Bisbee daily review., 1913-10-19
Mrs. Roberts to Go Before Grand Jury Because of Sensational Career in Los Angeles High Society
Alleged Husband Millionaire; Father Sugar King-Stories Myths-Statement of Rob- erts, Smelter Furnaceman

LOS ANGELES. Oct 1S.--Grand jury Investigation of alleged illegal operations by Mrs. Thomas George
 Roberts, who for eight months occu- pied high position in Los Angeles.
 though not knowr as the wife of a l smelterman of Douglas. Ariz. Is planned tonight by John D. Fred i ericks. district attorney.
 | He made the statement that he and
 his assistants devoted the day to lis tening to charges against Mrs. Rob-
 erts as well as to some she made
 about various persons, among whom
 are two city officials.
 Through grand jury investiga- | tion," said the district attorney. is , the only way we can learn absolute ly whether Mrs. Roberts is guilty of
 the charge upon which she was ar. : rested. that of passing worthless. or whether, as has been intimated. ; she resOrted to matchmaking
 Mrs Roberts was arrested on spe- ciic charges of issuing cheeks for whicls she had no funds. The amount of these checks to date is said not
 to be large. There may be others out The chief complaint. however ap-
 pears to be based on the fact Of i'm
 position which she carried cut in
 high social circles. where she posed
 as the daughter of Jesus Alneda,
 sugar king of Sonora. and also as the
 wife of a multi-millionaire mining . man aIlaupd rT noupIaS
 DOUGLAS, Oct 19.-(SFeciaD-Af ter searching the hotels for q million
 aire mining man ramed Roberts and looking through commercial and min
 ing rating books for some one to
 answer the description, the name of
 Thomas G. Roberts was found in the
 city directory. and NIT. Roberts later
 '"rated in modest lodging rooms 7 where Ee has lived alone the last six
 years, remitting regularly to los
 Angeles for the support of his wife , and daughter in ihat city frCm his [ comparatively meaEer ways as smelter fGrnaceman.
 MT Roberts Yas stuaTod by tla - news frr1a Los Angeles. r' which the s , Associated Press dispatch gave Gim the first irt'mGion. He waS unable
 f0 believe his vile was meant uLtl ' confirmation was receiyeI iG response
 to a te.e@Tam sent to tfe cCast. it - was sometime untii he could compose D himself to tel the story Of his mar r ried life, which he said had always ]. beer one of. apparent content on the ' part Of his wife. a native of Tennes- 2 see. where they were married l9
 years ago. In 1904 they came to .- Douglas. Six years ago their daughi- Q CT became i'll and they were advised l she must go to lower altitude. Mrs.
 Roberts took her to Los Angeles,
 where they have since lived. year
 or more ago. Mrs. Roberts informed
 her husband that she had arranged ] in purchase furniture for ar apart s r,ent house al cost Of $2,000 and f asked his assistance, which he had q arranged to give to such extent as - Dossinle Further than this he knew irotbing of her financial operations 9 the last year, except that she had giy- F on him the impression that her busl- 3 ness venture had been successful and 7 the furniture raid for.
 3 "I can only account for her trouble f on the ground that she grew ambi- 7 ,ious and told the falsehoods to ad-
 vance the social position she some 2 how managed to get into. have con fiderce that at hearJ she is all right
 and I shall stand by her. said Rob r erts in closing his story, which had all the ear-marlks of an honest, plain { statement of facts.
 3 Though a long time resident, Rob b erts is little known about the city. be- r ing q very quiet, unassuming man, [ little given to mixing. Those who
 do know him. speak Of him iu tho a highest terms. lis vife's Sonora story : is entire myth There is no Jesus l Almeda sugar king ID that state, nor r any one growing sugar there on any
 large scais.