The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
WASHINGTON LOVE
AFFAIR A MYSTERY
British War Hero Says He Is Being
Perseeuted Because of Affection
for Senator'S DAUGHTER

Washington. May "a veil Of com
plete mystery ana secrecy continues
to be thrown around the alleged at.
tempt to kidnap Alexander e. Robert
son, said to be British war hero, be
cause of his reciprocated love for a
United States senator's daughter
! Miss Mary Culberson of Texas.
Outstanding from the maze OF TIE
unusual love affair is the apparent
fact that Senator and Mrs. Culberson
are strongly opposed to their daugh-
ter's marriage TO the handsome
/ Britisher
The whereabouts Of Miss Culberson
could not be learned yesterday. At
the Culberson apartment it was said
fhe was not there and the same re-
ply was given at the fashionable Hol-
ton-Arms school here, where she was
recently a student
So far no reply has been made by
the Culbersons or the senator's seere
tary, c. +. Journey. TO the charges OF
i Robertson t,lat private detectives en-
deavored to kidnap him and get him
out OF the country. because OF his love
for Miss Culberson. The Britisher
Swore out a warrant for one of the
detectives. j +. Ellis. at Bloomfield,
n. j.. last week The Culbersons
and their representatives are main.
tanning an attitude OF strict silence
on the matter
| At the Britif,l embassy. il was
stated that no action in the affair was
in contemplation at present, although
1t is understood the embassy last
week directed the consul-general at
Boston to make an Investigation Of
Robertson's charges. No request Of
any kind has yet been made TO the
state department by the embassy.
Back Of TIE unusual love afaflr.
according to friends OF the Culber.
sons, is the strong feeling Of the sen.
ator and his wife that their daughter.
who is q, is too young to marry. and
that they desired her to marry an
American.
Robertson and tie senator's daugh.
ter fell In love while both were stu.
dents at the University of Texas. n
snort time aHO.
Their romance budded rapidly.
Miss Culberson came to Washington.
and Robertson is said TO have gone
to Syracuse. y. Y.
When he came here a short time
ago to visit Miss Culberson. TIE pa
rents learned for the first time that
the yeung people were engaged.
This came as such a surprise TO the
parents, that they Immediately oh.
jected. The matter was turned over
to Jurney the senator's secretary,
and II was said that ne has been
working to break off the engagement
or at least bring about a postpone
ment OF the marriage.
Then, according to one report. the
British veteran agreed to leave the
country and 80 to South America.
For some reason, he did not 60 as
soon as was expected, and Mrs. Cul
berson, according TO information SerC
employed a private detective to trai
him and investigate Ills movements
Robertson alleges that the private
detective and his assistants sought e
+, force him to leave the country ant
that this caused him to prefer
charges against tie sleuth.
Miss Culherson apparently, befor,
the arrest, had urged her lover {
take no action that would bring OF
; notoriety in sthe affair, and thi
pledge is understood to he responsi
BILE for the mysterious secrecy sur
rounding the case.