The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-29
ROBIN BACK and SECLUDED
TURNED OFT or ASYLUM AND
NOW N JEROME'S HANDS.
whitman Notified Estimate THAT North
ern hanks Capitai ana surpsas WIN
Cover Losses Threagh Rsb,n Morris
Tells FRANKLY sf nsbin's Deals

Cexer Losses ThPsugh Robin Morris
Tells Franki, s nsSsn's Deals.
When DR. Carlos Y. Macdonald Of the
Central Valley SanitArium came to -x-
anime Joseph g. Robin. who was CON-
mitted to that institution on Monday
by Justice Amend on the certificates
OF Drs H. Valentine wildman and Max
O. Schlapp that Robin was mad. DR..
Macdonald decided that Robin was not
wanted there. and told his sister. DR..
Louise q. Robinovitch. TO take him away
His slater asked DR.. Macdonald II they
might remain over night. The doctor
said yea. They went away Yesterday
morning. one down the Erie road to
Jersey city. departed into New Jersey
in Robins own automobile and finally.
a. william Travers Jerome. counsel for
Robin. told District Attorney Whitman
last night. they came hack TO Manhattan.
Mr.. Jerome notified Mr. whitman that
he would produce Robin whenever Robin
was wanted and told the District Attorney
where he was SO a man hunt that began
when DR. Macdonald told the District
Attorney yesterday that Robin was
loose was called OF
Mr. Jerome said last n eht that he had
been tentatively retained as counsel for
Mr. Robin. that he knew where his client
was and would continue TO bs and that
when the District Attorney wished To see
ROBIN Robin II able 20 do so would 60
TO him. or II he were unable TO 20 would
he accessible to the District Attorney or
to his agents Mr. Jerome would not di-
vulge the whereabouts Of Robin. who. he
said was q very sIck man Asked no "
sick. Mr. jerome said that while he was
no, doctor he did not think Robin = con-
dition was critical He said he thought IL
would he unwise 10 reveal Robins where
abouts TO the public n only because Robin
was much TO III too SEQ any one He added
that nobody hut a doctor could get into
the place even though he knew where IL
was
DR. Macdonald called up the District
Attorney yesterday to tell him that Robin
was loose and n lso "a I'd he would not Ia We
received Robin II he had known that
criminal proceedings were pending DR.
Max q Schiapp. one Of the doctors who
certified Robin mad. called at the District
Attorneys Office to say that he had relied
upon Information furnished him by
Robins family inca ming DIR Robinovitch
She told him that her brother had had
d.lIsions for some time that women and
l. -
that she offered az conclusive proof Of
Robin. insanity tn. twitching OF the
muscles in hi- face And above all. sald
DR. Schlapp. sh. brought forth c"rtifi .
cate stating that no criminal action was
pending agn inst her brother
II was learned Yesterday that Supt
Cheney OF the Banking Depart nent an
formed Robin last Thursday that pro-
ce-ding- against him w-r. likely and
tha' the bank would be- shut down
Justice Amend who -Igned th. order
committing Robin - DR.. MaCsonald's
sanitariurn. said Vest erdav hat the law
gav. Dr Macdonald the right To r-fiI-.
ROBIN A. patient This provision Of he
hInacy law - both for the prot cot ION OF
IN. person commirted and also for IN"
prot ,-s' ion OF the inst tutio
In any case where prina fscis Ca-.
of ;n-ni al arrangement - mad" oi;'
against a per-on IN due legal form " y.
mandatory upon the Court to commit
thu. person o some asylum said just ice
Amend In IN. case OF n ;S-rson able o
paw his own way ard committed at IN.
request OF a relative. that person is com-
mitted TO private institution n the
h.. h.Ar i.. Of
any asylum licensed by the State Com
mission IN i.unacy are empowered to
refuse to receive "a par lent although such
pa lent haa been commit ed by Justice
OF the Supr snle Court The insane asylum
authorities also hsv. the right to dis
charge a pat lent AT any time after the
pat lent haa been received wiz bout ref
erence TO the committing au horty"
Justice Amend explained that as the
Just ice now sitting in Parf II Special
Term. for the hearing Of ex psrta matters
he felt that he was on duty AZ all hours
OF the day or night 10 hear urgent matters.
and that not only did Drs wildman and
Schlapp make AFFIDAVIT that Robin was
insane. but his sister. DR. Louise g
Robinovitch. who made the application
for the commit menr. made affidavit that
h. va. suffering from hallucina, ions that
he was followed by detectives and that
because Of his att empt 70 commit suicide
Il WA necessary 70 send him 10 an ins'itu-
ton NJ once.
uoRRfs TELLS ov RoBrS's DoIHSs
Frederick X Morris who was Robin =
representative in many companies. was
taken 70 yhe offices Of the South Shore
Traction Company. in the Time- Build
ing. Yesterday nv his wife and son 90 tell
Chief ESamin er Hughes ~ Mr. Hotchk iss's
ONCE and Assistant District Attorney
John X Clark what he knew con cernin q
Mr. Robins tran santion% in the various
companies where Morris had represent ted
MIN
Mr. Morris IL described a. lying upon
a couch and enduring acute physical
suffering ~ he Allied in and strengthened
ont the information already At hand
IL in -aid that Morris has been III for many
mon tbs and has con Gin ned nj work agaiD-t
medical advice His trouble Ia said 20 he
hsar1 disease
Mr. Hugh@s said that h. Of course was
not able to offer any immunity to Mr.
a.. ell -.