Robinson Sent to Workhouse

Robinson Sent to Workhouse

Paul V. Robinson, who shot his wife, stenographer in the law office of W. B. Schwartz, on East Washington street, Jan. 19, was fined $160 and sentenced to the workhouse for six months, by Judge Alford, in the Criminal Court, yesterday. The original charge was assault and battery with intent to kill, but the intent was withdrawn and he was permitted to pleas guilty to assault and battery. Mrs. Robinson was shot in the back, but was not seriously hurt, and another shot came very near hitting Attorney Schwartz, who disarmed Robinson. About a week ago Mrs. Robinson filed suit for divorce.

CRIMINAL COURT

–Fremont Alford, Judge–

The State of Indiana vs. Paul Robinson; assault and battery to kill. Defendant withdrew former plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty. Find $160 and sentenced to the workhouse for six months.

“Robinson Sent to Workhouse,” The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, Indiana), 6 March 1900, p. 6, col. 4; digital image, Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ : accessed 13 March 2014).

“Criminal Court,” The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, Indiana), 6 March 1900, p. 6, col. 5; digital image, Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ : accessed 13 March 2014).

Lots of letters (Roscoe)

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: March 28, 1943 envelope

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Letter transcription:

Mar 28, 1943
Lieut RS Yegerlehner USNR
A.P.O. 43
% P.M. San Fran. Calif.

Dear Mother –

Mail again today – so far 17 letters – Your latest being Feb 24. The one you wrote over Geo W. birthday. The oldest one being Sept 29 the one that you wrote while in the hospital. The others were dated mostly in Feb. I think I have the word on the taxes but wonder if you have all the deductions – especially the depreciation on my medical equipment. Anyway it’s too late now. So what the heck. Wish I could send you some money but at present that is impossible. Really I’m not certain how much is due me, what with promotion and also having a balance on the

[page 2] book when I left. I’ll have to write to the Bureau of Supplies and accounts again about that uniform money if it doesn’t arrive but it hasn’t been so very long since I wrote the last letter and it may be on its way. Moving always complicates things. I’ll have to reread your letters again between now and tomorrow to see if there are other things I should mention.

We had a most terrific rain last night and of course we caught the usual rain water. So tomorrow being Mon. I’ll have laundry to do.

We are generally getting things fixed up and life won’t be so primitive in a few weeks but about that time I suppose it will be

[page 3] time for me to move again – Just my luck, but I like it – That is up to a certain point because I begin to feel that after one is out he should be replaced by some of those arm chair navy men in due time – we have seen some returning after a time but we’ve never been able to ascertain the time definitely. You asked about the lawn. No word from me at present but maybe I’ll be able in a few weeks to chance the information.

In your last letter it was obvious that you knew I had left the last station but you didn’t come out and say so much. It’s OK for you to

[page 4] be more free just so you don’t give out information of value to the enemy and I think you haven’t any that would do that. That is mixed up.

I was out in a jeep this a.m. The top was down and the roads muddy so I was pretty much mud sprinkled when I returned. Lots of the boys want one of those when the war is over but I’ll take a little different type myself. They ride too hard and I think our roads are good enough that the better type cars have no trouble getting over the. Of course my friends from Nevada may have use for such. These fellows aren’t Drs. but we do get along

[page 5] well and they still insist that I must come to Reno to practice after the war. Said they would get me the divorce trade. I’ve told them a number of times I’m perfectly satisfied back in Indiana and I still feel that way.

A cute little lizard just went by my foot. He was about 4 inches long – bright green tail and striped body – The stripes run long ways.

Well, I’ll reread the letters and maybe I’ll have more to answer tomorrow. So Solong

Love Daddy

P.S. got a letter from Ed Johnson – one from Ruth Y. (not Floyd) and one from Deloris – and 2 from the Folks.

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Robinson’s Mental Condition

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ROBINSON’s MENTAL CONDITION

May Result in His Being Given a Workhouse Sentence.

It is probably that Paul V. Robinson, who shot and wounded his young wife, Tillie Robinson, at the office of Attorney Schwartz, where she was employed, will be given a workhouse sentence of about a year. It is claimed that Robinson is not mentally sound at all times and his family has been threatening to have a commission investigate his sanity with a view to putting him in the asylum. They are willing, however, for the State to send him to the workhouse for a year, and if it is concluded to do this there will probably be no defense in his case. An affidavit has been received from the judge of the Probate Court at Minneapolis stating that Robinson was arrested in that city last December and locked up on the insanity charge. The affidavit states that Robinson was in a bad state of mind at the time from worrying about his wife, who was in this city.

“Robinson’s Mental Condition,” The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, Indiana), 20 February 1900, p. 6, col. 4; digital image, Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ : accessed 12 March 2013).

