Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1889 — Crazy Bob. [ARTICLE]

Crazy Bob.

Sim Coy’s book on prison life will contain quite an amusing history of Robert Robinson, better known as u Crazy Bob,” the oldest convict at the northern prison. A correspondent at Indlanaftblis sends this to the Cincinnati Enquirer, and while it seems absurd to many it is about right: “Considerable attention is given to prisoners serving life sentences, of whom there are now fifty-eight in the nortnern institution. The most noted one is Robert Robinson, convicted in Wayne county, thirtyseven years ago, and transferred from the prison south to Michigan City in 1860. He is bow 70 years old, goes wherever he pleases and is known to everybody in La Porte county. He spends his time fish-, ing and hunting, knows no home but the prison and cannot be driven away. He always wears the prison garb, and is not contented with any other apparel. One time the prison doors were locked on him at nighty There being a curiosity to know if he would stay out, but he awoke the warden at a late hour v.ith the complaint that the guards wouldn’t let himiu, and the warden was compelled to go down and see that he was admitted.” — Michigan City Enterprise.