The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12

picion was aroused and Robinson 6
wife on being pressed stated that the
child had died and pointed out spot
where 1t had been buried in the gar
den.
Mothers Signed Statement.
Notwithstanding that Robinson had
requested the visit, he was not pres
he was guilty. A posse was formed
the same night and revisited the
home of Robinson In the hops OF
finding him there. but without avail.
On the second visit Mrs. Robinson
volunteered the information that
Robinson had been cohabitating with
his daughters and that two children
had been born the year previous to
two daughters, and signed written
confession also pointing out the spot
where to find the buried bodies of the
babies and tncriminating hersel; as
having smothered the babies.
At the inquest the mother swore
she had ten children from young
man of 21 years to q girl of years.
She had three daughters, Jesse, aged
10, Ellen, aged IL, and Maggie, aged
IA. She swore that on March II and
March "a. 1908, two babies were born
to Jessie and Ellen, and that a Sec
ond baby had been born to Jesse ON
August l last. On advice Mrs. Rob-
inson would not make any incriminat-
ing statement as to what caused the
death OF the second child born to
Jessie. No doctor or minister had
attended the births, deaths or burials
OF any of the children that were born
to her daughters. Her husband had
buried the three in the garden.
Young Girls Story.
Maggie Robinson, aged IA, swora
that her father had cohabitated with
her a long timo ago and continued to
do SO up to eight months ago, when
her mother sent her away. She had
been home only two weeks and knew
nothing of her sisters babies.
John Robinson, the son. knew of the
children born by his sisters over a
year ago, and the last child that was
born to Jessie no knew the next day,
his mother having told him.
Mrs. RObinsOn's Sworn Statement.
E. A. Wright related the facts lead
ing up to finding the bodies of the
children and introduced the following
sworn statement of the mother, Mrs.
Annie Robinson. taken in her home:
"The two babies bodies in the graves
which showed you were born to my
daughters, Jessie and Ellen. The
first one was of my daughter Jessie.
on March II, 1908, and the second
baby was born to Ellen OH March %.
1908. When my husband, James Rob-
inson, came in from his work in the
field on March II. 1908, told him
Jessie had baby, but do not re-
member what he said. l knew lny
husband, James Robinson, was tha
father of the babies that were being
born to my daughters.
Upon tho night of March II. 1908,
my daughter Jessie gave birth to a
baby boy; about an hour afterwards
] placed the baby between two mat
tresses in order to kill it. Upon the
birth OF tho baby to Ellen, OF March
%. 1908, was in the room when the
child was born; it was a boy. Ny
husband was with me. partly tainted
but when came to myself placed
tho baby between two mattresses in
one, which l did. On March Is ] put
baby No. l into box and james Rob-
inson buried it, and on the morning
Of March "a / put baby No. 2 into Il
box and my husband buried it in the
field near the house. (Signed)
"Annio Robinson"
Mrs. Robinson Arrested.
The mother has been arrested and
charged with infanticide. The father
is not to be found. His clothes have
been shipped to Sudbury where it is
supposed he has hired with an en-
ployment agency to go to the bush
The Robinson family came to Hugel
township nine years ago from Bearch-
burg, Ontario. The family are. Can
adams and are all educated. Robin
son is a medium sized man with the
only extraordinary features of wild
appearing light blue eyes. He is a
red faced. strong robust man, aged so
years. His wife. aged 40, is nice
appearing woman. Her hair has
turned grey and she gives ono the
impression of woman who has car
ried weight of care for some years.
The district in which they live is
we'll populated and while rumors Of
the above startling affairs have been
current off and on for years the re-
spectability OF tho family have al
ways lived it down. There is not the
least appearance of lunacy in any
members of the family. The two
daughters, Jessie and Ellen. were in
no fit state to come to the court.
ThA iury'S finding was that the sec-
ond child born to Jessie Robinson
came to its death from cause un-
known to the jury. An autopsy will
ba held.
The preliminary hearing of the
mother will be held at Warren to-
morrow morning. Ths father has
not been apprehended.
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