The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-30
ROBIN INDICTED
ON SHORT NOTICE
Larceny Is the Charge Upon
Which New York FinanCier
Will Be Tried.
QUESTION OF INSANITY
Former District Attorney Jerome
Employed to Look After Interests
Of Accused.

New York. Dec. 2g.-It took the
grand jury just an hour today To i'm
dict Joseph G.. Robin on a charge OF
the larceny or 500. 900 from the Wash
inEton Savings bank. OF which ne 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
executive committee ne was chairman.
and with which his name has hitherto
/ been more prominently connected.
/ The district attorney explained that
out or mass OF evidence drawn from
/ the records Of both institutions. ne had
/ chosen the charge that he thought
could be presented most simply TO "a
I jury
Robin was Immediately placed under
] arrest at the home of his sister. DR.
/ Louise RObinovitch. but his arraign-
/ mcut was postponed until tomorrow.
I when hc must give $4,000 bail or go
Co JAIL
Insanity Charge.
Technically. Robin is insane The
order of commitment signed bv Jus
tie" Amend. at the request OF Dr Rob
uDritc1. anr on the Qualification of
three other physicians. still stands. ale
though the private sauitarium 90
which Robin was taken refused to- re-
ceive him.
This lunacy finding is the thing
that complexities the case" said Dis
trict Attorney Whitman today. III
AIR Jerome would consent to waive
that finding, IL would greatly simplify
matters"
William Travcrs Jerome. who has
been retained by Robin, made his at
utude toward this request plain
l. q O. q q
TO appear I'm court he can be brought
here 10 answer to the Indictment" DE
said He Is now "a ward OF the SUI
prcme court. II he is found respousi-
bic. just what course is wise 20 pursue
is left To subsequent determination. His
. person is secure"
Robin drove up tonight in his auto
mobile TO his sisters home. a bench
warrant was Immediately served on
b him. and DIR. Austin Flint. one OF the
3 physicians who signed the order for
. his commitment, and DR.. William b
, Mabon, superintendent OF the ATanhat.
/ tan state asylum for the insane. be.
b gan an examination into his condition
Basis OF Indictment.
. The indictment against Robin wa.
based on Information sworn to by
Frederick X Morris, formerly his con
fidcntial cmploye.
It charges that the Washington saw
ings bank. Of which Robin was presi
dent, was induced TO draw TO his ordc
two checks aggregating $4,000. II
consideration of participation i'm agree
ments purDorting to give the bank al
equivalent In mortgage executed 2,
the Fidelity DEVELOPMENT cornrauy
one or the string OF COMPANIES Dro
NOTED by Robin. I'm favor N tie Titl
and Guarantee company OF Rochester
y. Y.
This latter company Robin con
/ trolled through his ownership OF tn
Aetna Indemnity company.
No such mOrtsage." said the dis
trict attorney today. was executed b.
, . the Fidelity Development COMPANY
These participation agreements wer
signed by Anthony Stumpf. vice presi
dent. and by William V. Lomax. secre
tary Of the Title and Guarantee com
pany
Two checks I'm exchange for then
one for $4,000 and the other for SOS
600, were deposited to Z he credit q
the Title and Guarantee COMPANY
J There is mass OF evidence to wad
J through. which involves at least n do7
en- institutions and fifty men. II va
|, hard TO select from this mass a singl
culpable act"
More Arrests Expected
|, The Washington Savings bank WEI
into the hands OF the state barkiu
Z department today. to Eecp compar
. with the Bank OF Northern New Norl
and further indictments are cVnecte
superintendent Cheney OF the depar
ment issued statement tonight fror
, Albany. defining his attitude towaI
the affairs OF the Northern
At the offices Of the state iusura m,
= department IL was said tonight TN.
the option held here on the Aetna II
demnity company OF Hartford. Conr
had been allowed 70 expire without b
ing taken up.