New-York tribune., 1912-01-19

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her TO the car and bade her gooupy'
of course, there was lots OF 'ilhe lor
him to get back to the boat but oon
believe he did. II was a cheap ticket ne
bought and he could easily have thrown
II away and disappeared again. ne
seemed to be a master at that business.
When Miss Robert was seen by re-
porter last night at her home, IN Rugby
Road. she told tearfully Of her friendship
with Cruikshark.
I have been deceived absolutely sne
said This is terrible! met Mr. CrulK-
shank, whom l knew as Mr.. Donald
Douglas. some time ago. His personality
charmed me- All the members OF my
family who met him liked him immense
~ My brother invited him to our home
and he came often at the weekend.
Yes, marriage was discussed between
us | liked him very much We had
quite decided to marry when his business
was in good prosperous condition. That
he was married and l. two children
why, l had no suspicion. He told me
that he was going away for a short time
on a business trip. l suspected nothing
and went to New York and had luncheon
with him. After luncheon we returned to
his office and he made final arrange
ments for his departure. Then we took
a taxiCab and went TO the Porto Rico
steamship pier. He advised me not TO
wait until the boat sailed. and walked
II, 10 n IA trnllpX
car put me on board and said goodby.
have not heard from him since"
At the offices of the New York & Porto
Rico Steamship Company ii was learned
that Douglas" booked passage for him
self under that name on Thursday after
noon at about o'clock. 1t was about
2:3O o'clock when he left the Ogdens-
burg party which had confronted him
with his true identity, so It appeared
that Douglas" didn't lose any time IN
making preparations either to get out of
the country or to lay out a trail which
would allow him quietly to disappear
again.
According to the announcements OF
George Z. Fuller, of Ogdenshurg, Mrs
Crukshanks lawyer, the captain agreed
TO go TO Porto Rico under his proper
name and with no further attempts at
conCealment, but he nevertheless made
his booking for the boat under the name
of Donald Douglas. giving his address as
No. 80 Church street
Dual Identity Explanation.
His friends explained yesterday that II
was case of dual identity and that
Cr1ikshank had no control and only
slight recollection of the deeds of Doug
las: but if so the faculties of making
changes in identities must have been
rampant with him on Thursday of last
week, for his programme for that day
gives this outline:
Came TO his office, at no. 30 Church
street, as Donald Douglas"
Admitted his identity TO the Ogdens-
burg party. headed by Mr.. Fuller, as
Captain Barton S. Cruikshank."
Booked his passage as Donald Doug
Ks" Communicated with Miss Robert
as Donald Douglas" and then promised
Fuller that he would go to Porto Rico
and live as Cruikshank.
The record Of the steamship company
shows that Douglas" bought only a
berth In a second cabin, costing in the
neighborhood of $50, which information.
when repeated TO Mr.. Robert, confirmed
his belief that Cruikshank had bought
the ticket only TO throw every one off has
tran.
So far as could be learned in Now
York yesterday there was no probability
Of prosecution Of Cruikshank. His only
offence in the eyes Of the law was his
silence in the face Of the fact that his
wife had collected some Of his life in
surance money, but 1t was pointed out
by his friends that he had no knowledge
of this and that he could well advance
a plea Of mental alteration as an excuse
for all his deeds since the night in June
less than two years ago when he padded
his canoe out into the st. Lawrence
River.
Miss Catherine Robert, according 10
the statement Of her brother, was on
terms of intimacy with the supposed
/
were not engaged he admitted that
things had progressed so far that he had
| taken the trouble 10 look into the
meagre story Of his life which Douglas
| had advanced. He learned nothing
either in favor Of or in condemnation Ct
the man, Mr.. Robert said, and dropped
the subject, because he and his family
did not entertain a suspicion that Doug
las" was not all he represented himself
to be.
Lowen L. CHM. New York lawyer,
who knew Cruikshank in Potsdam and
was one Of the party which forced him
to confess his identity last Thursday,
said yesterday that Cruikshank in his
role of douglas" had been in the habit
of sending money to Mrs. Cruikshank
under the guise of IAN old friend of the
captain"
He would not consent to any arrange
ment that called for his return TO his
| upstate home. however, Mr.. CHM said
and asserted that his wife would never
! want TO see him again. so he would &c
south and begin life over again. Mr.
| CHM and Cruikshank's other acquaint-
ances who established his identity did
not entertain the slightest doubt that the
captain meant TO live in Porto Rico and
try. as he said, ito begin life over again.
| The San Juan. on which he booked