The New York herald., 1922-05-10
Senator's Daughter Report
ed Bitter Over Publicity
Given Romance.
MOTOR RIDING COSTLY
Pair Trailed by Detectives
Once Ran Up S21 for
Afternoon Spin.
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Mashingfon. ID C.. May O. [


Washington, ID. c.. May 0.
Alexander E. Robertson, British wal
veteran, appealed 10 the British EN-
bassy to-day TO help him press his
charges that agents of Senator Charles
A. Culberson of Texas, posing as Fed
eral officers. kidnapped him ami tried tc
spirit him out OF the United States be-
cause of his love for the Senator'S
daughter, Miss Mary.
Robertson told a detailed story to
Councillor Craigie and other members
of the Embassy staff. and then went
into hiding while they began an in
vestigauon. In order to get away from
reporters and photographers Robert
son fled by way of the garage, crouched
in an automobile. Mr.. Craigje after
consulting with the Ambassador issued
this statement:
"Mr. Robertson called at His Majesty'A
Embassy to-day and gave full state
ment OF his case. The Embassy are in
clined to consider that certain aspects
as presented call for their investigation
and they are not prepared to make any
further statepent at this stage. Reports
in to-days press attributing comment
in the case to members of the staff OF
the Embassy are entirely without foun-
dation."
Report Love Mt an End.
Important, but less spectacular is the
word that came from authoritative
sources to-day that whatever love ex-
listed between the British war veteran.
who is "a. and Miss Culberson. who is
FL has considerably cooled. This is at
least on the part of Miss Culberson. who
remains secluded, growing more and
more bitter because Robertson brought
all the publicity upon her and her fam
lily, much against her wishes, and, she
saws, against a promise by Robertson.
Senator Culberson and Mrs. Culber-
son are satisfied with the result. They
had. according to friends, expected that
newspaper notoriety might be avoided,
but the primary thing they feel has been
that they have been able to prevent a
marriage between their daughter and
the young Englishman. In view of all
the circumstances, they no longer fear
that there is any possibility of the case
going farther, at least in the direction
of marriage.
Robertson reached Washington on an
early morning train. from the home of
his aunt, in Bloomfield. N. j.. and went
soon afterwards to the embassy. He
repeated the story that private detec-
tives hired by Senator Culberson kid
naped him at the Robert Treat Hotel in
Newark, three weeks ago, and took him
TO Boston,. as part of a plot to send
him to South America.
Embassy officials said that Robertson
intended to remain in Washington for
the present at least until they had
completed their investigation. 1t is not
anticipated that this inquiry will re-
quire more than a day or two. III 1t
is found that Robertson was imposed
upon and kidnapped representations will
be made to the State Department. In
preparation for such an inquiry the
State Department to-day was collecting
some of the facts on its own account.
Just what the next step would be in
such a matter is uncertain.
The case is ont causing any great
amount of anxiety in diplomatic circles.
officials being inclined to talk about it
with a smile.
Were TraiIed In Motor.
1t became known to-day that when
Robertson was in Washington late in
March, having followed Miss Culber-
son from Austin. Tex, they were trailed
constantly by detectives who had orders
to prevent any effort at marriage. They
made no such attempt, the only discus
sion of marriage, so far as anybody
knows. being the suggestion by Robert
son, in a letter, that Miss Culberson OBJ
tains $1,000 or even $1,000 so that they
could be married. This suggestion had
been made before Robertson visited
Washington. and by the time he arrived
Miss Culberson's allowance had been
cut of.
Ut he automobile rides Robertson and
Miss Culberson took were long and
costl One of them sent the taxicab
meter around to s21. All the time an
other automobile, carrying detectives.
was on the trail. The couple knew they
were being followed. These rides fol-
lowed the visit of Robertson to the
Culb~rson residence In Sixteenth street
and his talk with Mrs. Culberson about
his family, his attentions toward her
daughter and his prospects. Senator
Calberson had refused to see him.
So far as the Culbersons are con-
cerned. according to reliable statements.
they are through with the matter. So
Is the Burns agency John +. Ellis.
who was indicted In New Jersey OH
Robertson's charge Of kidnapping. had
left the Burns service when arrested.