The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-09-16
SENTENCED
FOR LIFE
GEORGE ROBBINS TO PAY PENALTY
Jury Brings in Yerdicts-Of Murder in
In the Second DegTee--N0
Appeal Taken.

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day afternoon when the accused
murderer was sentenced by Judge
Bradshaw for life in the state pen.
itentisry at Salem, and he was taken
to bis last home on earth by Sheriff
Morse and Constable Ganger on the
evening train.
Robbins was brought down on the
boat Monday afternoon by Sheriff
Morse, Judge Bradshaw aud Attorney
Wilson also taking passage on the boat
owing to the late arrival of the local
train, which did not reach here until
five O'Clock. They at once repaired
to the court room, where The prisoner
was brought before the Judge for
sentence. When asked if he had any
thing to say why sentence should not
be pronounced upon him, Robbins said
he had not except If there was any
chance he would like to have new
trial.
A. A. Jayne then addressed the
court and said that he and MIR. Stark
had carefully considered the matter
and stated that they had no grounds
tor an appeal which had any assur-
ance of success, and they would
therefore not interpose any objection
to the sentence.
Judge Bradshaw, in pronouncing
sentence stated that the law gave him
no discretion in the matter. The
pi isoner had had fair trial, had
been ably defended and the jury had
found him guilty of murder in the
second degree. The only thing lett
for the court was to do Ms the law re-
qulred. 1t was the sentence of the
court that he be confined in the pen
itentiary of the state at Salem for the
rest of his natural lite.
After being taken lack to the cell
in the city Jail, young Robbins exhibit
ed but little emotion, while the
brothers and father were very much
affected at his fate. He told them not
to mind It, as he would not last long
in prison. lie has made similar
statements before, and it is thought
be would commit suicide il he got
the chance.
The work of examining witnesses
on the stand commenced Wednesday
evening, William Robbins, father of
the accused, being the first witness.
His testimony did not bring out
any new features from that of the
preliminary examination. lie told
the story of receiving the message
from Mrs. Norder to go to town to
meet his daughter, of his return, and
of finding Mrs. Castoe lying on the
bed quiet in death
All day Thursday was occupied
with witnesses for the State, most of
whom repeated the evidence given at
the preliminary examination, and
which WAS printed in the Glacier at
the time.
The opening address of the State
to the jury by Attorney Wilson was
clear statement of what the State
would attempt to prove, and follow
ing the outline OF the trial very
closely. a surprise WAS sprung on
tie defence when he announced that
hey had secured new evidence which
would be very damaging and con.
elusive, that of finding an envelope
in Mrs Castoe's room from which
the bills found on Robbins had evi.
IentIy been taken.
Attorney Jayne's outline of the
defencse did not throw much light
on what the evidence would be, sim
ply limiting that they would intro
d ice testimony to the effect that
Robbins bad considerable money be-
fore the murder.
The actions of Robbins on the day
the murder was committed was
traced step by step. His hiring of
the livery rig, driving out to the
u ighborhood of his fathers home,
The Call at HIayford's store, the call
ing of Mrs. NoTder over the phone,
and George Mcintosh test that
he heard the number of Mrs. Nor
der's phone called for, and part of
the conversation which took place,
wuen young Robbins asked her to
give the message to his father to 60
to town to meet his sister, who
Wouii arrive ON the afternoon train
from the w"st.
His two trips to the Grange park
grounds and the roads leading TO the
Robbins home we're confirmed by sew
eIal witnesses. Mis-. Anderson on
and Thos. Bishop testified In way
that could not be mistaken, that they
saw him, and The time of day Was ac-
curately accounted for.
The tetinony of Russell Clark that
young Robbins told him he was 60
ing out to see Mrs. Castoe and get
some money to buy moving picture
show, also that he wished to go alone
After bis return he told Clark he
had transacted bis business with Mrs.
Csstoe and got what he went after.
At the preliminary examination
Robbins movements were not traced
after he was seen in the thicket by
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