The sun., 1908-07-09
pEDLERS OF WIRELESS STOCK
ROBINSON & ROBINSON SUCCEED
MONROE & MUNROE.

. MUNHOE MONHUE'
Old Man Robinson Arrested Here-IIis
Boys Lecture Afar on wireless Teleg.
rapfy and Haul in Coin for stock which
CoinpIaInants Say IL Not Delivered.
Through the arrest yesterday OF Louis
Robinson, distinguished looking man
with n white Van Dyke beard, who calls
himself tho representative OF the firm OF
Robinson & Robinson, bankers and brokers
OF 30 Wall street. 1t came out that Munroe
Munroe the former Montreal haber-
dashers and New York wash sales experts,
who disappeared from the Office in the
Lords Court building last January after
the Sheriff had seized their furniture, are
badly wanted on account OF complaints
from all parts OF the country that they
sold shares in the Marconi Wireless Com
pany, Ltd, OF London. and failed to turn
over the certificates for the shares.
Louis Robinson, who is "a years old, and
saws he Is a retired broker, was arrested in
the office Of Robinson & Robinson on the
sixth floor Of 80 Wall street by Lieuts.
McConville and Nelson and Post Office
Inspector O'Brien after they had been
waiting for him several days. Up to the
time Mr.. Robinson appeared yesterday the
Office had been empty. A letter carrier
delivered letter at the Office which Robin
son signed for with the name OF Robinson
& Robinson. and the arrest followed.
At the Tombs Robinson was held in
81 1000 bail on short affidavit for a hearing
tomorrow afternoon. In the short af-
fidavit Lieut.. McConville charged Robin
son with aiding and abetting the crime
Of grand larceny and with being an access
sorry after the fact in the case Of Munroe
d Munroe, now fugitives from Justice
Robinson said that he had lived recently
at tho Hotel Martinique and the Hotel La
Porte.
In explaining the charge against Robin
son Lieut.. McConville said that he was
the father of Horace Greeley Robinson.
now in San Francisco or San jose. Cal.
lecturing on the Marconi wireless, and
selling stock in the company as the sue
oessor of Munroe & Munroe and Of Nanny
Robinson, now selling Marcon stock in
Paris. Horace Greeley and Nanny Robin
eon made up the firm of Robinson & Robin
son, but McConvile can't find that they
Incorporated it or filed a certificate Of CO.
partnership.
on May 20 from Chief of Police Wilson Of
Oakland, Cal, asking as to the standing
OF Robinson 4 Robinson, who ho said pre-
tended to be agents Of the Marconi Wire
less Telegraph Company q London and
Inspector MoCafferty asked Scotland
Yard to find out whether Robinson q Robin
son had any authority to represent the
London company. reply came that
Company of London. had said that the COM
pany had no connection with Robinson q
Robinson, but had received many cor4-
plants from persons who said they had
sent money to Robinson q Robin son but
had been unable to get the certificates. Mr..
Allen said that Munroe & Munroe also had
no authority to sell the company's stock.
Lieut.. MoConville says Robinson told him
that Horace Greeley Robinson had been
lecturing in halls in Nevada, CALIFORNIA
stock when he could TO persons in the audi
enoe. Horace had been selling fractions
of shares OF Marconi stock for Munroe & ]
Munroe for several years, and last year
was delivering to purchasers "beafers' GER
tifcates" for one-twentieth OF share Of
Marconi stock. which they were to forward
TO Munroe& Munroe and exchange fonthe
original certificates. Munroe Il Munroe
had cleared out and had failed to turn over
the original certificates and Horace Greeley,
out Of his own pocket his father said, is now
engaged in taking up these bearers GER
tifcates' in the West in order too clear him.
self OF any completely in wrongdoing,
When Mr.. Robinson was searched at
Police Headquarters a letter Of recent date
from his son at the Hotel st. Francis San
Francisco, was found, which read in part
as follows:
Mr. DEAR Boss; / received your various
kilograms and letters. You know / am
broke, have had the damnedest time of
my life In making ends meet. You say you
n va ahar nd to iptn
the bank. Why the hell should you be
ashamed? You calmly look on and see one
brother bust and rob the other When I
don't remit it is because cannot l have
been sick in bed and not been ont Of my room
since the 25th. / must get up and out by
Monday because We lecture Monday. This
is the last town. Then am coming home and
work. money or no money.
You must remember, father, have gone
busted on brothers account and must pull
through by myself. Since have been lying
in bed have figured several schemes. have
also seen what a fool have been. Well. dad.
don't let these things worry you at all. Do
the best you can with what money 1 send.
We will soon be topnotche RS.
Lieut.. McConville has number of letters
from oomplainants against Horace Greeley
Robinson, one of which was written by
H. G. A. Minchin. New South Wales, on
October last. Minchin said that he saw
representative Of Munroe Il Munroe and
purchased several shares Of Marconi stock I
from him which he never received. He
sent along circular OF the Marooni Wireless
Company Of Canada, Ltd. which bore the
name Of H. G. Robinson, special represen-
tative of Munroe & Munroe agents for the
Marconi Underwriters OF America.
Other letters said that the writers had
paid for various amounts up to 500 for
Marconi shares. but had never received the
certificates.
Post Office Inspector OBrien seized
quantity Of the firms literature, which
stated that the firm had branch offices in
Brussels and Paris. Many complaints
against Robinson & Robinson haye come
to Chief Inspector Mayer.
In 1908 man using the name Horace
Solomon Greeley Robinson was running
the firm Of Horace S. G. Robinson d Co.,
which at various times had offices at 8
Wall street, 81 Wall street and 92 William
street. In June, 1908, Horace 8. G. Robin
son was arrested on an order signed by
Supreme Court Justice Clarke in suit by
Riohord Fl. Bond. a Baltimore stock broker.
The order W az vacated later, and 1t was said