The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30

ON CHARGE
OF LARCENY

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.--It took the
grand Jury Just an hour today TO in
dict Joseph G.. Robin on a charge OF
the larceny OF 100000 from the Wash
ington Savings bank. or which he was
president.
The savings bank passed into the
bands Of the state banking depart
ment today, therp to keep company
with the bank Of Northern New York.
of whose executive committee he was
chairman. and with which his name
has hitherto been more prominently
connected.
The disTrict attorney explained that
out OF n mass OF evidence drawn from
the records OF both institutions he
had chosen me charge that hc
thought could be presented most sim
ply 10 n jury
Robin Now Under Arrest.
Robin was Immediately placed un-
der arrest III the home OF his sister.
DR.. Louise Robinovitch. but his AR
ralSnmeut Will be postponed until to-
morrow. when be must give 5000
bail or go TO jail
Technically Robin Is insane The
order OF commitment signed by Jus
tice Amend, at the request Of DR.
Robinoyitch, and on the certificatlon
OF three other physicians, still stands.
although the private sauitnrlum 10
which Robin was taken refused TO re-
ceive him.
This lunacy finding is the thing
that complexities the case" said Dis
trlct Attorney Whitman today. "If
that finding 1t would greatly simplify
matters"
William Travers Jerome, who has
been retained by Robin. made his atti-
tude toward this request plain.
Ward Of Supreme Court.
III IL appears that he IS sufficiently
able 10 appear In court he can be
brought here 10 answer TO the ind;ct-
ment' he said He is now a ward
Of the supreme court II he is found
responsible, just what course is wise
TO pursue is left TO subsequent deter
minat1on. His person is secure"
Robin drove up tonight In his auto
mobile 10 his sisters home, a bench
warrant was Immediately served on
him and DR. Austin Flint. one OF the
physicians who signed the order for
his commitment and DR. William r
Mnbon. superintendent of the Man
haitian state asylum for the insane be
gan an examination Into his condition.
Confidential Employs Makes Charges.
The indictment against Robin was
based on Information sworn to by
Frederick *. Morris. formerly his con
ldcntia employe
1t charges that the Washington
Savings bank of which Robin was
president, was Induced to draw TO his
order two checks aggregatins $4,000,
in consideration of participation In
agreements purporting to give the
hank an equivalent In mortgage
executed by the Fidelity Development
company. one OF the string of com
panies promoted by Robin. in favor
OF the Title and Guarantee company
of Rochester. y. Y.
This latter company. Robin CONTROL,
ed through his ownership Of the Aetna
Indemnity company.
NO such mortgage said the dis
trlct attorney today. was executed by
the Fidelity Development company
| These participation agreements were
signed by Anthony stump. vice presi-
| dent and by William V. LomaX, sec
retary OF the Title and Guarantee
company.
A Mass Of Evidence.
Two checks in eNchage for them
one for S35. 900 and the other for S55,-
600 were deposited To the credit of
the Title and Guarantee company
| There Is a mass of evidence to wade
through which involves at least a
dozen institutions aud fifty men 1t
was hard 20 select from this mass
o single culpable act"
The Washington Savings bank went
into the hands Of the state banking
department today to keep company
with the bank OF Northern New York
and further indictments are expected
Superintendent Cheney Of the depart
ment issued a statement tonight from
Albany. defining his attitude toward
the affairs of the Northern
1t was understood that negotiations
are in progress looking toward the
purchase OF the Aetna Indemnity com
pauy OF Hartford Conn, by a New
York syndicate, but the decision o
the syndicate could not be learned
tonight
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