The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
SON IS ACCUSED OF
SWINDLING MOTHER
puryea r. Robinson Of Dutch
css County Charged With
a $1,000 Fraud.
slit FILED BY HIS SISTER
defendant Is Directed in Report
Made by Referee to Ac-
count for Money.
SIT FILED BY HIS SISTER

A report filed in the Supreme Court
uphods charges made against Duryea
Remsen Robinson, n Duchess county
farmer and chief owner OF the East Fish
Kill Telephone Company. OF converting to
MI, own use more than $4,000 from the
estate Of his mother. Mrs, Phoebe H. Rob
nson. who died at Marienbad, Austria,
IN 1910 Robinson Is directed to account
for this money.
The decision Is made in n suit filed by
Robnson's sister. Mrs Helen H. Zeg-
40 Of Florence, Italy, and her daughter.
Mrs. Mary II. Albee wife of DR.. George
c. Albee Of 32i West 1880 street The
Two women brought an action for the
removal Of Robinson and Edward II. Per-
knS president of the First National Bank
Of roughkeepsle. and recently appointed
treasurer OF the Democratic State com
nlttee, as executors and trustees under
Mrs Robinsons will. A decree In the
case orders Robinson removed and the
New York Trust Company appointed In
his place. but tho charges against Mr..
Perkins are not sustained and he remains.
Alfred II. Holbrook. attorney for the
Plaintiffs, pointed out that for many years
Mrs. Robinson gave her son an average of
$4,000 year until 1903. In that year the
money Robinson said he got from his
mother as a gift suddenly increased to
uo..9c and the next year he got prop
erty worth s60,Ssg.
Acted as Confidential Adviser.
The referee says that in Mrs. Robinson's
will she left her son all her real estate.
both in Duchess county and elsewhere.
and put the remainder of the estate in
trus, for her son and the plaintiffs The
referee finds that from the death of Mrs
Robnson's husband in 1895 her son acted
10 her confidential adviser and held her
power OF attorney to manage or sell her
state. She also supplied him with checks
which she had signed in blank to enable
him to transact her business.
The report states that at the time OF
her death Mrs. Robinson was 81 years
old and from 1905 until she died her
health gradually declined and she en-
trusted her affairs more absolutely TO her
son. In 1909 she agreed TO sell her prop
erty at 81 West Forty-fourth street. New
paid SIS. 900 In cash and gave mortgage
for 100000. Mrs. Robinson gave her
son the mortgage. but, the report says. he
also took the $4,000 and deposited II 70
his own account. The referee says that
Robinson at first denied that he got the
$4,000. but later admitted on the trial
that he received II and explained that II
was commission for the sale OF the
property.
The referee says the testimony showed
that a real estate Arm got sl.l50 COM
mission for the deal. There In no proof
hat Mrs Robinson gave the money to her
.on. says the referee. and he fnds that
Robinson msapplied the money and used
/. 10 buy through Mr.. Perkins stock In
me Poughkeepsle Light, Heat and Power
Company and the Central Hudson Gas
and Electric Company. Mr.. Perkins ad-
-nitted that he put the stock In his own
same at the request Of Robinson. and
said ne thought Robinson wanted this
tone so he would look after Robinson's
interest In the company.
Chicago Property SOLD.
me referee also finds that IN the sum-
-sr of 1909 Robinson went TO Chicago