Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-21
DVAPPED' butler
Ills TALE TODAY
SArohie' Probst to Have Hearing
In New York-Pittsburgh
Girls Deny Story
sAhlrY OF SWISS DOUBTED

49, known as archie rrobst. the
young Swiss butler. VINO declares he
\ was Kidnapped from the fashionable
Boiling Rock Club. near Pittsburgh.
Pa, because Of his love for wealthy
young girl Of that city. is brought from
Nllis Island this afternoon and placed
before Federal Judge Knox for an in
quisy into his sanity, he will. accord
Ing to his counsel. add further details
to the strange story he has told of his
alleged seizure and transportation to
tAis city.
The question to be decided by Judge
Kaox to,iay Ia this SIS the Swiss
z really sane. as his attorneys. Bernard
81. Sander and David Steinhradt. de-
clare, or is he victim Of delusionS
and possibly pnranoiac. as the Ellis
leland physicians nSsert?'
II he is regarded as sane he probably
will be released in $500 bail. If the
verdict is contrary he will be returned to
the psychopathic ward at Ellis Island
aad probably dcportel before long.
OMcials at the immigrant station do
: clared yesterday they were convinced
the handsome young butler is mentally
z unbalanced. From Pittsburgh. too.
came stories ptcturing him as doing
strange things there.
Girls Make Denial
Over the long distance telephone last
night Miss Virginia G. Mckay. daugh-
ter of a wealthy. socially noted Pitts
burEh family. denied that either she or
her close chum, Miss Sarah &. Mellon.
nineteen. had ever been annoyed by
notes from Probst.
Miss Mellon Is daughter of Richard
K. Mellon. multi. millionaire brother of
Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Miss Mckay said:
IT have heard that this man Is in.
sane. Whether his curious story is n
result Of insanity or an attempt to
blackmail certain members Of the club
I cannot say. l have only been to Roll.
ing Rock twice md did not even know
the last name Of the butler until
learned Of his wild story yesterday.
miss Mellon and l must not be
drawn into this affair. The whole thing
is disgraccfu. I am sure no young
woman connected with any family on.
joying membership In the club ever
wrote any notes to this man.
Hc never wrote any notes to me or
Miss Mellon. and. of course. we never
wrote to him. In fact. neither Of MS
knew there was such a man until his
discharge from the club. 1t seems to
me that ! heard he was mixed up In
uo0e scandal involving a maid"
Hist! A Rival
After al interview with PROFITS
last evening Mr.. Sander said the
butler on the stand. will tell the fol.
lowing story:
He was a great favoritc at the OK
elusive Rolling Rock Club. membership
in which II confined to twelve Pitts.
! tursh families.
Z Miss Y. daughter of a wealthy fam.
ily, fell in love with him and he will
\ her. he says. They became secretl!
engaged. much to the chagrin of a
X young Mr.. Y. ssoriety lad who had
been courting her. Young Mr.. Y
, went so far as to produce a revolver
Archie was serving that meal
On Washington's Birthday last. ac-
rording to Archic's story. Mrs. r.
no relation to Miss Y. but matron Of
Gne of Plttsburgh's most prominent
families-called the butler aside and
said:
'Archic. I understand you are in
love. Who is the girl?'
at is Miss ~ he says he con-
tessed. 1--WE have plishted our true
love to each other
"You poor boy. you'd best 60 home
to your mother in Switzerland and for
get this" the matron replied. according
to Archic's story to his counsel. Then
the next morning $50 he says in his
sworn application for habcas corpus
vrit) he was forced out of the club
s at pistol point, brought to New York,
confined in West 137th street apart.
ment three days. escaped. was recap.
tured in Trenton and has been in the
observation ward on Ellis Island ever
dnce.
opsciuI Dispatch to E,c"tn0 Pubic Ledger
Pittsburgh. March 2l.-Memhers Of
the Board of Governors Of the Rolling
Rock Club say that "Arche" Probst,
club butler. was observed one day
( walking about the grounds in his under.
clothing
.E Guests of the CUB were shocked at
4 the sight Of Probst thus attlrel. II
was said, and when an explanation of
his actions was demanded. they said he
y replied:
II have a soul that no one under.
stands"
Members of the Board of Governors
have authorized official denial that
Probst was ''railroaded' away as step
toward breaking up the romance that
! Probst claims existed and they further
denied the former buffers claim that
he was driven away from the club at
the point of gun. They said he went
to New York willingly. although in the
custody OF the club manager and an i'm