The evening world., 1912-05-31
E MAKES SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST THE LAWYERS.

First he char ssd that the attorneys
had bean guilty of conduct unbecom-
onG oficsrs Of the court, conspiring to,
defraud. grand larceny and aiding and
abstting in the crime Of grand larceny,
in that they induced the lower branch
Of the court to approve . claim OF
$4,000 made by the law Arm Of Gif-
ford, Hobbs G. Beard against the North
ern Bank.
The attorneys against whom Robin
directed his accusations were Philip
Ashton Rollins and Alfred Adams
Wheat OF Rollins & Rollins: Roswell
d. Nichols. Fulton J. Redmond, James
NJ. oxford, John d. Fearhake and An
con ,McCook Beard of clifford. Hobbs q
Beard; Charles A. Voetsch and Orion
H. Cheney. former state Superintendent
OF Banking.
/ Robin denied ne had had unlicensed
freedom about town since he pleaded
wu!lty to larceny In connection with the
failure Of the Northern Bank. He told
the justices he appeared before them
a. one who was interested in the assets
of the Northern Bank and that his sole
object was to preserve the assets OF the
bank.
IT am no lawyer" declared Robin.
"but with the help OF my God ana
my conscience l have prepared tho pa
pers In this proceeding from the records
In the case OF the Northern Bank. II
doesn't take much OF a lawyer to tell
the truth, but II takes nine lawyers to
make an untruth look like the truth"
Robin submitted lengthy affidavit
in which he alleged specifically that the
conduct OF the lawyers in preparing,
swearing to- acqu.esc!ng in. serving and
submitting to the Court certain papers,
for the purpose o: inducing the Court
10 order the payment OF the $4,000 to
clifford, Hobos h Beard as a preferred
claim. constituted a crime under the
code for which they should be punished.
ROBIN SAYS cHENEY's LAW.
YERs TOLD LIES.
Tho reason given by the attorneys to
thu lower court for making the Gin ord.
Hobbs & Beard claim q preferred ono.
according to Robin. was to enable
cheney. then the State superintendent
O, Bank!n, to get possession OF the
na,ers involved in the litigation Of the
Northern Bank.
And when they made these repro.
pentat!ons TO the court" continued
Robin, 'Cheney'O lawyers uau the worry
papers in their possession and had had
4 them for two months previously. Their
! etatcnents to the contrary were dsnb-
crate lies and were tnown TO them TO
DO co."
Roth Fox and Beard referred 10 the
proceeding to-day 40 infamous" They
ea.d Robin was present when Ernest
a. Hall, a. referee. took testimony ~
20 the corrscenss OF the clifford:
HOBBS q Bsard claim. Han reported
10 tho lower court n favor Of III
payment, but ct the time Robin raised
No onjsct!on.
Tie docs not now oontsgs tho pro-
pristy the claim" said bsard.
The Justices OF tho Appellate D1vision
took tho case under advtssmsnt with
on. comment,
Robin and Ksspsr ssksnraoh walked
back to the rombs from the Court,
Pubiio .ssSvies Approves subway
n RoWtes,
The Board OF Estimate to-day con.
! currer In the aetIan taken recently by
the Public Service Commission In AY-
proving eight additional rapid transit
routes Ia hs included In the proposed
duai system, At the same time the
board set June I IA tho date for a public
hearing on tho route ny which II IL
proposed to connect the projected ssv.
en,h avenue subway with the Inter
borough's pFsssIAk tube at the Borough
Hall. Brooklyn, -.