New-York tribune., 1918-10-15
Locks Himself in Aua,,
ment to Dodge Federal
Summons
Avoids Arrest by
Accepting Servic.
Baker and Creel VIII ?,
Called at Espionage
Trial

spectacular scenes attended an ..
: tempt to compel Raymond Robin,
former member of the American p.s
cross Commission to Russia. 70 apps.,
IN court yesterday as a witness for :.
defendants being tried before Feda,J
Judge Henry D. Clayton on cbsrn-
OF having violated the espionage act
After Harry Weinberger at.or,ev 8.
the defence. had announced that xr,
pGna had been issued for Rohins !.
that Mr.. Robins had evaded the sarv;.
by locking himself in a room in y.
aparament OF Mary Elizabeth Dre;er =,
10 Fifth Avenue, the court issued an :,
der for Mr.. Robins's arrest. Armed w.,
the document. which empowered Ia -
to "hre into said room" Thomas
Mccarthy. United States Marshal ~
two deputies rushed in an automoS.
to the Fifth Avenue apartment {
termlned to take Mr.. Robins bv for,
I'VE minutes before they arrived n
Robins, accompanied by Georss
Wickersham, his counsel, unIocked q.
ooor OF the room and accepted servi,.
IRON. q deputy, vino had been stsnS
ing IN the hallway four hours
On Mr.. Wickersham aovica NJ.
ROBINS agreed to appear in court wbsn
the tria. is resumed at 10:3O o'cIo.s
this morning. viva
Attacked L. S. Movements
Mr. Weinberger explained the d..
Ion69ntc
having printed and distributed leaaots
which declared that the tinted Ststs,
had no right to intervene in Pnss;a
tie said Mr.. Robins could throw Ech,
on the documents attacking the Bnl'
ahevlk government as German snd
as having been bought of BY the Ger.
man government which were made nub.
nc ny the Committee on Public Inforj
~ h1asicn N Washington. He declared
ina! MI. Robins, who returned recentJ
~ rom Russia. could prove that Ill
docunents were forgeries and that bJ
iHr Roblns) had been told by the Stat,
department ito keep his mouth shut"1
CHr purpose is to show that th,I
boishevik government has been misren
resented ana thus prove the truth al
lne assertions OF these defendants tia
the Allies were not justified in inte,
Veh'hg IN Russia said Mr. .Weinber
ger. nr. Robins has been told NJ,
20 rsFeal The truth about the doeu
hlents. that's Why ne tried 10 eyad.
service N'@S
Mr.. Neinberge,. said ne exnected I,
call Secretary of War Baker and Ceorr,
Cree., chairman of the COMMITTEES o.
Public Information. as witnesses IN
prove that tne United States is wagias
war IN Russia without declaration Of
W2r by Congress-"
Detectives Had TO Work
Halt dozen detectives worked from
noon until almost O'Clock in an ef.
tort TO serve Mr.. Robins with n,
subpoena. Here is the chronology Of
events:
NOON - Deputy Marshal Patrick
ward gained entrance TO the hallway
oI the Dteler apartment and reportet
that Mr.. Robins had locked himself in |
a room
] +. M.-Ward reported that he aat
knocked at the door for an hour an!
that Mr.. Robins refused to rosrond.
I: M-Herbert Cohen, ceteetys |
standing IN court of the apartmer
ouiidlng, reported that Ai1. Robins hal l.
cninoed out on the fire escape on th
fourth floor, but. seeing the detective
went back into the room.
) +. M.-AIr. Wcinberger filed an /
;-HidaVlt before Judge Clayton chsrg-
ing Mr.. Robins with contempt Of court
ana ASKING Tor a writ 10 enable the
marshal to break into The room.
r. M.-Mr. Robins summoned NJ /
W !ckershaHl by telephone.
$3.50 r. M-Marshal Mccarthy viii
deputies started IN an automobile for
the Dreler apartment with authority
10 oreak down the door and arrest Nr
5P. MIR. Robins opened the door
and accepted service of the subpoena.
o:Vo +. M.-Marshal Mccarthy 81 +
llved, and after telephonina Distri' y
Attorney Caffey agreed with Nr
ickersham not to arrest M Robins H.
On the iatter's promise TO appear ID +
court to-day
Stenographcr Makes Charge
The affidavit on whicn the warran:
was issued was made By Anna LaaeE
q stenographer in The employ of Mk
Weinberger.
Mr.. Robins. who is a prominent So.
clal settlement worker in Chicago and
was chairman of the National Pro F.
gresslVe Convention which rominatec .
Colonel Roosevelt for President, DE-
chned to discuss the case
Meantime, the jury was eomplets
and the first witness called. The DE-
PENDANTS are Gabriel Prober, Jaea'
Abrams, Samuel Lipman. Hyman Rs
zowsky, Hynan Lachowsky and MoF
Steiner. Tney are char-ed with usig
"disloyal, scurrillous and abusive laa'
guage about The form OF governments
the United States" with bringing ths
government into contempt. scorn. COZ
tumely and disrepute" and with tryins
to "incite. provoke and encourage Fs
sistance to the United -tates" in VIZ
time. The indictment is based on elr
culars published in English and Yli'
dish. These circulars headed "lm
Hypocrisy of the United States and NJ
Allies" are alleged TO have heea pns
lished in 1879 Madison Avenre and q
have been thrown ou. OF windows 81
the East Side.
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