New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-26
Golf overruIes the Motion.

Without moving. the venerable jurist
began TO speak He said "a very few
words, the only one which penetrated be-
yond the rail dividing counsel from the
rest Of the courtroom being "Oycrrulcd."
Immediately Mr. Steuer was on his feet
to make his opening address for the de-
fence TO the jury.
He began with Hydcs first meeting with
Cummins. when the latter called on the
City Chamberlain at his Office about
March !, 1910. with W. J. HARRINGTON. n
friend Of Hyde's, and Martin j. Condor,
president Of the Americana Snuff Com
pany, and one Of the Cummius group in
the Carnegie Trust Company, TO solicit
city funds.
Hyde didn't give them any city money
and Cummins called three weeks later at
the defendants home in Roslyn, bringing
with him a eulogistic letter OF recOmmcu-
dalton from Jordan J. Rollins, counsel for
the State Banking Department. This letter
has been printed. several times. II was
offered in evidence yesterday
This letter brought the money, Steuer
said, and Hyde bore him out later on this
point on the witness stand. The lawyer
told of the friendship that sprang up and
Tipened between the two men.
lie told Of Hyde's trip TO Europe In the
summer OF 1910, and Of his return when
he heard that Mayor Gaynor had been
shot. He described Hyde's leaving the in
coming steamship Philadelphia on a tug
to be taken to Hoboken that he might go
Immediately to ST. Mary's Hospital. where
the Mayor lay.
Then he outlined the alibi, going briefly
over the ground which was covered
little later in the testimony. He explained
the NOrcross notes as money forwarded 20
a friend who had discovered, he thought,
a decidedly valuable and eficaclous cure
for consumption, which he wished 10
bring to the attention OF the hospitals of
the country. And then he came to Robin.
eve are going TO show you, gentlemen
Of the jury" pursued Mr. Steuer, that
on December 26, the same day the North
ern Bank closed, Robin instlgated the fill
ing Of a petition by which he was com
mitted by a Supreme Court justice to an
asylum for the insane. We are going 70
show you that he had a guardian APP
pointed for his person on the ground that
he was insane.
To Prove Robin Insane.
1--WE are going to show you that he
went into the District Attorneys office
and there threw a Mt and so conducted
himself that he was held as insane and
sent to Bellevue Hospital by his honor
here for observation and that he re-
manned there two weeks and so conducted
himself that he was considered by the
doctors there to be insane. We are going
to show you that in the Court of General
Sessions one alienist chosen By Robins
counsel and twelve selected by the peo-
pie declared him insane. We are going
TO call these alienlsts and others to prove
TO you that Robin Is insane.
"Hls narrative concerning the defendant
Is a part of his disease, deusion. When
Robin was confronted with his father and
mother he repudated them. IL is one OF
his decisions that he comes OF noble
stock in Russia, We will call his real
parents to the stand
"He has claimed that he was the sub
iect OF persecution at the hands Of Nor
gan and the Standard oil interests. He
said in court in the presence OF the Dis
trtct Attorney that Mr.. Whitman was in
a conspiracy to put him in an insane asy-
lum because the Morgan interests wanted
to get rid of him. lie swore that the head
of the Clearing House once fired a shot
at him. ''..'- --t'. .'.t-.'i be-
we are going to show you that while