Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-05
Woman Admits
Bizarre Killing
Of Aged Couple

COLUMBUS. Ohio, July 5 (P). !
"A petite, 32-year-old wife of
an Air Force major told sheriff's
deputies today she stabbed her
elderly landlord and his wife to
death when her check forgery
scheme backfired.
Deputies said Mrs. Blanche |
Jacobs, mother of three, spent |
three days trying to conceal the
deaths of her CLOSE" friends,
then told her husband, who took
her to police. Mrs. Jacobs walked
into police headquarters last
night and announced, Il want |
to report a double murder"
police said.
She was accompanied by her
husband. Maj. Eugene w. Jacobs,
IS. who said he had doubted the
bizarre story she blurted out to
him some time earlier.
Authorities checked and found |
the bodies of Andrew j. Robin
son, IA. and his wife, Maude, 70.
side by side in the bathroom of
their suburban Groveport home.
Their bodies showed multiple |
stab wounds.
1t. Ellsworth P. Beck of the
Franklin County sheriff's Office Il
said Mrs. Jacobs gave him
statement admitting she killed
the couple last Monday when
they learned she had forged a
check against Mrs. RobinSon's
bank account. That check and
two others forged by Mrs. Jacobs
totaled $1,149, 1t. Beck said.
Mrs. Jacobs lived next door
to the RobinsonS. Maj. Jacobs,
who is stationed at nearby Lock-
bourne Air Force Base. described
the RobinsonS as very close"
friends.
Cleaned up After Killing
Mrs. Jacobs sobbed intermit-
tently as she told how she
cleaned up the blood-spattered
Robinson home the day after
the killings and dragged the
bodies into the bathroom, 1t.
Beck said.
The lieutenant said Mrs Jacobs
tried to give neighbors the i'm
preston that the RobinSons had
left town. When she realized she
couldn't continue to conceal
what had happened. she told her
husband, 1t. Beck added.
Maj. Jacobs was near collapse
when police told him they had
found the bodies.
The authenticated mother was
held in county Jail for investi-
cation. No charges have been
filed.
This is the story. 1t. Beck
said, that she told of the killings:
She received a call from Mr..
Robinson Monday, asking her to
explain check for about $500
which she had signed in Mrs.
Robinson's name. The other two
forged checks apparently had
not come back from the bank,
1t. Beck said.
Mrs. Jacobs made three or
four visits to the Robinson home
that day. On the last visit Mrs.
Jacobs found Mrs. Robinson pre-
pairing to make a cherry pie in
a second kitchen in the base
ment.
Sort of Went Blank
"They bot to talking about the
check" 1t. Beck said. then
stopped. Mrs. Jacobs said things
sort of went blank and she next
found herself with rolling pin
in her hand. She hit Mrs. Robin
son over the head several times
she doesn't remember how many
and the woman fell to the floor.
About this time. Robinson
came down the basement steps
and Mrs. Jacobs ran past him
into the first floor kitchen and
got a large knife. She ran back
to Robinson and began slashing
him. They fought up the steps.
Robinson collapsed in the first
floor kitchen.
Mrs. Jacobs turned around
and saw Mrs. Robinson, who had
got up from the floor. come up
the steps and go out into the
garage. Mrs. Jacobs ran after
Mrs. Robinson, pulled her back
into the kitchen and stabbed her
numerous times"
1t. Beck said Mrs. Jacobs lad
received a five-year suspended
sentence in Shreveport, La. in
1854, for forging Government
bonds. He said the major has
taken their children, Mike. IL;
Sam, 10, and Belinda, 7, to his
mothers home in San Antonio.
Tex, and promised to return.