Birmingham Evening Mail from Birmingham, West Midlands, England • 13

EVEN INC MAIL WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 1979 Accused man he Police tell of would hang the bedtime alibi rn PatfA Ana He started to cry From Page One He started to cry and shouted to the officers: you bastards what are you trying to do to me? teH you about everything done but I murder that poor bloody kid What do you take for? I love kids not bloody nutcase you The Carl Bridgewater Trial Prison THE FOUR MEN IN THE DOCK The four who all deny murdering Carl Bridgewater are: James Edward Robinson 145) Vincent James Hickey 125) Michael Joseph Hickey Hi 7) and Patrick Joseph Molloy (51) They also deny aggravated burglary at Yew Tree Farm while possessing a shotgun paper and pen and make a statement admitting it had enough of this write my own A detective asked him: you admitting the murder of Carl Robinson it was alleged said: course 7 admitting it what you want Det Sgt Hornby said a detective was told to get a statement form but as he made for he door Robinson said: Details I make a statement I be able to give you any details because I was not Det Sgt Hornby said he asked Robinson whether he was admitting or denying the murder Robinson replied: admitting it but I do He was told that all the officers wanted was the truth and was asked whether he did it Robinson he alleged replied: but everybody thinks I did I cannot understand Det Sgt Hornby said he later pointed out to Robinson that he had admitted being with Patrick Molloy another of the accused three or four hours before Carl was murdered and that Molloy had admitted being Involved Robinson said: does look bad for me If he had got a job on I would have gone with him for And Robinson he said had completely broke down when another detective told him that according to Molloy Robinson had the gun ONE of the men accused of the shotgun murder of Carl Bridgewater allegedly told detectives he would hang the killers himself if he knew who they were The remark was said to have been made while detectives questioned 43-year-old James Robinson Det Chief Inspector Michael Jarvis of the Wolverhampton Regional Crime squad said on the seventh day of the trial at Stafford Crown Court that he interviewed Robinson in connection with the killing of the 13-year-old newsboy Mr Jarvis said he told Robinson that police wTere making inquiries into the murder and he was alleged to have replied: Yes I wish I knew who the bastards were I would put them in I would probably hang them Admit Mr Jarvis said he told Robinson: We have some reason to believe you are involved and as a matter of fact we have ben told you Robinson was alleged to have replied: are you saying? You be serious On my life if I knew anything about this I would tell you Believe me if I knew anything I would tell you I could not lie about this must believe me I know nothing about that murder I wish I could convince you" Mr Jarvis said told Robinson: will have to live with and Robin- think I was at the farm I have never been there I kill little kids Look me in the eyes do you think I could murder a kid in cold said have got to live with that death all your life and the one replied is a wicked thing to said is an even more wicked thing we are talking Later Robinson said did that job will get 30 years and that is too good for them according to what I read in the Mr Jarvis said that Robinson frequently broke down and cried Detective Sergeant Ernest Robinson said the police saw James Robinson at another interview on December 6 and told him that a shotgun cartridge lfiad been found at his home Know Robinson allegedly said he got the cartridge a and did not know why he wanted it Detective Sergeant Robinson said that Robinson then said: will be putting me down for the Up to that 9tage no one had mentioned the murder he 9aid The following day Robinson went with police to waste ground near the California public house said A shotgun and 11 cartridges were recovered from beneath a blackberry bush Another policeman Deteo tive Sergeant Leo Eccleshall said he interviewed Robinsoa at Winson Green prison in Birmingham Robinson he claimed told him he was in bed with his girl friend the day that Cart was shot dead Det Sgt Eccleshall said: asked him if he could remember much about the day Robinson replied: far as your job is con cerned count me out No way was I at the farm Robinson said that on the day Carl was murdered he had collected his girl friend from hospital Det Sgt Eccleshall said another detective told Robinson that he had seen a statement alleged to have been made by Molloy Det Sgt Eccleshall told Robinson: are no doubt aware about what is being said about you but you tell us you were not at Yew Tree Robinson was alleged to have replied: way was I there one thing I can remember am being fitted up and I understand why Pat should say such things have always been good to him Some diabolical things are being said am no murderer You have got to believe (Proceeding) Mr Jarvis said that when another detective questioned Robinson about the murder he was alleged to have replied: keep on about it I am going crackers What do you think I am nuts or Mr Jarvjs said Robinson went on to say he was sound as a He said Robinson told the police: oniy that poor lad could come back it would prove my innocence I love kids and could not harm Mr Jarvis said Robinson suggested that Vincent Hickey had set him up a fall because knows I have a Robinson told the police dont go on about that poor boy I see his face all the Mr- Jarvis said: "I said have you seen and he replied have seen it in the papers and on TV I think what you were doing on that day to let us Robinson was alleged to have replied: can I remember what I was The detective said he asked Robinson when he first knew about the murder and Robinson was alleged to have replied: I remember for certain It must have been in the paper or I saw it on the Sawn off Mr Jarvis claimed Robinson told him he bought a shotgun for £20 and said he used to keep it under his washing and later under my Robinson was asked where he got the shotgun and a friend took him to a house in Birmingham and paid £20 for it He was asked whether it was sawn off and allegedly replied that it was in the same condition as now son was alleged to have replied: would only admit it if I was there just to get it over with but I I hope you bloody find out who it Mr Jarvis said that the following day Robinson was seen again and he was alleged to have said: have got nothing to hide Carry on with whatever you have to The detective said he told Robinson a lot more inquiries had been made but ther were certain things he w-ante to put to 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