The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-28
won $4,000 IN
YEAR, THOUGH She
DIDN'T KNOW GAME
Mrs. Sarah Robertson Tells
More About Her Speculat-
ing in Wall Street.
FINALLY LOST ALL,
SHE SAYS ON STAND

Mrs. Sarah Robertson. wife OF Or.
Joseph A. Robertson. visiting surgeon
at the Polytechnic Hospital. told Supreme
Court Justice Donnelly and a jury yes
terday that although she won s126,ooo
In one year speculating in Wall Street
and on one occasion had a credit for
$4,000 worth OF Union Pacific and
Steel stock che had no technical knowl-
edge OF the game and relied solely on
the suggestions Of others. She finally
lost all she won and more.
Mrs. Robertson is defending a suit for
m alleged balance OF $4,000 due the
Stock Exchange firm Of r. Content
Co, and has a counter claim for $lbs,-
900 for money she alleges she lost and
for the value OF securities she deposited
with the firm. Sne alleges that Harry
Content. head OF the Arm. told her he
would carry her account until II showed
profit OF $4,000 or $4,000. She
contends that because members OF the
Content Arm induced her to speculate
after her husband had told her that
no lady would gamble in Wall Street
her husband compelled her to leave his
home when she continued epeculatins'
and she gave her final orders 10 her
brokers while living In various hotels
under an assumed name.
While under cross-examination Mrs.
Robertson identified a letter she wrote
to Harry Content from a Virginia water
ing place. where she was wintering ana
playtng the stock market by wire. In
which she thanked him for fruit and
| flowers sent to her
Made RI26.OOO. she Wrote.
The letter said in part
Two years ago l made $l2s.Oo0
in the market on Union Pacific and
Steel This year I think there is a
chance on the long end. l won play
| ing short with kindeet wishes to all.
| and a little love for you. ! am sincerely
your friend. Sally Robertson"
DO you contend you were gambling
a. this time" asked Henry l.. Scheuer-
man, counsel for the brokers'
Yes anything you wager on is gam
bling
who were you gambling with
with Harry Content on the price OF
stocks going UP or down. You know
/ you don't receive anything in wall
| Street that Is. nothing Is delivered.
WHO was to win. you or the broker?
We were both to win. Harry was to
! win commissions on what | bought ana
! sold. and ] was TO win on the differences
| In price
DO you know the details OF specu-
lating in Wall Street,
bon, know a thing about II. But
from what Harry told me l couldn't
70 ha
$4,000 and $4,000 as a net result OF
nv dealings. believed him and
trusted him. and thought Id get II.
put up money to start out with he put
up nothing but his word"
Can't Rem embeP Figures.
The evidence showed that during the
time Mrs. Robertson was speculat'nS
her account usually was In six figures,
but when questioned concerning items
such as 3 900 shares Of Union Pacirc ana
1000 shares OF Lchigh Valley she said
II can't remember figures, II they
are In IN, books they must be right.
Mrs Robertson testified that sNe
didn't i've with her husband be'wrer'
December "A, 1913. when she left nis
apartment in tire Hotel Aberdeen be-
cause she couldn't quit speculating. and
|
firm had sued her. Concerning the
statement of members OF the Arm in
obtain ng an attachment against her
property to the effect that she had l'ft
the State to avoid her creditors, Mrs
Robertson said trey knew she was n
the city. because she met Harry Content
BILLY" Anderson. one OF the firms
managers. and a member OF the nrm
who has since died. and Cooked straight
NJ them" She said they could have
served her with papers then II they
had cared to. She testified she saw
Harry Content dining at the Hotel I'M
perial and smiled at him. but he didn't
return her greeting.
Mrs. Robertson admitted that after
Harry Content had refused to recos
nize her she telegraphed from Phila'
delphia "K,ndest regards to you and
Merry Xmas to you and Billy
Mrs. Robertson's testimony concern
ing the promises by Content that ht
would carry her account until she haa
made profit OF $4,000 or $4,000 /,
she would give him a $4,000 check AND
certain securities was corroborated b.
her sister. Mrs. Marion Joyce. and he
niece, Mrs. Ruby b, Rush,
The case will go on to-day.