Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-08
DEMANDS ARREST OF
PRIVATE DETECTIVE
Asserts He Was Ordered to
Leave U. S. Under Dcpor-
tation Threat.
RITisH EMnAssr NAY ACT
Family Of Young Woman Decline, ,o
Comment on Mat
ter
[ BY United N.wsl

BY United Sewsl
WASHfNGToN, May 7.-senator
CulbeTson. or Texas. had the desire
~ proud father that his daughter.
. sh. married. ahould marry an
American
Tho daughter. Mary. aged 81. foil
In I"v" with Eoud.look!ne British
war hero, Alexander T. Robertson.
who told thrilling stories Of exploits
on mat East front far across the
seas
Robertson came to Washington to
talk II over" with father Culber-
aon-nmt declined 10 turn over .he
papers having to do with his war
record. his enlistment. his honorable
discharef aad his citations.
Mary was connselcd 10 ;hlns twice
"r NOR" about the young man and
hcr ardor is said by intima,es OF the
cuiberson family TO have undergone
some cooling ~ the same time (,
"ns suege=;cd to Robertson that he
e" int" some hcld and establish him
SER as business success before
any wedding took place.
2 Robertson asked :or tho arrest OF
I J L. El!'s. a private agent. claiming
ina, Ellis had tried TO kidnap him.
u Develops ;hat Mrs. Cuibcrson.
,without the knowledge OF the sena-
Tor, had Rohcrtson's movements
a watched
Al parties concerned cxccp, Rob
srtson, omphaticaIly dony any in,cn-
ion TO hidnap Robertson.
Employed In Garage.
-
nag the romance OF Mary culberson.
the only child Of Senator and Mrs.
= Charles A CuIbcrson. OF Texas Rob
"T'son, the ran IN the case. is said
"a b' British war hero--one OF tho
h7S; one hundred thousand"-and
- came To this country in 1920 He
= !ved IN Fort worth and Austin. be-
nS employed in ,he latter place in
garage II was at Austin that
nc met Miss Culbcrscn. then a stu
dent al the University Of Texas AZ
8tsr leaving Austin. where the ro-
nance hudd"d Robertson went TO
RSyracuSe. y. v aud some time ago
am" here 10 see Miss Culberson. II
Nas on the occasion Of this visi.
- hat tho Culberson family learned
COR tho first time of the love AFFAIR
II Mary.
While the Senator himself and,
Il indeed. ALI members OF the family.
efuse to make any statement on the
81 'uhject I, is understood that Mary
= vas dissuaded from marrying Rob
!tson. the Senator explaining that
PC always had hoped that she would
moose an American. II the we'd
hfll,
,rgued, according to reliable author
~, the Senator felt that Robertson
'hould first prove his worth. and
he wedding should he postponed un-
II he did so. and the family learned
tomething about him. Further, Il
: WAS urged upon the young lady that
he should take advantage of this
apse in time to learn whether il was
+, real love or passing fancy that had
truck her.
Says Hc Was kidnapped.
Both Mary and Robertson are said
have agreed to this. and Robert
- on planned to go to Buenoa Aires
make his fame and fortune.
= 'omething happened. lie didn't go
robertson says he was kidnaped and
commanded to go to South America
N penalty Of deportation. lie ap-
'ears at least to have been under
he eyes OF private detective.
gency.
If the British embassy Is to take
ctlon In the case. as reports state,
8'uch action has not been brought
the attention OF the State. Do
= 'artment. II was said today. Proper
'rovfsions for handling attempted
idnaptng are available to any in
ividual in the United States through
egular court procedure. It was ex-
iained, and If charges are to be-
Prosecuted against Ellis, It Is mat
er .for tho courts and not for the
overnment 1t was said.
c. IT, Quincy. secretary to sena.
or Culberson. has Sone to New York.
was stated by Curberson's friend,
gre today. to investigate the whole
Tair. Meantime, at the Cutberson
= ONE here. neither tho Senator nor
frs. Culberson has anything to say
= II the matter whatever" was tho
My comment forthcoming.