The Washington times., 1922-05-08

placeu on the grave OF a prom
inent Citizen, but the florist is
still minus the $25.
School here. But Miss Culberson
continued her affair with Robertson
after entering the finishing school.
Robertson followed her to the
Capital and tried to marry her twice,
but both times was mysteriously
foiled. Perhaps the Burns Detective
Agency could tell how. They were
engaged on the case for nearly two
months.
Fooled in his attempts to marry
Miss Culberson here and following
his conference with Mr.. Jurney.
Robertson went to the home Of his
aunt in Bloomfield. He and Miss
Culbersob kept up their cor
respondence. Then followed. accoru.
ing to Robertson, vigorous action
on the part of Ellis and two other
Burns detectives.
He was approached in Newark
by the detectives. he says. He was
told of the charges against him and
it was suggested that he leave the
country. According to Robertson's
story in police court when he ap.
peared against Ellis, the Burns de.
tective, he was at the home Of his
aunt about two weeks ago when
three men came TO the door and
asked that he see them. They posed,
he said, as Federal agents OF the
Department of Justice. They showed
him badges, he said. He admits not
inspecting them or asking for fur.
ther credentials. They talked to
him a long time. telling him OF their
knowledge OF his financial diff
culties and threatened exposure and
worse should he refuse to leave the
country Immediately. he said.
Robertson explained he did not
have funds for the trip. He says
the Burns men. Ellis and two
others, told him not to worry about
funds-that If he left the country
he would be amply provided with
il. The money. however. was to be
given to him on a promissory note.
Finally, he consented to go.
Aunt Suspected Plot.
But, his aunt. with whom he
lived at Bloomfield. suspected
mouse. She was not sure about the
charges the Burns men made
against her war hero nephew. She
recalled. she said that the men
posed as Federal agents. Ellis and
the other Burns men deny this.
At any rate. Mrs. Andrews. the
aunt knew that William J. Burns
was head of the Department OF JUS
tice. She took the train for Wash
ington.
Mr.. Burns saw her. He didn't
know anything of the case, he said.
But he would look II up. Hearing
the woman's story and adding two
and two together, Mr.. Burns with
ease and celerity arrived at an APP
proximate four. He lost no time
in getting in touch with Director
Anderson. Of the Washington office
of the Burns Detective Agency.
He asked about the case. was told
the whole story, and then he
ordered Anderson. with emphasis,
TO telephone to a room in the New
Richmond Hotel where Robertson
and two Burns detectives were
awaiting departure OF the ship for
Buenos Aires.
The South American trip was off.
Robertson returned to Newark with
his two erstwhile guards. the third.
who approached him at his home
in Bloomfield. not making the trip
to Boston. Upon their arrival here.
Ellis and the other Burns man re-
signed their jobs for some reason
or other. But Ellis was sent back
to Newark and Bloomfield to REIN.
burse Robertson for any financial
damages they caused him by the
Boston trip. Reaching Newark.
Ellis telephoned Robertson to meet
him at the Robert Treat Hotel.
Swears Out Warrant.
Instead OF keeping the appoint.
ment with Ellis personally. Robert
son went to police court and swore
out a warrant against the erstwhile
Burns man charging him with kid
naping. Detectives went to the
hotel with Robertson and Ellis was
arrested
Burns detective agency records
reveal that during long period OF
"shadowing" and investigation they
developed these facts:
Robertson Is not crook His
financial transactions In Texas were
open and above board.
His war record was excellent. He
is one OF the few survivors OF the
first hundred thousand Kitchencr's
immortal "Contemptibles,' first
English troops to feel the shock of
the Kaiser's hordes.
He can't hold a job very long.
He matriculated at the University
He was met at the train at Wash.
ington by Mary Culberson.
He twice tried to marry her. She