Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-19
HELD IN MEXICO
AS A BIGAMlST:
WIFE NO. 1 FLEES
Mining Man Weds His
Stenographer; Her Fa-
ther Causes Arrest
WILL BE EXTRADITED
Fearing Exposure, Right
full SpouseHa HastensAway
from Los Angeles
TELEGRAM announcing the ar

A TELEGRAM announcing the ar
II rest of George C. Robbins, an as
- sayer and his wife. Genevieve A
Lindsay-Robbins, was received from
the City of Mexico yesterday, and
through it's receipt publicity was for the
first time given to the story of an al
legged bigamous marriage the facts in
connection with which having been
carefully concealed for nearly three
weeks.
Robbins is accused Of bigamy, and
while no complaint against the woman
who accompanied him was sworn to,
the telegram announces her apprehen-
sion and that she will be held pending
instructions from the authorities OF this
county.
The complaint against Robbins is on
file in Justice A. r. Ling'S court, Where
it was recorded January 20 by c. j.
Lindsay, 1706 Bridge street, Jumper
man and father of the woman to Whom
Robbins is said to be wrongfully we'd
ded.
Fleeing from California in diree-
tion opposite to the one taken by Rob-
bins and his alleged Illegal bride are
his first wife, Mary Jack ROBBINS, ana
his mother, Mrs. Francis CaldWeu ROD
bins, wife of a wealthy mining en-
The purpose of this fight, 1t Is SAID,
is to escape the humiliation they pc
lieve would attend the publication OF
the affair.
viii Be Brought Back
Sheriff Hammel or one of his depu-
ties will it is expected, leave for Mex
leo CITY Monday to bring Robbins and
the woman back to Los Angeles.
Robbins, it was learned yesterday
married Miss Mary Jack in Brush Co
lumbia in 1902, and came to Los An
geles with his wife, who had become an
invalid about two and a half years ago:
They lived at the family home, 80
west Fifth street, and Robbins worked
with his father In the Union trust
building. Miss Lindsay was empioyeo
as stenographer in an office ADJOINING
the one occupied by the mining en-
gineer and his assayer son.
The couple spent a large portion Of
+heir. time together during the past
wear. and Robbins was a frequent
visitor at the Lindsay home, where, II
is said he represented himsel1 10 10
a single man. He procured license TO
marry Miss Lindsay January ., the
wedding taking place quietly ana Tue
couple departed almost immedlateiy'
leaving no word as to tnelr uestiiis.
The following day Lindsay lntro-
duced himself to the elder Robbins
"T see your son has married my
daughter" he said.
Robbins replied there must be a
mistake, that his son was married. put
he had heard him speak or announcer
person bearing the same name, ana
suggested the possibility that this per-
son was the Benedict.
Girls Father Complains
Then an unavailing search was made
for the younger Robbins or for IN
FORMATION concerning his supposed
double Nothing was learned about the
latter. while an underlined rumor placed
the assayer and the woman in Mexico.
Mr.. Lindsay swore to a complaint pe-
fore Deputy District Attorney keyes
January 29. and telegraphic instruc-
tions were Immediately sent to the
authorities of the southern republic
for the apprehension of the couple
About the same time Mrs. Robbins,
mother Of the alleged b1gamlst, hur-
riedly left Los Angeles, taxing Win
her the invalid daughter-in-law; Ihey
evaded the efforts of the authorities
here to apprehend them in order that
thew might be returned as witnesses
should Robbins be arrested. They
went to several places in Oregon, stop
ming only a short time in each town,
and are now said to be in Spokane
with friends. Robbins interests are
IN the hands of Schweitzer &c Hutton,
attorneys, who declined to state yes
terday what their defense would be in
the event he is returned to Los Angeles
for trial.
A dispatch to The Herald from Mexi-
60 City states that Robbins is being
held in Jail without bond.