The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-27

70 be scarce, too, but with the door I'M
locked any one seeking shelter could have
been accommodated, even II the teapot
was empty.
Miss Robinson. II was learned. has been
sending out requests for checks for her
Sunshine Settlement for several years, but
the Sunshine Settlement Ia not mentioned in
the regular list Of charities, Several per-
sons who have sent checks TO Miss Robinson
have wondered why they got no acknowl-
odgment OF them. Inquiries as to NE
reason have brought no replies. In one
case n person who had sent a check s1g-
gested that she would like very much to
visit the settlement. Miss Robinson fixed
a date, but on the day the visit was TO be
made called Mp on the telephone and an
nounced that Il would not he convenient
for the settlement TO receive a visitor that
day. This happened several times, and the
visit was never made,
Two years ago Miss Robinson came into
some prominence IN the newspapers by
bringing an action In the Supreme Court
10 get Miss Anne Nissan HAYS away from
the l%atter's brothers, who had had her
removed from Miss Robinson's chaperonage.
Miss HAYS. who was a young woman OF
means, had contracted n friendship with
Miss Robinson, who Is a large woman with
a heavy voice. Miss Robinson made Miss
HAYS treasurer Of her Sunshine Settlement
and Miss Hays gave literally to Nhss Robin
son for the support Of the settlement.
She left her family finally. and rented r
house in lonkers. where Miss Robinson
went to live with hcr.
After q time Miss Hays's two brothers
succeeded in getting their sister away
from Miss Robinson and putting her In a
hospital. II wasthen that Miss Robinson
got out a writ OF habeas corpus. In dis
missing this writ and restoring Miss HAYS
10 her brothers Justice Davis said to the
Robinson woman's lawyer.
Il believe from what ] have heard here
and elsewhere that it is a good thing that
this Young lady escaped from your client,
l am inclined to think that the people who
rescued her from the mental and physical
control Of your client were very wise
Miss Robinson at one time was editor In
chief Of the Herald Of Light, run by DIR,
A.. h. Furry. He with Thomas j. Noonan
had n rescue mission I'm Chinatown. Mr.,
Noonan advertised in the Herald OF Light
to lend money 10 any needy readers. There
were other advertisements Offering 10 per
cent, profits 10 investors In a silent partner
ship, with the request to write to Miss
Margaret Blake Robinson.
The paper also doomed the stock Of the
Olympic Mining Company, in which Miss
Robinson held 10000 shares and DR., Furry
$1,000. II also described Miss Robinson
az a writer Of wonderful books on delicate
subjects"
About a year ago what was described as
the annual report Of the Sunshine Settle
ment was issued by Miss Robinson. In
what purported to he a statement Of its
finances the largest expenditure wos ID
vances repaid to Miss Robinson LIZ
On the other 81 e o. the account the state
ment was made that S8,OS2 had been re-
from contributors and that Miss
Robinson had advanced S,4l5. Although
mother item Of $3.50 was described AZ a
donation by Miss Robinson at the annual
heeting, to make up a deficit, the table Of
Expenditures included this amount as being
die Miss Robinson.
Miss Robinson Is a Scotch woman and
al one time did newspaper work. At the
the Miss HAYS was taken away from her
shi offered slOO for a five minutes converse
tiol with Miss Hays, according TO d person
VIII, had charge OF Miss Hays.