The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
Fallen Banker Disclaims Acquain-
tance With Man and Woman
Who Say He Is Son.
PATHETIC SCENE IN COURT
Result of Mental Examination Is
Withheld; Grand Jury Returns
Six Additional Indictments.

NEW YORK Jan. J.-"Wnats the mat
ter with you anyway? What do you think
your. trying 10 do?" asked Joseph c..
Robin, the fallen banker. today. OF the
cr1y-headed couple who say they arc his
parents.
Annoyed. i'll at ease. by turns smiling
and scowling, he refused TO have anything
to do with them, or even to admit that
mis- parents were in this country. In his
denlals. his sister. Dr. Louise Robinovitch.
who has been constantly beside him, took
a similar firm stand
la Brooklyn newspaper reporter found
humble old Inir named Robinovitch,
who thought Robin might be their son.
Detectives brought them to the criminal
courts building today, questioned them
about their family history and then ar
No" said he. Il don't want to see
them, and nobody can make me. They're
nothing 10 me,
Says He Is Son.
So II was necessary 10 lead him TO the
district attorneys office with assurances
that he need answer only a few questions.
once there Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Robin
ov!tch were brought into the room. The
woman had the quicker eyes.
My son, my SON." she cried, half in
Iiddish. half In English. This is my
son" and made as If TO embrace him.
Robin smiled and turned his shoulder.
ASK him Ii be is not my SON." she
protested to the district attorney. II was
then that Robin startled the room with
his abrupt question. The woman who
says she is his mother shrank as If she
had been struck, and broke out in lamen-
lations.
Her husband, whose sight is not of the
best. and who understands no English
had been peerlnS anNiously at Robin. The
old man took II step closer. looked him
narrowly between the eyes, and affirmed
positively:
This is my son. l know him"
Again Denies Aged Couple,
| Again Robin denied HAT his parents
| were IN this country. and at this fresh
denial the husband Joined with the vile II,
! upraiscd hands and means Of grief that
could be heard through the outer corri
| doris. -hienists for the state noted each
! gesture and expression OF Robin,
The sister met similar alhrmations
with similar dcnials.
Il probably have seen these old peo-
| pie III Brooklyn. she said. but J dc
| not know them. Ny brothers parents
and mine are in Russia,
Until they were brought face TO face
| neither of the two pairs knew that the
other was in the buildng. Robins an.
swcrs To questions gave the same biSth-
place and ,hc same sisters and brothers
with one exception, rs those given b!
| MIR. and Mrs. Herman Robluovitch.
A mental examination OF the prisoner
was concluded today by alicuists Tor the
state: but the finding was withheld.
More Indictments Found.
The grand jury today. It is reported
| ordered SIX additional indictments against
| Robin. charging him with grand larceny
| To the amount OF 500. 900 from the North.
| crn bank and tile Washington Saving.
banks. District Attorney Whitman sale
today he had been told that Clarence X
Lcxow. who was counsel for Robin. hao
worried himself to death over the tanglr
into which Robin became involved. For
| mcr Senator LcXow died at his home ir
Nyack last Tuesday The grand jun,
Will make It's report TO Judge Swami 10.
| morrow.