Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-18
GUNMAN' 5 TRIAL
STARTS MONDAY
SHOT AND KILLED POLICE IN
SrECTOR LESS THAN FOUR
WEEKS AGO
CONSIDERED DARING MAN
Halls From Ohio and II Wanted in
Michigan IN Connection With
daylight Robbery
There

Special 10 The News
BOSTON, Mass July 1.-THE
district attorneys office has every
thing in readiness to begin the trial
next Monday OF Lawrence tChip-
peyl Robinson. the notorious gun
man, who less than iour weeks ago
shot aad killed pOnce inspector
Thomas j Norton, who was one OF
a squad of officers attempting 10
arrest Robinson and companion
100 % well known downtown cafe.
The accused man, despite his Inn
maculatc dress and outward appear
anccs OF gentility. is considered one
of The most daring criminals with
which the Boston police have ever
had Co deal, aud his trial Is expect
ed 10 attract wide attention.
Robinson halls from the state OF
Ohio aud Us understood TO have
made Toledo his headquarters most
of the time lie was wanted In
Grand Rapids, Mich. in connection
with the daylight robbery OF the
Thompson iewelry store Ia that city
last September. in which three men
connected with the concern were
shot and killed by two robbers, who
escaped with more than $1,000
worth OF diamonds.
Three months ago Walter Law
renee was arrested in Coyington.
Ky. ON charge OF having been CON
nected with the Grand Rapids rob
berry. He Us alleged To have confess
ed and To- have named Robinson as
MS companion in the crime. The
Grand Rapids police sent circulars
broadcast bearing a description OF
Robinson and offering reward of
$1,000 for hts capture. other re-
wards offered for the capture and
conviction OF the murderers totaled
more than $500. This lead To
Lreat activity on the part OF police.
and detectives the country over.
Tho PlnkertOns were brought In
% the cast by ths national protec-
tive associaIon OF jewellers Two OF
their detectives finally succeeded IN
locating robinson IN this city. s. mere
.or scvtral Weeks d, bad uoen liv-
u. af dounfovn hotel and spend
in- mOLny ias sishiF 81. HDAILg ssp,-
mrr resorts Living with him was
@ young man named Joseph buddy.
whose acquaintance he had made
Zoo Toledo. but who SO tar as is
known was NOT concerned In the
Grand Rapids robbery
ON Jun, ~ the two detectives
found Robinson ami buddy dining
IN Tho cafe. The detectives belong
ed loo Philadelphia and iu conse-
quouc" had uU authority To make
any drrDst, hnre without q warrant.
They therefore telDph1upd 10 police
nendquartcr tU send aa officer to
make The arrests Police Inspector
Norton was iu. leaving headQuar-
tors to attend f0n graduation OF the
oldest uI H.. ...n children With
ouf hesitation hv accepted the as
-iguuHuf and hurried to the cafe to
meet tl. detectives On learning
oft the d.ne,rous character OF Rob
uson au. h.e propensity 10 shoot
uu th0 I-Htcsf occasion the in
per'ur picked up two OF his brother
officers u. fHo street. which made
a party COL Ut. t1 accomplish the
arrests
lpon entering the cafe the party
800 once "aIkGi toward the table
whore sat Robinson and his com
uHulOn l' vH md-aueruuon and
fhe cafe Vas filled with men and
women laughing and joking AS
iN' police approached. Robinson
glanced up and u an instant was
ph bus feet lie drew his revolver
quickly. saying, loull never take
ua alive Then there was "a shot
Inspector Norton grabbed Robin
SON, who guprIed with the luspec-
'ur. managed to shake him off and
broke avH. Again Robinson tired
his revolver norton feli Nith
bullet wound JUS. under tho heart
and died before he reached the hos
ull
The other policemen rushed al
Robinson. but he fought them off,
and. reaching oIc 1l the exits dash
rd up tho stairway leading 90 the
treDt The pursuing policemen
Ner. right az his heels. each with
his revolver iu his hand. Then fol-
lowed 90 running pistol light. the
IKE of which Boston had never seen
~ ore Bullets gew wildly. hut
not pedestrian On the crowded
street was hit The crowd frighten-
ad hy tle shooting. irantically tried
10 get ont OF the way. Doorways
were soon filled with men and wo-
men Bullets shattered store win
lows nearby and The noise OF bat
.lc could be- heard for blocks Trat-
Zoe was brought 20 a standstill and
cars were deserted as they stood Ia
.he street
The chase soon ended. however.
Tor the police were reinforced hy
mounted Officers Robinson cornered
was taken 20 headquarters Ia the
.oursc of the pursuit the desperado
was shot three times by the Officers
None of the wounds proved serious
lnd 40 tine end oi three OF four days
he was removed from the hospital
Iud lodged in a cell
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