The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-08
Alleged kidnapping Attempts on
British Subject "TOO Much"
Boy Who Made Love to Texas
Senator's Daughter in Plea.
TRIED TO DRIVE HIM HOME?
Burns Detective Agency Says
He Moved of Own Accord.
Meanwhile Senator CulbertsOn
Is Silent on Affair.

Newark. \. j. May S.-A request
that the British embassy send an agent
to escort him from the station to-
morrow so that he would not be mo-
Tested. has been made by Alexander
z. Robertson, British war veteran,
who plans to go to Washington to
press his charges that private detec-
tives attempted to railroad him out OF
the country because of his efforts TO
win the hand OF Miss Mary Culberson,
daughter Of Senator Charles A Cul-
berson of Texas
Robertson is seeking to have the
embassy assist him in obtaining the
arrest of John Rhuland. and I. G.
Anderson ON charges Of impersonaung
federal officers He already has
caused the arrest of John F. Ellis,
another detective, on a charge OF kid
naping-
Started in University.
The friendship of Robertson and
Miss Culberson was said to have start
ed at the university Of Texas three
months ago, where they both were
students.
The two met again recently in
Washington where Miss Culberson
was entered in the Holton arms school.
Robertson has described how he
- had been forced to go to Boston by de
tectives under the threat of arrest on
a charge OF stealing vaIuables from
the British American war veterans as
sociation rooms.
At the American war veterans
rooms in New York. it was said that
another man by the same name was
accused of thefts of clothing and war
medals. that Robertson had appeared
and was completely exonerated.
New York, May S.-DeniaI that at
tennpts were made to drive Alexander
L Robertson. British war veteran. out
of the country. because of a love af-
fair with the daughter of Senator
Culberson, OF Texas. was made today
by the Burns detective agency which
was retained to gather information
about him. Robertson's movements
have been of his own accord it was
said.
Washington. May S.-Senator Gull
berson of Texas refused today to see
newspaper men TO discuss charges of
veteran. that private detectives had
sought TO get him out of the country \
because of his affection for Miss Mary
Culberson, the senator's 21-year-old
daughter.
Thruout yesterday and last night
efforts were made to see the senator
OF get in touch with him by telephone
but without avail At his office today
word came that the senator will see
no newspaper men to discuss the sub
ject."
Friends of the CuIberson family
said Mrs. Culberson was prostrated as
the result of the published reports re-
Earding Robertson and Miss CuIber-
son. until recently a student at a FASH
ionabIe finishing school here. Ches-
ley W Jurney, private secretary and
confidential friend of Mr.. CuIberson.
who had full charge Of the senator's
outside affairs since his health began
to fail. was out of the city yesterday
and has not appeared at the capitol
today.
His absence led to reports. which
were without confirmation. that he
had left for Newark. n. J., to hold
conference on the matter with Rob
ertson. Mrs. A. p. Andrews of Bloom
field. n 7. Robertson's aunt. and pos
sibly Miss Culberson as participants