The Washington times., 1922-05-10
He PLANS
To PRESS
CHARGES
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States through intimidations they
were in no way responsible.
"1t seems that a mountain has
been made out of a molehill, de-
clared Mr.. Jurney. when Sena-
tor and Mrs. Culberson learned OF
the romance of their daughter, they
simply wanted to find out some
thing about the chap. They en-
ployed detectives to investigate
him. II the detectives went to
Robertson, threatened him with ar.
rest II he did not leave the coun-
try, they did so on their own voli-
ton. Senator or Mrs. Culberson
never at any time hinted at any
such proposition.
'"They wanted to know some
thing about the young man who
wanted the hand of their daughter
and who wanted to enter their
home. This was natural. That is
as far as they went. 1t is true,
however, that when Robertson indi-
Gated he was willing to go to
Buenos Aires, where he said he had
q friend, and where he said he
thought he would have an oppor-
tunity to show he was not shift
less, the Culbersons were willing
TO finance him at the start.
Call Him Misadvised.
"As far as any kidnapping is con-
cerned. there's nothing to the
charge. Robertson was not kid
naped. He knows it better than
any one else. He wanted to go
away. and was indignant when plans
for his trip were called off.
"I think that Robertson has been
misadvised. I do not think he has
taken this step on his own volition.
But now that he has gone this far,
we will fight the case to the bitter
end"
COnfers at Embassy.
Robertson today again is in con-
ference with the officials OF the
British embassy, to whom he told his
story of his meeting Miss Culberson
and the ensuing love affair and al
legged kidnapping and attempt at de-
portation. For ten hours yesterday
he was closeted with Maurice d.
Peterson, secretary to the embassy;
Leslie Craigie, special secretary, and
II. V. Tenant, private secretary to
Sir Auckland Geddes.
No one Of the officials would make
any statement this morning other
than they were probing Robertson s
alleged kidnapping story. 1t is said
that at this time the British embassy
officials did not plan to take up
Robertson's charges with xhe State
Department, that they desiNJd to sift
the case before any such step is
taken.
Robertson also was told by Off
cials of the embassy not to talk to
newspaper men. and after his con-
ference yesterday he was politely
kidnapped from the embassy in an
automobile, driving off at high speed
away from a group of correspond.
ents and photographers who had sur.
rounded the embassy.
What motive the embassy officials
have in refusing to permit Robert
son to tell of his conference, was not
stated. 1t was said, however, that
the British officials desire first to
investigate Robertson's charges be-
fore making any statement bearing
on the strange case.
To Push Detectives.
Robertson is determined to prose-
cute the Burns detectives he claims
kidnapped him from the home of his
aunt in Bloomfield, N. j., taking him
to Boston and threatening his arrest
h he did not leave the country. He
claims the Burns men represented
themselves as Federal agents. They
deny this. But why did the Two
Burns men resign their jobs immedi-
Ately after my case was dropped?"
asks Robertson. "As soon as my
aunt went to the office of William
J. Burns, director of the bureau of
investigation OF the Department of
Justice, and claimed that had been
kidnapped by Federal agents, Mr..
Burns got busy. The two detectives
were then called off the case.
IF these two men had not repre-
sented themselves as Federal agents,
md Mr.. Burns did not believe my
kunt's story. why were they drop
ped from the payroll of the agency.
That is one question 1 would like
answered.
While the embassy officials arc
investigating this angle of Robert
toms story, they also are trying to
determine whether or not tho Burns
men, II they did represent them.
teives as Federal agents, did so at
The suggestion of Mr.. JurneY, Soma.
Tor Culberson's secretary, who hand
led the situation for the Senator.