Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-28
RECEIVER PROBES
RENT D|SPOSALS
IN ROBINSON CASE
Methods of Handling Wealthy
Estate Are Aired Before Spe-
cial Master.

The manner In which the affairs of
George Hyatt Robinson, an alleged
bankrupt, have been managed, were
aired in the local bankruptcy court
yesterday afternoon before Referee
Edwin G.. Adams, sitting as special
master.
Robinson resides In Roselle. He was
formerly rated as a millionaire. but
his finances are now in O questionable
condition. Edwin r. Semple has been
appointed receiver to take charge of
his assets In this State and in New
York.
LIE Roy d. Ball and Jacob j. Laza-
roe, lawyers, in behalf of Robinson,
yesterday applied to Judge Rellstab
In the United States Court in Tren-
ton for an order vacating the APP
pointment OF the receiver. The re-
quest was denied and the lawyers
were instructed to produce their client
in the bankruptcy court yesterday
afternoon for examination.
Robinson, Ball and Walter r.
Byrne, of 1874 Chauncey street,
Brooklyn, were placed on the wit
ness stand by George Furst and
Charles L. APPEL. council for the re-
ceiver.
Byrne said he was employed by I.
Townsend Burden, the administra-
tor of the estate Of Augusta Hyatt.
Robinson Is the sole heir to this es-
tate.
When asked what he did with the
rents he collected from the houses
owned by the estate, he said he
'.made repairs with 1t. and If any
was left, turned 1t over to Ball." Mr.
Furst. prior to the examination.
charged that Ball, Burden. Robinson
and Byrne went out OF town on
pleasure trips every month right
! after the rents from the Hyatt es-
| tate had been collected, and re-
turned without any money. All the
men in question denied this state
,, ment.
Byrne said he got the money when
the tenants would give 1t to him.
| He said he did not keep any state
| ments of the moneys he asserts he
| turned over to Ball. He said he had
none of the money from the estate In
| his possession now
Mr.. Ball gave testimony of a tech
| meal nature concerning his previous
| suits in behalf of Robinson.
Robinson testified that the only
property he has yet received from
| the estate of his aunt consists of the
| Hotel darlington at Richneid
Springs, N. Y, and property on Canal
| street, New York city. He testified
| that the rents from the Canal street
property were collected by Rollins &
| Rollins' a firm of attorneys, and
turned over to Ball for him.
Mr.. Lazsroe continually interrupt
ed the examination with objections:
"We'll get along much quicker II
YOU don't talk so much, Mr.. Laza-
roe" said the referee:
/ Robinson testified that he should
/ ret about $437 a month from the
/ Canal street land, but this month re-
1 ceiyed only $3.50. He said that he had
/ agreed to sell his hotel for $27, 900, al
/ though his counsel admitted the
binding and business is worth $780,
600. He declared that william T,
Weldon has already paid him S112 on
i account for the hotel. He said he had
a bank account In the Union Trust
Company. in Elizabeth. Asked how
much he had there he said SITS.
The witness admitted that he had
made q trust assignment for the
benefit of his wife and several credit
ors. The Assignment was divided az
follows: $96, $50 on the estate left hin
by his mother; $S5.400 on the estate
left by his mother to his ia her, which
reverts to him on his fathers death
and $4,000 on his own property.