Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-09-06
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DIR. ROBINSON, FORMERLY OF AL
TooNA ACCUSED CT THEFT.

Some Interesting Facts Concerning the
Whereabout of the Doctor Connected
With the Board of Health in Our
City.
The following was taken from the AL
toona Times of Wednesday, concerning DR.
Robinson:
on Monday morning Chief-of-Police Harris
from Johnstown came to this city in search OF
Dr. Robinson, formerly OF Altoona City Hospital
who had been in some prominent connection
with the Board OF Health in that death-scourged
city. BY some means, It is charged, there came
into DIR. Robinsons hands checks or other COM
mercial paper to the amount OF about one thou
sand dollars, which he converted to his own use.
on his return to this city, 1t is intimated that
he made some sort OF a statement TO a friend, OF
the situation, and both were carefully looking
out for breakers. The Johnstown officer called
on Dr. Fay first, TO whom he had been directed
for information and learned that DR.. Robinson
was stopping with DR.. Sinner. on calling on
the latter gentleman, It was learned that Dr.,
Robinson was not in. In some way however,
he succeeded in learning of his intended arrest
and secured the services OF Mr.. Mervine, one OF
the brightest attorneys OF the city. An hour or
two later the Doctor was arrested on Tenth
avenue and brief examination by the keen
eyed attorney demonstrated that the warrant
had not been endorsed and that the arrest was
technically Illegal There was no alternative
left but release the prisoner, who promised the
Altoona Chief-of-P Police to meet him yesterday
morning at 1890 at the Brant House, which,
however, he failed to do, and in answer to the
kilograms received yesterday from Johnstown,
the city authorities could only say that the
Doctor could not be found. 1t is to be hoped
that the accused man can establish his inno-
cence and show himself free from such an Of
fence.
DR.. Robinson was one of the leading
physicians on the staff of our Board of
Health, while in this city, and he has al
ways had the reputation of being an hon
est man-won the confidence of number
of citizens while in Altoona and in Johns
town; ut,owing to the late trouble which
has come to light in the past week, throws
a bad gloom over his past reputation.
1t appears that the particulars OF Robin
sons absence were tried to be suppressed
but they have come forward after two
weeks Secrecy. a DEMOCRAT reporter
called at the police station yesterday af.
ternoon to interview Chief-of-Police Har-
ris, on the ali important matter,
but owing to Mr Harris being out of the
city, we could not obtain any information,
but was quietly told that he was on the
track of Robinson
Leaving the police station and deter
mined on hunting up the facts of the
case, proceeded to the office of the State
Board of HEALTH located on Franklin and
Lincoln streets, where we had the extreme
pleasure of meeting Mr.. J. e. SILL who
substantially said that Dir. Robinson,
was in his estimation, an honest and up
right man, and when asked concerning
the money that was supposed to have
been stolen he said doc. Robinson never
had the handling of the money, as it was
deposited in the First National
Bank, and no person could draw
any of the money with the
exception of DR.. Lee, and then after it
was drawn turned over to Robinson" Mr..
Sill further stated that he did not think
he Robinson) was short nifty cents one
way or the other, and he firmly believed
that he was out on drunk, and was
ashamed to turn up.
1t appears that Robinsou's wife is in a