,
 Robinson's home, and were he Is
 we'll known to the police.
 In the vicinity of the cramatory
 there is colony of Italian laborers
 who are engaged on the railr3ad
 cutting near that place. Robinson
 and his friend were passing on the
 outskirts of this colony last evening
 about o'clock when they caught up
 with Torti who, was going to work
 with the night gang of laborcrs. They asked Torti what the time was and Torti said he did not know; he had no watch. They then asked him for match and as he was handing it over to Robinson's friend, Eobin- son took out revolver from his hip pocket, and fired point blank at the man. It was evidently their inten- tion to kill Torti for men of the road such as Robinson and his friend know we'll that an Italians pocket is his bank and he carries his bank along with him wherever he g0 So the police believe it was the tention of Robinson and his col panion to slay the man right there and take what money they supposed he had on him. But they did not succeed in killing. him. The bullet. the doctors say, glanced on rib and buried itself in the vicinity of the heart. Torti fell and shouted, while the assassins ran for their lives. Two other Italians were coming along, also on their way to work and the fleeing men ran right into them. Robinson was knocked down by one of them and held but his friend es- capped.
 The two Italians joined their shouting with that of the injured Torti and soon crowd of rlen were on hand. Hubert M. Rigney was there and he helped in binding up Robinson who was then taken to a sort of lock up near the crematory and held for the police Torti was taken care of, the police having talk en Doctor Crane along with them. The shooting took place shortly after 7 o'clock and by o'clock the police and medical examiner were at the scene of the shooting. Half tn hour later Torti was in bed at the hospital and his story was taken, by the police and the physician.
 Robinson was confronted with rorti and the latter identified Robia- son as the one who shot him. The was made without any hesitation whatsoever, so the police Ire confident they have the right nan. They have theory, however, hat somewhat disagrees with Tortifs statement. They believe there was 10 one with Robinson at the time of he shooting. while Torti contends here was.
 The police however, have another lold on Robinson and another link n the chain of testimony they are weaving around him.
 At precisely $50 o'clock Carl Peterson. resident of Greystone nd an employe of the Mattatuck Manufacturing company wos passing long at the east side of the Italian olony. There he met two men who sked him the time. Peterson tcok ut a nickel plated watch and in- ormed them that 1t was $50 clock. They then asked him for hatch and he gave them one. Next hey asked him if he had any money nd he said he had dime; not an- ther cent. They were about to take hat from him but they reconsidered nd told him to go along and keep is mouth shut. This morning after ourt was over Robinson and eight risoners who were held for jaii ere lined up against the wall in the Ell corridor and an excited looking oung man entered and was told to ,ok sharply at the faces in tue TOW men. The man was Peterson and le moment he stood opposite Robin- on he identified him as one of the vo men who held him up last night. Q make Identification positive he ut his hand on Robinson's shoulder nd moved him from the line. while obinson's blonde face blanched and glaze seemed to overspread his blue res.
 Robinson was questioned by Prose- itor McGrath and he said that if Is friend Charles was caught, he Imself. would not be locked up. He the prosecutor without ssitation, while the prosecutor led In to the telling question.
 Where did you get the revcIvers"
 Then Robinson stopped. His red ps closed tight and the blonde hair his unshaven face seemed to .istle.
 The police say this man is a bad le. Highwayism seems to be his rte for be has a long record in anbury for holding up people.
 The doctors think Torti will re- Iyer. Robinson this morning vas Id without bail. He is charged lth intending to murder Torti.
 ON EVE OF WEDDING.