Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-26
JEALOUSY CAUSED
ORDINARY To KILL
WIFE AND HIMSELF
Judge {. A. Robinson, of Mil
ton County Said to Have
Been Jealous of Walter Max
well, a Young Farmer

JuQse EDWARD "A. hOOertSOus popular
young ordinary of Milton county, in a
Mt OF jealous rage wednesday after
noon shot and instantly killed his beau
tiful young wife at their home in AL
pharetta-
A second later he turned the re-
volver on himself. firing two bullets
into his breast. which caused his death
at ST. Joseph's inirmary in Atlanta II
hours later.
The alleged attentions to Mrs. Robinson
by Walter Maxwell, a young farmer. are
said to have been responsible for the
shooting.
The four children OF Ordinary Robert
son and his wife were away from home
at the time of the double tragedy, play
ing cheerfully at the home of a neigh
Dor. and no one except the principals
were in the house when Robertson,
drawing his revolver, fired three shots
into the breast Of his wife. He then
emptied the two remaining cartridges
of the revolver into his own breast, and
with the gun still in his hand he stag
gered out onto the front porch of his
residence. where in sight of several
men, who had been attracted by the
shots. he fell. mortally wounded.
To the frst man who reached him.
George d. RuclSer, a lifelong friend,
the wounded man said: q have shot
my wife--she is in the house" Ruclzer
rushed in to where the woman lay in a
pool OF her own blood. She was un-
conscious and within less than a min
ute breathed her last.
So close had Judge Robertson held
the revolver to his own breast that
the shirt which he was wearing was
ignited by the flashes.
I.,o. Teasley, another neighbor, at
tracted by the shots. reached him just
after Rucker had rushed into the house,
and he extinguished the flames.
RACE WITH DEATH.
DR.. W. H. Rusk was summoned, and
he realized that an operation would
give the wounded ordinary his only
chance of life. Teasley, who operates a
garage in Alpharetta, offered one of his
fastest cars, and with DR.. Rusk and ].
c. McCullom holding the wounded man,
they commenced a race with death to
Friends of Judge Robertson notified
county officers along the route of the
errand of the car. which rushed with
out stop to the stIOspfta1 IN Atlanta.
The distance of 30 miles was made in
So minutes, ana still conscious, Robert
son was placed on the operating table at
$50 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. DR..
william P. Nicolson performed the del
icate operation and left the patient rest
- al e14A aRf
o'clock Thursday morning the ordinary S
strength began to ebb, and at o'clock
he died
Before the start on the automobile
ride was made the wounded man con-
tinually begged the physicians to get
him an opiate, that he might end his
life.
Il don't want to live" he told the
doctor. land the kindest thing you can
do is to let me die"
However, after the arrival at the
hospital, Judge Rohertsons attitude
changed. and when he was consulted
about an operation he told the attend
ing physicians to make this last effort to
save his life
Little is known of the events leading
up to the tragedy. An inquest over the
body of Airs. Robertson was held late
Wednesday evening, while the operation
was being performed on the wounded
husband. The jury quickly reached the
necessary verdict that the woman had
come to her death az her husbands hand
and little concerning the origin of the
trouble was brought out in the testi-
mony.
Shortly after--s~olclock, Judge Robert
sons body was carried back to his home
where a second inquest will be held dur
ing the day. on the wild ride to At
lanta Judge Robertson told DR.. Rusk his
reasons for ending the life of his wife
and himself
SHERIFF MAKES STATEMENT.
Sheriff Thomas McClesky. Of Milton
county, says the tragedy was the result
of attentions paid to Mrs. Robinson by
Walter Maxwell, a young and prosper
Gus farmer. who resided about a mile
from the ordinary's home
The sheriffs statement, made Thurs
day afternoon to a staff correspondent
of The Journal, follows:
Judge Robinson killed his wife and
shot himself while in jealous rage
shortly after he learned Of the alleged
relations existing between his wife and
Walter Maxwell.
II was at the home of Judge Robin
son about ten minutes before the shoot
ing. He was terribly excited. His face
I
something unusual had occurred and in
quired what was the matter. Judge
Robinson replied by ordering me from
the house.
Not feeling disposed to NEEDLE with
his private affairsL walked across the
street to nay home. Ten minutes later
/ heard five shots fired. fastening
back 1 found Mrs. Robinson dead and
her husband shot in the breast. II
| Maxwell, who is IS years old and
unmarried, is said TO have been paying
attentions to Mrs. Robinson for sever
al weeks. / presume that learning of
this state of affairs Judge Robinson
became insanely angry and the shoot
ing followed.
Nothing has been seen OF Maxwell
since noon Wednesday. 1t is not known
whether he visited Mrs. Robinson dur
ing the day. He IFS supposed to have
gone I'm the direction of NoEcross. No
warrant has been sworn out for him
and as far as I know no EFFORT will be
made to bring him back"
/ JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.
Dr. Rusk admitted to Journal re-
porter that jealousy had caused the
/ tragedy. . .. E.
He also admitted that Judge Robert
son had confided in him the name OF
the man of whom he was jealous. but
this name the physician refuses to dis
| close.
Judge Robertson is said to be about