New-York tribune., 1906-08-18
DR.. W. V. WHITE IN CELL.
CHARGED WITH LARCENY.
Well KnosCm Physician accused by
His Former Ward.

DR.. Whitman V. White, seventy two years old,
Of No. 2016 Fifth avenue. consulting physician
and member OF the board of managers Of the
Manhattan State Hospital for the Insane.
arrested yesterday morning in Pittsfeld Mass,
by Detective Sergeant John Farley, Of the Dis
trict Attorneys office. on the charge of grand
larceny. The amount named in the charge is
s1.4s3. The complaint was made by James
Sullivan. of No 74O East 1sOth street. The
Bronx, for whom DR. White acted as guardian
until Sullivan came of age. early this year Sui
livan alleges that in paying to him his share of
his fathers estate DR.. White withheld $1.4S3.
DIR. White. according 20 the detective who
brought him here. says that the matter-.is
trifling one and that the complaint is based upon
a mere technicality and not upon any real crime.
He declares. it is said, that the matter will be
very quickly settled.
DR. White was trustee of the funds of the es-
tate of Sullivan's father and acted as the guard
ian for the young man and other children Of the
family while they were minors. AS they
Of age he paid to each his respective share
James Sullivan came OF age last spring. and
there was due him from the estate, he says
about $1,000 He received from DR.. White. he
alleges, only about half of his due. the sum of
SLASH being retained by his guardian. He says
that he made a demand for the remainder al
legged 20 be due him, but no more was forth
coming. This happened. according to the COM
plant on April 1 last.
After the alleged refusal of DR.. White to pay
him the s1,4s3 Sullivan says ne took the mat
ter to the Surrogate's court and there an
order was issued directing the physician to pay
the sum demanded In spite of this, Sullivan
says the amount he demanded was not given
him
Soon after DR.. White left the city and has
been away from New York for two or three
months. On August 10 Sullivan obtained a
warrant from Magistrate Breen in the Tombs
police court for his former guardians arrest,
alleging grand larceny. Sullivan had inter
ested the District Attorneys office I'm his case,
and the warrant was given to Detective Ser
geant Farley of Mr. Jerome's staff. to execute
Farley found DR. White yesterday in the Wen
dell House. in Pittsfeld where he has been
staying several weeks. The detective and his
prisoner reached this city last evening.
DR.. White was locked up at Headquarters. and
shortly before midnight there seemed no pros
pect that he would get bail before his appear
ance in the Tombs Police Court to-day.
DR.. White is bent and crippled. He has a
wife and several children. The house at No.
2016 Fifth avenue is boarded up. and no
one answered the bell there last night.
DR.. White has been known for years
expert alienist having reputation extending
throughout the country and having been con-
nected with several institutions for the insane
He was formerly head OS the State Insane Asy-
erai Insane Asylum. in Washington From
Washington he came to this city and has been
for several years connected with the Manhattan
State Hospital for the Insane on Wards Island
James Sullivan was foun0 last night at his
home in The Bronx. He IS in the automobile
business. He confirmed the charges against DR..
White An older brother DR.. Roger j. Sullivan,
who lives at No 736 East both street, said that
their mother dice ten years ago. leaving an
estate of $4,000 DR.. White. he said was made
guardian of the children
When my Oldest sister reached her majority
chr a not GOT WI IA drTn ha-
Nearly half of the estate had vanished When
became os age 1 received the same treatment
NV brother James Jared the the rest OF
us and did not get half of what due to him.
We will fight this to the end