The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
MUST FACE CHARGE
D. G. Robinson Held TO Graz
Jury at MOOrheaf.
His Bond Fixed in the Sum ct
Five Hundred Do lars.
s,44i4iEi -
Accused of Forgery; He is De-
tended BY Mayor Nye.
EEiI:Z.
Interview With a MankatO Man;
Political Animosity."

From Saturdays Daily.
The Moorhead News contains this
story relative To the holding of ID. G..
Robinson, formerly OF Mankato, to the
grand jury OF Clay county:
The case of d. G. Robinson, the in
utance man who was arrested on a
warrant sworn ont by ~ r. Charest,
charging him with obtaining money I'M
der false pretenses. has been disposed Of
By Judge Molloy Robinson is held TO
tie district court
Judge Nlalloy, late Monday after
noon, decided to assume the response
billy'of fixing bail in the case of d. G.
Robinson. held to the district court on
The charge OF larceny in the second de-
e.ee. The Judge named $500 as the
houd that would be required.
y representative of The News con
ver-ed with gentleman from Mankato,
on Saturday evening, who has known
Mr.. Robinson for eight or ten years.
lie stated that Robinson lived in Man
kato Tor six on seven years and was al
WAYS regarded as an honorable man.
Everything connected with his affairs
was always open and above board and
he Wa respected by all who knew him.
Bat when Captain Van SAINT was eltcted
governor. Robinson went after the posi-
tom OF insurance commissioner OF the
state OF Minnesota. He had made and
saved money. but every dollar OF this
went into the pot for campaign contri-
buttons, and for the obtaining of pledges
oi support for his candidacy is in
making a good fellow of himself With
those whom he expected to back him.
II j. understood that Robinson claims
thai the position was promised to him
and on the strength of this he blew in
his money to help along the cause.
Others say he never had ghost OF a
show At any rate he failed of the
appointment. and being then in financial
straits he forged endorsements on sever
al notes. and obtained money. firmly in
tending. so the Mankato gentleman be
licveS. to repay the money obtained anc
take up the notes before they were due
III fortune attended him and his act
was detected He not only intended t.
repay the money. but when arrest, HI
was ready TO do so, but through polit
zeal animosity. so it is stated, the mat
ter was pushed, and Robinson was sen
fenced to term of four years and tel
months in the pententiary. After serv
inc about three years he was paroled
and came to Moorhead. The friends
whom he made in this city can account
Tor his again Immediately doing the
same thing for which he had been serv-
inc time upon but one theory, and that
is that R0binson's troubles have unbal
anced his mind All of the indications
point To the fact that he intended tC
repay Mr. Charest, and to take up the
forged note before it was due, but nc
sane man who was ont ON parole, would
wonld have deliberately placed himself
in such deadly peril.
In passing, The News wishes TO hold
mp for commentator the action OF
Mayor Nye in stepping into Judge Nal
10y, court and giving the accused man,
who hasn't penny in the world, the
benefit OF his services as an attorney.
II was manly act
AIankato people know of no political
animosity connected with Robinson's
case in this city. Someone must have
been "stringing" The Aioorhead News
good and plenty. There are men in
Mankato who came to Robinson's rescue
when he was on the verge of trouble
prior to his act that finally landed him
in states prison, and they still have
something 10 show for their kindness.
None in Mankato would demean him
self to the extent of kicking Robinson
or anyone else when he is down, but
Robinson should not attempt to pull
himself out of his present predicament
by laying the blame on Others.