The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-01

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This man" said Robin. "is the very
man that is in cahoots with David A. Sulli-
van. who compelled me to guarantee
loan of SIS ON in which had no interest
whatever
tobln said that the Bankers Money
Order Company was organized for the
purpose of aholishing the monopoly Of
III" express companies
This money order business started me
IN trh' with the standard Oil Company,
hent that resulted IN the closing of the
Northern Bank and my other inter, ats
Il he standard oil and especially the
rig electrical power concerns took up the
fight, was on the one side with the helm
for while Of George Westing ghousc and
ON the other side wera -. q. Mills. John
Jacob Astor and J. F.. Morgan, and we
licked them.
Robin said that Kuhn. of Kuhn. Loeb
Il Go had denounced the money order
scheme at a convention of the American
Bankers Association AZ the Waldorf.
Tho mention Of MIR Kuhn" caused +,
smllr. Robin insisted that Mr.. Kuhn
na' bought the stock to the extent of
Sa5o.oo" and that the attack against him
was made for the purpose Of ri, sing tho
Robin banks. Robin said the o,ner bank
ers realized that he was an instrument of
God
The District Attorney asked Robin n
lot OF questions regarding his associates.
but Robin refused to reflect upon any of
them. Il take the res Nonsihilitv for
everything that did ard viii not try to
saddle anything upon them" said Robin
WHITMAN IN The GANG TOO.
Robin said to the Dis, rct Attorney
that IL he wished TO he could tell the Dis
trlct Attorney things that would make
the town sizzle. but he wouldn't tell be-
cause he considered tina, the District At
torney was member Of the gang Of CON
eplrators that was plotting against him
Room insisted that there was plot to
Kill him that had extended :, far that
poison had been put in his milk in tho
Ionbs prison. He said that "A man Of
the name Of Nash" had bounded him.
prs. Allan Mcl.ane Hamilton, Smith Ely
Robin All believed Robin to be- insane
at the present time. solomon Boehm Wa
the foreman of the jury II is probable
that Robin will be tried this month
STATEMENT BY EXAMINER HrrCHiNs
Examiner Hutchins said Yesterday
that to the best of his recollection no
examination Of the Riverside Bank was
pending when he sold his stock to Robin
lhe first examination made after Robin
became active In the bank was made in
October 1907 and Hutchns's stock was
sold to Robin in May Even in October
there was no objection to loans onFidelity
loans, and Mr.. Hutchins telegraphed to
the State Superintendent about them.
Mr. Hutchins said.
In the early pert Of January. 1907, Fred.
erck Il kilDurn. then Superintendent Of
Banks cane to me and suggested that he
could obtain for me some stock in m.
Fidelity Development Company a real
estate company then newly organized.
Of which he wa, to become pes cent upon
leaving The department He stated that
several mutual friends from our native
town, Malone. \. ! wer. going to invest
in the company
ActinE upon his advice I purchased
through him on January 6. 1871. forty-fye
shares Of the preferred stock OF N. Fidelity
velopment COMPANY, receiving with II n
bonus OF fortv-hye shares Of tho comrlon
stock. I paid therefor $1,000. of which
smount my ~ister-n-law Miss : panta
Ps sinner. now of Wilmington. Conn ccr-
trihut.i $500. and my son Arthur. then as
now in the employ Of the knlckerhockcr
Trust company. $500.
Alter ow nlnG this stock for about three
months | learned for tho first time that
Joseph G. Robin, who up 10 that time had
not been active in banking matters was
drrltnant N the Affairs of the company.
ara that ItS expenses tor advertising alone
Lp,ro minated s6Ou or s.oo DAY tftcr
rejecting on these facts told Mr.. kilhurn
that proposed to sell my stock that II he
Hnew Of a customer should he glad to sell
'hro gh him. but If not -hould offer the
stock a. arction. iia told ne that there
would hs no trouble in selling, that on the
contrary the stock was N great demand
and tha, he would sell the stock for mo
AiterN ard and on April 30. l91i Mr. Robin
came 70 me ~ the offlCc Of tho department,
8? Broadway, and said I learn from Mr.
kilburn that YOU want 70 sell your Fidelity
Development company stock pom my
replying in tho affirmative ho asked me
what | would take for - and | told him
e. 600 for the ninety shares which | had
purchased. He stated that there was
prospective purchaser in Babylon. l.. T.
and that he thought the deal could he closed
a. once II he might Use the telephone he
tho.aupon lied up Babypn and after talk
in IN some one said he would take 'he
stOc X II delivered al the office Of the Fidelity
Deve.nnnlent Conipan" in the fines Ruili-
ing IN the following morning, May l. az
10 O'Clock The neN' morning my utlor
son, Claude. took the certificates To tho n NI,c
OF tn. Fidelity Development company and
received in payment therefor \ "IerN tor
$4,000. which | the newt da depO-ir", 70 my
personal credit in the colonial Trust Conn
pany. thereupon sent $3.50 Ca, being hor
share of tho inv"Stm"n'. - nay ~i,tor-,n-
law, Miss Palmer and u lihc aunnnr - my
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other check from Mi. Robin
GRANT WANTS tt SEE BANKS ROOFS.
Frank J. Grant. the indicted Irc-'d
Of Robins Northern Bank. asked supreme
Court Justice Gerard yesterday for n
mandarnus compelling District Attorney
Whitman 10 permit him to ins )cc; the
books of the bank. which have. been i'm
pounded and which Grant says that he
needs To examine in order to defend him
self against III" indictment. His coun-
sci Howard Cans. said that the District
Attorney was mov"d by an excess of zeal
in Withholding the bank records
Il think the plaintiff is entitled to have
access to the books as an absolute right
Assistant District Attorney Johnstone
said that the Court OF General Sessions
has jurisdiction over the books and that
the Supreme Court ought not 10 inter-
fere. but Justice Gerard repeated that he
thought the officer Of corporation had
q right 20 inspect his books at any time
The Court reserved decision. although
ntivo that no would GRANT tho rnf,.