New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-16
ARREST ROBERT ". IRVING
CHARGE OF RL4CKMAH.
James Il. Burden, Jr., accuses Ed
itor of "Nec-Y orker."

Robert W. Irving editor and publisher of
The New-Yorker,' which was edited by Robert
n. Criswell, who committed suicide in the sub
way after his arrest on the charge of blackmail
preferred by Congressman Rhinock, ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Detective Flood,
Of the District Attorneys office. and will be ar
raigned in the Tombs police court this morn
ing on charges of blackmail and extortion. His
arrest follows plain matter of fact statement
made in the District Attorneys office by James
A. Burden. jr. of No. 81 East 73d-st., who
played guard on the Harvard eleven some years
ago and recently married Miss F. Adele Sloane.
Mr. Burden, it is understood, did not make d
formal complaint against Irving, nor did he ask
that he he arrested He went to the District
Attorneys office after he had told some friends
of his experience, according to the Information
given out there yesterday. He said that TOUR
wears ago or in December 1901, hElnS caile
to him at the Burden family home IN thls CITY
saving he was from Colonel Mann, or "IoWh
Topics" He had a letter from Moses hliis
Wooster it's editor, and endeaVored 10 get young
Mr.. Burden to subscribe to "Fads ana RANCHES
the price to him (ALr. Burden) being sI'ooo' MI
Burden says he told Irving that he was not IN
tarestea in the proposition. Irving is alleged to
have said:
won had better consider this matter very
carefully. Colonel Alallu VIII 4A'H ANS :" - -
turn down the proposition. He has always
treated your family very kindly IN 'ioWh
sroptcs. but If you decline to subscribe to .tads
and Fanctes' he may not be so kindly disposed
hereafter"
MI Burden says he denounced Irving as d
matchmaker and ordered him out of the house
Later, It is declared. there did appear a story
in 'Town Topics" concerning the Burdens
which was Of scandalous nature.
The next time Mr.. Burden saw Irving, ne
AYERS was lust after a meeting of the directors
of the Windsor Trust Company had broken up
about two years ago. Irving, MI. Burden says
forced his way into the directors room and told
Mr. Burden that he, Irving, wanted 500 for
cartoon and an article which he proposed pub
fishing about young Burden in The New
Yorker Mr. Burden says he declined to en-
terrain this proposition and denounced Irving
as a blackmailer in the presence OF the other
directors who were in the room. Irving took to
his heels and ran from the room nearly knock
Ing down the late Ch1eI JUSTICE van 0iuiiI III
doing so, 1t is alleged. 49,.
Yesterday afternoon Assistant District Attor-
ney Krotel sent for Irving. Inc opportunity
was offered him Of making written statement
Of his connection with Town Topics ana the
oI1eea1 a++emnts to obtain money from Mr. bur
den but he declined, declaring that ne .ESouiu 20
to iail first Mr. Krotel then directed DetecIiVe
Flood TO lock him UP in the Ellzape'h-St Poi'ee
station. ,,,,a,, ,o,,,s.d
CyrisweIls arrest for libel the LoulsNille GoH-
gressman also preferred charges dsditSe ~
ing After Criswells suicide hoWeNeI' to
nborgas against Irving were Withdrawn, one
of the considerations being accoIuihs ~ ,.:S
Distrjct Attorneys office. Information WhI G
Irving furnished MI RLIloCa ~. articIe in
identify of the person who wrote the arlicle III
enc