The evening world., 1911-01-31

tlN Qu<EtftitE kVt NoWu 10 ~
evolving his relations IN a financial a
land there he baked al answering oues-
tons.
80 "Ah. shut up" se said at one period.
i've answered your questions. | won't
answer any more"
=. Were not the Offices Of all your cor
Z porations In the same suite in the Times
building" asked Mr.. whitman.
=" MOT suite; cali II a dunghill" an
swerel Robin with n sneer.
Mr. Whitman asked Robin abous a
concern called The Bankers Money
/. Order Association. Robin was voluble
on this point.
Dig Bankers Got "cold Feet"
THAT concern" he said. was or
sanixed by Valentine =. Snyder ana
p other big bankcrs TO avoid the ek'
. ~tortionatc charges OF the express CONF
psn,es for transporting money. But
The big bankers got cold feet after six
months. ! took tho concern and rcor-
ganlzed ~ and made its pager good all
over the world.
10 Then the express companies got az
ter me with axes and hatchets. or
beers Of banks acted as stool pigeons
FOR the moneycd interests behind tie
express companies because ] wss hurt
'ng the express business.
- Mr.. Kuhn. OF Kuhn. Loeb 4 Co. got
I'D on the floor of the convention OF
the American Bankers Association. al
the whldorf-Astoria and denounced my
scheme, as the minutes viii show. But,
avtntiemen OF the jury. MIR. Kuhn had
sold stock In II to the extent OF over
$4,000. HIS attack on mo was part OF
q Mot 10 close my banks and put me
out Of business because they realized
thst am an instrument of God for the
purpose of wiplng out crooked bankers.
crooked Juiges and crooked District.
Attorney
Mr.. Whitman asked a lot OF ques-
tons about Robins associates. Robin
refused TO say anything about the ac-
lons Of others In connection with his
operations.
!. 4 can't tell who my friends are, now
,Adsys." he said. II have always trust
sHd everybody. That has been the
stiouble with me. But I take the re-
t<ponsiblllty for everything I aid. and
won't try to saddle anything on any
sody else.
Mr.. whitman. I can give you In
formation that will make this town
sisxle, n you will DO your duty. But
you won't, because you are part OF the
conspiracy against me. You are work.
Ing on strings pulled by Morgan and
the Standard OIL crowd. Why. Morgan
terrorises everybody. Whenever I men
ton his name people back away from
ff, .-n -, t1n,,gn that
wouldn't exchange my cell In the
'rombs for the corner OF Broad and
wan streets. for vengeance Is on the
wuy."
Mr.. Jerome then questioned Robin, APP
psrsntly with the idea OF making Robin
civ anAwers denoting mental ire
sponsibglity. for all the questions were
leading. Robin assured his counsel that
hi considered himself perfectly sane.
Tells Of Tombs Poison Plot.
II have no deiusions about the plots
against me- he declared. Morgan
ana the Interest. did q cruel thing IN
CLOSING up the Northern Bank. which
wac not insolvent. They wanted to put
re out Of the way"
''You have tod me u attempts on
your Iife,' suggested Mr.. Jerome.
my Mse has been m jeopardy for
years and 10 IN jeopardy now" respond.
ed Robin. ''Oniy last week they put
poison IN my milk In tho Tombs. A
Few days ago somebody tried to drop
Q mtR bottle on my head from an up
lG gallery ~ ! was walking In the
Sfoupcs corridor. They have sent theti
bpiss into the jail after me.
aimee merged the Riverside Bank
and the Hamilton Bank ! have had tn,
deadly snmity Of the Clearing House
That move dlspieased somebody with
sas money,
N"You have mentioned a Mr.. Nash e
4ne," remarked Mr.. Jerome soothingly.
Yes. that cur" shouted Robin. "he'i
81 Ne conspiracy. You know. yea
niesnen. that Mr.. Nash IL one or the bi;
Bankers and Ia In with the moneyed In
Sefests. He Is the big man in the Corr
Exchange Bank.
II have positive Information that II
tieT this man Nash sent canvassers I,
ostart q run on the Riverside Bank
trhis nan Nash told Julius Hauser
who was then State Treasurer. 10 with
xdraw the state funds from my bank
"But II ! DO Il will break the bank,
-kAid Mr. Hauser.
"'rhats what I want Nash toll
rhs State Treasurer. 7 want that ban
nut out OF business. because l want I
start . bank there myself
you know. gentlemen OF the Jury.
Paid Robin. concluding bis testimon
IN the morning session. that Y. Picr
hpont Morgan pays Nicola Tesla $40
poo Q year for the call IN his service,
Hou know what Tesla can do wi.
baectricIty. Well. gentlemen. hav
ko wear rubbers and rubber heels o
by SHOES to avoid the malignant wavc
khet are projected toward me by d