Bad teeth and new shoes (Gladys)

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Letter transcription:

MRS. R. S. YEGERLEHNER
KENTLAND
INDIANA
3-28-43

Dear Daddy – Sun. evening and Mark is doing his week-end homework – He won’t do much. He is too tired and can’t make much progress. It is sunny today with a little sharp wind. Took the baby out for an airing. Mark went over to Buddy’s to play so I walked over when it was time for him to come home. Nick said you might run into Eddie Dieter. He has his A.P.O. but I don’t remember it – it is four figures. Mrs. Washburn said they think Dr. Bill is in North Africa. Tommy Britton told Mark his Daddy has been discharged from the Army and is to do some kind of special work but I haven’t the details. Haven’t talked to Virginia lately. She was afraid for Davie to have measles because he has asthma so badly, so they gave He & Tommy Immune Globulin. Tommy was exposed at school but didn’t have them. Jack Byrnes children have scarlet fever. That is so strange. He said they hadn’t had them anyplace. Mrs. James & Jimmy came home today. She hated to leave Mary. She isn’t very well. I don’t know when her baby is due. Dorothy K. has two impacted wisdom teeth she has to have taken out. She is going to Laf. tomorrow to Dr. Donahue for a treatment. She will have to go to the hospital for the extraction later. I am planning to go along. Need a new pr of shoes – so do J. & M. & D. Our first shoe ticket is good till June 1. The point values on canned goods are being changed, also the ration has been taken off dried fruits – people weren’t buying and much fruit was spoiling. John has decided to practice on the piano and I am going to bed.

Love Mother

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Tillie Robinson Now Free

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TILLIE ROBINSON NOW FREE

She Secures a Divorce from Man Who Shot Her – Other Divorces.

Late yesterday afternoon Judge Allen, of the Circuit Court, granted a divorce to Mrs. Tillie Robinson, who was shot and wounded by her husband, Paul Robinson, on Jan. 21, at the office of Attorney Schwartz, where Mrs. Robinson was employed as a clerk. The woman looks to be about twenty-three years old and is rather pretty. The wound given her by her husband has almost healed.

Robinson was not in court when the case was called and Judge Allen instructed the bailiff to call him. Bailiff Twiname called Robinson three times, but he did not respond. Some one remarked that Robinson was in jail and couldn’t very well respond. Mrs. Robinson told her story and the court gave her a divorce and restored her maiden name, Tillie Gisler. She said she was married to Robinson on Dec. 15, 1897. She said he failed to support her properly and associated with other women. She said that when she learned of his immoral conduct she left him. Their trouble culminated on Jan. 21, last, when he came to the office where she was employed and shot her.

“Tillie Robinson Now Free,” The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, Indiana), 16 February 1900, p. 6, col. 4; digital image, Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ : accessed 12 March 2014).

Hot sultry and rain (Roscoe)

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: March 27, 1943 envelope

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Letter transcription:

Mar 27, 1943
Lieut RS Yegerlehner USNR
A.P.O. 43
% P.M. San Francisco Calif.

Dear Mother,

This is one of those afternoons when one struggles to keep from doing anything – Hot sultry and rain seems in the making. Seems as if I write about that same thing every day.

Yesterday I wrote Statons a letter in answer to theirs I received last Sunday. I told them to let you know when it arrived just checking to see how mail might go thru.

I haven’t been hearing the usual broadcast the past new nights so don’t

[page 2] [know] what stars were on. Nor have I heard any news for a few days. Just the local grapevine stuff – Here it doesn’t seem very important but at home if the papers and radio could put it out it would make pretty good reading.

Had a fresh orange today and those are much better than those at home but the outside instead of being nice orange color is very green. They lack the artificial coloring used in the States.

I hope this new address gets thru to you and back again for I believe it will help our mail, but it will never be good because almost all mail

[page 3] has to go thru the last station I was and I know how slow the whole affair was there.

It doesn’t seem that Apr. 1 is just around the corner but it won’t be long and with it your weather will be better I hope – Ours should get cooler by but in our location I can’t see that winter or summer makes much difference.

Well hope tomorrow will repeat in the way of mail that last Sun. did any we hope,
Love Daddy

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Mrs. Tillie Robinson’s Suit

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MRS. TILLIE ROBINSON’S SUIT.

Wants a Divorce from the Man Who Tried to Kill Her

Mrs.Tillie Robinson who was shot and seriously wounded a few days ago by her husband, Paul Robinson, yesterday began an action against him for divorce. The shooting took place on Jan. 19, in the office of Attorney Schwartz on East Washington street, where Mrs. Robinson was employed as stenographer. Mrs. Robinson says she was married on Dec. 15, 1897. She avers that shortly after her marriage her husband began to show a trifling and quarrelsome disposition. She says he failed to support her properly and would go away and leave her destitute of means of support. She also charges that he was inclined to be fond of other woman. She avers that as soon as learned of his conduct she declined to live with him longer. Their trouble culminated on Jan. 19 when he walked into the office of Lawyer Schwartz and, finding his wife there at work, fired at her. The bullet took effect and she was painfully wounded.

