The sun., 1919-04-03
HER HERO HUSBAND
HELD FOR ROBBERY
Esther -Crowell, East Orange
Girl, Fascinated by
War Stories.

A likely looking youth. still In his
teens. who never saw the hghting front
Of France, but outdid othello in telling
of his Adventures In No Mans Land,
SO charmed young Miss Esther Crowell.
daughter of ]. o. Crowell. a wealthy
Manhattan bookbinder. who lives at East
Orange. with his tales Of prowess 'at
tho 'front.' that the youthful couple re-
Gently were married.
But the romance came to a sad end
yesterday when the boyish husband was
arrested and held without bail on q
charge of having committed one Of the
many highway robberies which have
seriously disturbed the Oranges lately.
The youth, who Is only Is years old.
is Ole L. Robinson. son OF Henry H.
Robinson. an inventor of BIG Academy
street. South Orange. His bride Is only
few months older. Throughout the
war the bride, then Miss Crowell, was
a member of the Motor Corps of Amer
Ca and gave much Of her time and .
lot of hard work to canteen duties in
Manhattan.
Into the canteen one day early last
October wandered the preposseesing
young Soldier Robinson. Miss Crowell
as a part Of her duties as canteen
worker came forward to greet the youth,
who was in khaki. and they struck up q
conversation. For a long time that day
Solder Robinson. Svho really had been
in France with the army. but never had
been, close enough to the fighting to hear
the guns. tod of the horrors Of the fight
ing at Chateau Thierry and St Mihie'
and of his own bloody part in the
OF -. tn
tense interest And when she learned
that the hero" was from the Oranges
her interest in the young raconteur mar
ve'lously increased.
The next day Soldier Robinson was
back at the canteen. He sat beside Miss
Crowell and resumed his thrilling tale
He came again and again and again.
One day, Just before Christmas, neither
Solder Robinson nor Miss Crowell an
peared at the canteen hut Instead thew
went that day to Passaic and were mar
ried by Justice of the Peace.
The newly married Mr.. and Mrs Rob
irson were welcomed to the Crowell
household. The war stories OF the young
husband thereafter held the attention
of the brides parents as the tales had
gripped the bride. But as Soldier Rob
inson went on with his romances he
seemed, in the opinion Of his shrewd
father-in-law, to slip up at times In
replying to questions.
One night q short time ago MIR.
Crowel put on his hat and remarked
that he would take a stroll The head
of the house strolled straight to the
home of his lawyer. Francis A. Mott
The sedate and usually orderly
Oranges about this time were in the
throes of "holdup wave" Men, and
particularly young women. repeatedly
were being brought up sharply by q
young man who pointed a revolver while
relieving them OF the contents OF their
pockets. Last Saturday night Rose Och
Ter a maid employed in the home of l..
Clark Walker OF 400 North Walnut
sti eet, East Orange-which is close to
the Crowell home-was held up by a
youth, who took all the money she had.
$3.50. and a gold ring set with n
sapphire.
The next day Soldier Robinson pre-
scented to his bride gold ring set with
n sapphire. Later in the day Mr. Crow
ell. during one OF his talks with Judge
Mott about the new son-in-law, hap
pened to mention the ring which young
Robinson had given to his bride that
morning. Instantly Judge Mott recalled
the ho'dup of the night before when a
ring OF the same sort had been forcibly
taken from Rose Oehler.
on Monday night detectives from the
Oranges called at the Croweli home and
arrested the hero" on a charge OF high
way robbery. The Orange police said
last night that after some questioning
young Robinson admitted his guilt. He
was arraigned yesterday before Police
Recorder Ellis OF the Oranges and held
without bail pending the action of the
Essex County Grand Jury