The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-12

reached the jail and cried so
pitifulIy. The man who had oper-
ated p sporty Stutz automobile so
jauntily may have felt that the
world had turned it's back upon
him for good.
It was the second time he had
wept in jail. There at noon his
wife and sister had kissed him
''good-by." The wife who has
stood by him 50 valiantly since his
disgrace, chung q little, cried much
and kissed with fervor.
District Attorney Reading opened
the proceedings by saying that he
now moved for sentence In the
Robb case and stating that he had
just nolprossed the murder iniict-
ment against Robb. The district
attorney then read q statement
on the case, which included a re-
view Of the crime and the search
for those implicated. He con-
tinued:
"On the morning Of September
II. DIR. Robb telegraphed to me
from Philadelphia stating that from
certain Boston newspapers he had
learned Of our desire to interview
him and further stating that he
would present himself that after.
noon for examination.
Voluntarily Examined.
I'm conformity with this telegram
DR.. Robb voluntarily came to my
office that afternoon and was ex-
amined by me. His explanation Of
the facts in the possession Of the
commonwealth were so inconsistent
with those facts that upon the ter
mination OF his interview he was
placed under arrest. The follow
ing morning he was arraigned in
the police court Of Lowell, waived
examination and was held for the
grand jury under the provisions Of
chapter 272, section 10, of the gen.
eraI laws. Later DIR. Robb was in
dicted for murder. Finally after
numerous conferences between
counsel and several between coun.
sci and the court DIR. Robb agreed
to do everything in his power to
produce the missing head and
pelvis.
sit was agreed that accompanied
by his counsel, the sheriff and State
police, he would point out the exact
place where they were buried. Sew
eral trips by automobile have been
undertaken during the past two
weeks with a view to recover these
portions Of the remains.
Subsequent to his original agree
ment DIR. Robb has taken contra
dictory positions relative to the
locus of the head.
While he pointed out the spot in
Billerica where the alleged pelvis
was buried, explorations in that
place were unavailable. In fact,
the search for the pelvis near the
spot indicated by him tended strong
ly to establish that the pelvis could
not have been buried whore he said
it was buried.
Upon another of these excur.
sions. undertaken last Thursday,
however, to West Roxoury, DIR.
Robb did point out to the State po-
lice the exact location of the steril-
izing box which he claims was
used by him at the time Of the
operation, and later upon the same
excursion he pointed out in Ded-
ham the exact location of his au-
tomobile trunk which he had APP
parently destroyed for the purpose
OF concealing his connection with
this crime. A portion Of the trunk
and the sterilizing box are now in
the possession Of the Common
wealth.
Leniency Asked.
1.-THE defendant has been en-
gagged in the practice of medicine
for many years. He surrendered
himself voluntarily. He has pleaded
guilty without trial. The expense
to the tax payers of a protracted
trial would have been great. DR..
Robb is fifty-four years of age. In
view of these facts and the fact
that he has pleaded guilty and dis.