New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
ROBIN TO PLEAD TUESDAY.
Promoters Physical Condition
! Much Improved, KreSel Says.
STARTED INQUIRY
Twas Displeased at Check Hold
Up"-Nott Prepared to Meet
Insanity Defence.

The condition Of Joseph G. Robin. who
'ettempted suicide prior TO his arraisnmeh'
or FRIDAY in General Sessions on charge
Of larceny Of $4,000 from the Washington
SAVINGS Bank. had so much Improved yes
terday that the District Attorneys once
planned 10 have him brought 10 court TOT
pleading on Tuesday. He might oe cameo
90 10 plead Monday II vas said II u
wasn't for the fact that ell the crirnlnai
courts will be closed until Tuesday on ac-
count Of the New Years holiday.
Assistant District Attorney Mott SAID
yesterday that II Robins counsel enoeaF-
orsd 70 oyer insanity as a defence ne wooio
meet It by quoting Robins own Woros
sEainst him. which he let fall on FRIDAY N
the District Attorneys office. after ne hao |
taken roison. and thought he was oylhs
man Robin AZ that time told his SISTER
end Dr. Austin Flint. the slienist retained
Iy former District Attorney Jerome hoo-
.in's counsel the exact amount Of poison
Re had taken and the circumstances sur
rounding his attempt on his life, end said
1hzt he MAS DIVING. This calm and clarity
sng statement, I'm Nr. NOtts opinion. was
tho hest evidence Of the mans sanity.
Isidore I-resol who IL associated with
Nj. Jerome in the offence. and DR.. Louise
Rotinovitch. The defendants sister. visit
81 Robin 1t Bellevue Hospital Yesterday
ono talked witb him tor soono time. Mr..
krescl said thev found the patient very
ir,u,A imor-- sd and were asslTed he would !
lrecorer
Robin Is Closely Watched.
Rootn is closely watched at the hospital. |
tie nes IN IN cutter room Of the prisoners
IA ero. 90 that ho is in full view Of the !
.po'fcenl-p on guard a. AL times. When
~ I,resol and Robins sister appeared at
tho hospital they were Ell first refused ad-
rr..tance 20 the prisoners ward. Mr.. kre-
81 finally produced an order from the
.o.'rt authorizing them 10 see tho banker. !
ono they we're ADMITTED Eobin sat ND in
'cesir part OF the time they were with him
r. developed on FRIDAY that there vas no
stomach pump available in the Tornbs
prison hospital. when II was most ursenty
1eeie6 I'm ROOMS case. and 2 long delay
resulted before tho surgeons from the Hud-
son Street Hospital arrived with the re-
cured iH.trumcrt III Mott vas quite eE-
ercistd ,ssterdav over the matter, and said
he would be sure that such an instrument
~s within caev Jccsss hereafter.
The South Shore Traction Companv, ons
+he hands 81 receiver yesterday. Judge
Cha,feid ju lie United states court in
BroolIsn. appointed Pau T Brady and
willard 2 Kirs - take over the affairs
or tie company. The application was made
r. Mr. Bradv. through Clifford Hobb &
Beard. counsel for the Northern Bank |
which closed rs doors last Monday a.
result os RobIu's financial ventures. Ar
thur G. Hume secTetary Of the COMPANY
vas on hand. but offered no objection 70
the receiycrship. lie said later that he
thought the appointment Of receivers would
COZ serve tie conpany's interests
Company His Pet Schsme.
The company was ono Of Robins pet
erhemes. and was capitalized AT 100000
There are mor1 age bonds to an amount !
said 10 be over 100000. on which. it was
said no interest mad been paid. According
20 Robins plans for the company, II in.
tended to parallel the Long Island Rail !
road with trolley lines. After its compile |
tion. it was said Robin intended 10 sell out !
20 the Pennsylvania and Long Island in |
terests. The greater part OF the road re- !
mains Unbuilt The company during tho |
last five years built and operated ten miles |
Cf single track road in disconnected !
stretches in Suffolk County. II also op- |
Grated a shuttle-Car service over the /
greensboro Bridge. 1t obtained franchises |
,5or nearly all the distance from East Goth |
street. New York TO Babylon The Public |
Service Commission denied an order grant |
Jr. the exercise of the franchises when |
.fhoy were first obtained. about two years |
tago The company fought the matter up |
90 the Appellate division, and obtained |
,6ecision in it's favor. compelling the Public |
Service Commission 10 grant the order
fifteen examiners from the state Bank
ting TRpar artrlpnt were at work on the books |
: i'm The Northern Bank Of New York yester-
cny Eight additional examiners will BE-
e1ded 10 the force Monday. 1t was IN
f4-stooG that ST far nothing had been found |
N connection with Robins affairs at the
. Northern Rank which would form legal |
4Is-'s for IN Indictment All Of the Robin
transactions were so involved that II will |
take some time TO trace them 10 their ends,
Il vas said. Esnk examiners are also busy
IT the books of the Washington Savings
frank. but no definite report can be made in
other case for several days. Both banks
sre said to have been examined last spring
sesocIates OF Clarence Lexow, former |
state Senator and head OF the Lexow in
!v.stsatinS committee who died at his
l0mc IN Ntdth iINdEs SnIN OidN iS Nds ?
orc Of the fret mon 10 give the warning
,ngt Robin was manipulating bank and in
surancc funSg.
Mr.. LeSow was an officer in several of
.thc companies in which Robin was interest
ID. Mr.. Iexov according TO some OF his
associates. attended meeting Of one Of
the Robin concerns about two weeks ago.
and there heard something about two checks
that were being held up" lie was said 10
have insisted as an officer OF the company,
that he should know the details. and when
they we're not forthcoming he straiGhtway
rotifed the State Banking and Insurance
departments The investigation followed
which resulted in the closing OF the two
ibsnts.