Arizona republican., 1910-12-30
THE MAZE MORE INTRICATE
Dozen Concerns Are In volved and More Than Fifty Men Are Drawn Into Investigation of Ali
 fairs of New York Bank.

New York, Dec 2s.-It took the grand jury just an hour today to in ! dict Joseph C. Robin on the charge of the larceny of $9O 900 from the ! Washington Savings bank. of which he was president. The savings bank | passed into the hands of the state banking department today. there to Keep company with the Bank of Northern New York, of whose excu- 1 tive committee Robin was chairman.
 and with which his name hitherto
 has been more prominently connected
 The district attorney explained that
 out of the mass of evidence drawn
 from the records of both institutions
 he had chosen the charge which he
 thought could be presented most sim
 ply to the jury.
 Robin was immediately placed un-
 der arrest at the home of his sister
 Dr. Louise RObinOvitch. but his ar
 raignment was postponed until to-
 morrow, when he must give $25. 900
 bail or go Co jail. Technically, Robin
 is insane. An order of commitment.
 signed by Justice Amend, at the re-
 quest of Dr. RObinovitch. and on the certificatiOn of three other physicians, still stands, although the private san itarium to which Robin was taken re- fused to receive him. This lunacy finding is a thing that complicates the case" said District Attorney Whitman today.
 Robin drove up. tonight in an au- tOmobile from his sisters home. and a bench warrant was immediately e.a.V Is one of the physicians who signed the order of commitment. and Dr Will liam B. Mahon, superintendent of the Manhattan State asylum for the in sane, began an examination into his condition.
 The indictment against Robin was based on information sworn to by Frederick K Morris. formerly a con fidential employe
 It charges that the Washington Savings bank. of which Robin was president was induced to draw to his order two cheeks aggregating s9O, ,OOO in consideration of participa- ton in agreements purpOrting to give the bank an equivalent mortgage exc cuted by the Fidelity Development company. one of the string of con- panies promoted by Robin. in favor Of the Title x Guarantee company of Rochester, N '. This latter com pany Robin controlled through his ownership of the Aetna Indemnity 
 No such mortgage" said the dis rict attorney today. was executed by the Fidelity Development com Dany These participation agree nents were signed by Anthony Stumpf. vice president. and William '. Lomax. secretary. of the Title X Guarantee company
 Two checks in exchange for them, me for s35.OO0 and the other for '55. 900, were deposited to the credit ,f the Title x Guarantee company There is a mass of evidence to wade trough. which involves at least IOzen institutions and fifty men. It 8 hard to select from this mass jingle culpable act"
 Further indictments are expected. Cheney of the state anking department issued a state 1ent today from Albany. defining his ttitude toward the affairs of the Bank of Northern New York.
 It was understood that negotiations re in progress looking toward the urchase of the Aetna Indemnity ompany of Hartford. Conn. by ,ew York syndicate. but the syndi- ate allowed the option to expire to- fight