The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-19
IS HE ROGUE OR VICTIMi
EaERT0N ROBKRTsONs STORY OF A
NAN VINO LED HIM INTO 1ROUBLE

E0ERT0N ROBERTsOys sTORY OF a
NAN WHo LED HIM 1N1o zRoUBLE
NE says Hssry worthi.stsu se.t M,~ to
hey Carpets WITH Had Cheeks sud
snesksd late Mr.. Erwia's Heess - The
Feises Say Werthiaeten.s . Myth.
There II now confined In the Leonard street
station man who IL either very clever and
bold thief or most unfortunate victim OF a
clevor and bold thief The police say he is the
former: no says he IL the latter.
Mip nsroeis Egerton Robertson. and he lives
ip Chicago On Wednesday he went to the
carpet shop Of D. Powers 4 Co. at 40 Wash
ipston street. and ordered $500 worth OF car
nsts and oilcloths for tho Hartford Military
Academy OF Hartford. Conn. for which he was
to pay on the following day. Before he left he
requested tho firm to cash check for $40.
A he Is In appearance prosperous. we'll
dressed young man the check was cashed 1t
was on the Broadway Bank Of Boston and was
signed By Henry Worthin Rton. On tho follow
ibg day he came in and presented q check for
$500 on account Of the goods purchased. and
asked to have another check for $35 dashed.
The. firm asked him to call in the afternoon.
and when he left notified the police.
Detectives Handy and Dunn Of the Leonard
street station came to the store and waited for
tho mon. At o'clock messenger boy came
VIII u uOI0s AZ WiilSh tio Cu0Ck was 0uCiOocus
An answer was written by the firm. and the
police followed the boy. first to the ofice at 407
Broadway. and from there to 422 Broadway.
In front Of which Robertson was waiting The
checks were worthless and the Hartford Mill.
tary Academy myth. He was arr,,igned be-
ioro Justice Diver at the Tombs yesterday
morning and remandod until to-day.
When ne was searched yesterday there were
found on him. among other things. tho follow.
ing articles: A dozen calling cards and bust
ness cards. bearing various names: a pawn
ticket for coat and waistcoat. issued BY II.
NJ. Nelson. 81 Harrison avenue Boston: q
lunch ticket on "The Spa" In this city. made
out to John Lavery: letter dated Imperial
Hotel. N. Y. Dec. IL. 1891" giving directions
for the buying Of )ino!cum for the Hartford
Academy. signed by f. r. Harvey and addressed
toni Henry Worthington: ~ slip OF paper giving
the combination to q safe. afterward found to
DO the safe OF the Pullman Palace Car Com
1any in Pullman. ILL.,: some papers relative to
real estate n Chicago: tive letters from his
m, %sas 81 ~ + Y$Ssfs
N e f England and Western Relroaa namber
ins s some Calling cards Bearing the name 81 Il
g. Irwin in, and a,so r.w large number OF passes
mRde g. o ErW " is general counsel for the rail-
roads Of the Plant system in Georgia and
florida, and also for the Southern Express
On Be-. 10 bis room DOM was entered 81 nan Who
had got his key In some way. The man
Sut Shss hs
paper. and went down and out Of the door
without being interieIed with The. The negro
key In one. hand. and carrying brown paper
parcel IN the other: ~ .,-.,.,
following note:
E;s,, You s.y: missed
;ses the iiSs;ss e $e;5os them isdssIssis.y: BY.
% 10 sss S ys
::;:s:
sT ;s:;
% s. S.sr a%ssrss q TWO
=. :sS. ~ date and IN %s:ns$: sss 60 SUI.
''0' "'''" "rar rrr.o~ That :t Ss LIE VOC"
Yesterday afternoon Mr.; Erwin called at the
" ss sRr Sst ths h
leaving the hotel. sent q messenger boy with
III rEs ssh
s sssc . GUY .s staa
rs the man who entered Mr.. Erwin's room on
Erwin Is the same s a. that Of a message in
sams no
he says got him to present the checks at Pow
Academy The detectives say that Worthlng-
ton and Robertson are the same person. Rob-
Two weeks ago Friday I came here from
hdas sk hssss ds sgs sssr %as the AZ
= sPos ss$ t. H., Tfs st5
%%SSieh lifted me; and which / bought:
sho sss ha%s them ON were now Tic man
S svss me his pane az Henry Wccrthinston:
went to snd there sass
street. Worthineton pawneda coat and waist.
forG Military Hcaasmy. We returned to this
SHIRE and tried to persuade him to stay there:
but be went down town. On Wednesday met
hin Ct FL sns esasss Vent a1' td carpet
chop and transacted the business ,thcre.
thought It was al straight then On THURSDAY
and we went down on tho elevated train He
Got out at some downtown street and left u
% M wps oaFssa w as
Mr. Erwln's UNI brella 10 my room NJ the Dew;
alligator skin bng which had carried for him
On one or two occasions. As for rs know.
never saw him with any other, satchel:"
Robertson WINS seen on Thursday In StelGer's
hook store In Park row carrying tho alligator
skin Dag
Robertson Is unable to name any. one who
has eyer seen, Worthington or any hotel whore
shire none Of tho clerks ever saw Robertson
With any other man. and worthingtons name
docs not appear OH tho register there nor ut |
the A-tor House. A note signed by Worthing- |
ton found on Eoberton Is Internationally In
the istters handwriting.
When Mr.. Irwin called In tho afternoon at |
Tho Leonard street station no asked Robertson
TO write hia, Irwins.. name. and comparing the |
writing with the address 81 tho note signed |
blythe fellow that looks Ike yon." no was