The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-30

,5sarh q Robin. whose operations have
nv ,.p-sd both the Northern Bank
al 're Washington Savings Bank. wa
.-t.'oi Yesterday for grand larceny and
ir.a arrest at the home of his sister
BE- .s-' q. Robinovitch. - West i98th
-,-esr Hewas examined by two doctors
rr. -rrre-enting the District Attorney
and watched all night by detectives in
- BEDROOM. He will probably appear
m the General Sessions to-day to give
s. .f' vail
w" ndictment is for the theft Of $50. ooC
t.r~. N" Washington Savings Bank
R1uu arrorciing to the evidence got NOR.
rran that hut this is the cleare~t cass
Ir,, evidence was obtained from Freder-
D., \ Norris. Robins confidential man.
al VA the strength Of II the Banking
Department. closed the savings hank yes
'.rdav tending q thorough examination
l. - many years since any other saw
lrs~ hank in this city was closed by the
S't''
Norris testified before the Grand Jury
thai d" prepared at Robins direction
r~o participation agreements purporting
~ CIV" the Washington Savings Bank
va-tirIHsiions Of $40 90 and $50. 600 respec-
trsiv IN n mortgage for $3.50 900 stated
~ have been mad. prior to that date by
~" Fidelity Development Company. the
owners Of tn. Morris Park property. on
tn" clubhouse and building lots. to the
Title and Guarantee Company of Roches-
ter. Of which Robin had secured control
through his interest in the Etna lncem-
my Company.
These participation agreements were
sgnod bv Anthony Stumpf. vice-presi-
dent and William V. Lomax. secretary.
Il the Title and Guarantee Company. and
N exchange for them the Washington
Savings Bank delivered checks aggrega
ting so, 100. Of which two. one for S3s OOO
and one for ss5.OOO. were delivered ON
April Is These checks were delivered
Nv Dr Cheney. secretary OF the Washing
ton Savings Bank. after having been
drawn AZ Robins direction either to
Robin or AZ his Office on April IS
and were deposited TO the credit OF the
Title and Guarantees Company on that date
No such mortgage as IL described in
the participation agreement was executed
hy the Fidelity Development Company.
Jaws the District Attorney.
When he was asked whether a charge
Of forgery could not have been made in
tEIs instance Mr.. Whitman said that prob
ally IL could have. but that his purpos.
yesterday was to seize the clearest charge
and lay 1t before the Grand Jury. He
expects 10 get additional indictments
against Robin. Officers and Director.
Of the la nks involved will go before IN.
Grand Jury.
THE SURRENDER oP ROBIN.
Robins counsel was closeted with Mr.
Whitman for some time yesterday morn
ing. The two went down stairs to Part /.
Of General Sessions. arriving just as Judge
Grain was Diminishing the Grand Jury
Dir. jerome said
If il please your Honor. understa nd
that an indictment has been filed against
one Joseph Robin. for " hat offence I have
no knowledge. I have been retained in
the matter as counsel Tor the defendant
at the request of friends. understand
that he is in bad physical and mental
condition. I have seen the man for only
"a few minutes and I am not cognizant
Of the matters involved. am not a
physician and ] cannot say in how bad a
physical OF mental state he il. IL will
take physician or an slienist la deter
MIN" his condition"
Mr. Jerome said that on Monday he
brought Robin back to the jurisdiction
Of this State. He promised to hand him
over To the District Attorney.
The defendant he said. has been
adJudged Of unsound mind in an .x parse
proceeding before Supreme Court
JiIig. As To the merits Of that proceed
ing suggested TO the District Attorney.
and h. agreed with me. that it would b.
useless at this time To enter into "A legal
discussion OF that issue. | suggested to
the District Attorney that so far as the
criminal law was concerned the most
important immediate element was to AS
certain whether Robin 10 in a condition
TO he able To answer the Indictment
Mr. Jerome suggested that a bench
warrant he issued and that until to-day a
guard ie set over Robin He suggested
tina h" and the District Attorneys elect
zach a physician to examine the patient.
n" thought the Court shouid';ndicate the
amount OF bal to be asked and he want ed
10 know the nature OF the charge con-
'ain"d IN the indictment.
am No, at w liberty TO r rsrsa' til that;
mad" N NV Office wac one OF grand lar
'env, affecting the disposition Of funds
appruNImating ssh 900
Judge Grain wanted to know how much
The District Attorney thought the bail
ough' 10 I'e and Mr.. Whitman said about
So yD That was agreeable TO Mr..
Jerome. and they left IL that way subject
10 motion
torin was taken from hts place OF
e"riu-ion TO his sisters house in West
N street in the afternoon. Detectives
t."Od and Lee went UP there and. ar
r'-'"f him He went TO bed. DIR. An-ti in
; u' acting for Mr. Jerome. and DIR
N am Nabon. for the District Attorney.
".f...'.t MIN last night. and this morning
ih". '.i give their opinion a. 30 whether
or to- Ept,in can properly be- taken 10 the
'rlfnna Courts building TO plead TO the
Indictment
Mr Whitman was Interested mainly
900 krrrn- physical condition He said
'.h' Robin il able TO he moved he will
hI.' 'o plead The physicians will send
20 20 Judge Grain this morning.
liner. T. a possibility that Mr.. Whitman
'.a. 200 before Justice Amend for tho
l.... -" ~ having rhe innacy commit
Mr. .tarnrnn