Talk:William Ellsworth Robinson

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so he stle the whoel act of another magician and even tried copying his name. funny. is it me but maybe there should be more historical material aboptu the times so can udnerstang better how this seemngly weird and unfair situation persisted. magicians hate stealing ideas, right? Tiksustoo 09:46, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

I've removed this content and am adding it to the talk page for possible future inclusion once it is re-worded in an encyclopedic manner:

"Correction --- Robinson personally cleaned the weapon. He and he alone was unknowingly responsible for what eventually occurred to him. Each time he took the weapon apart, he had to loosen the screws for the barrels. The threads were being destroyed by the gun powder which remained after each show. The key factor to his death was the not knowing that this was happening. The gap which was made allowed air to enter the chamber where the bullet was and that was the cause of his demise. The inquest proved all and not the words of a person who was not there at the time of the death. The facts have been written; Robinson unknowingly was placing himself into the center of this attraction each time he performed the effect. It was not the lack of fame, off stage life style or owing anyone money. He had contracts well into the mid-year of 1918. These are facts. As Hector Robinson (the last surviving son of Robinson) said on many occasions, "I only hope the muckrakers stop this tale of false history of my father. There is enough factual information (on my father). Why not base his life of real life, not lies?"~G" 63.144.93.66 19:26, 10 November 2006 (UTC)