New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-27
Cost of Two Establish.
ments Too Great Strain
on $50 Salary
SECOND WIFE LEFT
MIDVALE EXPORT MAN
Was Demonstration Of
Macaroni in Albany
When Arrested

Two wives, two establishments and
only one weekly pay envelope contain
ing $50 was the combination that
helped Robert Carter to blink the con-
sequences when he had to decide be-
tween paying his employers debts with
his employers money and using 1t to
meet his double household bills.
The former export traffic representa-
tive of the Midvale Steel Company was
brought to New York yesterday from
Albany, where he had lately been earn
ing about seven cents an hour as bus
boy in Keeler's restaurant. He will be
arraigned in the Tombs court this
morning on a charge OF emoezzlng a
sum estimated at $4,000, as mini.
mum, between August and December OF
last year. -.
The first Mrs. Carter lives at 430
West l60th Street in three story
brownstone house which she inherited
from her father, a former New York
policeman. Carter married her sixteen
years ago, and they have two children,
one boy of fourteen.
A Tribune reporter called at that ad-
dress yesterday afternoon and was met
al the door by a handsome woman OF
about thirty-fve.
"You must have the wrong number
she said. There is 40 Mrs. Carter
here"
"Do you know a Mrs Carter in this
vicinity" she was asked.
81 suppose there are several carriers
in New York" she parted. and added
in a strained voice: why are you so
anxious to see Mrs. Carter"
"You are Mrs. Carter, are you not7"
she was asked.
'No, am not" she said in broken
voice, and shut the door.
Second Wife Lived Here
The second Mrs. Carter lived until
early in January in 2 luxurious seven
room apartment on West lOOtn street,
rbere Carter installed ner shortly
after their marriage last August Car-
ter Maid about 81 400 year for TINS
place, and furnished It with cosby iur-
niture and pictures.
cor6inr 20 the police, with her parents
:, Pradford Penn. Her maiden name
ia said 10 have been Rene Housenberry
cbe left Carter in January, after
friends had told her that her quiet
r,i1d hammered husband, who posed as
a cartoonist, was an emoeZzler aho
bigamist. -, .L,rL THO
Grand Central Station yesterday, llght'
10 holding the arm of Detective Will
am I Haskins, of the First Branch
bureau. who arrested him in Albany.
Ne is a rather small, thin faced man
of thirty-eight and wears gold trimmed
Admits His Guilt
Glow did I come to do it," he said
in response 20 the questions OF re-
norters. at Just happened, that's All.
Nv downfall began last August. don :
know whether I took 80 cents or @5V
@Some time before August I met a
vouro woman at the home Of a friend.
I fell in love with her, and we were
married about August. No, | won't tell
you her name She is an innocent
marty and a fine woman. and so IS my
FIRST wife. They are both estimaole
Carter's method Of embezzlement was
n simple one. IL was MS business 70
engage ships for export trade and see
that the traffic charges were paid. ne
maid one bill with the money received
for the bill following it, and kept that
M until Philadelphia officers OF the
company came to New York and dis
covered an unpaid bill.
When this was called TO his atten-
ton. in the latter part of December.
Carter declared it was a mistake, and
then left hurriedly for Bradford, Penn
where he joined the second Mrs. Car
ter.
Works as Bus Boy
About that time the second wife
learned the truth concerning her quiet
husband and left him. With 81 IN his
pocket Carter arrived in Albany two
days later. He worked first as bus