The evening world., 1911-01-24
ROBIN ACCUSES
MORGAN Of PLOT
THAT RUINED HIM
Carnegie in Conspiracy to
Monopolize Banks, He
Tells Court.
DENIES HE is A
Reads Rambling Statement"
at Bankruptcy Hearing,
Scoring Big Financiers.
DENIES HE is CRAZY.

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The examination Of Joseph c.. Robin,
the Northern Bank wrecker, in behalf
OF Peter Alexander, as receiver In the
bankruptcy proceeding In stltuted In
the name OF Robins banks by Superin-
tendent Cheney Of the State Banking
Department. was resumed before Com
missioner Frederick Alexander I'm the
Federal Building to-day. W. T. Jerome.
Robins couns in the criminal proceed
inss. was present. mot as counsel. but
merely as his friend
Before the examination Robin paced
up and down like a caged animal, and
then, turning to the table surrounded
by many newspaper reporters, delivered
a short harangue. He said.
You newspaper men think I'm crazy,
but 1t Is you who are crazy, II you can't
see that the State Banking Department
is retaining Rollins K Rounds. the same
lawyers who appear for Receiver Alex
ander In this case. Judge Rollins, I
mean; any way. the one who was drunk
in the Astor House the other day ana
said he was for the Banking Depart
ment and would put the screws on me-"
Ratified or His Statement"
You don't mean judge Rollins. Judge
Rollins has been deao many years"
SAID Roswell s. Nichols. attorney for
the receiver.
You know whom I mean" said
Robin. but when Mr.. Nichols said:
That's right. Get 1t out Of your sys-
TEN. II you have anything more like
that. let's have II now" Robin wouldn't
say another word.
After a moment Robin drew a docu-
ment from his pocket and said he
wanted to read a statement into the
record. Then he read at lightning
speed a lot of words, and when he had
finished Mr.. jerome pocketed the paper,
f~efusing TO permit the reporters to
fae Il.
Among the things In the Statement
we're:
Rollins boasts that he Is the whole
anking Department and can push an:
ne TO the wall II he likes.
Il want to object to this proceeding
] want to object to Rollins & Rollins
examining me. I don't want to indulge
In any 'heroa cisns,' but I am In the
Gos't'on Of the hero OF Devils is "A
The people at home laughed while Zola
told his story and began the work that
Hldily CitdTtu MS AIR HdUo-
give me a fair public hearing and
To-. the District-Attorney examine the
great men and flnanciers who. with
Judge Rollins, are pushing ME, and |
Will be cleared.
Big Financiers His "Focs."
Back of this whole proceeding
against me are the Morgans. the Car
negies and their kind. who want to con-
troll all the banking business OF the
country.
Clark Williams, the reform Superin-
tendent of Banks. and Rollins worked
the Carnegie Trust Company affair. \
million and a half Of dollars was lie,
out In Illegal loans, and behind this
whole thing is the hero OF Tennessee
Coal & Iron-J. j. Morgan-who wants
to control the Northern and the WASH
ington Savings Bank.
william j. Cummings and Reich
mann, former president of the Carnegie
Trust Company, are my informants. and
l claim that an attorney who was false
to one trust will be false to others
Robin said that Williams made period
ical visits; that the Carnegie men were
tipped off" In advance and made ready
for his visit by calling in these loans.
Let tho District-Attorney examin
these former officers OF the Trust Com
pany. They are my informants. They
will tell he went on.
The alienists have tried to make me
believe these things are my dslusion.
but let the District Attorney find out,
and he will find they are no delusions'
and he will find behind them the whole
conspiracy that same hero OF Tennessee
Coal & Iron"
Tells Of "Another Bank"
Robins finish was in a mysterious
half-tone:
A a matter OF fact they are allow
ing another bank-a certain trust COM
pany to run on the same plan now
Mr.. Nichols asked Robin II he under
stood the proceeding which brought him
from the Tombs, and explained: I'VE
are trying to discover your property, so
that the receiver can administer It.
You've got II all now-and you've
got some that don't belong to me. that
belongs TO other people," Robin snapped
back.
"WM you kindly enumerate these
properties what we have taken and
which belongs to others? GIVE me their
names" said Mr.. Nichols.
The lawyer was ready with pad and
penclI. Robin ran his hand over his
face In a dazed way, and then said:
II can't give you the names now. !
am too excited. l will finish the list
later. When my mind gets clear I'll
III you things that viii astonlsh you. !
went been very clear the last three
-four months. ! didn't so to the
thern Bank oftener than once every
10 weeks.
lis concluded the examination and
Din was taken ba * to the Tombs.