“Mrs. Tillie Robinson’s Suit,” The Indianapolis Journel (Indianapolis, Indiana), 26 January 1900, p. 6, col. 4; digital image, Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ : accessed 11 March 2014).

Gardening & children (Gladys)

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Letter transcription:

MRS R. S. YEGERLEHNER
KENTLAND
INDIANA
3-27-43

Dear Daddy – No letter today but so far this week I have 16. I sent a regular air mail yesterday (3-26) so let me know when you get it. I put in several pictures of us and hope it doesn’t get lost. I was going to reg. it but they told me it wouldn’t do any good so just sent it regular. Sat. and John has gone to take a lesson. Mark is dusting. David is going to sleep. Has been playing since his bath & 10 a.m. meal . It is cooler today but could hang out clothes. The boys had that job today. Mark is going to help Mr. Zell this afternoon. He is giving the ground plowed and we are going to have a little space for garden. Instead of rank growth between Zells & the corn patch that will all be in garden. (I mean corn field) Lucile came out with Jimmy Ed yesterday and we walked with our young sons. Jimmy is very fat – will soon be three mo. old. He has a very sensitive skin and has a rash much of the time. Ed is very fond of the baby. Lucile says he plays with him on the bed every evening – in fact I think Ed has spoiled him much more than Lucile would. She would have him better regulated. I had a letter from Helen. She had heard from Dan and he told her you had departed for parts unknown. I want to see her the next time I go to Laf. – you know why. I can’t tell her in a letter. We heard Anthony Eden last night. He is in this country on a mission – I suppose you get some news. Wish I could send you the papers regularly. I have been watching the papers for pictures and listening to news broadcasts. Bobby Funk is out in garage begging admittance but his Mother doesn’t want him to come in. He hasn’t anyone to play with this morning and has been wandering around our yard. His Mother just called so he has to go home.

Love – Mother

Helen with her brothers, Forrest (aka Bud) and Charles, 1942 (Photograph courtesy of Judith Bowen)

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Wordless Wednesday – All Done!

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Deborah, 1969

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Bullet Takes Effect

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BULLET TAKES EFFECT

PAUL VALDO ROBINSON ATTEMPTS TO KILL HIS WIFE

The Murderous Attack Is Made in the Law Office of W. B. Schwartz – Robinson Arrested.

Paul Valdo Robinson, an electrical worker, returned yesterday from Minneapolis and, after going to the office of W. B. Schwartz, 146 ½ East Washington street, and, asking his wife from whom he had been separated for six months, to again live with him, shot three times at her inflicting an ugly but not dangerous wound in her right shoulder. Only one of the three shots fired took effect. One of the bullets narrowly missed Schwartz who hurried to the young woman’s assistance.

According to all reports and statements of Robinson and the injured woman, the attempted murder was contemplated for some time. Letters from Robinson to other women in the city show he had considered the matter for some time.

The shooting occurred about 11 a.m. Schwartz was in his office talking with A. J. Bailey. Robinson entered and going to where his wife sat asked to talk with her. She was much surprised, not knowing he was in the city; but, though she told him before she would have nothing further to do with him, went into a small room adjoining the main office.

Mr. Baily had just left the office when a shot was fired in the room occupied by Robinson and his wife. A second quickly followed. Schwartz sprang to the door and opened it. Robinson was pointing the smoking revolver at his wife. He grabbed the woman and shoved her from the room and then Robinson fired the third shot while Schwartz was trying to wrest the weapon from him. Justice Hay, whose office is on the opposite side of the hall, and a constable rushed in and took charge of Robinson. The police were quickly on the scene and, after a short consultation, the prisoner was taken out through a window and over a roof to an exit on Delaware street, in order to avoid the crowd gathering on Washington street.

Dispensary physicians were called and Dr. Griffiths, who examined the woman awaiting the arrival of the hospital ambulance, found the bullet had lodged near the base of the shoulder blade about a quarter of an inch under the skin. The woman was removed to the home of her father, John U. Gisler, 824 Greer street. The bullet was extracted and unless blood poisoning sets in she will undoubtedly recover.

Robinson, though fairly well dressed, has the appearance of affecting toughness and apparently takes much pleasure in hearing himself spoken of as a bad man.

Lawyer Schwartz said the woman came to him several months ago and through him brought suit for divorce. She claimed that since their marriage two years ago she was compelled to work most of the time and supported herself and husband and concluded to leave him.

Robinson purchased the revolver with which he did the shooting at a pawn shop on East Washington street and said he bought it with the intention of killing his wife if she refused to live with him again. He said he had heard charges of improper conduct made against his wife and when questioned about them she refused to confirm or deny them.

Robinson is charged with shooting with intent to kill.

“Bullet Takes Effect,” The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, Indiana), 20 January 1900, p. 8, col. 3; digital image, Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ : accessed 10 March 2014).

[Editor’s note: Paul V. Robinson married Tillie Gisler on 15 December 1897, in Marion county, Indiana. Tillie was short for Matilda. On June 1, 1900, Matilda was living with her parents, and she was divorced.]