The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-09-08
NURSE SAYS MEANS
CALLED MRS. KINGS
MOTHER INSANE
lu,si NJ Robinson 60 Bs
iU m a Slnitlnum
She Declares.

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the shsoluis domination hv Gaston u
n'sns ~ Hra Einr her sister Mr.
Melvin. end Mrs Robinson. their
mother
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49, Robinson hy ihe iat'srs family
rH' ..sn. br Bert JisTk Ths nurss
found Nrs Robinson very nervous,
largely b~causo of tho taeiics ~ Means
who had persuaded an three women
that troy Ncro DrinE continually
bounded by detectives and that n u
we're not tor hla power and Influence
they would h'. AZ the mercy Of their
toes.
u, was not ~ the household Ions
sald Mrs Bamberg. when Means bc.
g1n 90 suggest 90 mo that Mrs. koD-
usou vss insane and ought to bc put
~ some institution. IIe had already
convinced Mrs King and Mrs Mcivin
that THEN mother was insane.
Means had gradually driven away
most of tho old friends Of tho inre"
women and kept close watch on the
fow friends they retained. lie also
kept close watch on the help, and II
ho was not satisfied that he was m
control he simply discharged whoever
no didn't like, setting up the excuse
mat the unsatlsfactory---to him-per-
sons wero probably detectives.
TN November, 1916, Means suG-
gestcd putting Mrs Robinson in a
SAM tarium in Battle Creek. Mich.
Mrs. Robinson did not want to go.
but sho was finally persuaded by her
daughters. | went with Mrs. King
and Mrs. Itobinson TO Battle Creek,
where Mrs. Robinson entered a ssni-
tarium. 1t was not an insane asylum.
but q sort Of health resort.
" lrs. Robinson was so miserable
thcrs Tat she persuaded her daughter
to ~ her return TO the hotel. l pre-
sumo Mrs, King notified Means, be-
cause he appeared in Battle Greek the
next day and insisted that Mrs.
Robinson should return to the sanl-
tsyfum. lie said lie had seen one Of
tho sanitarium doctors, who had told
him Mrs. Robinson was insane.
Both Means and Mrs. King, in my
presence. told Mrs. Robinson she was
insane, and they had the poor woman
half believing that she was, indeed,
dsmented. / knew she was not in
sane. but TO confirm myself in my
belief 1 went to Detroit and saw Drs.
Hoyt and Landon, who had treated
her. Both said she was mentally
sound. In the mean time Mrs. Rob-
inson had returned to tho sanitarlum.
means learned what | had done,
and ne made 1t 80 uncomfortable for
me that returned to New York.
left the party in Battle Creek, and
do not know il they came back to
New York or not.
when we were out riding with
Means he was continually pointing
out people who he said were detec.
tiyes, secret service men or notorious
crooks. Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Rine
thought he was connected with the
Federal Secret service. They otter
told me that by pushing a button hc
could put the secret service machin-
cry into operation in his interest any.
| where in the country and that he haC
even the authority to open mail II
transit. They thoroughly believed al
| thia"